4.code of Ethics For Chemical Engineers

CODE OF ETHICS FOR
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAWS
History of Chemical Engineering
1839 – George E. Davis, 1850 – 1906,
(Father of Chemical Engineering)
suggested the need for a
mechanical engineer with
working knowledge in the
chemical industry.
“A chemical engineer is a person
with chemical and mechanical knowledge
who applies it to the utilization in
a manufacturing scale of chemical action.”
....History of Chemical Engineering
 1880 – the first attempt to form a Society of
Chemical Engineers in London was created
 1882 – Assembly of Society of Chemical
Industries, 15 of 300 members describe

themselves as chemical engineers
 No formal education yet for chemical
engineers
1880’s:
 The “chemical engineer” of these years was either a
mechanical engineer who had gained some

knowledge of chemical process equipment, a
chemical plant foreman with a lifetime of
experience but little education, or an applied
chemist with knowledge of large scale industrial
chemical reactions.
 1905 – Publication of Chemical Engineering

Journal
 1908 – Establishment of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers

 1918 – Chemical Engineering Society with
400 members
 1922 – the UK Institution of Chemical
Engineers (IChemE) was founded

Philippine Regulation Commission:
Brief History
 First created by PD 223 dated June 22, 1973
 Was previously called Office of Board of
Examiners, created by RA 546 on June 17,
1950 under the aegis of Civil Service
Commission
 PRC became operational on January 4, 1974,
paving the way for the standardization of rules
and regulations for the professions then under
CSC.
 First Commissioner was Architect Eric C. Nubla
….PRC
 Legal mandate of PRC:
1. Conduct and administer licensure examinations to
aspiring professionals
2. To regulate and supervise the practice of the
professions exercised in partnership with the 43
Professional Regulatory Boards in the fields of
health, business, education, social sciences,
engineering and technology.
….PRC
 July 25, 1995 – Pres. Fidel Ramos
institutionalized CPE (Continuing Professional
Education) and made it mandatory for the
renewal of professional licenses. This was
fully implemented for all professions in 1997.
 1996 – full operations of regional offices in
cities of Baguio, Cebu, Legazpi, CDO, Davao.

Chemical Engineering in the
Philippines
 Feb. 23, 1921 – P.A.2985, created the Board of
Chemical Engineering together with the Boards of
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering. They
were placed under the Dept. of Commerce and
Communications.
 1932 – The Board under RA 4007, was placed
under the Dept. of Public Works and

Communications.
 1948 – The Chemical Engineering Law (RA 318)
was passed, which led to the creation of a new

Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers.
….Chemical Engineering in the Philippines
 January 14, 1985 – the board adopted and approved the
Code of Ethics to guide chemical engineers in the
practice of their profession
 2004 – The Chemical Engineering Law of 2004 was
passed (RA 9297)
The First Members of the Board of
Chemical Engineering (1921)
Hon Ramon Feliciano, Chairman
Hon. Vivencio Araos, Member
Hon. Moises Miranda, Member
ASSIGNMENT 1
 RA 9297, RA 8293 and PD442

 Search for an 3 administrative cases that can
be classified as violations to RA 9297, RA

8293 and PD442. Identify the articles
violated.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9297
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND REPEALING FOR THIS
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 318 (R.A. 318), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LAW”
ARTICLE I
SECTION 1. Title – This Act shall be known as the “Chemical Engineering
Law of 2004”.
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy – It is hereby declared the policy of the

State to supervise and regulate the practice of chemical engineering vital to
national development, upgrade chemical engineering education in order to
ensure that our chemical engineers are at par with the best in the world, and
to reserve the practice of such to Filipino citizens.
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.
Sec. a. Practice of chemical engineering shall mean the rendering or offering of

professional chemical engineering service for a fee, salary, reward, or compensation,
paid to him or through another person, or even without such reward or compensation.
The term shall be synonymous with the term “rendering chemical engineering
service”.
Sec. b. Industrial plant shall mean any plant in which unit processes and/or
operations are involved, including the related pollution control and abatement
processes or operations.
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.
Sec. c. Unit process shall mean the chemical change which is involved in the
manufacture of industrial or consumer products or the treatment of industrial or
chemical wastes.
Sec. d. Unit operations shall mean the physical operation by which a desired step in
an industrial process is conducted or controlled. This includes but is not limited to:
storage of gases, liquids, solids, heat transfer, evaporation; mass transfer, i.e.
distillation, absorption, adsorption, drying, humidification, extraction, leaching,
mixing and dispersion, separation, i.e. filtration, screening, molecular seiving and
coalescing.
Sec. 3.f. Chemical engineer shall mean a person duly registered and a holder of valid
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card issued by the Board
of Chemical Engineering and the Professional Regulation Commission.
SECTION 4. Scope of Practice – Professional chemical engineering service
shall embrace the following similar services in relation to industrial plants:
1. Consultation requiring chemical engineering knowledge, skill and

proficiency;
2. Investigation;
3. Estimation and/or valuation;
4. Planning;
5. Preparation of feasibility studies;
6. Designing;
7. Preparation of specifications;
8. Supervision of installation;
9. Operation including quality management, but excluding chemical analysis
and operation of chemical laboratory; and
10. Research and development
SECTION 4. Scope of Practice – Professional chemical engineering service

shall embrace the following similar services in relation to industrial plants:
The teaching, lecturing and reviewing of professional engineering subjects in the

curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree or a
subject of the Chemical Engineering licensure examination given in any school,
college, university or any other educational institution shall also be considered a
professional engineering service.
ARTICLE I
CREATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR

CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
SEC. 5. Composition of the board. – There shall be created a Board of
Chemical Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the Board, under the
administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission, hereinafter called Commission, composed of a Chairman and
two (2) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from
among those recommended by the Commission from the nominees of the duly
integrated and accredited national organization of chemical engineers.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS WITH
REGARDS TO THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSION.
An Act to Regulate the Practice of Chemistry in the Philippines and for Other
Purposes. Promulgated in April 2015.
Sec. 1 Definitions.
Chemistry - refers to the study, analysis, modification and calculations of physico-

chemical or biochemical properties of matter. Chemistry includes the atomic, molecular
surface and supra molecular composition and structure of matter, properties and reactions,
the changes which matter undergoes, the energy involved, and the conditions under which
such changes occur. Biochemistry, which is defined as the study of the Chemical
compound and process in biological organisms, is included within the scope of Chemistry
for purpose of RA No. 10657.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS WITH
REGARDS TO THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSION.
An Act to Regulate the Practice of Chemistry in the Philippines and for Other
Purposes. Promulgated in April 2015.
Sec. 1 Definitions.
Registered Chemist – refers to any person who is engaged in the professional practice
of Chemistry, as defined herein, who is duly registered with Board and the
Commission. A registered Chemist shall have the authority to undertake the
professional practice of Chemistry.
Chemical Laboratory – refers to a facility where activities described in Section 3(d)

Chemical analysis and Section 3(e) Chemical synthesis are performed. Such activities
carried out outside of a chemical laboratory, for example, a factory, mobile laboratory,
or field analysis, shall likewise be considered a chemical laboratory. The head of a
chemical laboratory shall be a registered chemist.
SECTION 29. Submission of Designs and Specifications for
Government Approval
Any proposal, design, specification, working drawings or plan for

industrial plant or any part thereof submitted to any government agency,
national or local, including government-owned or controlled
corporations, shall not be processed or approved, nor such plant be issued
any permit, license, franchise, authorization or certification unless such
proposal, design, specification, working drawing or plan is signed by a
registered chemical engineer, with seal and registration number affixed
hereto.
Rule VII of the IRR
COMPLIANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 42. All industrial plants, as defined in R.A. 9297, must hire the services of a
chemical engineer. The Board shall issue a Certificate of Compliance to industrial
plants that have complied with the provision…
Sec. 44. In coordination with the CHED, the Board or its authorized representative
may inspect the facilities, faculty, equipment and other aspects directly related to the
chemical engineering program of educational institutions.
Sec. 48. The Board shall issue guidelines that shall govern the compliance of
industrial plants, inspection and monitoring, issuance of Certificate of compliance,
and relevant acts. A Code of Technical Standards shall also be issued by the Board to
guide implementation of this Rule.
RESOLUTION No. 13
Series of 2004
THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR) OF
REPUBLIC ACT 9297, AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND REPEALING FOR THIS
PURPOSE R.A. 318, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING LAW”
Rule III
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Section 15. Examination Required – All persons desiring to register as

Chemical Engineers and to practice the profession must pass the licensure
examinations for the practice of Chemical Engineering in the Philippines.
Rule III
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Section 16. Qualifications for Examination – Any person applying for
admission to the chemical engineering examination shall establish to the
satisfaction of the Board and the Commission that he/she possesses the
following qualifications:
a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
b) That he/she is of good moral character;
c) That he/she is a graduate of a school, institute, college or university
recognized by the Government and has been conferred the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or its equivalent;
d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
A Filipino citizen who graduated from a foreign educational institution
shall be required, before his application is accepted, to submit an
endorsement from CHED.
Rule III
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Section 22. Scope of Examination – The licensure examinations for

Chemical Engineers shall cover, but not limited to the following subjects
with their corresponding percentage weights:
1) Chemical Engineering 40%
2) Physical and Chemical Principles 30%
3) General Engineering 30%
The Board is empowered to determine the syllabi of the subjects and

their relative weights but in no case shall the relative weight of Chemical
Engineering be less than forty per centum (40%).
Rule III
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Section 22. Scope of Examination – The licensure examinations for

