Board Of Directors
2024
Board of Directors
The By-laws of Asia Pacific Medical Center- Iloilo, Inc. (formerly known as Allied Care Experts Medical Center- Iloilo Inc.) currently has fifteen (15) Directors, three (3) of whom are Independent Directors.
Below is the profile of the 2024 Board of Directors which include their qualifications and relevant experience, length of service in the corporation and continuing education attended and their board representations in other corporations. The directors assumed their directorship during the Asia Pacific Medical Center-Iloilo, Inc. (formerly known as Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Iloilo Inc.) Annual Stockholders’ Meeting in 11 June 2024 for a term of one year, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Ferjenel G. Biron, MD
Chairman
Ferjenel G. Biron, MD
Chairman
Dr. Biron is the Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Medical Center (APMC) group of hospitals, which includes APMC Aklan, APMC Bacolod, and APMC Iloilo. These hospitals were separately incorporated in December 2014 (Asia Pacific Medical Center-Iloilo, Inc.), September 2017 (Asia Pacific Medical Center - Bacolod, Inc.), and December 2017 (Asia Pacific Medical Center- Aklan, Inc.). He served as President of these hospitals from their incorporation until June 2020 for APMC Aklan, August 2021 for APMC Iloilo, and August 2022 for APMC Bacolod.
From 2020 to 2021, Dr. Biron held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Endure Medical Inc. He is currently the President of Aesthetica Manila, Inc., and Smartlab Diagnostics, Inc., and serves as Chairman of several organizations, including Park3 Realty & Development Corporation, EMI Properties OPC, Newlife Regenerative and Wellness Center, Obbo Holdings, Inc., Botikang Pinoy, Inc., Super BP Mart Corporation, and Endure Medical Laboratories Inc.
Dr. Biron was elected as Congressman for the Fourth District of Iloilo, serving from 2004 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2019. He was re-elected in 2022 and previously chaired the Committee on Legislative Franchises and the Committee on Trade and Industry. In the current Congress, he has been a member of the Commission on Appointments from August 8, 2022, to March 19, 2024, and was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Trade and Industry on March 20, 2024. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors for Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center – Butuan Inc., ACE Medical Center – GENSAN Inc., and ACE Medical Center – Cagayan de Oro, Inc.
Dr. Biron graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in B.S. Biological Sciences from Western Visayas State University in 1985. He continued his medical education at the same university, graduating in 1989, and completed his Post Graduate Internship at Western Visayas Medical Center Hospital from 1989 to 1990. In 1999, he completed the Manufacturing and Finance Course for Senior Executives at the Asian Institute of Management. He also attended the University of Asia and the Pacific, where he pursued Strategic Business Economic Planning, leading to a Master in Business Economics in 2014. He is currently thesis-complete and nearing the completion of his Master in Hospital Management program at Cebu Doctors College.
Amado M. Lavalle Jr., MD
FPCS, FACS, FPSGS
President
Amado M. Lavalle Jr., MD, FPCS, FACS, FPSGS
President
Dr. Lavalle Jr. is the current President of the Company. He served as Executive Vice President of the Company from August 2019 until he was elected President in August 2021.He was the Vice Chairman of the Board from June 2016 to August 2019 and has been one of the Directors of the Company since 2014. Dr. Lavalle was a Training Officer from 1997 to 2004 and the Chairman from 2005 to 2011 of the Department of Surgery of St. Paul’s Hospital. He is also a Consultant of West Visayas State University Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery from 1998 to present and Western Visayas Medical Center from 1998 to 2016. Dr. Lavalle served as the Secretary from 1998 to 2001 and President from 2002 to 2003 of the Philippine Society of General Surgeons, Panay Chapter. He also became a member of the Board of Directors of Philippines College of Surgeons Panay Chapter from 1998 to 2002. Moreover, he is a medical specialist of Western Visayas Medical Center from June 2023 up to the present. Dr. Lavalle was a consistent honor student from Elementary to College.
He finished his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at West Visayas State University 1984 and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He continued his Medical Studies in the same University until he graduated in 1988. He had his Post – Graduate Internship at St. Paul’s Hospital from 1988 to1989. Dr. Lavalle had his residency training in General Surgery from 1990 to 1994 in the same hospital. He had his Fellowship Training in Surgical Oncology at UP- PGH in 1996. He is presently taking his Master of Arts in Hospital Administration at Cebu Doctor’s University and currently on thesis writing.
