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VOLUME X ISSUE NUMBER III DECEMBER 2019

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PIChE COLLEGE OF FELLOWSRead on page 12

81st PIChE NatCon UpdatesRead on page 14

The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) got a big YES from the council to host the Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE) 2023 during the 18th APCChE held at Sapporo, Japan last September 23-27, 2019.

The 2023 congress shall be held in Manila, Philippines at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Representing Philippines for the 2019 seminar included members of the PIChE National

Board of Directors namely President Engr. Maricris Vines, ASEAN Eng, Executive Vice President Engr. Charmaigne Luz Jamandre, ASEAN Eng, Luzon Vice President Engr. Roy Roque Rivera, Jr., College of Fellows Chair Engr. Alberto Laurito, FPIChE and Engr. Evelyn Laurito.

The Sapporo congress with the theme Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development Goals mainly discussed programs, studies, and the latest trends about chemical engineering and its role in fulfilling the sustainable

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development goals.The Sustainable Development

Goals are carefully thought plans and actions set by the United Nations in 2015 to achieve a sustainable environment for us all and for the future generations to come.

Some of the challenges include solving or alleviating poverty – stricken areas all over the globe, providing sustainable food for all, finding ways to provide good health for all, finding ways to provide quality education for all nations, inculcating the gender equality values, and among others.

Some of the highlights of the congress are the role of biotechnology in delivering cost effective fuels (with reduced carbon footprint ) for transportation, the role of chemical engineers in the ever changing world, the preparation of the chemical

PIChE National Board of Directors with other APCChE members attending the 2019 Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress

PIChE Wins Bid to Host APCChE 2023

engineering world in the onset of Industry 4.0, and the role of chemical engineers in fulfilling the sustainable development goals.

Dr.Gregory Stephanopoulos of Massachusetts Institute of Technology highlighted the discussion of the role of biotechnology in having a cost effective fuels.

In addition, Mr. Jonathan Seville of University of

DECEMBER 2019VOLUME X ISSUE NUMBER III

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The Last Quarter of Year 2019BY ENGR. NOEL E. AGUIRRE

As a new decade begins, we look back to the highlights and successful events of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) before we head on to the new year. Let me refresh you of the events that occurred during the last quarter of the year 2019.

We started off with the celebration of the 14th Chemical Engineering Week last September 15-21 with the opening held at Camp Crame Multi-Purpose Hall which was organized by PIChE Metro Manila Chapter with Area Vice President Engr. Elen Perlado. The weeklong event was successful due to the cooperation of the different chapters for the various events.

PIChE took home a win during the bid to be the host for the 2023 Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE) during the 18th APCChE held at Sapporo, Japan last Sept. 23-27. The event was attended by members of the PIChE National Board of Directors (NBOD).

Also, a dorm fire last Sept. 26 affected around 30 Chemical Engineering students of Adamson University which prompted PIChE to provide financial aid at a total of Php 14,000 donated by PIChE, Engr. Marilou Celzo and Engr. Maricris Vines.

PIChE, represented by Engr. Marilou Celzo and Engr. Madz Ocampo, also attended the 8th Philippine Professional Summit last Oct. 14-15 at Manila Hotel, Manila.

Meanwhile, the 2nd PIChE Visayas Regional Conference was held at Ormoc City last Oct. 17-19 which had the theme “The Frontiers of Engineering Excellence in Fast-Paced Technological World which was approved with 12 CPD units and 2 CPD units for the conference and technical tour, respectively.

The PIChE NBOD monthly meeting last Oct. 19 was held in Mandaue City, Cebu and was hosted by San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation

Cebu Glass Plant.Last Oct. 20, PIChE mourned the

passing of Sen. Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. who was the sponsor of the Chemical Engineering Law of 2004.

On the other hand, PIChE La Union hosted the 6th Northern Luzon Symposium with the theme “Sustainable Growth for a Healthier and Safe Environment held at La Union last Oct. 26 and was attended by members of the Baguio-Benguet, La Union and Ilocos chapter.

The PIChE community also expressed grief on the loss of Billy John Ferolin, a University of Mindanao chemical engineering student who was about to take the board exams but was unfortunately murdered last Nov. 1.

PIChE representatives headed by President Maricris Vines attended the Career Progression and Specialization (CPS) program at PICC last Nov. 7.

Another PIChE NBOD monthly meeting was held last Nov. 16 at the Energy Development Corp (EDC) Conference Room, Dumaguete City.

The new officers of PIChE-Olongapo Chapter had an Oathtaking Ceremony, a chapter revived after 10 years of hiatus. It was presided by PIChE President Vines at Subic Bay Yacht Club last Nov. 23.

A new breed of chemical engineers was welcomed after passing the Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemical Engineering in Manila and Cebu last Nov. 27. A total of 899 passed out of the 1,259 takers

President Maricris Vines met with the Negros Occidental Chapter (NOC) officers to discuss the upcoming national convention and attended the NOC Christmas Party last Dec. 7 at 71 Café Bistro in Bacolod City.

