The JAFES is composed of a team of dedicated individuals: the Editor and Vice-Editor-in-Chief, AFES Country Associate Editors, an Editorial Board composed of representatives from AFES Countries, an Editorial Advisory Board, and Editorial Staff (Copyediting Team, Coordinator, Secretariat). The office is currently in Manila, Philippines.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [2026-present]
Prof. Cecilia A. Jimeno, Professor, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila | Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital | Past President, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Laurentius Aswin Pramono, Sp PD-KEMD| Lecturer, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
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Prof. Norlaila Mustafa | Senior Consultant Endocrinologist,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Visiting Consultant, National Heart Institute, Malaysia
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Prof. Than Than Aye, MBBS, DrMedSc (Gen Med) | Professor Emeritus, University of Medicine 2, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology | Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, Grand Hantha International Hospital, Myanmar
Prof. Su Chi Lim, MBBS MRCP PhD |Clinical Director, Clinical Research Unit, Senior Consultant, Diabetes Centre and General Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore | Research Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS, Singapore | Professor (Clinical Practice), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU, Singapore
Chng Chiaw Ling | Senior Consultant in the Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital | Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Prof. Chiacharn Deerochanwong, Professor, Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit, Rajavithi Hospital College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand | Immediate Past President, Endocrine Society of Thailand (EST)
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thy Khue, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam | Past President, Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology (VADE)
Anna Elvira S. Arcellana | Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital | Active Consultant, Capitol Medical Ceter, Quezon City, Philippines
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chin Voon Tong, MD, FRCP | Endocrinologist, Hospital Putrajaya, Malaysia
Prof. Khin Saw Than | Professor/Head (Retired), Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yangon General Hospital, University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
Prof. Ko Ko | President, Myanmar Society of Endocirnology and Metabolism (MSEM)
Wann Jia Loh, MBBS, BSc, MCI, MRCP, FRCP, FAMS | Senior Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore | Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS University, Singapore
Assoc. Prof. Lalita Wattanachanya | Chairman of the Board, Excellence Center in Diabetes, Hormones and Metabolism, School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Padiporn Limumpornpetch, MD, PhD, FRCPT | Head, Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Distinguished Prof. Nguyen Van Tuan | Director, Centre for Health Technologies, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; School of Population Health, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Prof. Mary Ann R. Abacan, MD, MSc, MHPed | Professor, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital | Professor, Department of Social Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Prof. Lorna R. Abad | Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, University of the Philippines Manila |University of the Philippines Manila Ethical Board Reviewer
Prof. Marissa M. Alejandria, MD, MSc | Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Prof. Pia D. Bagamasbad, PhD | Director and Professor, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines Diliman
Prof. Nathaniel S. Orillaza Jr. | Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of the Philippines College of Medicine; Philippine General Hospital
Prof. Paul Matthew D. Pasco, MD, MSc | Professor, Department of Neurosciences, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Catherine Lynn T. Silao, MD, PhD | Professor, Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila | Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
BUSINESS MANAGER
Roberto C. Mirasol | Active Consultant, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines | Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Manila Doctors Hospital, Philippines
MANUSCRIPT EDITORS
Aimee Andag-Silva | De La Salle University College of Medicine, Cavite, Philippines
Ma. Cecille S. Anouevo-Cruz | University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Adrian Oscar Z. Bacena | Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Region II Trauma and Medical Center, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Dionise Ysabelle V. Bawal | Taining Committee Member, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas Hospital Manila, Philippines | Training Core Member, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Elaine C. Cunanan | Active Consultant, University of Santo Tomas Hospital , Manila, Philippines | President, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PCEDM)
Hannah U. Corpuz, MD, MSc (cand.) | Active Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Lorma Medical Center, La Union, Philippines
Jay S. Fonte | Board Member, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PCEDM)
Maria Luisa Patricia B. Gatbonton| Past President, Philippine College of Endocrinology and Metabolism (PCEDM)
Ria Mari S. Siao | Active Consultant, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan City and Delos Santos Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
ETHICS ADVISER
Marita V.T. Reyes |Member, Philippine Health Research Ethics Board, Committee on Standards and Accreditation, Committee on Information Dissemination, Training and Advocacy Committee on Networking| FormerChair, Health Technology Assessment Council | Former Chair, National Ethics Committee
IN-HOUSE STATISTICAL REVIEWERS/CONSULTANTS
John Jefferson V. Besa, MD, MPH | Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Adult Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Senior Health Program Officer, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
Johann Fabrian Q. Bolinao, PhD | Senior Medical Affairs Manager, Metro Pacific Health, Pasig City, Philippines
Johannes Paolo B. Cerrado, MD, MSc | Research Assistant, Pandemic Sciences Institute, Policy and Practice Research Group, University of Oxford (Pandemic PACT Project) | Vaccinology Module Co-coordinator, MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, England
Kim L. Cochon, MSc | Research Postgraduate student, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of HongKong
Ethel M. Estanislao | Independent Statistician
Jundelle Romulo K. Jalique | Ethics Review Member, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Mark Anthony U. Javelosa | Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Greco Mark B. Malijan, MD MSc | DPhil Student, Clinical Trial Service Unit & Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, England | Research Consultant, Research, Ethics and Innovation Unit, Division of Data, Strategy and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Al Joseph R. Molina | Statistician, Philippine General Hospital | Medical Officer IV, Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Department of Health | MS Epidemiology (Public Health) Student, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Assoc. Prof. Paul Adrian V. Pinlac, MD, MPH, MSc | Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Jesus N. Sarol Jr., PhD | Senior Research Biostatistician, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Core, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Prof. Olivia T. Sison, MSPH, SCM | Assistant Professor, Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila | Biostatistician, “LIFEcourse study in CARdiovascular disease Epidemiology (LIFECARE Study) Lipid," Research Unit, Philippine General Hospital
Cary Amiel G. Villanueva, MD, MPH (Glas), FPCP | Statistian/Data Analyst, Integrated Training and Research Unit, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Emilio Q. Villanueva III, MD, MSc, FPSP | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Division Chief, Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratories, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital
SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS
Carmen Carina G. Cabrera | Research Committee Member, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Monica Therese B. Cating-Cabral | Active Consultant, St. Luke's Medical Center Global, Taguig City, Philippines, Secretary, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Aura Bree Dayo-Lacdao
Jerico B. Gutierrez | Fellow, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PCEDM)| Team Leader, JAFES Visual Abstracts
Nenuel Angelo B. Luna, MD, MHM | Training Officer, Department of Internal Medicine, Quezon Medical Center, Lucena City, Philippines
Francis Xavier F. Mislang | Medical Centrum Dagupan, Pangasinan| Research Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine, Nazareth General Hospital and Pangasinan Provincial Hospital | DM and Nutrition Clinic Section Head, The Medical City Pangasinan, Philippines
Prof. Albert Macaire C. Ong-Lopez |Professor, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health | Publication Head, Research Committee, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Aivind Gabrielle G. Santiago | Metro Antipolo Hospital, Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
Amado O. Tandoc III, MD, FPSP | Division Chief, Laboratory Research Division, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Melissa O. Tandoc, RN
IMMEDIATE PAST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [2010-2025]
Prof. Elizabeth Paz Pacheco, Professor, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila |Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital | PCEDM Diamond Awardee 2022 as Distinguished Researcher | UPMAS Awardee 2016 as Outstanding Researcher | Past President, Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PCEDM)
There are moments in the life of an organization when quiet stewardship shapes its future more profoundly than any single event. For the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, that moment stretched across fifteen years, guided by the steady, visionary leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco.
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