PROGRAMME

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TIME ACTIVITY VENUE

WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

• Chemical Engineering**
• Energy Efficiency** Sapphire
• Industry Practices and Standards**
Emerald
8:00 am—10:00 am • Environmental Sustainability**
• Disaster Resiliency and Response**
Ruby
• Young Engineers**
** The following meetings are closed to all delegates except for official
NBOD and chapter’s representatives.

8:00 am—3:00 pm REGISTRATION Opal

10:00 am—12:00 nn PRESIDENT’S MEETING Sapphire
12:00 nn—3:00 pm COLLEGE OF FELLOWS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Emerald
OPENING AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITS Foyer, Atrium and
3:00 pm—onwards
Ribbon cutting Jade
WELCOME DINNER
4:00 pm—8:00 pm
Attire: Filipiniana / Barong Tagalog
OPENING CEREMONIES
Processional
Colors
ASEAN/ACPE/APEC Engineers
Chapter Presidents
Host Chapter
4:00 pm—4:30 pm
Former PIChE National Presidents
College of Fellows
PIChE National Board of Directors
PRC Professional Regulatory Board of Chemical Engineering
Keynote speaker
Guest of Honor
Invocation/Doxology
4:30 pm—4:45 pm Philippine National Anthem Grand ballroom
Presentation of Delegates and acknowledgement of Guests
Formal Opening of The Convention
4:45 pm—5:00 pm Engr. Maricris C. Vines, ASEAN Eng
Executive Vice-President / Convention Chair
Opening Remarks
5:00 pm—5:10 pm Engr. Ma. Elena T. Perlado, ASEAN Eng
CAMANAVA Chapter President
President’s Message
5:10 pm—5:20 pm Engr. Jonathan C. Aquino, ASEAN Eng
National President
Introduction of Guest of Honor
5:20 pm—5:25 pm Engr. Evelyn R. Laurito, PhD, ASEAN Eng
PIChE National Secretary
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Guest of Honor
Prof. Shuichi Yamamoto
- Director, Yamaguchi University Biomedical Engineering Center
5:25 pm—6:05 pm (YUBEC) Biomedical Engineering Center
- President, Asian Pacific Consideration of Chemical Engineering
Title: Next-Generation Downstream Processing of Biologics: Towards
Efficient and Environmentally-friendly processes
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
6:05 pm—6:10 pm Engr. Ma. Blessilda Ruiz, ASEAN Eng
Member, PIChE CAMANAVA Chapter
Keynote Speaker
6:10 pm—6:50 pm Engr. Clemente C. Sison, PE
- Chief Operations Officer – North American Operations
M+N Investment Group
Presentation of The Plaque of Appreciation To Guest of
Honor and Keynote Speaker
6:50 pm—7:00 pm Engr. Jonathan C. Aquino, ASEAN Eng
Engr. Maricris C. Vines, ASEAN Eng
Engr. Ma. Elena T. Perlado, ASEAN Eng
Induction of New Members of College of Fellows Grand ballroom
7:00 pm—7:15 pm Engr. Cezar S. dela Cruz, ASEAN Eng, FPIChE
Chair, College of Fellows
Recognition Ceremonies
- ASEAN Engineers, ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineers (ACPE)
Engr. Cezar S. dela Cruz, ASEAN Eng, FPIChE
Chair, College of Fellows
7:15 pm—7:30 pm - Special Recognition to Dr. Nuna Almanzor
Recipient of 2018 Professional Regulation Commission’s Most
Outstanding Professional
Engr. Jonathan C. Aquino, ASEAN Eng
National President
Awarding Ceremonies
- Outstanding PIChE Chapter Award
7:30 pm—7:45pm - Outstanding Chemical Engineers Award
Engr. Proserfina Matugas-Coro
Chairman, Awards Committee
Acknowledgement and Announcement
7:45 pm—8:00 pm Engr. Maricris C. Vines, ASEAN Eng
Executive Vice-President / Convention Chair

