45th National Annual Convention & General Assembly
PROGRAMME
May 14-16, 2025 | Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro
Hosts: Engr. Quinn Jara & Ms. Lira S. Poralan
May 14, 2025 (Wednesday)
Dress code: Business Attire
8:00am – 12:00pm Registration
1:00 pm Opening Ceremonies
Ribbon Cutting and Opening of Exhibits
Convene at Ballroom
Marching Ceremony PCAPI National Board of Trustees & Advisers
PCAPI Regional Partners/Chapters
Safety Reminders Limketkai Luxe Hotel
Parade of Colors Xavier University Colors
Ecumenical Prayer Xavier University Glee Club
Philippine National Anthem Xavier University Glee Club
PCAPI Hymn Xavier University Glee Club
Opening Salvo Youth Performing Arts of Claveria
2:00 pm Welcome Messages
Hon. Mayor Rolando “Klarex” A. Uy
City Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Gov. Peter M. Unabia
Provincial Capitol, Cagayan de Oro
Engr. Shirlyn C. Reyes, PhD
PCAPI President
Opening of the Convention Engr. Remedios C. Camo
Convention Chairman
Keynote Messages
For. Reynaldo Digamo
Regional Director, EMB Region 10
RED Henry A. Adornado
Regional Executive Director, DENR Region 10
Engr. Maria Dorica Naz-Hipe
Regional Director
Environmental Management Bureau - NCR
Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
Intermission Number
2:45-3:00pm Snack Break
“Moving Beyond Compliance: Reinforcing Our Role in Keeping the Balance in Nature”
**Program (Topics and Resource Speakers) subject to change without prior notice based on the availability of the invited resource speakers**
45th National Annual Convention & General Assembly
Thematic Session 1. Shaping the Future: Policy Responses to Global Challenges
Moderator/s: Ms. Luzviminda Angeles & Engr. Fernando Ramos
3:00-3:30pm “DAO 2024-02: Interim Guidelines for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) under
the PEISS for Offshore Wind (OSW) Energy Projects”
By: ENGR. Jose Paolo Aragoncillo
Senior EMS, Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Division (EIAMD)
3:30-4:00pm “Investment Policies to Develop Sustainability-Driven Industries”
By: Mr. Dino John B. Recto
Supervising Investment Specialist, Board of Investments
4:00-4:15pm Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
Recognition of Convention Partners, Sponsors & Exhibitors
4:15pm Presentation of PCAPI Candidates
PCAPI Sustainability Awards
May 15, 2025 (Thursday)
Dress code: Smart Casual
Thematic Session 2. Act Now: Defending Biodiversity for a Balanced Planet
Moderator: Ms. Lyn Valdez, RN
8:45am Invocation
Recap of Day 1 (Synthesis)
9:00-9:30am “Engaging Communities for Biodiversity Conservation”
By: Mr. Bonifacio Labatos Jr., MSc., EnP
Country Manager & Principal Environmental Consultant, Hydrobiology Singapore Pte Ltd
9:30-10:00am “Project Transform: Transforming the Local Governance Landscape in the Philippines”
By: USEC Marilou Erni
Chief of Staff and Supervising Undersecretary for Strategic Communications, DENR
10:15am Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
Thematic Session 3. Adapting to Climate Change: Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency
Moderator: Ms. Lyn Valdez, RN
10:30-11:00am “Building Community Resilience through Collaborative Environmental Stewardship”
By: Atty. Angelo Q. Valencia
Managing Director
Community Sustainability Ventures, Inc.