Meride Daulo Lavilla, MD
FPPS
Vice Chairman
Meride Daulo Lavilla, MD, FPPS
Vice Chairman
Dr. Lavilla is the current Vice Chairman of the Board. She also served the company as Assistant Corporate Treasurer from December 2014 to May 2016 and was the Corporate Secretary from June 2016 until she stepped down to become Assistant Corporate Secretary in September 2019, a position she held until her election as Vice Chairman in August 2021. Dr. Lavilla was also the Corporate Secretary of Healthlink Inc. for 3 years and a member of its Board of Directors for 5 years. She also served as the Corporate Treasurer from 2017 to 2018 and Assistant Corporate Treasurer from 2018 to present of Asia Pacific Medical Center Bacolod Inc. She is the Vice President of Asia Pacific Medical Center (APMC) - Aklan Inc. since 2018. She has been a Director of Allied Care Experts Medical Center Cagayan de Oro Inc. From 2016 and is the current Assistant Corporate Treasurer of the corporation. She is also a Founding Member of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center-Butuan, Inc., and Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center – GENSAN. Dr. Lavilla served as Chairman of Excel Global Inc. from 2017-2020.
Dr. Lavilla is a member of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine and is a Medical Retainer for Vitarich Corporation from 2009 to date and Angelina Bakeshop from 2008 to 2020.
Dr. Lavilla took Bachelor of Science in Biology and graduated Cum Laude from West Visayas State University in 1984. She had her medical studies at West Visayas State University, College of Medicine in 1988.She had her Post-Graduate Internship at St. Paul’s Hospital in the year 1988-1989 and had her residency training in Pediatrics and became the Chief Resident at West Visayas State University Medical Center from 1990 to 1993. She became a Diplomate of the Philippine Pediatric Society in 1998 and a Fellow Member in 2014. She has been a Clinical Preceptor in Pediatrics for 2nd and 3rd year Medical Students of West Visayas State University, College of Medicine from 1994 to present. She is completing her thesis for Master of Arts in Hospital Administration at Cebu Doctors University. Aside from being a Physician, Dr. Lavilla is also a Registered Nurse.
Danilo C. Regozo, MD
DFM, FPAFP
Executive Vice President
Danilo C. Regozo, MD, DFM, FPAFP
Executive Vice President
Dr. Regozo is the current Executive Vice President of the Company and the concurrent Director of the Ancillary Services Division. He is also the Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific Medical Center – Bacolod Inc. since 2017 and a member of Board of Directors of Asia Pacific Medical Center-Aklan, Inc. since 2017. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Excel Global Inc. Dr. Regozo is the owner of Farmacia Neo and Regozo Family Medicine Clinic. He is a practicing Family Physician with conferred title of Fellow Life Philippine Academy Family Physician since 2014. He is also an Associate Member of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine from 1994 to the present. He was the Treasurer from 2001 to 2003 and Vice President from 2003 to 2004 of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Iloilo Chapter. He is currently the Head Department of Family Medicine.
Moreover, Dr. Regozo was the Assistant Secretary from 2014 to 2016, Vice President from 2016 to 2018 and a member of the Board of Directors of Iloilo Medical Society from 2018 to 2019. Dr. Regozo graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Fisheries in 1983. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at West Visayas State University in 1984. He then completed his Medical Degree at West Visayas State University, College of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Regozo had his Post-Graduate Internship at St. Paul’s Hospital in 1988. In 1999, he was conferred a Diplomate in Family Medicine.
Aside from being a Physician, Dr. Regozo is also a Registered Nurse. Currently, Dr. Regozo is writing his thesis for his Master of Arts in Hospital Administration at Cebu Doctor’s College.
Lusyl M. Gomez, MD
DPPS
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Lusyl M. Gomez, MD, DPPS
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Dr. Gomez is the Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company. She was reappointed to the position in June 2024 and held the position previously from 26 August 2021, to June 2023. She was also the Assistant Corporate Treasurer from October 2020 to August 2021 and the Vice President for Finance of the Company in 2018 up to the present. She previously served as Independent Director of the Company from September 2017 to August 2018 and was elected as Regular Director in October 2020. She is a Diplomate member of the Philippine Pediatric Society and a member of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine. She served as Treasurer and Member of the Board of Healthlink (Iloilo), Inc. for seventeen (17) years, from the year 2009 up to the present. Last August 01, 2023, she was appointed as the Chair for Department of Pediatrics.