Chemical Engineers shall cover, but not limited to the following subjects
with their corresponding percentage weights:
1) Chemical Engineering 40%
2) Physical and Chemical Principles 30%
3) General Engineering 30%
The Board is empowered to determine the syllabi of the subjects and

their relative weights but in no case shall the relative weight of Chemical
Engineering be less than forty per centum (40%).
Rule XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 59. Exemption from Examination and Registration – Upon proper

application for exemption with the Board, examination shall not be required for the
foreign engineers who are allowed to practice chemical engineering in the
Philippines as provided for in this IRR of R.A. 9297. They shall be required to
register for the purpose of securing a Special Permit to Practice.
An Act Regulating and Modernizing the Practice of Chemistry in the Philippines
Repealing RA 754 aka Chemistry Law of the Philippines. Promulgated in 2015.
Sec. 23. Exemption from Examination for Chemists. Holders of a doctoral degree in
Chemistry from a reputable university may apply for registration as chemists
without examination from the Board. They must submit a copy of their
undergraduate and graduate diplomas, transcripts and cover pages of their
doctoral thesis. Provided, that such individuals must show evidence that they have
been active in the practice of chemistry. The Board may require presentation of the
doctoral thesis and other evidence of competence and achievement in chemistry.
Examination Questions Distribution in
the Revised Table of Specifications
A. Multiple Choice
Objective questions with four (4) answers: a, b, c & d. One of which is
correct (Stem) while the three others are distractors which are designed
to confuse or raise doubts in the minds of the examinees.
B. Situational
A problem with three questions. Each question has four (4) answers: a,
b, c & d and one of which is the correct (Stem). As with the Multiple
Choice questions, the three other answers are distractors. This could
also be a set of three problems.
Degree of Difficulty
Easy – comprises 37% of the questions (all objective multiple choice questions).
Moderate – comprises 51% of the questions
Difficult - comprises 12% of the questions
Examination Questions Distribution
Degree of Difficulty: Chemical Engineering Principles (40%)
Easy – comprises 37% of the questions
} 88%
No. Subject No. of Weight, % Question Type
Items
1 Chemical Engineering Calculations 21 21 -0- 7 Situational x 3
2 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 19 19 7 MC 4 Situational x 3
3 Reaction Kinetics 5 5 5 MC -0-
4 Unit Operations 35 35 11 MC 8 Situational x 3
5 Chemical Process Industries 5 5 5 MC -0-
6 Plant Design 10 10 4 MC 2 Situational x 3
7 Instrumentation and Process Control 5 5 5 MC -0-
Total 100 100 37 MC 21 x 3 =

63 Situational
} 88%
No. Subject No. of Weight, % Question Type

Items
D 35 35 11 MC 8 Situational x 3
Unit Operations
D.1 FFLMECH (Principles of Fluid Mechanics, e.g. 10 10 3-4 MC 2 Situational x 3
Flow of fluids, Pumps)
D. HMMT (Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer 10 10 3-4 MC 2 Situational x 3
e.g. Fluidization, Extraction)
2
D. SEPPRO (Separation Processes e.g. Filtration, 5 5 2 MC 1 Situational x 3

Screening, Membrane, Size)
3
D. SWOT (Stage-wise operations e.g. 10 10 3-4 MC 2 Situational x 3

4 Evaporation, Distillation, Humidification)
} 88%
OUTCOMES-BASED EXAMINATIONS
Items Summary
Descriptor Number of Test Items
Knowledge, Skills and Values (KSV) 30
Application 50
Degree of Independence 20
TOTAL 100
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ISSUES
SYLLABI
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Scope
The examinees’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles, terminology,
and the application of these concepts and principles in the solution of problems
encountered in each particular subject given in the licensure examinations.
Subjects

I. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES
A. General Inorganic Chemistry: Matter and energy, theory of atoms and

molecules, chemical periodicity, calculation principles in chemical
changes, chemical bonding, solutions, chemical equilibrium, chemical
kinetics, and nuclear chemistry.
B. Organic Chemistry: Structural characteristics and reaction mechanism of different

organic compounds: aliphatic, aromatics, arenas, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones,
carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, amino acids, and proteins.
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ISSUES
I. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES
C. Analytical Chemistry: Theory and practice of gravimetric and volumetric

methods of analysis and their application methods in the analysis of acids, bases,
salts, and minerals.
D. Physical Chemistry: Properties of gases, liquids, solids and solutions;

introduction to first and second laws of thermodynamics; thermochemistry;
homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria; transference and conductance of
ionized solutions; and electrochemistry.
E. Biochemical Engineering: Aspects of biological sciences, primarily

microbiology and biochemistry, which are applicable to process industries.
F. Environmental Engineering: Types of pollutants; physical, chemical, and

biological processes applicable to pollution control and abatement.
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ISSUES
II. GENERAL ENGINEERING
A. Mathematics: Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Differential Calculus,

