Our Instructors
THE CREDIBILITY OF A REVIEW CENTER IS JUDGED BY THE CREDIBILITY OF ITS FOUNDERS & LECTURERS AND THE TRUST OF ITS STUDENTS
THE FOUNDERS OF MANOR
Dr. Marcelo Severino Imasa
Pharmacist, Pharmacology Professor, Cancer Doctor
Dr. Imasa is a consultant medical oncologist at St. Luke’s Medical Center and Lung Center of the Philippines He is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine and previously held the same position at UP College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology A past board placer, he has been a Board Review Instructor for 30 years He is the most senior lecturer and also heads MANOR Review Center
Prof. Noel S. Quiming, MS, Dr. Eng.
Pharmacist, Scientist – Reseacher, Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Quiming is currently a Professor 7 at UP-Manila College of Arts and Sciences He is a Principal Investigator of a DOST-funded project on Drug Development He has authored and co-authored a number of international scientific publications He received his Doctor of Engineering in Functional Materials Engineering from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan He is among the top 150 Filipino Scientists based on the 2017 Google Scholar He was awarded as UP Manila’s Most Outstanding Faculty Researcher in 2009, a past Board Placer and a Board Review Instructor for 21 years. Dr. Quiming is a pioneer and founder of the MANOR Review Center
OUR NOVEMBER 2022 PHARMACIST LICENSURE
EXAM REVIEW TOP CALIBER LECTURERS
Dr. Cedrix L. Cuaderno
Pharmacist, Physician – General Practitioner
Dr. Cedrix Cuaderno is a young general practitioner with impeccable academic background. He obtained his BS in Industrial Pharmacy from UP-Manila College of Pharmacy and placed 7th in the July 2010 Pharmacists Licensure Examination. He then obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in 2017 graduating cum laude. He accomplished this feat while working as a board review instructor at MANOR Review Center. He has been a review instructor since 2010.
Erwin Rodenas, RPh, MD
Pharmacist, Doctor of Medicine, Instructor
Dr. Erwin Rodenas is another one of our senior lecturers at MANOR Review Center. His noteworthy academic credentials include graduating magna cum laude in his BS Pharmacy program at Adamson University. He then placed 7th in the July 2009 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. Afterwards, he pursued an academic career teaching professional Pharmacy subjects at Adamson University. He then sought to advance further in the field of medicine as he took and completed his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. This he did while at the same time working part-time as an instructor at MANOR Review Center. He has been teaching Board Review classes since 2009
Rafael Paolo Salimo, RPh, MD
Pharmacist, Physician, Educator
Dr. Rafael Paolo Salimo is among our senior lecturers at MANOR Review Center. He is both a pharmacist and physician with an exemplary academic background in both fields. He completed his BS in Pharmacy program from the UST Faculty of Pharmacy and placed 2nd in the July 2012 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. He graduated cum laude with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine in 2017 He has been a review instructor since 2012.
Jerson Ngo Taguibao, RPh, MD, MBA
Pharmacist, Physician-Business Administration
Dr. Jerson Taguibao is a young physician and public health advocate engaged in health research and medical consultancy. He completed his BS in Pharmacy from the UP-Manila College of Pharmacy and placed 2nd in the 2015 Pharmacists Licensure Examination. He recently graduated with a double degree in medicine and business administration (MD-MBA) from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health. He is a volunteer physician and organizer for the recently launched Lung Center COVID Task Force. He has been a review instructor for the past 5 years.
John Reynald Dizon, RPh
Pharmacist, Review Instructor
Mr. Reynald Dizon is one of our senior lecturers in Manor Review Center. His areas of expertise are pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control. He graduated from UP-Manila, with a BS in Industrial Pharmacy. He then placed 10th in the June 2013 Pharmacist Licensure Exam. He also passed the KAPS Exam, which is a requirement to practice pharmacy in Australia. Prior to devoting his work fulltime to MANOR, he began his career as a regulatory pharmacist at the FDA where he focused on licensing and cGMP certification of cosmetic manufacturers. He then served as a R&D formulator of BENCH cosmetic products. He is currently engaged in consulting services for cosmetic companies. He has been a lecturer for both local and foreign pharmacy review of Manor since 2013.
James Jimenez, RPh
Pharmacist, Review Instructor
Mr. James Jimenez is one of the young lecturers in MANOR Review Center. He is both a Pharmacist and an Instructor with a distinct academic knowledge in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Research. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from UP-Manila and started his professional academic teaching career in the same university. He placed 9th in the January 2015 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. Furthermore, he also took and passed the United States Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) in October 2016. He is now one of the lecturers for Foreign Pharmacy Review Program of MANOR Review Center. He has been a review instructor for the past 5 years.
