Board of Chemical Engineering

History
On February 23, 1921, under Public Act No. 2985, the Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers was
placed under the Secretary of Commerce and Communications. When the executive department was
reorganized in 1932 under Republic Act No. 4007, the Board was transferred to the Department of
Public Works and Communications. The Department Secretary appointed the Chairman and Members
of the Board, while the Director of the Bureau of Civil Service administered licensure examinations and
kept all Board records including examination papers and minutes of Board meetings.
The first Board was composed of Engr. Ramon T. Feliciano as Chairman with Engrs. Vivencio S. Araos
and Moises L. Miranda as Members.
On June 19, 1948, the passage of Republic Act No. 318 led to the creation of a new Board of Examiners
for Chemical Engineers. The law empowered the Department of Public Works and Communications
Secretary to appoint a three-man body that would administer the Boards functions and operations. It
also defined the regulatory powers of the Board on the conduct of licensure examinations and issuance
of Certificate of Registration.
In its campaign to give its professionals the highest degree of moral standards, the Board laid down a
Code of Ethics to guide chemical engineers in the practice of their profession. It formally adopted and
approved the Code on January 14, 1985. To ensure that the applicant for the chemical engineering
profession meets the required learning and proficiency, the Board drafted the set of Guidelines and
General Instructions on the Conduct of Chemical Engineering Licensure Examinations. The guidelines
provide for formulating test questions and a general description of subjects for examinees.
The same was disseminated and circularized to all schools and colleges on August 9, 1993.

Board Composition
Qualification of Board Members
The member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment:
a. Be a citizen of the Philippines;
b. Be a holder of the degree of bachelor of science in chemical engineering conferred by a reputable
and legally constituted college, institute or university;
c. Be at least thirty years of age;
d. Be a duly registered chemical engineer in the Philippines;
e. Have had at least ten years of experience in chemical engineering; and
f. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, college, university where a regular course in
chemical engineering is taught, nor have pecuniary interest in such institution.

Members of the Board

OFELIA V. BULAONG
Chairman

FRANCISCO A. ARELLANO
Member

JEFFREY G. MIJARES
Member