11:00-11:30am “UP DREAM Program: Flood Risk Modelling and Urban Development through LiDAR”
By: Dr. Czar Jakiri S. Sarmiento, PhD
Deputy Executive Director, National Engineering Center
University of the Philippines
11:30am “Drones: Unveiling the Environmental Impact Assessment Technology”
By: Dr. Jabez Joshua Flores, PhD
Environmental Scientist, Licensed Drone Pilot
Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
“Moving Beyond Compliance: Reinforcing Our Role in Keeping the Balance in Nature”
**Program (Topics and Resource Speakers) subject to change without prior notice based on the availability of the invited resource speakers**
45th National Annual Convention & General Assembly
Deadline of Casting of Votes
12:00pm Lunch Break
Thematic Session 4. Turning the Tide on Marine Pollution: Collective Action Against Litter
Moderator: Mr. Jeremiah Dwight C. Sebastian
1:00-1:30pm “Circular Explorer: Holcim's Vessel for Change Championing Sustainability and Circularity”
By: Ms. Nathalie Inductivo
Sustainability, Project Coordinator - Circular Explorer, Holcim Phils., Inc.
1:30-2:00pm “Baselining Macroplastics in the Coastal Mangrove Areas of Cebu: A Citizen Science Approach
for Reduction, Control, and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution”
By: Dr. Ian Dominic Formata Tabañag, DOST - PCIEERD
Marine Environmental Protection Officer, Philippine Coast Guard Auxillary
2:00-2:30pm “Turning the Tide: EPR Compliance for a Cleaner Ocean”
By: Engr. Ariel P. Autida
Pollution Control Officer/Mother Nature Awardee, DOLE Philippines, Inc.
2:45pm Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
Thematic Session 5. A New Era of Collaboration: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities through PPPs
Moderator: Mr. Jeremiah Dwight C. Sebastian
3:00-3:30pm “Water Desalination as a Potential Source of Fresh Water Source”
By: Ms. Karina C. Delfin
Chemical Process Supervisor – Operating Department, GMEC
3:30-4:00pm “OGPI's Initiatives in Transforming Challenges into Opportunities”
By: Ms. Nericel Langres-Daulayan
OGP Environment Manager, External Affairs & Social Performance, OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc.
4:15pm Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
4:30pm Recognition of New PCAPI Members
General Assembly
Announcement of PCAPI Election Results
President’s Report
Regional Chapter Presidents Report
6:00pm Socials Night (Denim Party)
“Moving Beyond Compliance: Reinforcing Our Role in Keeping the Balance in Nature”
**Program (Topics and Resource Speakers) subject to change without prior notice based on the availability of the invited resource speakers**
45th National Annual Convention & General Assembly
May 16, 2025 (Friday)
Dress code: PCAPI Shirt
8:45am Invocation
Recap of Day 2 (Synthesis)
Thematic Session 6. Affordable Clean Energy: Alternatives and Solutions
Moderator: Mr. Emigdio L. Lomibao IV
9:00-9:30am “DOE Perspective on Hydrogen”
By: Ms. Lianne Bea Y. Jaca, Senior Science Research Specialist
DOE – Alternative Fuels and Energy Technology Division (AFETD)
9:30-10:00am “Nipa Sap as Supplementary Feedstock for Bioethanol Production: The MMSU-NBERIC Experience”
By: Dr. James Paul T. Madigal
Director, National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center
Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
10:15am Snack Break
Thematic Session 7. Green Technologies and Circularity
Moderator: Mr. Emigdio L. Lomibao IV
10:30-11:00am “Sustainable Fashion and Textile Industry”
By: Mr. Prince Jimdel Ventura
Founder and CEO, Wear Forward
11:00-11:30am “Practical & Circular Pollution Control for Tropical Developing Countries”
By: Dr. Nervy C. Santiago
General Manager, Alterna Verde Corporation
11:30am Open Forum / Awarding of Certificates and Tokens
Announcement of Guidelines for Plant Tour
12:00pm Lunch Break
Raffle
1:00pm Closing Message Ms. Luzviminda A. Angeles
VP-Internal Affairs Y24-25, PCAPI National
1:15pm Plant Tour
Assembly: Limketkai Luxe Hotel Lobby
“Moving Beyond Compliance: Reinforcing Our Role in Keeping the Balance in Nature”
**Program (Topics and Resource Speakers) subject to change without prior notice based on the availability of the invited resource speakers**