She is the Member of the Board of Directors of Wellness Medical Pharma for six (6) years and a Treasurer for four (4) years. She is a Professor at the School of Dentistry of Iloilo Doctors College for three (3) years and was a school physician at St. Therese College and STI College for three (3) years. She is also the Vice President for Operations of Excel Global Inc. since 2016 up to 2019. She is also the Head of Operations of Ipedcare Plus Pharmacy (2021). She is a graduate of B. S. Biology and Medicine of West Visayas State University. She had her Post Graduate Internship and Residency Training at Iloilo Doctor’s Hospital. She is currently working on her thesis for Master of Arts in Hospital Administration in Cebu Doctor’s University.
Mary Flor Gafate-Ong, MD
FPCP, FPCEDM
Treasurer
Mary Flor Gafate-Ong, MD, FPCP, FPCEDM
Treasurer
Dr. Gafate-Ong was appointed as Treasurer of the Company on December 17, 2023. She is an Active Staff at the Department of Internal Medicine-Iloilo Mission Hospital and a Visiting Staff at the Department of Internal Medicine at West Visayas State University Medical Center, Iloilo Doctors’ Hospital, The Medical City-Iloilo, and Healthway QualiMed Hospital Iloilo. She is also a Member of the Faculty of the College of Dentistry of West Visayas State University and the Faculty of the College of Medicine of Central Philippine University. Last August 01, 2023, she was appointed as the head of Nutrition and Dietetics Services.
She is also a Professorial Lecturer in the College of Medicine of West Visayas State University. She became a Board Director of NEFRON Dialysis Center, Inc., for five (5) years. She graduated from the College of Medicine of West Visayas State University as Doctor of Medicine and finished Bachelor of Science in Biological Science in the same university.
Agnes Jean M. Villaflor, MD
Medical Director
Agnes Jean M. Villaflor, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Villaflor is currently the Medical Director of the company. She was also the Corporate Treasurer of the Company from June 2016 to December 2023 and has been one of its Board of Directors since 2014. She also served as Assistant Corporate Secretary of the company from December 2014 to May 2016 prior to her election as Corporate Treasurer. She is also the Medical Director of M3 Dialysis Center from 2007 and the Medical Director and Secretary of Renal Specialty Inc. from 2016 to present.
She is a Training Officer at West Visayas State University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine and a Professorial Lecturer at the College of Medicine of West Visayas State University and Central Philippine University. Dr. Villaflor took her Bachelor of Science in Biological Science at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas and her medical studies at West Visayas State University. She had her Post-Graduate Internship at Western Visayas Medical Center and her residency training in Internal Medicine at West Visayas State University Hospital. She had her Fellowship Training at Philippine General Hospital in Nephrology. She is completing her Masteral studies in Hospital Administration at Cebu Doctor’s University. Last August 01, 2023, she was appointed as the head of the Dialysis Center.
Lemuel T. Fernandez
Assistant Treasurer
Lemuel T. Fernandez
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Fernandez was elected as Regular Director of the Company after his resignation as Independent Director of Asia Pacific Medical Center- Iloilo, Inc. (formerly known as Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center Iloilo, Inc.), a position he occupied from August 2018 to February 2019. He has been an Editor in Chief of The Daily Guardian since 2002. He was the President of Rotary Club of Iloilo in 2016 and past President of Iloilo Press Club 1999-2000 and 2002-2003. Mr. Fernandez finished his Degree in Bachelor of Arts at University of Iloilo in 1988.
Felix P. Nolasco, MD
MMHoA, FPSOHNS, FPSCS, FPCS
Assistant Medical Director
Felix P. Nolasco, MD, MMHoA, FPSOHNS, FPSCS, FPCS
Assistant Medical Director
Dr. Nolasco is a Maxillofacial – Plastic Otolaryngologic – Head and Neck Surgery Specialist who was re-elected as Director of the Company in October 2020 and continues to serve as such up to present. He is also currently the Assistant Medical Director of the company. He had previously served the Board from December 2014 to September 2017. He is presently the Chairman of Sto. Tomas Doctor’s Hospital Medical Center and was a Member of the Board of Directors of Allied Care Experts Medical Center Cebu from 2019 to 2020; Allied Care Experts Medical Center Pateros and Allied Care Experts Medical Center Quezon City for approximately seven (7) years and Allied Care Experts Medical Center Dumaguete for five (5) years. He previously held the following positions: President of Unihealth Baypointe Hospital Medical Center, Vice President of ACEMC Bohol, Inc., Vice - Chairman of ACEMC - Baliwag, Medical Director and Administrator of Unihealth Paranaque Hospital and Medical Center.