Integral Calculus, Differential Equation, Statistics & Probability Theory.
B. Physics: Mechanics, waves, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism, and light.
C. Engineering Mechanics: Statistics and dynamics; free body concepts; equilibrium
of coplanar and non-coplanar systems; analysis of frames and trusses; friction;
centroids and moments of inertia; motion of particles and rigid bodies; mass,
force and acceleration; work and energy; impulse and momentum.
D. Strength of Materials: Axial stress and strain, stresses in torsion and bending,
combined stresses, beam deflections, indeterminate beams, and elastic
instability.
E. Engineering Economics: Introductory financial accounting; financial mathematics;
time value of money; break-even analysis capital investment decision criteria;
and engineering-oriented applications. E
F. Laws, Contracts, and Ethics: Legal and ethical issues related to the practice of
chemical engineering, including intellectual property and environmental laws.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ISSUES
III. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
A. Chemical Engineering Calculations: Elementary mass and energy balances;

stoichiometry, principles of equilibrium applicable to unit operations and processes;
material and energy balances applicable to industrial process, e.g., gaseous, liquid and solid
fuels, sulfur, nitrogen compound, etc.
B. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: First and second laws of thermodynamics, P-
V-T relationships of fluids, heat effects, thermodynamics of flow processes, power and
refrigeration cycles, phase equilibra, and chemical reaction equilibrium.
C. Reaction Kinetics: Principles and applications of chemical kinetics to the design
of chemical reactors.
D. Unit Operations: Principles of fluid mechanics; heat, mass and momentum
transfer; separation processes; stage-wise operations.
E. Chemical Process Industries: Unit processes and operations involved in the
inorganic and organic chemical industries.
F. Plant Design: Application of physical and chemical principles in the design of
industrial plants or parts thereof involving preparation of process flow sheets,
mass and energy balances, and equipment design.
G. Instrumentation and Process Control: Principles and operations of a wide
variety of process instruments and the proper selection thereof for practical
industrial application.
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MANILA AND CEBU EXAMS
NOVEMBER 19-21, 2013
DATE AND TIME SUBJECTS WEIGHT REMARKS
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
7:00 A.M. – GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
7:45 A.M. FILLING-UP OF FORMS
8:00 A.M.- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES 30% Use of
2:00 P.M. General Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Handbook
Chemistry; Analytical Allowed
Chemistry; Physical Chemistry;
Biochemical Engineering;
Environmental Engineering;
WEDNESDAY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES 40% Handbook

NOVEMBER 20, 2013 Chemical Engineering Calculations; Chemical allowed
Engineering Thermodynamics; Reaction
Kinetics; Unit Operations; Chemical Process
Industries, Plant Design; Instrumentation and
Process Control;
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DATE AND TIME SUBJECTS WEIGHT REMARKS

THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
8:00 A.M.- GENERAL ENGINEERING, ETHICS 30% Handbook
2:00 P.M. AND CONTRACTS not allowed
Mathematics; Physics; Engineering
Mechanics; Strength of Materials;

Engineering Economics; Laws, Contracts
and Ethics
IMPORTANT:

1. Your school/building assignment will be posted at the PRC premises two to three working days
before the examination. Bring your NOTICE OF ADMISSION when you verify your school/building
assignment. Visit your school/building assignment prior to the day of the examination.
2. Report to the school/building assignment before 6:30 a.m. on the first day of the examination to
verify your room and seat number. Be punctual, late examinees will not be allowed.
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IMPORTANT:
3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:
Male Examinees - White polo shirts or t-shirts with collar, tucked-in
Female - White Blouses or t-shirts with collar
4. Bring the following on examination day:

a. Notice of Admission
b. Official Receipt
c. One piece metered-stamped window mailing envelope
d. Two or more pencils (NO. 2)
e. Ball pens with BLACK ink only.
f. One piece long brown envelope
g. One piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your
valuables and other allowed items)
h. One clear and clean copy of 2 x 2 colored picture (preferably in
white background) with name tag, and write your complete
address, and school at the back of picture. (Put picture in letter
envelope with your name legibly written outside.)
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IMPORTANT:

5.The following are PROHIBITED inside the examination premises/rooms.
a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing

coded data/information/formula.
b. PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS
c. CELLULAR PHONES, beepers, portable computers or similar
gadgets/devices.
d. Bags of any kind (ladies bag, shoulder bags, attaché case, backpacks,
etc.)
e. Other examination aides not stated on this program.
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IMPORTANT:
6. Use of Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook shall be allowed ONLY in
“Physical and Chemical Principles” and in “Chemical Engineering
Principles” subjects during the November 2013 examination subject to
the following strict restrictions:
a. Handbook must be in its original printed form. Photocopy or Xerox copy is not
allowed.
b. Handbook must not have any handwritten formula, sample problems, notations
or any such kind of writings or added information.
c. Insertion of photocopied pages, printed sheets or any other form of written
materials shall be strictly prohibited.
d. Only bookmarks, tabs, underlines and highlights are allowed.
e. Use of Periodic Table and any loose sheet shall not be permitted.

The proctors/watchers reserve the right to confiscate and refuse the use of
Handbook found questionable and/or not meeting any of the above restrictions. Any
fraudulent attempt to use the Handbook as a means to cheat shall be dealt with
accordingly and shall be ground for revocation for life or privilege to take the
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IMPORTANT:
7. In the “General Engineering” subject (on Day 3, April 15) the use of Handbook is strictly not
allowed.
8. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your Notice of Admission and Examinees Kit.

NOTE: PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR PROHIBITED ITEMS THAT WILL BE
LOST.