NBOD members Engr. Noel Aguirre, Engr. Roy Roque Rivera, Jr. and Engr. Mariel Ocampo served as speakers for the Environmental Impact Study and Advanced Sulfur Recovery Process seminar held at

Coral Bay Nickel Corporation at Rio Tuba, Palawan last December 10.

The November 2019 board passers attended their Oathtaking Ceremony at Manila Hotel last Dec. 19.

To cap off the year, PIChE NBOD celebrated with a Christmas Party after the monthly meeting held last Dec. 21 at St. Giles Hotel, Makati City.

PIChE Panay conducted Oplan Ursula last Dec. 27 for the victims of the typhoon Ursula in Panay.

For aspiring ASEAN Engineers, there is an AER/APEC workshop at Iloilo City this January 18, 2020 which one can register to through PIChE Panay.

As of now, PIChE is gearing towards the next PIChE 81st National Convention to be held at SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City this February 19-22, 2020.

Overall, the last quarter of 2019 has been a fruitful period for the organization. PIChE hopes to continue spearheading events that promote the advancement of the chemical engineering profession in the country and raise the level of Filipino chemical engineers in the worldwide setting.

Cheers to another productive and fulfilling year this 2020!

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Birmingham discussed the role of chemical engineers in the changing world.

Mr. David Shallcross of University of Melbourne discussed the preparation of the chemical engineering world and chemical industries in the advent of Industry 4.0.

Mr. Shallcross explained that the advent of Industry 4.0 and the inclusion of Artificial Intelligence in the process

will drastically improve the safety as well as the production cost of the process and that Industries from all around the globe are now transitioning to fully automated process.

Meanwhile, the role of chemical engineers in fulfilling the sustainable development goals was discussed by Mr. Tadafumi Adschiri of Tohoku University.

Dr. Evelyn Laurito from the University of Sto. Tomas discussed Chemical Engineering Education 4.0 during one

New Engineers and Associate ASEAN Engineers

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of the breakout sessions, highlighting the improved and modified chemical engineering education framework that blends with the dynamically changing needs of the industries.

The congress also highlighted a special session including APCChE – UNIDO special symposium, and sustainable development goals forum that gathered various responses and discussion of ideas from various chemical engineers from the Asia Pacific.

Congratulations to our newly-conferred ASEAN Engineers and Associate ASEAN Engineers during the 37th Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (CAFEO 37).

1. Engr. Susan Benitez(Negros Occidental)

ASEAN Engineers

2. Engr. Albert Samuela (Laguna)

3. Engr. Joseph Vallan Velasco (Bataan)

4. Engr. Dennis Pagud (Bataan)

Associate ASEAN Engineers

1. Engr. Joseph Morao(Isabel)

2. Engr. Monroe de Guzman (Batangas)

3. Engr. Gerik Placido(Laguna)


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Strengthening the Core

ENGR. MARICRIS C. VINES, ASEAN ENG

As our PIChE 2020 roadmap is about to reach its final year, we are continuously implementing programs and strengthening strategies to achieve the 2020 goals. The PIChE 2020 strategies are:

Promote membership and CPDInvolve and empower local chaptersChampion chemical engineer professional brandHeighten community serviceEnforce the chemical engineering lawNow, for us to reinforce these strategies, we have

to strengthen our identity in the core of sustainable development.

Purpose - we have to know what our purpose is. We are guided by the organization’s vision and mission and it is a must that every member of the organization knows it by heart. The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers will continue to be the prime mover in promoting excellence in the Chemical Engineering Profession and Education by forging local and international linkages to establish itself as a globally recognized institution for Filipino Chemical Engineers.

Identify commitment level to the profession - Most of the time, we give importance on things that would just benefit us. Not only that, we would normally see certain situations in favor of our wants and needs. But did it ever cross our minds to know what must be our contribution to our profession? Another “I” that I can think of is for us to have intrinsic motivation. It’s a motivation that comes from within. You engage in an activity solely because you enjoy it and get personal satisfaction from it. I’ve learned this term from Bulacan Chapter President Engr. Chris Valerio. We should learn to have sincere and selfless contribution to the profession whether you are in the industry, academe,

and government. After that, you’ll be proud to say that you have fulfilled your commitment. Let us all be committed and become an inspiration to aspiring Chemical Engineers so we can all continuously lead and serve the profession as well as the organization.

Compassion and Respect - Freedom of speech gives us the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. A platform, such as social media, is available for us to share our point of views and thoughts. Sometimes in our desire to prove that we are right and the best, we tend to forget to be respectful and be sensitive on what we say. Let us always try to assess the situation first and try to know where the other person is coming from. Don’t get mad or don’t get even. Be the better person.

Hear concerns and address issues - We let our members raise (if there’s any) their issues and concerns. Since the organization operates thru its local chapters, we encourage you to always reach out to your chapter first as it can be resolved within the chapter. Rest assured that chapter officers are always on the loop about the information that you have to know. Your national board is doing its best to protect the interest of members and the profession as well.