On the Academic side he was the President of the Philippine Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2020, President of the Phil. Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Inc. In 2005, Founding Chairman of the Phil Academy of Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery, PSOHNS and Founding Director of the Otolaryngologic Maxillofacial Aesthetics Center at East Avenue Medical Center – a DOH Hospital.
He was a Chairman of the ENT-HNS, East Ave Med. Center for nineteen (19) years and retired in 2017 as Chairman Emeritus. He was also a Former Executive Officer of the ENT-HNS Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center and Consultant of Department of Otolaryngology, UP – PGH Medical Center.
Felibert O. Dianco, MD
FPCP, FPCC, FPSE
Director
Felibert O. Dianco, MD, FPCP, FPCC, FPSE
Director
Dr. Dianco was elected as regular Director on 26 August 2021. He had also served as Independent Director of the Company from 29 October 2020 to 26 August 2021. He finished his Doctor of Medicine at WVSU College of Medicine. He trained as Internist at West Visayas State University Medical Center and continued his fellowship training on Adult Cardiology and Non-Invasive Cardiology at the Philippine Heart Center and published several papers during his training. He is also a Professorial Lecturer at West Visayas State University, College of Medicine and Central Philippine University, College of Medicine. He had been a President of the Philippine Heart Association Western Visayas – Panay Chapter for two (2) years and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of PCP Panay Chapter. He also studied Master in Hospital Administration at Cebu Doctors’ University. Last August 01, 2023, he was appointed as a Chair for the Department of Internal Medicine and head of Cardiac Laboratory Unit.
Fredilyn G. Samoro, MD
FPOGS
Director
Fredilyn G. Samoro, MD, FPOGS
Director
Dr. Samoro has been one of the Directors of the Company since 2014. She served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from August 2019 to October 2021 and was also previously the Vice President for Marketing. She is also the President of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center Inc., Butuan and Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center – GENSAN. She is the School Head/Chief Operations Officer of Iloilo Integrated School from 2005 to present and MD Check Iloilo Inc. from 2009 to present. She is one of the Founding Members / Board of Directors of Healthlink Iloilo (2005 to present), Iloilo Integrated School (2001 to present) and MD Check Iloilo Inc. (2009 to present).
Dr. Samoro also served as Vice President of Philippine Obstetrical & Gynecological Society,Panay Chapter in 2013, and President of Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society in 2014.She is the past Treasurer in the Council of Presidents of ACE Medical Center.
As one of the Directors of the Company, she attended the Corporate Governance Training conducted by the PWC/Isla Lipana on 14 May 2021. She also attended a training for Best Practices in Corporate Housekeeping and another training on Corporate Governance In-House Training (Session 1: New Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies and Registered Issuers; Session 2: Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines) both conducted by the Center for Global Best Practices on 21-23 April 2021 and 16 – 17 July 2021 respectively. Dr. Samoro also attended the training on Best Practices of Effective Boards conducted by the Center for Global Best Practices on February 8, 2022. In addition, Dr. Samoro also attended the Finance Directors conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors on July 18-19, 2023.
Atty. Rolex T. Suplico
Director
Atty. Rolex T. Suplico
Director
Atty. Suplico was first elected as Director of the Company in October 2020. He is one of the country’s foremost experts in telecommunications, radio and television broadcast and franchise laws. He is the President of Great Odysseus Security Agency, Inc. IKEA Philippines’ exclusive security provider and R25.
Manpower Services Corp., a manpower corporation. He is a founding member of the law firm of Suplico, Austria and Marbella which is engaged in the general practice of law with offices at 18 B Pet Plans Tower, 444 EDSA, Makati City, Metro Manila. He served as Iloilo Vice Governor from 2007-2010. He was a Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and member of the Commission of Appointments from 2004-2007.From 1998-2007, he represented the Province of Iloilo’s Fifth District as Congressman. He was also elected as Iloilo Provincial Board Member in 1995. He finished his A. B. Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences at UP Diliman in 1983 and his Bachelor of Laws at the UP College of Law in 1989 and passed the 1989 Bar Examinations.
