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Philippine Journal of Astronomy EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Francisco Lao Managing Editor John Ray Cabrera Contributing Editors James Kevin Ty Dr. Armando Lee Dr. Jett Aguilar Scientific Advisers: Thijs Kouwenhoven, PhD Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) Peking University Beijing, China Jelly Grace Nonesa, PhD University of Southern Mindanao; Natural Science Research Institute Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Reinabelle Reyes, PhD (Astrophysics) Department of Astrophysical Sciences Princeton University, USA Contributors: James Kevin Ty Armando Lee Gary Andreassen John Ray Cabrera

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