Encourage - We have more than 34,000 registered chemical engineers in the Philippines and as of now, only around 3000 are active members of PIChE. That is why we need your help to encourage our fellow Chemical Engineers to be a member of PIChE. As Henry Ford said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”

Let us strengthen our core, move forward and make the Chemical Engineering Profession significant across the world.


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PIChE Celebrates ChE WeekBY ENGR. JOSHUA BON ROCO, AAE

The Chemical Engineering Week is being observed every third week of September by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1365 signed on Aug. 28, 2007, by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE), a national organization accredited by the Board of Chemical Engineering and the Professional Regulatory Commission, is tasked to lead the observance. This year, the 14th Chemical Engineering Week was on September 15-21, 2019.

Approximately 800 Filipino Chemical Engineers and Chemical Engineering students from different industries, academe, and government attended the opening and closing program. This much awaited yearly gathering aimed to provide excellent activities that will harness knowledge of ChEs towards sustainability.

The opening program was at held the PNP Multipurpose Hall. Different ChE universities and colleges competed in a much anticipated cheering competition, where University of Sto. Tomas took home the first place. The attendees were also treated with a Keynote speech by Engr. Francisco Arellano as he discussed the role of Chemical Engineers in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Various competitions were also held at the opening program, including the first ever ChEnemalaya. The objective of which is to create promotional videos to encourage HS students to take up chemical engineering, to create promotional videos that will educate the general public on the role of chemical engineers in nation building and in improving lives of Filipinos, and finally, to showcase the creativity and video production skills of aspiring and practicing chemical engineers. Chemical Engineers were able to witness numerous entries, and in the end, PIChE-Bataan Chapter won the Chapter category.

The reinvented Mr. and Ms. ChE was also kicked-off in the opening day through the ChE Ambassadors. It is a A redefined Mr. and Ms. ChE, with programs patterned to Ms. Universe. Different chapters from Luzon and NCR had their own bets explain their own advocacies; advocacies which are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. PIChE Bataan won the Luzon Ambassadors while PIChE MMAC won for the NCR category.

The closing program, which was held on the Philippine Trade and Training Center, was also filled with quality symposiums and discussions. Pilipinas Shell started the symposium by discussing the Malampaya Gas plant process and the active role of Chemical Engineers in the power industry. Meanwhile, Engr. Abe Clarito of PIChE Fluor discussed the process design engineering process, which the audience valued. This event is alongside with a Job

Fair participated by companies such as SGS, PNP Crime Lab, Unilab, and Boysen.

Chemical Engineers also assisted a MSM Enterprise by providing business case recommendations to the Cares project as represented by Ms. Digna Ravara. Ms. Digna presented the pain points of her enterprise, and the Chemical Engineers provided suggestions on addressing each pain point. Students from Adamson University were awarded with the most viable and feasible suggestions.

This is how PIChE is committed in participating in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In light of this, PIChE cordially invites all of you, dear Chemical Engineers, to take part in this endeavor. Expect a more exciting ChE weeks with PIChE as it continuously challenges itself to be excellent to leave a mark to chemical engineers across generations.

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PIChE-UAE Registers New Chemical Engineers

BY ENGR. AIRRA MHAE ILAGAN

True to its objective of providing administrative and technical support to OFWs who aspire to be licensed Chemical Engineers, PIChE-UAE listed new Chemical Engineers.

Five out of eight PIChE-UAE members passed the Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE) administered on August

11-13 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The newly-licensed Chemical Engineers are Engr. France Amor Abania, Engr. Maricar Cabatuan, Engr. Raphael Paulo Castillo, Engr. Marco Quesea, and Engr. Decerie Joy Vallejos.

The results were released by the Professional Regulations Commission on Sept 11.

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Members of PIChE-UAE Chapter after initiating cleanup drive along the shoreline of Al Hamra Beach, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

PIChE-UAE Initiated Clean-up Drive

Commemorating the 14th Chemical Engineering Week with the theme, “Strengthening the Chemical Engineers’ Identity in the Core of Sustainable Development”, PIChE-UAE Chapter initiated the Coastal Cleanup on September 27 at Al Hamra Beach, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab

Emirates. Twenty two members of the

chapter from different emirates turned up at the beach as early as 7:00 am. The activity concluded at 10:00 am.

“It was amazing how my fellows organized and pushed through this coastal cleanup. I was glad to join this

activity spearheaded by the chapter. Even though Al Hamra is a clean beach, cigarette butts and used wood were scattered along the shoreline. Through this activity, we have done our part even in this little way of caring for the environment.” Engr. Philip Agbay shared his thoughts regarding the activity.

“Six collegiate years, six working years, one full review and two refresher reviews before I had the courage to take the Licensure Examination. Passing the exam was unbelievable and that I have finally reached my goal. Thanks to PIChE-UAE for pushing the conduct of the first SPLE for Chemical Engineers in the Middle East. Viva Kimiko!” said Engr. Quesea.

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Chemical Engineers as MoviemakersIt has long been known that

chemical engineers are considered as universal engineers because of their versatility and ability to work in any industry. As part of the 14th Chemical Engineering Week, a new side of the Filipino chemical engineer was unveiled. In order to promote chemical engineering to

BY ENGR. ABE “JUN” CLARITO high school students and educate the public about the roles that chemical engineer play in nation building, a video contest, dubbed Chenemalaya 2019, was launched as part of the celebrations.