Manila, Philippines
February 22, 2011
APPROVED:
OFELIA V. BULAONG
Chairman
CERTIFIED CORRECT:

CARLOS G. ALMELOR
Secretary
Professional Regulatory Boards
Members of the Board of Chemical Engineering
(As 0f May 2015)
Hon. Ofelia V. Bulaong

Chairman
Hon. Francisco A. Arellano Hon. Jeffrey Mijares

Member Member
Current Members of the Board of Chemical
Engineering (As 0f May 2019)
Engr. Ofelia V. Bulaong, Chairman

Members:
Engr. Jeffrey G. Mijares
Engr. Cyd P. Aguilera
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VISIT the PRC WEBSITE: www.prc.gov.ph

SEARCH THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PORTAL
THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK!

OFELIA V. BULAONG, Ph. D. FRANCISCO A. ARELLANO JEFFREY G. MIJARES
Chairman Member Member
Board of Chemical Engineering

Professional Regulation Commission
“CheckBoard 2015: Towards
Traversing Path”
Hon. Francisco A. Arellano

Member, Board of Chemical Engineering
October 17, 2015

University of the Philippines-Diliman
Is the Chemical Engineering a
Sunset Profession?
CheckBoard 2015: Towards Traversing

Path” Hon. Francisco A. Arellano
Member, Board of Chemical Engineering
October 17, 2015
University of the Philippines-Diliman
OR A
DIVERGING
PROFESSION?
 The next query is “What is the future of
chemical engineering in the next 25 years?”
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
After 94 years… there are only 30,417

registered Chemical Engineers in the
Philippines as Of May 2015
No. of Five Year Ave. No. of Five Year Ave.
Year Examinees No. of Year Examinees No. of
Examinees Examinees
1991 1061 1017 2006 934 940
1992 944 2007 875
1993 1025 2008 810
1994 941 2009 981
1995 1113 2010 1070
1996 1156 1181 2011 971
1997 1097 2012 1160
1998 1222 2013 1172
1999 1211 2014 1309
2000 1218 2015 405
2001 1065 1074
2002 1038
2003 1043
2004 1038
2005 1184
Schools Offering BS Chemical Engineering in the
Philippines
 41 schools – highest number recorded
 33 schools – currently listed in the PRC list
 12 schools – have closed their ChE program
◦ Notre Dame
◦ Zamboanga College
◦ St. Michael College (Iligan)
◦ TIP – QC
◦ University of San Jose
◦ West Negros
◦ FEU
Schools Offering BS Chemical Engineering in the
Philippines (cont.)
◦ FEATI University
◦ Cagayan de Oro College
◦ Western Institute of Technology
◦ Northwestern University
◦ St. Paul University – Tuguegarao
• 21 schools remaining, half are state-run
Concerns of the Profession
 Low turn-out of students taking chemical
engineering
 Closure of schools offering chemical
engineering
 No new chemical industries/plants being built
in the country
 Global recession
Positive Developments in the
Profession
 Larger admission quota for new students
taking up chemical engineering in state-run
universities
 Top graduates from high school, specifically
national science high schools, still prefer

chemical engineering over other degrees
 Bigger demand from business processing
outsourcing/services
 No unemployed chemical engineer
 With high school graduates going into
business, hospitality and leisure services
courses (culinary arts, HRM) and allied
medical courses (nursing, physical and
occupational therapy) and chemical
engineering is reserved for geeks and ego-
trippers.
Cost of Education
 In a public university, a course in ChE is
approximately P3,500 to P 7,000 per
semester. In a private institution, it may
range from P30,000 to P55,000.*
*Based on 2011 rates

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On the Positive Side
 Top 2 places in most lucrative degree survey by
CNN Money (USA) 2006, 2007 & 2009 – annual
salary of $70,000-$105,000
 Highest paying degree for first employment of
college graduate (Princeton University Study, 2006)

 Highest Paid CEO’s in the USA
◦ Andrew Grove (Intel)

◦ Clifton Garrin (Exxon)
◦ Eugenio Lafuera (FEMSA)
◦ Charles Koch (Koch Industries)
◦ David Railey (Chevron)
Where are the Chemical Engineers?
 Robin Batterham, Chief Scientist (Australia)

 Samuel Bodman, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Energy
 Adon Osborne created the first portable computer
 Hu Tsu Tau, former Minister of Finance
(Singapore)
 Jerry Buzek, former Minister (Poland) & former
President of European Parliament
 George Richards, former President of Trinidad &
Tobago
They improved our quality of life:

 Margaret Roussau – designed the first
penicillin plant
 Waldo Semon – invented PVC
 Lewis Urry – invented alkaline battery
(Everready)
 Nathaniel Wyett – produced PET plastic
bottles for DuPont

 Victor Mills – invented disposable diapers
They also produced products which threatened

mankind:
 K. B. Quinan – explosive manufacturing
expert for De Beers (diamond company)

