Proclamation No. 1001, s. 2006

lO -. "'. - MAL£'ANANG Mna -.. ~ BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 1001 DECLARING THE THIRD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2006 AS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WEEK WHEREAS, it is policy of the State to supervise and regulate the practice of -chemical engineering to ensure that our chemical engineers are world class, internatioally recognized, and globally competitive; WHEREAS, R.A. No. 9297, known as the "Chemical Engineering Law of 2004" repealed'R,;Af- No. 318 to cope up with modern technology and global trends and develop(f\ent related to the scope of practice of chemical engineering in the management and operation of industrial plants and manufacturingindustries, in research, and in the academe; WHEREAS, there is a need to recognize $ignificant contributions in the field of chemical engineers as vital nation-buiJders 'in the promotion and upgrading of scientific and technological capability of the country; and WHEREAS, it is imperative to nhance public consciousness in order to raise the level of technical and ethical proficiency and standards in the practice of this profession throughout the country to ensure excellent, qualitative, and credible chemical engineering services for the safety protection, and satisfaction of the users of the chemical engineers professional services. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, .President of the RepubJic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the third week of September 2006 as Chemical Engineering Week. ,The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engjneers, rnc (PIChe), the national organization of chemrcal engineers duly accredited and recognized by the Board of. Chemical Engineering and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) shall lead in the nationwide observance of Chemical Engineering Week. All government agencies, particularly the Department, of Science and TechnOlogy (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (Dn), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), De~artli1ent of Labor ~ . ..--.., . ~ and Employment (DOLE), Department of the Interior and locql Government (DIlG), the National Economic Deve.lopment Authority (NEDA), and the CommlssJon on Higher Education (CHED) are enjoined to network and collaborate with the PRC, the Board of Chemical Engineering, and the PIChE in initiating and implementing programs and activities to generate awareness and public support in promoting the observance of Chemical Engineering Week in various government offices, schools, colleges, universities,. local government units and business establlshments. National and local publications and televisions an9 radio stations are likewise enjoined to hefp generate awareness and public support for activities promoting chemical engineering education and practice as a critical component in the country's economic development program. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines. Done in the City of Manila, this Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six. 15thdayof in the year of February By the President: L EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary ""'~~