Divided into two categories, Professionals and Students, the contest awarded top prizes for the Best Video and People’s Choice awards for each category. The contest

was opened to all professional and students chapters in the whole country and was led by PIChE Fluor and PIChE Junior Chapter Luzon.

With more than a month of preparations, submissions started to trickle in a week before the 14th ChE week opening ceremonies. A total of five professional and six students entries were unveiled during the opening ceremonies held at the PNP


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PIChE Fluor Celebrates 14th ChE Week with CPD MarathonBY ENGR. ABE “JUN” CLARITO

In celebration of the 14th Chemical Engineering Week, PIChE Fluor conducted the 2019 Fluor CPD Marathon. The CPD marathon was a series lunch and learn sessions that was conducted from September 17-20 at the Fluor office in Polaris Corporate Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa and was broadcasted live via Webex to PIChE Fluor members in Cebu.

The CPD accredited seminar was four days of presentations on topics related to engineering design with each session lasting two hours. For its inaugural run, four topics were presented with each topic awarded with two CPD points, providing members who attend all four sessions with a total of eight CPD points.

On the first day, the speaker was Engr Christopher Pasman from the Quality Assurance Department, who gave a presentation on the Seven Quality Tools. He focused on the collection of quality management tools that are widely used by Quality professionals in manufacturing, operation and service industries. Leveraging his prior experience in the manufacturing industry, he was able to share how these tools were used to identify quality issues and optimize processes.

Process Engineer May Ronsairo-Cruz gave an overview on Functional Safety and its requirements on the

second day. A certified functional safety engineer, she provided the attendees with an introduction to Functional Safety, why is it needed, the current standards used in the industry and how to apply it in engineering design. She also touched on the functional safety certification programs and requirements and encouraged the members of the audience to apply for certification.

Defining SIF boundaries was the third topic in the series. Engr. Veronica Christine Balangue-Luna, certified functional safety engineer and Health Safety Environment (HSE) Department Manager touched on the topic of Defining SIF Boundaries, one of the components of functional safety. During her talk, she provided specific case studies to illustrate the importance of defining safety instrumented function (SIF) boundaries to ensure appropriate risk reduction is

provided to manage risk to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).

For the fourth session, Engr. Melissa Bertillo of Process Engineering, provided an overview of offshore design, building on her experience as a process and offshore engineer. She discussed the various units in an offshore platform and shared some of her experiences related to the design and operations.

A total of 68 participants joined from the two offices joined throughout the duration of the CPD marathon, earning for themselves two CPD points per session attended. Basing on the positive feedback from the attendees, the successful is envisioned to become a regular part of the yearly activities of PIChE Fluor as it strives to become a a visionary organization where engaged members learn through orchestrated sharing of knowledge.

Multipurpose Hall at Camp Crame last September 15. The following PIChE chapters joined the contest for the Professionals Category: Bataan, Cebu, Fluor, Metro Manila West and Pampanga. Chemical engineers-in-training from Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT Cebu), Colegio de San Agustin Bacolod (CSAB), Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), STI West Negros University (STI WNU), Technological Institute of the Philippines Manila (TIP Manila), and University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO –R) submitted their masterpieces to vie for the best video

award for the Students Category.The best video was judged by

a panel of three while the People’s choice was awarded based on the video with the most number of hearts in the PIChE Facebook page by the time of the closing ceremonies. The best video was judged by Engr. Abet Laurito, College of Fellows President; Engr. Von Werhmer Dela Cruz, PIChE JCL adviser; and Direk Loiue Suarez, an animated film maker.

When the dust settled, the video of PIChE Bataan showcasing chemical engineers as the people behind the things we see and use every day won the Best Video and People’s Choice

award for the professionals category. For the students category, CSAB’s “Make it Happen” video won both the Best Video and People’s Choice. A plaque and cash prizes were awarded to the winners in recognition of their efforts to come up with the best video.

Curious as to why they both won? You can still view their video and all the other entries in the PIChE Facebook page. And if someone asks you what a chemical engineer does, share the videos with them and let them discover the chemical engineer through the videography skills of chemical engineers.


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PIChE Cebu Chapter Resurfacingthrough the 14th ChE Week

BY ENGR. JON PAULO SIGLOS& ENGR. RYUICHI F. BUOT

Chemical engineers from various industries and students gathered together in a bid to celebrate Cebu’s version of the 14th Chemical Engineering week from September 13 to 21, 2019. Five major activities following the theme of “Strengthening the Chemical Engineers’ Identity in the Core of Sustainable Development” were organized by the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) Cebu Chapter with its student counterpart (JPIChE).