 Fritz Haber – produced the Haber process
used in chemical warfare

 Edward Teller – Father of Hydrogen Bomb
In the Philippines, what paths have
they pursued?
Manufacturing/Transportation/Finance
Lucio Tan – manufacturing business, banking,
airlines (PAL & AirPhil)
 James Go – JG Summit, Cebu Pacific, Robinson’s
 Richard King – leisure lifestyle business leader in
the south
 Tony Tan Caktiong – controls food
conglomerates (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich,

Mang Inasal, Red Ribbon, Delifrance)
Property Development:
 John Gaisano – property development
BPO
 Karla Batungbakal – pioneered the BPO in the
Philippines
they pursued?
Politics:
 Former Congressman Lualhati Antonino
 Gov. Roberto Pagdanganan (Bulacan)
 Gov. Carlito Marquez (Aklan)
Government Technocrats:
 Froilan Tampico – President (Napocor)
 Former Secretary Estrella Alabastro (DOST)
 Former Secretary Filemon Uriarte (DOST)
 Former Secretary Cesar Buenaventura (DTI)
 OFELIA BULAONG – FORMER GOVERNOR, BOI
they pursued?
Spiritual Leaders
 Father Fernando Suarez – The Healing Priest
Alternative Healing
 Bibiano Fajardo – President (Philippine Hilot
Society)
INFLUENCIAL PERSONS IN THE WORLD
 Hu Jintao -- Chinese
President, chairman
of Central Military  Pope Francis
Commission .
The New Path: The Universal and Borderless
Engineer Exploring New Frontiers
 Cleaner Production and Cleaner Technology

 Carbon Sequestration
 Extraction of Hydrogen Resources
 Downstream and Upstream of Petroleum Products
 Engineered microorganism for biomass feedstock
 Small-scale chemical process against centralized
processes
 Advances in catalysis (ex. Conversion of biomass
and CO2 into fuel)
 Micro-scale reaction
The Chemical Engineer Thrust
1. Biology as a Chemical Engineering Science (previously
applied to fermentation and wastewater treatment:
biotechnology, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices,
genetics engineering and energy and biomass)
2. Nanotechnology will have a mega impact on:
- For medicine (chemotherapy)
- Microelectronics
- Green Sustainable practices
- Minimize waste
- Treat hazardous waste
- Solar energy
- 3D assembly
- Green photolysis
The Chemical Engineer Thrust
3. Computing to capture molecules:
- Molecular engineering
- Waste containment
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
Mass balance will now be molecular balance,
accounting for each molecule
- Smart manufacturing
4. Addressing global inequities, solutions to drought,
climate changes, diseases, water contamination
may be different from developed, developing and
undeveloped countries.
Addressing the Need
1. Add new materials and remove other
materials
2. Advance modelling and computerized
computational techniques
3. Supply Chain concept and Life-cycle analysis
4. Multi-scale analysis
5. Macroscopic and microscopic tools
6. Web-based capability
7. Integration of Biology as to the current
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Expanding the ChE Curriculum
 BS Chemical Engineering and:
◦ Nanoengineering
◦ Materials Engineering
◦ Molecular Engineering
◦ Biological Engineering
◦ Bioengineering
◦ Biomolecular Engineering
◦ Biochemical Engineering
BIONIC ENGINEERING?
ROADMAP FOR THE
Competitiveness of
FILIPINO PROFESSIONALS
Year 2015 Take Me There!
By 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC) will be formed.
This community will be similar to apec, eec…..with

bilateral trade agreements for goods and services
One region
Cooperating for
Interconnectivity
For a solid economy
There will be 10 ASEAN member countries
(AMS)
These member countries will have to open

their doors for the free mobility of
professionals.
IS THIS A THREAT
TO OUR
PROFESSIONALS?
OR IS IT A BOUNTY
OR AN
OPPORTUNITY?
Benefits of the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC)
 AEC’s realization in 2015 will open up greater
opportunities for social-economic growth:
1. Greater choice of goods and services for

consumers through increases in intra-
regional trade;
2. Lowering of production costs can be
passed onto consumers who can benefit from
lower prices of goods and services;
Benefits of the AEC (cont’d)
3. Greater demand for goods and services
will create jobs such as manufacturing,
transport, logistics and communications;
4. Increased trade and investment will

promote greater entrepreneurship and
innovation in products and services,
producing better variety, quality and
efficiency, benefitting consumer;
Benefits of the AEC (cont’d)
5. Increased economic integration will
strengthen business networks across ASEAN,
building growth and prosperity, and
6. A higher level of employment in ASEAN

would contribute towards building a larger
middle class, thereby reducing the gap
between the rich and the poor, which will
promote social stability.
Competitive Advantage
 ASEAN peoples and societies have similarities
in racial origins, character, values, customs,
colonial experience and predispositions.
 ASEAN’s collective voice has influence on the
development of the emerging new regional

architecture – political, strategic, economic.
 Its collective voice is listened to in the United
Nations, World Trade Organization (WTO),