Grand ballroom,
8:00 pm—onwards DINNER Ruby, Sapphire,
Emerald

Engr. Maricel Bongares and Engr. Reiniel Davis Bandong , AAE

MASTER OF THE CEREMONY
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Foyer, Atrium and
8:00 am—6:00 pm VIEWING OF EXHIBITS
Jade
Attire: Business attire
BUSINESS MEETING
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Presentation of Convention’s Resolution
8:00 am—9:20 am
- Updates of PIChE Road Map and Continuing Professional
Development
- Presentation of Nominees for the National Board of
Director Election
PLENARY:
Exergy through Synergy: Radiating A Culture of
Excellence in Chemical Engineering Education through E-Learning
9:20 am—10:00 am
among Current and Future Chemical Engineers
SPEAKER:
Prof. Alberto Laurito, ASEAN Eng, FPIChE
Morning Snack (Foyer)
Grand ballroom
PLENARY:
10:00 am—10:40am Role of the Chemical Engineer in the Energy Sector
SPEAKER:
Engr. Pio Benavidez

PLENARY:
Implications of the 4-year BS Chemical Engineering Curriculum
10:40am—11:20am
SPEAKER:
Dr. Rizalinda de Leon
PLENARY:
The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive: The Philippines Perspective
11:20am—12:00 nn
SPEAKER:
Dir. Ana Rivera
MODERATOR:
Engr. Maricel Bongares - CAMANAVA Chapter Member
Engr. Noel Aguirre - Negros Occidental Chapter Member