The week was officially opened on Saturday, September 13, 2019, a day earlier than scheduled, by a motorcade graced by nearly a hundred people. The parade meant for public awareness began in Park Mall, Mandaue City to the GT Cosmetics Manufacturing Plant

in Tayud, Liloan. A Eucharistic celebration was dedicated to open the weeklong celebration with a blessing. Afterwards, no less than the owner of GT Cosmetics Engr. Leonora Salvane welcomed the crowd to her manufacturing plant through a technical tour. The affair continued at the nearby GT Northeast Academy for a community lunch and the afternoon ceremony where the newly elected board of directors and officers headed by its president Engr. Edwin Tan were formally introduced to the public as well as the induction of the new set of JPIChE Cebu Chapter officers headed by its president Ryuichi Buot. Games and fellowship allowed students and professionals to mingle and have a fun respite from the laborious nature of the profession.

To encourage Senior High School Students to pursue erudition in the field of science and mathematics and

acknowledge those who do, PIChE & JPIChE Cebu Chapter launched the first-ever Indigay sa Kinaadman on September 18, 2019 at University of San Carlos – Talamban Campus. Indigay sa Kinaadman is a Science and Math Quiz Bowl competition for Senior High School Students of the STEM Track. It intends to promote the Chemical Engineering Profession among these potential engineers within the province of Cebu.

The competition was participated by 7 schools namely: University of San Carlos, Sacred-Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, Science and Technology Education Center, Talamban National High School, Cebu City National High School, City of Bogo Science and Arts Academy, and Medillin National Science and Technology School. The 7 schools battled it out as they answered questions revolving physical, chemical, biological and mathematical principles related to Chemical engineering, and general engineering problems. The Science and Technology Education Center was crowned champion of the quiz bowl. The University of San Carlos, and Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu followed as 1st and 2nd runner ups, respectively. The event ended with a talk introducing chemical engineering to STEM students by the USC Chemical Engineering

CPD Seminar FlashpointBY ENGR. AJ SEDO

“Learning will always be continuous”

Piche CAMANAVA Technical Committee has once again proved their willingness to serve and their eagerness to learn for successfully conducting their 1st CPD seminar for this year entitled “Environmental regulations on water and wastewater & toxic and hazardous waste”.

The seminar, held last Sept 14 at the Philippine Trade Training Center,

was attended by 33 participants from different chapters and professions. The PICHE CPD Committee awarded this seminar with 7 CPD points. The seminar’s honored speaker, Engr. Wilma Uyaco, taught the history, management, policies, penal provisions, and other topics of RA 9275 and RA 6969.

Engr. Uyaco was also kind enough to share her knowledge and experience in the government to explain the importance of both republic acts and their impact in the

industries and the society. With this, not only were the participants made aware of the act but also how it is being applied in real life situations, especially the part on how to manage these wastes. With this successful seminar, PICHE CAMANAVA Technical Committee is aiming to further increase the number of participants in the following seminars, and will continue choosing topics that will not only spark interest but will also be of real help to the participants.


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Department chair, Engr. Luis K. Cabatingan.

Following the STEM quiz bowl was the bowling game hosted by PIChE Cebu chapter at the Gaisano Bowlingplex. Seven teams joined the contest of 2 games. A team representing Fluor won first place followed by the San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation - Cebu Glass Plant (SMYPC) team in second place and the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines (PCAPI) Region VII - Foundation Inc. team in third place.

Cebu’s ChE Week was humbly concluded by the participation of PIChE & JPIChE Cebu Chapter in the International Coastal Cleanup initiative and a collegiate quiz bowl. Around 80 students and professionals joined the multitude of organizations cleaning up coastal bodies around the world at Ibo in Lapu-lapu City.

The collegiate quiz bowl or known as the Tournament of Undergraduate Chemical Engineering (TOUChE) was held on the afternoon at the Masscom theater of the Cebu Institute of Technology - University (CIT-U). The competition was participated by 4 teams from University of San Carlos (USC) and 4 teams from CIT-U. The quiz bowl was composed of three categories patterned from the three core subjects of the ChE licensure examinations namely: Physical & Chemical Principles, General

Engineering Principles, and Chemical Engineering Principles. The team of Bryce Victor Dy, Hanna Carmelli Guelen, and Christian Kyle Relano from USC emerged as the champions of the quiz bowl. It was followed by the team of Clifford Yee, John Louis Escario, and John Clyde Andrin from CIT-U and the team of Justine Dale Mata, Allysa Manatad, and Krisa Kate Ruiz from USC which bagged the 1st

and 2nd place, respectively. Both highest ranking teams from each university were given the chance to represent Cebu in the upcoming 2nd PIChE Visayas Regional Quiz Bowl. The event also served as the culminating activity for the Chemical Engineering Week 2019 as it was one of the sure ways to lead the future chemical engineers into a path of united and competent professionals.