Jerusha A. Comuelo, MD
FPPS, FPNA,FCNSP
Independent Director
Jerusha A. Comuelo, MD, FPPS, FPNA,FCNSP
Independent Director
Dr. Comuelo. was first elected as Independent Director in October 2020. She is a Speaker/Reactor of different Philippine Pediatric Society Accredited Hospitals in Western Visayas Chapters and pharmaceutical and nutritional companies. Currently, she is the Chairperson of the Emergency Department of West Visayas State University Medical Center and West Visayas State University College of Medicine. She has been the Treasurer of the Iloilo Neuroscience Group, Inc. since 2015.
Dr. Comuelo had Pediatric Residency Training at West Visayas State University and served as Chief Resident during her year of training. Thereafter, she pursued subspecialty training in Pediatric Neurology at Philippine Children’s Medical Center. She is a Life Member of the Philippine Medical Association and a member of Child Neuro Society of Philippines, Philippine League against Epilepsy and Asian Oceanian of Child Neurology.
Ma. Teresa F. Debuque, LLB
Independent Director
Ma. Teresa F. Debuque, LLB
Independent Director
Mrs. Debuque became an Independent Director on 26 August 2021. She is currently the Municipal Vice Mayor of Anilao, Iloilo. She served as the first woman President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines - Iloilo Chapter in 2010-2013 and the first lady mayor of Anilao from 2007 to 2016. She has also been a mentor of the Local Government Academy of the Philippines for its Mentoring for Optimal Leadership and Development Program (MOLD) in 2016, a participant to the International Benchmarking Program of DILG on Federalism and Good Governance in 2017 at Washington DC, USA in 2017 and a panelist by the European and the Polish Presidencia of the Council of European Union during the European Development Days at Warsaw, Poland in 2011. She is a member of the Zonta Club Iloilo City II serving as its president from 2009 to 2013.
Vice Mayor Debuque is a graduate of BS Psychology, A.B. Economics and Bachelor of Laws of the University of San Agustin. She has earned units in Masters in Hospital Management from Cebu Doctors College.
She was awarded the Punong Bayan Award of Excellence by the League of Municipalities in2010; Presidential Lingkod Bayan Regional Awardee/National Semi-Finalist by the Civil Service Commission in 2011; Gawad Parangal for Outstanding Local Chief Executive by the Association of Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines in 2011; and the USA Alumni Achievement Award in the field of Government Service in 2014 by the University of San Agustin. Anilao under her leadership also became a multi-awarded local government unit from 2009 – `2016 receiving among others the Red Orchid Award from DOH, Seal of Good Housekeeping from DILG in 2010 and 2011, Gawad Pamanang Lahi Award in 2012 and a Best Performing Local Government Unit of Region Vicitations in 2009 – 2011 by the DILG.
Atty. Johanna Marie B. Bermudo-Belgira
Independent Director
Atty. Johanna Marie B. Bermundo-Belgira
Independent Director
Atty. Bermudo-Belgira is the Municipal Legal Officer of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo since 2019. She serves as its Data Protection Officer Designate and Officer-In Charge, Human Resource Management and Development Officer IV of the said LGU since 2023 and January 2024, respectively. She also acted as the Municipal Administrator of the said LGU from 2019 until 2022. Prior to her employment in the said LGU, she was a Local Legislative Staff Officer of the Iloilo Provincial Government from 2016 until 2019. She is a partner of Lutero, Andutan, Hongco, Bermudo and Gumboc Law Office since 2016 which is engaged in general practice of law in Iloilo City. She is the General Legal Counsel of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines Barotac Nuevo Tamasak Chapter since 2023. She has been a consultant and retained counsel representing different corporations and businesses in Iloilo and Manila. She is a co-proprietor of Jinsilseong Samgyeopsal Restaurant.
She was awarded as Best Chairperson of the Most Outstanding University Student Organization and graduated as Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Arts in Political Science at West Visayas State University in 2011, earned her Bachelor of Laws/Juris Doctor at University of San Agustin in 2015, and passed the Bar Examinations on the same year. She finished her Master of Management in Business Management at University of the Philippines Visayas in 2023.
