The following individuals have been nominated for the 2022 ICP Board Election (click on the name of a candidate to view their brief profile and statement of candidacy):

Academe

Industry

Government

The election (through online voting) will be from June 13 (Monday), 9AM until June 27 (Monday), 11:59 PM.

Only active REGULAR members of the ICP are allowed to cast their votes; an active member is a registered chemist who has an unexpired membership to the ICP (June 2022 to June 2025). Associate members (those with “A” in their membership card number, or members who are chemical technicians) and foreign members of the ICP are NOT required to vote.

The voter is required to present any one of the following proofs of active ICP membership:

• uploading a scanned copy / photograph of your ICP membership card, or
• uploading a scanned copy / photograph of your ICP membership application official receipt, or
• uploading a scanned copy / photograph of your ICP membership confirmation e-mail, or
• uploading a scanned copy / photograph of your ICP regional chapter membership certificate, or
• by typing in your ICP membership card number, or
• by typing in your PRC chemist license number (provided you are an active ICP member).

The ICP Elections Committee (ICP COMELEC) shall verify the validity of the voter’s active membership to the ICP before his/her ballot is duly counted.

NOMINATIONS ARE EXTENDED UNTIL 3 JUN 2022 23:59 (UTC +08:00)

The term of office of three members of the ICP Board of Directors expires on 30 June 2022. Nominations are invited for the election of the ICP Board members who will hold office starting 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025.

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
2022	Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit*	PLtCol. Victor C. Drapete*	Ms. Ma. Josephine B. Gonzales*
2023	Dr. Glenn V. Alea	Mr. Angelo S. Bugarin	Ms. Priscilla Alice L. Samonte
2024	Dr. Lilibeth dlC. Coo	Mr. Admer Rey C. Dablio	Mr. Mark L. Grageda
* Terms to expire on June 30, 2022.

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.

Guidelines:

• Only active REGULAR members of the ICP in good standing can be nominated, submit a nomination, and vote. Nominations cast by active ASSOCIATE members (chemical technicians) and FOREIGN members will NOT be recognized. Self-nomination will NOT be accepted. The ICP Membership Committee shall confirm the status of nominators, nominees, and voters.
• The ICP Election committee will contact the nominee through the email address provided by the nominator.
• To be an official candidate, the nominee must accept the nomination by email on or before the deadline set by the committee. The nominee must submit his/her CV using the ICP COMELEC prescribed format.
• The winning candidate from each sector will hold office for a term of 3 years (2022 to 2025).
• The nomination period is from 16 to 30 May 2022. The Google Nomination forms should be accomplished by 12noon of 30 May.
• The official list of nominees will be posted on the ICP website (https://www.icp.org.ph/) by 13 June 2022.
• The election period will be from 13 to 27 June 2022. Results will be announced on June 30.
• The ICP Elections Committee (ICP COMELEC) for 2022 is made up of the following: Dr. Glenn Alea (Chair), and Mr. Angelo Bugarin, and Ms. Priscilla Alice Samonte (Members).

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has opened the nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award. Please see the attached PRC Memo Circular No. 12. 

ICP President Dr. Toby Dayrit formed a search committee, headed by Dr. Glenn Alea. The committee will choose our best three candidates for the 2022 Outstanding Chemist Award and submit the nominations to PRC.

In connection with this, if you have chemists in mind who will qualify, we highly encourage you to nominate them. Below are the criteria and qualifications. 

Since PRC requires a lot of documents from our final three nominees, it will be best if the committee informs the nominees way before the deadline of submission set by PRC, which is on 08 Apr 2022.

Submit us the names for nomination on or before Thursday, 31 March 2022 to glenn.alea[at]dlsu.edu.ph.

Click here to view the Roster of PRC Outstanding Professional of the Year in the Field of Chemistry Awardees »

Click here to view PRC Memorandum Circular No. 12 dated November 27, 2017 »

Click on a link below to view the respective file:

• Full text of the Official Result
• List of successful Examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the Chemist Exam
• List of successful Examinees who garnered the three (3) highest places in the Chemical Technician Exam
• Performance of Schools
• List of Successful Examinees

Source: PRC Website

Registration to the PRC. From December 6 to December 16, 2021, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration. Those who will register are required to bring the following: downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, notice of admission (for identification only), 2 pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of documentary stamps and 1 piece short brown envelope. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Membership to the ICP. Newly-registered chemists and chemical technicians are required to become members of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP), the accredited professional organization of chemists and chemical technicians in the country recognized by the PRC. Click on the link below to learn how to become an active ICP member.

Oath-taking Ceremony of board-passers. The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

Congratulations to this year’s board-passers, and welcome to the chemistry profession!

The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) is immensely proud of Ms. Edna C. Mijares, its immediate past vice-president for external affairs, for being the recipient of the Service to the Chemistry Profession award from the Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies (PFCS). She will be honored in an awarding ceremony during the conduct of the 35th Philippine Chemistry Congress on 24 September 2021. The article below is the official citation, written by ICP President Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit.

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It is rare to find someone who has contributed to the advancement of chemistry in the Philippines to all of the sectors and through intangible dimensions. The PFCS wishes to honor such a rare person and now has the privilege to confer the Award of Service to the Profession to Ms. Edna Callejas-Mijares, RCh.

Edna has contributed significantly to the industry, government, and academe sectors. As president and chief operating officer of Jefcor Laboratories Inc., she has nurtured and developed one of the leading chemical analytical laboratories in the country, assisting the agricultural sector to meet the stringent requirements of pesticide residue analysis. For her work in this area, two key societies in this area recognized her achievements: the Philippine Association of Entomologists recognized her twice with the Most Outstanding Entomologist in Entrepreneurship Award in 2002 and the F.B. Calora Award for Outstanding Entomologist in 2015, while the Pest Management Council of the Philippines gave her the Achievement Award in Pest Management in 2004. Edna has been a sought-after consultant for many major agribusiness enterprises in the country. Clearly, Edna knows how to handle pests!

With her considerable experience in business and chemical analysis, Edna has been a key member in the numerous government regulatory, standards and law enforcement agencies, such as the Philippine Pesticide Authority, the Department of Health, Bureau of Product Standards, Environmental Management Bureau, and the Philippine National Police, among others. She has also generously contributed her time, knowledge, and financial resources to help students at all levels, from elementary school to undergraduate and graduate levels, including review sessions for the Chemistry licensure examinations and OJT opportunities at Jefcor.

Edna stands out through many intangibles that have truly strengthened the profession. This is exemplified by the award that her beloved alma mater, Silliman University, conferred upon her in 2011: the Outstanding Silliman Alumni Awardee in Entrepreneurship in Chemistry.

And, of course, we cannot fail to mention Edna’s 20 years of dedicated and transformative service to the ICP. Edna gave her invaluable support for the passage of the Chemistry Profession Law (now Republic Act 10657) in 2015 after a 15-year effort. As ICP’s Vice-President for External Affairs, Edna worked tirelessly for the implementation of RA 10657, assisting the Board of Chemistry, and helped the various ICP chapters become stronger.

Last, but certainly not the least, this is an award that recognizes Edna’s generosity. One of her awards which may seem less prestigious but is very meaningful is the Bagonhon Gawad Award in Philanthropy which was given during the Bago City 50th Charter Anniversary in February 2016. The Callejas-Mijares Scholarship Foundation Inc., which she and her equally generous husband Jeff established, has been providing scholarships for poor but deserving students from their hometown.

For these and many more contributions that have not been mentioned, the PFCS is proud to confer the 2021 Service to the Profession Award to Ms. Edna Callejas-Mijares!