PIChE-Panay Celebrates PIChE WeekBY ENGR. NAOMI COSSETTE R. LUIS

Piche-Panay kicked off the 14th ChE week celebration at the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City on September 14, 2019. The day’s celebration started with a mass at the University Chapel, followed by a foot parade to the University covered court where the participants engaged in a lively Zumba session. Chemical engineers and students from the three chemical engineering schools in Panay: Central Philippine University, University of the Philippines - Miagao Campus, and University of San Agustin. The air of anticipation for the week-long celebration was heightened by the introduction of the contestants for

PIChE ambassadors. On September 21, PIChE-Panay

conducted a seminar “The Chemical Engineer: from Knowledge User to Knowledge Maker” at the Sta. Monica Hotel, San Agustin, Iloilo City. The seminar was approved for 7 CPD units by the PRC and was attended by senior chemical engineering students and professionals. The week was capped by a Fellowship Night at the Iloilo Grand Hotel. The glitzy event was marked by the induction of the JPIChE-Panay officers and the awarding of plaques of the founding members of the organization. The evening was highlighted by the awarding of the title PIChE

ambassadors to students from CPU.


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Negros Occidental Chapter Celebrates ChE Week

BY ENGR. JOEREY B. YSON

Twenty-ninteen has been a busy year for both the PIChE & JPIChE Negros Occidental Chapter. In spite of hectic schedules, Negros Occidental Chapter celebrated the 14th Chemical Engineering Week on the 3rd week of September 2019, while most JPIChE members hurdled on their examinations.

JPIChE-NOC kick started the week long celebrations early morning of Sept. 21 with a Fun Run – a fund-raising event participated by the ChE students from the University of St. La Salle, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, STI-West Negros University and Colegio San Agustin Bacolod.

In cooperation with the Bacolod City Water District, a “Mangrove Tree Planting Activity” was conducted on Sept. 22 participated by the ChE School representatives, PICHE NOC officers, and ChE student volunteers from various schools at Barangay Punta Taytay shorelines as our way to express our support to environmental protection.

A Holy Mass was celebrated at the Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod Chapel the following day, September 23, followed by the formal opening of the ChE Week Celebrations at the event center at Bacolod Ayala Capitol Mall. During this time that the JPIChE Chembassadors and Chembassadress candidates of each school were introduced and

the presentation of their respective advocacies. PIChE-NOC officers served as judges to the competition. Moreover, “ChEnsilyo” a fund-raising competition between the participating schools was also launched. Later in the afternoon, a seminar on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation was also held at the event center. The day concluded at the UNOR Auditorium with the pre-pageant competition of Chembassadors and Chembassadress, where the candidates showcased their talents and a “Comedy Night” where each school presented a comedy skit that highlights the ChE profession and environmental protection advocacies.

The students from each school also participated in a friendly sportsfest event, a Mobile Legends Open Tournament, and an Inter-School Quiz Bowl Competition facilitated with the help of PIChE-Panay as quizmasters.

The Chemical Engineering week for the students concluded with a night of gathering at Ayala Central Hall 1. The candidates were in a battle of wit at the question and answer portion. Each school also competed in the lyp-sync battle, where students posed as famous K-Pop groups or Filipino Bands and highlighted by the coronation of 2019 ChE Chembassadors and Chembassadress. CSA-B was

hailed as the Over-all Champion for this year’s celebration, followed respectively by the UNO-R, USLS and STI-WNU.

It is with great pride that the video entry of CSA-B during the PICHE National sponsored 2019 ChEnemalaya won the top prize and the People’s Choice Award for the Student Category.

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ChE Week 2019 CDOBY ENGR. JOCEL B. DIMACUTAC

As a celebration for the 14th Chemical Engineering Week with the theme “Strengthening the Chemical Engineers’ Identity in the Core of Sustainable Development”, PIChE-CDO prepared programs for both Chemical Engineers and students to participate and cultivate our connection with the community and the profession.

ChE Week 2019 opens up with a noon mass and soon followed with a formal opening at Xavier University. Both students and professionals attended the activity which was concluded with a quiz bowl for the Chemical Engineering students.

On the morning of September 17, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-10) and Junior Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers – Xavier University (JPIChE-XU), the chapter conducted the annual activity called GUNA which is an eco-movement on the sustainable management of solid waste at Pinikitan Creek, Cagayan de Oro. The professionals, the students, the barangay officials and the citizens living nearby brought their cleaning tools and helped in freeing the creek from the garbage that has been floating and lurking in the area. Throughout the years of conducting this activity, it was observed that the group attending this activity is increasingly growing and the garbage in the creek slowly decreased. This year, not only did the DENR-10 helped but as well as the barangay officials and citizens.

Hopefully this would encourage the people living in the area to properly dispose their wastes and open everyone’s eyes on the importance of proper waste disposal.

Now on its third year PIChE-CDO conducts the PAKIGSANGKA 3.0, a competition that is open to all bonafide senior high schools in the province of Misamis Oriental under the General Academic track – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) strand. The activity was held at Limketkai Mall Activity Center with the intention of promoting Chemical Engineering to the soon to be college students. There were ten senior high schools who participated in the event. The second runner-up belonged to Gusa Regional Science High School - X. And after a couple rounds of tie-breakers, the first runner-up went to Corpus Christi Senior High School - Macasandig Campus, leaving Xavier University Senior High School to successfully defend their winning title in PAKIGSANGKA 3.0.