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),
and Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM).
 The PRELIMINARY SKILLED OCCUPATIONAL
SHORTAGE LIST – PHILIPPINES REPORT
compiled by Dr. Charles Stahl for the
Department of Labor and Employment lists
chemical engineers as among those in short
supply.
 There were 28,291 registered chemical
engineers as of April 2012, with a projected
growth rate 5% of stock annually.
 The shortage is not only in the Philippines
but in the region as well.
THE FREE MOBILITY WILL BE COVERED BY
MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
(MRA’s)
ENGINEERING CLUSTER HAS ESTABLISHED THEIR PROTOCOLS EVEN
ON THE EARLY 90’S WITH the APEC AND ASEAN REGISTRY

This is exactly the objective of the
Competitiveness Road Map
for each of the 46 professions
which was developed by
PRC,PRB’S and its APO’S
The Road Map recognizes some key
indicators for competitiveness. These are:

 The number of universities offering the professional
courses
 The quality of curriculum compared not only with
ASEAN but the U.S.A. and Europe as well
 The number of annual graduates
 New licensed professional entering each profession
annually
 Professional salary expectations
 The number of professionals employed in other
countries outside of ASEAN
 Number of active practicing professionals in the country
If there is a road map then
there must be road blocks,
distractions and barriers
too?
/
Blockades which may impair smooth flow
of traffic in the road

 Weakness in the legal, regulatory or institutional framework
for the profession
 The inadequate research capacity at the regulatory level
 Level of government support for career advisory programmes
 Extent of international benchmarking of professional curricula
 Extent of international benchmarking of professional standard
 The absence of regulatory mechanisms for compulsory
continuing professional education
 Limited level of government support for R&D (including
Centres of Excellence)
 Extent of performance-based professional
assessment/accreditation
COMPETITIVENESS ROADMAP
CONSOLIDATION/INTEGRATION
A. Key Competitiveness Criteria of the profession
vis-à-vis other ASEAN countries
1. Market Conditions and Trends

2. Core Competency Standards
3.Quality Assurance
4. Salary/Fee Expectations
5. Language Skills and Personal Attributes
ASSESSING COMPETITIVENESS
AND WHY IT MATTERS
Objective Statement: GOING UNIVERSAL
The state of play on the Overseas Demand and

Supply Situation, and the International Commitments
at present is Mode 4 – Presence of Natural Persons

a. The outflux of the engineers and the other types
of engineers started as early as the 1960's when
the Middle East and the USA were the main
target countries of the Filipino professionals. This
continued till the 1980's.

AND WHY IT MATTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PROFESSION
a. On the regulation of the profession: Continuing

Professional Education

• The PRB on Chemical Engineering should allocate more
time in the regulation of the profession, in terms of ensuring
that only duly qualified and registered chemical engineers are
employed in the various factories/manufacturing facilities.
Plant visits are encouraged more than school visits to
provide a window for access to employment opportunities;
• The Continuing Professional Education should be made
compulsory in the IRR or Law whichever is speedier to
implement. This will give the APO more access to the needs
of the professionals and render our professionals more
globally competitive.
AND WHY IT MATTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF

THE PROFESSION
c. On the laddering of the education:

• As stated in the previous section b, the educational needs of the
above professionals to be licensed need to be addressed. Certain
revisions in the curriculum are needed in order to align the course
with the curriculum of other countries such the U.S., Europe, and
Japan.
• The CHED needs to be consulted and as well as the schools offering
the chemical engineering courses.
• Capable instructors will be needed to teach new subjects that will be
included in the curriculum.
AND WHY IT MATTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS

OF THE PROFESSION
d. On the local employment opportunities:

• A marketing strategy has to be prepared after the baseline data
on the whereabouts of the 28,291 registered chemical engineers
has been established. The social networks available will be very
good tools in getting in touch with these professionals wherever
they may be.

e. On the overseas employment opportunities:
• Similarly, coordination with the DOLE/OWWA/POEA is needed

AND WHY IT MATTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS

OF THE PROFESSION
f. On trade policy issues on engineering services:

• Since the engineering services have been included in the
MRA's and the various international commitments, specific
areas of the profession in Unit and Process Operations need to
be identified where foreigners can be allowed, such as nuclear
processes, nuclear materials, rare earth minerals processing,
and certain areas of research and development such as
nanotechnology in materials engineering and science.
AND WHY IT MATTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE

COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PROFESSION
b. On the licensure exams:

• Unlike the other engineering professions, the chemical
engineering licensure exam is limited to the BS graduates. It is
time to consider, the 3 year associate degree licensure exam,
including, a Professional Chemical Engineer licensure in the
fields of Marketing, Education, Consultancy, Operations (Unit
or Process), Materials, Petroleum Refining or any other
specific field.
• This has to be included in the IRR or the Law to ensure proper
implementation. Coordination with the CHED, PRC, PICHE
the Congressional bodies and the private organizations is
needed.
Are we ready for competition?
The chemical engineering
profession will continue to
shine.
Chemical Engineering is here to stay. It is still the
most powerful and effective discipline in the
engineering field that has the strongest
molecular foundation. New applications will drive
appearances of new sectors and hot fields into
new fashion and which will also fade away. Rather
than further fragmenting, chemical engineering
will highlight common ground fields and new
discoveries which will curve new technologies to
fill gaps between disparate fields and highlight
the continuity of knowledge.
According to Prof. Philip Westmoreland,
Professor Chemical Engineering, University of
Massachusetts-Amherst, CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS will see
the realization and application of “SMART
manufacturing which will involve measurements
and actuation, zero incident, zero emission,
optimization, safety and environment...”
Quality, Environment, Safety and Health