LUNCH BREAK
Grand ballroom,
12:00 nn—1:00pm SIDE EVENT: Ruby, Sapphire,
• Election of National Board of Directors Emerald
• Bid Presentation for the 2020 PIChE National Convention Host
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TIME
1:00 pm—3:40 pm Industry Equipment
and Standards
Venue: Ruby
TOPIC:
Recessed Chamber Filter
Press and Membrane Filter
Press for
dewatering of sludge gener-
1:00 pm —1:40 pm ated from potable water
and wastewater treatment
plant
SPEAKER:
Mr. VY Wong
TOPIC:
Technical evaluation of the
performance of a coal fired
boiler (CFB) and feasibility
study on the use of biomass
1:40 pm —2:20pm
as feed for energy sustaina-
bility
SPEAKER:
Engr. Mark Anthony Caro
TOPIC:
Parameters Used in
Considering the
Hydrodynamic Forces In-
side Rotor-stator
Mixers during the
2:20 pm—3:00pm
Scale-up Process
SPEAKER:
Mr. Guan Tat Lee
Afternoon break (Foyer)
TOPIC:
Implementing Standard Op-
3:00 pm—3:40 pm eration Procedure in a
15MLD Potable Water Filtra-
tion System
SPEAKER:
Engr. Jose G. Escote
3:40 pm—4:20 pm
• Engr. Roy Roque Rivera -
PRO/Director for Luzon
• Engr. Ma. Lourdes Gaylican
MODERATORS - Baguio-Benguet Chapter • Engr. Marita Dimaano -
• Engr. Edmon Amoroso -
Cavite Chapter • Engr. Arjames Balgoa -
FELLOWSHIP NIGHT “NIGHT ON BROADWAY STREET”
6:00 pm—10:00 pm
Venue: Grand ballroom | Attire: Formal / Broadway
ACTIVITY
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Water and Wastewater
Venue: Sapphire
Attire: Business attire
TOPIC:
Eco-Friendly Wastewater
Treatment Technology to-
wards Sustainable and
More Economically Efficient
Water Utilization
SPEAKER:
Dr. Merlinda Abadicio-
Palencia
TOPIC:
Optimization & Kinetics of
BOD, COD,
Nitrification,
Denitrification in Single
Multi-Layer Reactor
SPEAKER:
Engr. Aladino Abulencia
TOPIC:
Fundamentals of Water
Project Management
SPEAKER:
Engr. Jun Tamayo
TOPIC:
Removal of N-
Nitrosodimethylamine
(NDMA) by Modified Mag-
netic Particle
SPEAKER:
Engr. Pinky Joy Janaban
• Engr. Evelyn Laurito -
NBOD Secretary/Director
for NCR • Engr. Dennis Pagud -
MMAC • Engr. Ramon Christian
MME Chapter
Emerging Industries
and Technologies
Venue: Emerald
TOPIC:
Inkjet : Textile Revolution,
One Drop at a Time
SPEAKER:
Engr. Clemente Sison
TOPIC:
Developing simple strate-
gies applicable in industrial
-scale enzymatic produc-
tion of structured lipids
SPEAKER:
Engr. Ramelito C. Agapay
TOPIC:
Porta-ChE - An Android-
Operating-System
Application Developed Us-
ing MIT App Inventor 2 to
Assist Students in Chemical
Engineering
SPEAKER:
Engr. Juan Pocholo
Tolentino
TOPIC:
Stand Alone Treatment
System for all waste
streams
SPEAKER:
Engr. Jesselito V. Baring
Technical Presentation by
JG Summit Petrochemicals
Group
• Engr. Zenaida Andrade -
Director for Visayas
Bataan Chapter
• Engr. Emelda Ongo -
Eusebio - Laguna Chapter DOST Chapter
Climate Change
Mitigation
Venue: Grand ballroom
TOPIC:
Development of the Na-
tional Strategy to Reduce
Short-lived Climate Pollu-
tants from the
Municipal Solid Waste
Sector in the Philippines
SPEAKER:
Engr. Voltaire L. Acosta
TOPIC:
Adsorption of Cadmium
from Aqueous Solution
Using
Powdered Mango Leaves
SPEAKER:
Engr. Paolo Nicolai
Minsalan
TOPIC:
Greenhouse Gas Emis-
sions Determinants Using
Empirical Datasets in the
Southeast Asian Region
SPEAKER:
Engr. Juvyneil E. Cartel
TOPIC:
Chemical Engineers at the
Forefront of Climate
Change
SPEAKER:
Engr. Hannah Fatima
Ebro
• Engr. Araceli Monsada -
AVP NCR
• Engr. Romeo Bautista -
Boysen Chapter
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TIME ACTIVITY
6:00 am—8:00 am Election of New PIChE National Board of Directors (For newly Elected NBOD officers only)
8:00 am—4:00 pm VIEWING OF EXHIBITS (Venue: Foyer, Atrium, Jade)
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
8:00 am— 10:00 am Chemical Engineering Alternative Sources of
Industrial Synthesis People Management
and Agriculture Energy
Venue: Emerald Venue: Ruby Venue: Grand ballroom Venue: Sapphire
Attire: Convention t-shirt / Chapter’s t-shirt
TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC:
One-Step Transesterifica- Synthesis of Biodegradable Emotional Responses Renewable Tidal Energy
tion Process Of Mahogany Poly (Xylitol Diglycolate) and and Expectancy Motiva- Potential: Basis for Technology
(Swietenia Macrophylla)
Seed Lipid Using Super- Characterization of Its Ther- tion of Employees on Development in Eastern
critical Carbon Dioxide mal, Mechanical and Morpho- Change Management: Mindanao
8:00 am—8:40 am Fluid logical Properties, and ‘’In Basis for an Improved SPEAKER:
SPEAKER: Vitro’’ Degradation Organizational Perfor- Engr. Albert B. Jubilo
Engr. Juvyneil E. Cartel SPEAKER: mance
Engr. Justin Timothy Vinluan SPEAKER:
Engr. Evelyn Villaruz-
Dofredo
TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC:
Integrated Processing: Production Nanotechnology International Standards Status Updates of the Philippine
Promoting Optimum Utili- of Cellulose Acetate From for Environmental and Bioenergy Industry
zation of Coconuts for
Countryside Development Rice Straw and Its Agricultur- Energy Management SPEAKER:
8:40 am—9:20 am
SPEAKER: al and Environmental and Systems Engr. Ruby de Guzman
Engr. Melvin P. Jusi Industrial Application SPEAKER:
SPEAKER: Engr. Sybil Paden
Engr. Juvy J. Monserate
TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC: TOPIC:
Biogas production from Effect of Oxidized Soybean Oil Lean Six Sigma Aware- Thermochemical conversion of
peanut processing on Extent of Devulcanization ness How Lean Six Sigma cassava pulp residue (Mahinot
wastewater using two
stage UASB reactor of Sulfur-Cured Natural Rub- can complement your esculenta Crantz) to bio-oil and
9:20 am—10:00 am
SPEAKER: ber Compounds current expertise charcoal
Engr. Aileen Castaneda SPEAKER: SPEAKER: SPEAKER:
Engr. Colleen Anh Pegollo Engr. Olson Jodl Gayatin Engr. Maria Theresa
Cabaraban