On the last day of the celebration, the chapter conducted a CPD

seminar on September 21 with the title Seminar on Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Management in the Philippines and Drug Delivery Using Green Materials at Philtown Hotel, CDO which was attended by 40 Chemical Engineers and Students. The speakers who enthusiastically shared their knowledge and experience were Engr. Dahn Suan of the Environmental Management Bureau Region 10 and Engr. Rodel Guerrero, Ph.D. of MSU-IIT. After which, the Chapter conducted the Mr. and Ms. PIChE-CDO where Engr. Noemar Nash Nuñez and Engr. Kathrina Ragpala won the crown respectively.

To further nurture the relationship between PIChE-CDO and JPIChE-XU, the chapter attended the closing activity of JPIChE-XU’s Trivia Wars where the chapter participants won the second place. With the ChE Week ending, both professionals and students gained knowledge, found new friends and acquired inspirations to become better Engineers and contribute on the development of the profession and the society.

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PIChE joins Korea Workshop for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in ASIAN Region

BY ENGR. EMMIE G. REYES

Mindanao Director Engr. Emmie Reyes, ASEAN Eng, ACPE represented the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers during the Workshop on Peaceful Development and Use of Chemistry for member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in ASIAN Region held at Seoul, Korea last Oct. 29-31, 2019.

Organized and sponsored by OPCW, the workshop promoted peaceful development and use of chemistry and the dissemination of standardized and best practices for chemical safety.

The workshop for chemical practitioners, specialists and decision makers aimed to develop effective safety and security frameworks when

working with high-risk chemicals, including accident prevention and preparedness, human factor analysis, safety and security principles, scenario-based strategies, and the development of effective action plans for safety management.

Some of the highlights of the event include talks such as Chemical Safety Management System in Korea by Prof. Hyuck-Myun Kwon of Yonsei University and Scenario Based Strategies to Manage Chemical Safety and Security, Risk and Peaceful Applications in Chemistry towards Sustainable Industrial Development by Dr. Rohan Perera of OPCW.

Engr. Reyes impressed Dr. Perera with her presentation during the Group Workshop Table-Top Exercise which

involved Quantitative Risk Assessment Based on Scenarios.

Speakers from all over SEA also gave talks on various topics such as Chemical Inventory Management and Chemical Terrorism Prevention.

Workshop attendees also visited the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology to learn about practical applications of chemical technology for industry in Republic of Korea.

The event was attended by government officials responsible for chemical industries, small to medium-sized chemical industry professionals, academics, and chemists from Bangladesh, China, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippine, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, and Viet Nam.

The PIChE College of Fellows -Continuing Support to NBOD and

Innovating CPD DeliveryBY ENGR. ALBERTO A. LAURITO

1. Participation in Drafting a Revised Chemical Engineering Law

Last August, COF Chair Abet Laurito created a special Technical Working Group inside the PIChE Online Management Portal (POMP)

where appointed NBOD members were combined with selected Fellows to review and revise as needed the original Comprehensive Chemical Engineering Bill submitted to Congress last December, 2019.

Major revisions were made on the Scope of Practice Article as three levels of professional practice

are now included in the proposed bill: the Professional Chemical Engineer (PChE), the Chemical Engineering Technologist (ChET), and the Chemical Process Technician (CPTech). The TWG hopes to present the consolidated version of the revised bill by early November.

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2. COF-Led Brainstorming Session in Adamson University

With COF Treasurer as host, Dr. Nuna Almanzor as host, the COF Governing Council and NBOD officers led by PIChE president Kris Vines and EVP Cha Jamandre, together with leaders of the Fluor Chapter held a Brainstorming Session at the Research Conference Room of Adamson University last August 17, 2019. The following topics were tackled for open discussion:

2.1. Reactions on Ongoing Work by TWG on ChE Bill Revision

Inputs on how to consolidate the scope of practice and differentiate clearly between the proposed three levels of practice were presented for consideration by the TWG.

2.2. Rethinking the Approach to Drafting Codes of Technical Standards

COF Chair Abet Laurito formally appointed Fellow Rey Esguerra to represent the COF in leading a TWG for the Codes of Technical Standards for Chemical Engineering, which shall define the details of chemical engineering practice. The TWG shall include Fellows and NBOD officers with many years of experience in industry and the leaders of Fluor Chapter, who, being engaged in design, were able to share their ideas on how the TWG should move henceforth. In the end, the created TWG decided to rename the Codes as the Philippine Chemical Engineering Standards, to be patterned after the existing Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards, which are already in place and being complied with by local government units.

2.3. Strategizing for the Successful PIChE Bid to Host APCChE Congress 2023 in Manila

The Brainstorming Session ended with assisting PIChE president Kris Vines in preparing

well for the PIChE Bid for APCChE Congress 2020. Several theme options were presented focusing on the UN SDG Goal 17 on Partnerships. Video materials from PICC, the proposed venue, as well from the Department of Tourism were also shared by Pres. Kris. The PIChE delegation to the APCChE meeting to be held on September 26, 2019 during the APCChE Council meeting at the Sapporo International Convention Center in Japan are Pres. Kris Vines, EVP Cha Jamandre, Luzon AVP Roy Roque Rivera; and COF Chair Abet Laurito with Fellows Evie Laurito and Marita Dimaano. Through this unified approach, the delegation successfully got the unanimous approval of the Council for the 20th APCChE Congress to be held at the PICC from September 17 to 22, 2023.

