Representatives from companies and institutions with chemical laboratories based in and around Bacolod City, Negros Occidental attended the one-day seminar on “Certificate to Operate Chemical Laboratories” held at the Bacolod Pavilion Hotel on 19 May 2017, organized by the ICP Bacolod Chapter. ICP-National officers Dr. Fabian Dayrit (President), Ms. Edna Mijares (VP-Externals), Ms. Priscilla Samonte (Public Information Officer), and PRC Board of Chemistry (PRC-BOC) members Dr. Adoracion Resurreccion, Dr. Soledad Castañeda, and Ms. Tess Cayton were present and went full force in ensuring that the participants gained significant knowledge on how to improve the management and standards of their respective chemical laboratories in accordance with the new Chemistry Profession Act.
This seminar is the culmination of the ICP and PRC-BOC’s four-day working visit to Negros Occidental, where they visited and inspected the chemical laboratories of local companies. (Text: Nick Tan; Photos: Arlene Matti)