• Engr. Chamaigne Luz • Engr. Marilou Celzo - • Engr. Emmie Reyes - • Engr. Eloisa Villegas - Director
Jamandre - AVP Visayas Director for Mindanao AVP Mindanao for Visayas
• Engr. Joseph Morao - • Engr. Christylene Balagtas - • Engr. Maria Leni Oro - • Engr. Rowena Calasara - Panay
MODERATORS Isabel Chapter
CDO Chapter Socsargen Chapter Chapter
• Engr. Leonita Sabando -
Ormoc Chapter • Engr. Dennis Oppus - • Engr. Maribel Rizon - • Engr. Joerey Yson - Negros
Bukidnon Chapter Davao Chapter Occidental Chapter
ACTIVITY V ENUE
Morning Snack (Foyer)
10:00am—11:00 am
DISCUSSION OF OUTPUTS ARISING FROM WORKING GROUP MEETING
SPECIAL SESSION ON HB 8625: COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ACT Grand ballroom
11:00am—12:00 nn Engr. Cezar S. dela Cruz, ASEAN Eng, FPIChE
Chair, College of Fellows
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LUNCH BREAK
Grand ballroom,
12:00 nn - 1:00 pm SIDE EVENT: Ruby, Sapphire,
•Induction of New set of NBOD Officers Emerald
•Announcement of the Host Chapter for the 81st National Convention
PLENARY:
Malampaya Deep Water Gas-To-Power Project
1:00 pm—1:40 pm
SPEAKER:
Engr. Rolando Paulino
PLENARY:
Balik Scientist Law
1:40 pm—2:20 pm
SPEAKER:
Sen. Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV
PLENARY:
Engineered Microbial Consortia for Bioprocessing &
2:20 pm—3:00 pm Biomanufacturing: A New Challenge to Chemical Engineers
SPEAKER:
J.M.R Apollo Arquiza, PhD
Afternoon Snack (Foyer)
PLENARY:
3:00 pm—3:40pm The Role of Chemical Engineers on the Power and Energy Sector
SPEAKER:
Dir. Melita V. Obillo
PLENARY:
Challenges in Implementing Environmental Laws
3:40pm—4:20pm
SPEAKER: Grand ballroom
Engr. Wilma Uyaco
PLENARY:
Status of Nuclear Energy in the Philippines
4:20pm—5:00 pm
SPEAKER:
Dr. Carlo Arcilla
MODERATORS:
Engr. Mariel Ocampo, AAE - AVP Luzon
Engr. Tristan Panaligan - PIChE YES Treasurer

CLOSING CEREMONIES

- Announcement of Winners:
Best Papers and Best Technical Presenters

5:00 pm—5:30pm - Turn-over of the key of responsibility to the 81st National

Convention Host Chapter

- Closing Remarks
81st National Convention Host Chapter
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TECHNICAL TOUR

BYAHENG NORTE

1. Clark Water Corporation

TRACK 1* Clark, Pampanga

2. Central Azucarera de Tarlac

Tarlac, Tarlac

BYAHENG TIMOG (A)

TRACK 2*
1. JG Summit Petrochemicals Group
Batangas City

BYAHENG TIMOG (B)

1. Central Azucarera De Don Pedro

TRACK 3* Nasugbu, Batangas

2. Absolut Distillers, Inc.

Lian, Batangas