3. General Assembly of PIChE FellowsThe College of Fellows had their General Assembly last September 15, 2019, immediately after the opening program of the 2019 Chemical Engineering Week at the PNP Multipurpose Hall in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Attended by 14 Fellows, the assembly updated the members with the NBOD plans, their expected usage of the COF Portal in the POMP website, and their assignments as Advisers to PIChE chapter activities. A final draft of the COF Handbook will also be shared with all Fellows for final comments and online voting for approval in the COF portal in the POMP website by November. The Fellows, being experts in various areas of chemical engineering and mostly from the academe, were also asked to volunteer to be trained to develop and implement online courses at the PIChE Academy, which is being managed by the College of Fellows.

The COF is also announcing that the induction of all new Fellows shall be held only during the National Convention and encouraging every chapter to submit at least one

nominee by downloading the COF nomination form at the COF website (www.fpiche.org), and following the application process.

4. Integrating the PIChE Membership Database and Innovating CPD Delivery to PIChE Members

During the NBOD meeting held in Butuan City on August 10, 2019, COF Chair Abet Laurito presented the results of his work in integrating the PIChE membership database using the Google sheets generated in the last National Convention with the data already created in the PIChE CPD Online Website. He also explained that the POMP has been restructured so that there is a unified membership database of around 2,500 members that can be handled by the PIChE Secretary, and the data has also been sorted according to the active chapters distributed across the 4 regional areas in POMP for management by the Area Vice Presidents. He volunteered to train the NBOD officers involved in managing the unified data.

The first fully online course in the PIChE Academy on The Science of Cleaning (Cleaning 101) was also applied for CPD program approval during this meeting and was approved by the PRC CPD Council in their last September meeting. Engr. Romy H. Apolega, an acknowledged expert in cleaning technologies and likewise a PIChE National Officer shall facilitate the course, assisted by Academy Dean Abet Laurito. More information on this innovative fully online course offering eight (8) credit units may be obtained from an announcement now posted at www.academy.fpiche.org. Deadline of enrolment is November 8 as the first batch shall run from November 11 to 22, 2019. A second batch of the same course shall be announced during the upcoming February National Convention.


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Official newsletter of thePHILIPPINE ISTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Noel E. Aguirre, PChE, MEnEEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

CONTRIBUTORS:Maricris C. Vines, ASEAN EngAlberto A. Laurito, FPIChERoy Roque Rivera, Jr., PChEJoshua Bon A. Roco, AAEAbe “Jun” Clarito, PChEJocel B, Dimacutac, PChEShara Mae L. Pelayo, PChEJon Paulo Siglos, PChERyuichi F. Buot, PChEAJ Sedp, PChEAirra Mhae Ilagan, PChEJoerey B. Yson, PChEEngr. Naomi Cossette R. Luis

OUR VISIONThe Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers will continue

to be the prime mover in promoting excellence in the Chemical Engineering Profession and Education by forgin local and international linkages to establish itself as a globally recognized institution for Filipino Chemical Engineers.

OUR MISSIONThe Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, being

the sole accredited professional organization for Chemical Engineers in the Philippines, is dedicated to provide lifelong career development of its members and promote the ethical practice of the Chemical Engineering Profession in the country.

PIChE is committed to constantly stimulate collaborative efforts among industry, academe, government and other civic and pro-fessional organizations to continuously advance the technical competence of its members and encourage their participation in endeavors addressing current national and international issues particularly related to the industries, education, economy and the environment.

OUR CORE VALUESAs Professional Chemical Engineers, we adhere to the

following core values: Excellence, Commitment, Integrity and Service.

EDITOR’S NOTE

The Distiller is an official newsletter of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers. News items are mostly coming from the contributions from members of PIChE. This second issue for the fiscal year 2019-2020 highlights the activities of PIChE covering the activites on September starting with the Chemical Engineering Week up to end-of-the-year events.

Same with the previous issue, this includes President’s Corner, College of Fellows, and updates from PIChE Chapters and 81st PIChE National Convention in a PDF format.

Looking forward to a productive and prosperous year to each member PIChE to the coming year, 2020. May the heavenly father showers his ever constant blessings to PIChE and to all its members.

I’m encouraging that all PIChE members would participate and cooperate in the activities laid down by PIChE National and by their Local Chapters, that way the PIChE newsletter will be enriched with information on all happenings and undertakings of PIChE for all the world to know.

See you all in the City of Smiles on February 2020 for the 81st PIChE National Convention.

Noel E. Aguirre, PChE, MEnEEditor-in-Chief

81st PIChE NatCon Updates

Due to high public request from our colleagues in the Chemical Engineering Profession, we are EXTENDING the On-Line Registration for the 81st PIChE National Convention until JANUARY 15, 2020 (11:59 PM) only.

Grab the chance and register now!The City of Smiles is waving! See you!

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