With these upcoming developments,
Filipino professionals
handa na ba kayo?
WORK HARD,
PRAY HARDER
Unsolicited Advice:
 1. Come on time
 2. Take your time…..
 3. Answer the easiest ones
 4. Have full breakfast
 5. Read instructions carefully
 6. Bring prescribed pencil and calculator
 7. Do not leave any blank
 8. If you don’t know the answer….skip first, then
go back later. If you still don’t know, just GUESS.
 9. Submit your best photo
 10. You can erase answer, but avoid too many
erasures.
Employment Opportunities
 Chemical Engineers work in a variety of

manufacturing industries such as those
producing energy, electronics, food clothing
paper.
 Also in healthcare, biotechnology, business
services, mining and quarrying, electricity,

gas and water supply.
 May specialize in chemical processes such as
oxidation or polymerization; nanomaterials.

Employment Opportunities
 Employment of chemical engineers is

projected to grow 6% from 2018 to 2028,
about as fast as the average for all
occupations.
 Demand for chemical engineers’ services
depends largely on demand for the products

of various manufacturing industries.
www.bls.gov>ooh>mobile
Sept. 4, 2019
Skills and Competencies
 Able to understand and describe molecular
transformations and integrated phenomena
which may expand from molecular to
macroscopic
 Can quantitatively describe and predict
complex phenomena
NEXT:
RA 8293
 Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

or IPOPHL – signed by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos on
June 6, 1997, took effect on Jan. 1, 1998

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CODE OF ETHICS FOR

Industries, 15 of 300 members describe

mechanical engineer who had gained some

 1905 – Publication of Chemical Engineering

Institute of Chemical Engineers

Engineers (IChemE) was founded

cities of Baguio, Cebu, Legazpi, CDO, Davao.

under the Dept. of Public Works and

was passed, which led to the creation of a new

 RA 9297, RA 8293 and PD442

be classified as violations to RA 9297, RA

SECTION 2. Statement of Policy – It is hereby declared the policy of the

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.

Sec. a. Practice of chemical engineering shall mean the rendering or offering of

1. Consultation requiring chemical engineering knowledge, skill and

SECTION 4. Scope of Practice – Professional chemical engineering service

The teaching, lecturing and reviewing of professional engineering subjects in the

CREATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR

Chemistry - refers to the study, analysis, modification and calculations of physico-

Chemical Laboratory – refers to a facility where activities described in Section 3(d)

Any proposal, design, specification, working drawings or plan for

Section 15. Examination Required – All persons desiring to register as

Section 22. Scope of Examination – The licensure examinations for

2) Physical and Chemical Principles 30%

3) General Engineering 30%

The Board is empowered to determine the syllabi of the subjects and

Section 22. Scope of Examination – The licensure examinations for

2) Physical and Chemical Principles 30%

3) General Engineering 30%

The Board is empowered to determine the syllabi of the subjects and

Section 59. Exemption from Examination and Registration – Upon proper

1 Chemical Engineering Calculations 21 21 -0- 7 Situational x 3

2 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 19 19 7 MC 4 Situational x 3

3 Reaction Kinetics 5 5 5 MC -0-

4 Unit Operations 35 35 11 MC 8 Situational x 3

5 Chemical Process Industries 5 5 5 MC -0-

6 Plant Design 10 10 4 MC 2 Situational x 3

7 Instrumentation and Process Control 5 5 5 MC -0-

Total 100 100 37 MC 21 x 3 =

No. Subject No. of Weight, % Question Type

D. SEPPRO (Separation Processes e.g. Filtration, 5 5 2 MC 1 Situational x 3

D. SWOT (Stage-wise operations e.g. 10 10 3-4 MC 2 Situational x 3

A. General Inorganic Chemistry: Matter and energy, theory of atoms and

B. Organic Chemistry: Structural characteristics and reaction mechanism of different

C. Analytical Chemistry: Theory and practice of gravimetric and volumetric

D. Physical Chemistry: Properties of gases, liquids, solids and solutions;

E. Biochemical Engineering: Aspects of biological sciences, primarily

F. Environmental Engineering: Types of pollutants; physical, chemical, and

A. Mathematics: Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Differential Calculus,

III. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

A. Chemical Engineering Calculations: Elementary mass and energy balances;

WEDNESDAY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES 40% Handbook

DATE AND TIME SUBJECTS WEIGHT REMARKS

Mechanics; Strength of Materials;

4. Bring the following on examination day:

a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing

Hon. Ofelia V. Bulaong

Hon. Francisco A. Arellano Hon. Jeffrey Mijares

Engr. Ofelia V. Bulaong, Chairman

VISIT the PRC WEBSITE: www.prc.gov.ph

THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK!

Board of Chemical Engineering

Hon. Francisco A. Arellano