End of Activity Report

The 2015 Chemical Engineering Grand Alumni Homecoming was held on June 27, 2015 at the

T.I.P Manila Anniversary Hall. Registrations were from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Masters of Ceremony

were Engr. Ramis and Engr. Tamayo. The event started at exactly 3:00 p.m. with the Doxology sung by

students Jay de Guia and Colleen Faylogna, the singing of the Philippine National Anthem and T.I.P Hymn.

Dr. Ariel V. Melendres, the president of the T.I.P. Chemical Engineering Alumni Association, gave a

welcoming speech to his fellow alumni, faculty of the T.I.P. Chemical Engineering Department, the Dean of

Engineering and Architecture, Engr. Florante Magnaye, and the students who came.

After his speech, a roll call of batches was done, from the 60’s up to the present. The 90’s batch

has more attendance based on the roll call. After the roll call, the parlor games were held to keep the

alumni in high spirits. The alumni were asked to group themselves into groups with five members,

regardless of batches. The mechanics of the first game was to think of their team name as fast as they can.

The first team to shout their team name wins the game. For the second game, Engr. Ramis and Engr.

Tamayo instructed the teams to arrange each members in different ways, like according to height, weight,

age, etc. After the parlor games, a video presentation about the history of T.I.P was played. The success

stories of some alumni of T.I.P was also played, who narrated their story on how T.I.P. helped them to build

their dreams into becoming professionals. With the recent achievement of T.I.P., a visual presentation

about ABET was shown, on what programs of T.I.P. were accredited in ABET.

After that, minor raffle draws were held, where winners got special Alumni mugs as prizes. Dean

Florante Magnaye, Vice President of the T.I.P Engineering Alumni Association, gave the

acknowledgements to the alumni and the institution. Engr. Lorraine A. Carrillo, Program Chair of the T.I.P.

talked about what is Chemical Engineering Department today, about Abet accreditation and PACUCOA

accreditation. After her speech, a special intermission number from ChE students and two of the faculty of

Chemical Engineering Department, Engr. Robert Delfin and Ms. Jennifer was prepared, where they danced

different kinds of ballroom dance. The second intermission number, performed again by ChE students, was

a mashup of popular song of today. Another intermission came next, where they showcased the transition

of dance from 60’s up to the present. Alumni testimonials was held next, were they reminisce their college

days. They also talke about their field of work, gave tips to students.

Dinner was then served, along with the ChE students singing songs for the guests. Another raffle

draw was held with customized alumni mugs and shirts as prizes. The president of T.I.P, Dr. Elizabeth

Quirino Lahoz gave a speech for the alumni who came. She commended them because of the numbers of

alumni who came, and even some who came home from other countries. Her speech included a brief

discussion of ABET, which was previously discussed. She also discussed about the career center, which

was established to help students with their internships, and graduates to find jobs. He urged the alumni to

give their contact numbers to the career center, so that it can be a partner of the school.

Most importantly, she talked about the alumni giving back to T.I.P., not by giving donations to the

school but by helping deserving less privileged 3rd year Chemical Engineering students with their studies.

The election of new Alumni officers was held next, were Engr. Ronnie Flores won as President, Engr.

Magnaye as the Vice President, Engr. Guevarra as the secretary and Engr. Delfin as PRO. This marked

the closing of the alumni homecoming with the new sets of officers. The event was formally clode by the

T.I.P. March.