IN 2007, former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the third week of September as Chemical Engineering Week through Proclamation No. 1365.
In observance of this, the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers – Cebu Chapter (PIChE-Cebu) will celebrate the 7th Chemical Engineering Week on Sept. 16 to 22.
During the week-long celebration, PIChE-Cebu lined up activities for the awareness and promotion of the chemical engineering profession.
Activities will open with a motorcade on Sept. 16 at 6 a.m. from J Center Mall in Mandaue City to D’ Family Park in Talamban, Cebu City, where the tree planting, Bisdak Olympics, awarding and induction ceremony will be held.
On Sept. 18 at 1 p.m., there will be inter-secondary schools science and math quiz bowl, ChE students’ exhibit and the promotion of the Chemical Engineering profession at the SM City-Consolacion Activity Center.
On Sept. 19, the Bioplus 2012 research presentation will be held at the Rigney Hall of University of San Carlos Talamban campus from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and PIChE sub-chapter fellowship bowling at SM City Cebu at 6 p.m.
The celebration will end with a feeding activity on Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. in barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town in northern Cebu.