The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) is proud to announce the winner of the Logo Making Contest for the upcoming 40th Philippine Chemistry Congress!

🌟 Winner: Jhon Paul C. Casiple
🎨 Winning Logo Concept: A simple and modern design that represents the idea of chemistry in action, symbolized by a [flask] pouring out and building up the Philippine flag. This powerful imagery reflects how chemistry contributes to solving our nation’s future problems today.

Mr Casiple’s design will be the official emblem of this milestone event, embodying the congress theme: “Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today with Chemistry.”

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their creativity and passion, and we congratulate Mr Casiple for his exceptional work!

Stay tuned for more updates as we prepare for 40PCC!

The Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the elections for the ICP Board of Directors.

The newly elected board members who will serve from 2025 to 2028 are:

Academe: Dr. Patrick John Y. Lim
Government: Ms. Princess Lalaine W. Benzon
Industry: Mr. Arjay C. Cubos

A summary of election results is shown below.

We would like to thank all those who voted/participated in this election. Let us all continue to support the different activities of ICP.

Academe	Votes
Reynante E. Autida	8
Gladys Cherisse J. Completo	42
Ian Ken D. Dimzon	39
Jonyl L. Garcia	51
Patrick John Y. Lim	71
Arvin Paul P. Tuaño	59
Abstain	41
TOTAL	311

Government	Votes
Princess Lalaine W. Benzon	187
Abstain	124
TOTAL	311

Industry	Votes
Maria Carmela Q. Capule	116
Arjay C. Cubos	166
Abstain	29
TOTAL	311

2025 ICP Election Committee:

Dr. Glenn V. Alea – Chair
Atty. PCOL Albert S. Arturo – Member
Ms. Priscilla Alice L. Samonte – Member

Academe

Name	Affiliation
Reynante E. Autida	Western Mindanao State University
Gladys Cherisse J. Completo	University of the Philippines Los Baños
Ian Ken D. Dimzon	Ateneo de Manila University
Jonyl L. Garcia	Adamson University
Patrick John Y. Lim	University of San Carlos
Arvin Paul P. Tuaño	University of the Philippines Los Baños

Government

Name	Affiliation
Princess Lalaine W. Benzon	Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

Industry

Name	Affiliation
Maria Carmela Q. Capule	CRL Laboratories
Arjay C. Cubos	Unilab Inc.

The following members of the ICP Board of Directors have terms which will expire on 30 June 2025:

End Term	Academe	Government	Industry
2025	Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit*	PLTCOL Victor C. Drapete	Dr. Maria Carmela Q. Capule

Three (3) board members — one representative each from the industry, government and academe — are to be elected.

The elected members of the board are expected to regularly attend the meetings of the ICP and actively participate in activities geared towards achieving the objectives of the ICP as follows:

1. Support the implementation of the Chemistry Profession Act and the Code of Ethics for chemists and safeguard the professional interests of the registered chemists;
2. Make the chemistry professionals (both chemists and chemical technicians) conscious of their serious responsibilities in helping the country develop;
3. Provide a forum to exchange ideas on the chemistry profession;
4. Cultivate discipline among the members, develop the spirit of camaraderie, and maintain occupational standards;
5. Encourage and foster chemical education; and
6. Develop a continuing program of activities leading towards upgrading of standards, such as accreditation of laboratories and professional competencies.

The ICP shall adopt the following election timeline:

• Nomination Period: 07-20 June 2025
• Deadline for Nomination: 20 Jun 2025 12:00 PM
• Posting of Official Nominees: 23 Jun 2025
• Election Period: 23 Jun-04 Jul 2025
• Deadline for Voting: 4 Jul 2025 12:00 PM
• Release of Results: 7 Jul 2025

The term of office of three members of the ICP Board of Directors expires on 30 June 2025.  Nominations are invited for the election of the ICP Board members who will hold office starting 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028.

Three board members—one representative each from the industry, government, and academe are to be elected. Only active REGULAR members of the ICP (chemists) may nominate and be nominated.

End Term	Academe	Government	Industry
2025	Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit*	PLTCOL Victor C. Drapete	Dr. Maria Carmela Q. Capule

*Not eligible for re-nomination due to term limit.

The elected members of the board are expected to regularly attend the meetings of the ICP and actively participate in activities geared towards achieving the objectives of the ICP as follows:

1. Support the implementation of the Chemistry Profession Act and the Code of Ethics for chemists and safeguard the professional interests of the registered chemists.
2. Make the chemistry professionals (both chemists and chemical technicians) conscious of their serious responsibilities in helping the country develop.
3. Provide a forum to exchange ideas on the chemistry profession.
4. Cultivate discipline among the members, develop the spirit of camaraderie, and maintain occupational standards.
5. Encourage and foster chemical education.
6. Develop a continuing program of activities leading towards upgrading of standards, such as accreditation of laboratories and professional competencies.

Eligibility

• Only active Regular Members in good standing may nominate, be nominated, and vote.
• Self-nominations are not accepted.
• The ICP Membership Committee will verify the status of all nominators, nominees, and voters.

Nomination Process

• The ICP Election Committee (COMELEC) will contact nominees using the email provided by the nominator.
• To be considered an official candidate, nominees must:
  • Accept the nomination via email on or before the deadline.
  • Submit a CV using the ICP COMELEC-prescribed format (see link below).

Timeline

• Nomination Period: 07-20 June 2025
• Deadline for Nomination: 20 Jun 2025 12:00 PM
• Posting of Official Nominees: 23 Jun 2025
• Election Period: 23 Jun-04 Jul 2025
• Deadline for Voting: 4 Jul 2025 12:00 PM
• Release of Results: 7 Jul 2025

Term of Office

• Elected officers will serve a term of three (3) years: 2025–2028.

ICP COMELEC 2025

• Dr. Glenn V. Alea – Chair
• Atty. PCOL Albert S. Arturo – Member
• Ms. Priscilla Alice L. Samonte – Member

Guidelines

1. Only active REGULAR members of the ICP in good standing can be nominated, submit a nomination, and vote. Self-nomination will not be accepted. The ICP Membership Committee shall confirm the status of nominators, nominees, and voters.
2. Incumbent ICP Chapter or Cluster officers may be nominated, provided that if they are declared winners, they are considered automatically resigned from their position within the Chapter or Cluster.
3. The ICP Election Committee will contact the nominee, nominator, and qualified voters through their ICP registered email address.
4. The complete nomination form must be submitted by email on or before 20 Jun 2025 12:00 PM. The nominee should submit his/her CV using the ICP COMELEC prescribed format.
5. The official list of newly elected Board members will be posted on the ICP website (https://www.icp.org.ph/) on 7 July 2025.
6. The winning candidate from each sector will hold office for a term of 3 years (1 Jul 2025-30 Jul 2028).
7. The ICP Elections Committee (ICP COMELEC) for 2025 is made up of the following: Dr. Glenn Alea (Chair), and Atty. PCOL Albert S. Arturo, and Ms. Priscilla Alice Samonte (Members).

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has opened the nominations for the 2025 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award. Please see the PRC Memo Circular No. 12 series of 2017 for guidance.

The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) is calling for nominations for the 2025 PRC Outstanding Professional of the Year in the Field of Chemistry. Nominations may come from the academe, government and the industry.

In connection with this, if you have chemists in mind, with active PRC licenses and membership to ICP, who will qualify, we highly encourage you to nominate them.

Submit us the names for nomination to secretariat@icp.org.ph.

Access nomination forms and supporting documents here:

Deadline of submission is on 15 May 2025