Who recommends nominees to become Chairman and Members of the Board of Chemical Engineering to the President?

• A. Vice-President
• B. PRC
• C. PICHE
• D. Senators and Congressman

Answer: (C)

In this regulatory setup, the nominees for the Chairman and Members of the Board of Chemical Engineering come from the professional community itself. The responsible professional organization for chemical engineers—the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PICHE)—is the body that reviews qualifications, endorses candidates, and submits a list of nominees to the President. The President then appoints from that list to form the Board. This ensures the board is drawn from practitioners who are recognized by their peers for competence and ethical standards.

Why the other options don’t fit: the Vice-President isn’t the entity tasked with nominating board members; Senators and Congressmen don’t handle professional board nominations; and while the PRC administers licensing and board oversight, the actual nomination flow for the Board comes from the accredited professional organization, which in this case is PICHE.