Asst. Prof. Crisfel R. del Mundo, MSc, RPh
Pharmacist, Educator
Mr. Crisfel del Mundo is an academician and researcher with outstanding credentials. He finished his BS in Pharmacy magna cum laude at CEU Manila School of Pharmacy and placed 7th in the June 2014 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. He completed his Master of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Santo Tomas and was able to publish his research on COX-2 modulation activity of a natural product in an international peer-reviewed scientific journal. In 2016 his achievements were recognized in Bulacan as he was awarded among the “Natatanging Kabataan ng Sta. Maria, Bulacan sa Larangan ng Agham.? He is currently an Assistant Professor at CEU Manila School of Pharmacy. He has been a MANOR review instructor for the past 6 years.
Asst. Prof. Claire E. Palma, MSc, RPh
Pharmacist, Educator
Ms. Claire Palma is no stranger to having achievements at a young age. She completed her BS in Pharmacy from the University of San Agustin – Iloilo with academic distinction (2nd honors) and placed 8th in the January 2015 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. She went on to complete a Master of Science in Pharmacy magna cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas. Her outstanding performance merited the St. Albertus Magnus award as she was able to complete two scientific publications on natural product research. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the CEU Manila School of Pharmacy. She has been a MANOR review instructor for the past 5 years.
Mr. Adrien Kyle M. Jacinto RPh, MS
Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Instructor
Mr. Adrien Kyle Jacinto is a sought-after review lecturer with an exceptional academic background. He completed his BS in Pharmacy from Our Lady of Fatima University – Valenzuela cum laude. He passed the 2015 Pharmacists Licensure Examination with a general weighted average above 90%. He completed his Master of Science degree in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from the University of the Philippines Manila as a DOST-ASTHRDP scholar and a College scholar. He is currently an Instructor Ill at the University of Santo Tomas – Faculty of Pharmacy. He has been a review instructor for the past 3 years.
Mr. Ser Loisse Mortel, RPh
Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Instructor
Ser Loisse Mortel is an academic dynamite. He finished his BS in Pharmacy major in Clinical Pharmacy magna cum laude from the UST Faculty of Pharmacy and placed 2nd in the March 2017 Pharmacist Licensure Examinations. His passion for teaching has been evident while still an undergraduate student. He is currently an instructor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the UST Faculty of Pharmacy. He is now working on his MS in Chemistry at De La Salle University, with focus on small molecule drug design and synthesis. He has been a review instructor since 2017.
Ms.Jennifer Flores
- B.S Pharmacy: UST Faculty of Pharmacy
- Master in Business Administration: Ateneo Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Laws: Arellano University
- Vice President for Luzon Philippine Pharmacist Association
- Assistant Secretary and Chairman of Committee on Scientific Meetings, Continuing Education and Training
- Member, Regional Quality Assessment Team(RQUAT), Region 4A, Region 5 and NCR Commission on Higher Education
- Resource Speaker: J and J, Retimed, Reckitt Benkiser, MSD, PACOP
- CHAIRMAN: Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy – March 2011 to 2012
- Interim Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy – March 2012 to March 2013
- Member – Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy – September 2005 to March 2011
- Assistant Professor PWU College of Pharmacy – 2014
Dr. Nico Fabian
- Internal Medicine Consultant St. Lukes Medical Center – QC
- Doctor of Medicine St. Luke’s College of Medicine
- BS Industrial Pharmacy: UP Manila College of Pharmacy
- 8th Place Pharmacists’ Licensure Examination (January 2012)
- Former Instructor: University of the Philippines-Manila (2011-2012)
- Pharmacy Review Instructor since 2012
Sir Joshua Santos
- Doctor of Pharmacy – UST BS Pharmacy
- Magna Cum Laude UST Faculty of Pharmacy
- 5th Place Pharmacist Licensure Examination(June 2013)
- Former Instructor National University CEU Manila
- Former Program chair Lyceum of the Philippines University – Laguna
- Pharmacy Review Instructor since 2013
Dr. Patricia Joyce Si
- Doctor of Medicine, UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- Summa Cum Laude
- BS Clinical Pharmacy, UST Faculty of Pharmacy, Summa Cum Laude
- 4th Place August 2017 Pharmacist Licensure Exam
- Pharmacy Review Instructor since 2017
Dr. Robert Dominic Gonzales
- Doctor of Medicine UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- BS Pharmacy UST Faculty of Pharmacy Magna Cum Laude, Benavides Outstanding Achievement Awardee
- CSC President UST,
- Pharmacy Review Instructor since 2017