PSME Batangas East Conducts First General Membership Meeting for2012

Kung Hei Fat Choy ! Happy New Year of the Dragon !

Our Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers - Batangas East held its first meetings in 2021 last January 12 & 17, 2012 at the Nestlé FPIP project site office and Nestlé Lipa Factory to discuss the plans and programs for the chapter.


The meeting included a review of the past year's activities and highlights. It had been

We also discussed the PSME national Strategic Intiates that was presented during the national PSME chapter presidents' meeting.

For this year, our chapter aims to further increase its membership and plans to sponsor several seminars, plant visits and other activities for the benefit of its members.

PSME Chapter Presidents' Meeting and Strategic Planning

The Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME) national office held its Chapter Presidents's Meeting and Strategic Planning on December 5, 2011 at the Philippine Columbian Association. This was followed by its 2012 Christmas Party celebration in the evening at the Mandarin Hotel.

This year's PSME Chapter Presidents' Meeting and Strategic Planning was titled "PSME - Building Global Through Commitment, Treatment and Excellence" and aims to attain Global (i.e. ASME) standards in the coming years. The big hairy audacious goals (as it was presented) of the PSME National were grouped into five critical areas and each officer reported on their own Specific Action Plans to support this with inputs from the different chapter presidents.

Worth mentioning was the lecture by Ms. Beth Nasol from Roxas Holdings, regarding the "four disciplines of execution" of Stephen Covey. Especially interesting were the discussion on how sometimes goals gets lost in the "whirlwind" due to the people being busy in their regular jobs and this bears some similarity to being an officer of the PSME and then trying to balance our work and home life with different goals. And the first discipline, "Focus on the Wildly Important Goal" is a timely reminder especially for many of who has many goals. The third discipline, "Translate Lofty Goals into Specific Action" is also of utmost importance for our goals to become a reality. You may want to check out the introductory video in youtube : http://youtu.be/ahH2WdrovPg

First General Membership Meeting

The first general membership meeting for the PSME Batangas East Chapter occured at the Nestlé Tanauan Project site office on May 24, 2011

During this meeting, working committee for the PSME Batangas East Chapter were organized as follows :

Trainings / Seminars:

1. F. Cabalce - Chairperson
2. J. Bautista
3. E. Ramos
4. J. Reyes

Factory / Plant Visits :

1. B. Leonizo - Chairperson
2. M. Padilla
3. G. Francisco
4. R. Ganzon, Jr

Sports and Other Activities

1. M. Antonio - Chairperson
2. W. Zuniga
3. R. Concordia 

PME Code Revisions

1. J. Manaig - Chairperson
2. A. Uy
3. N. Villaroman
4. J. Maandig

PSME Batangas East Chapter is ready for more activities in pursuit of its common interest

Chapter Induction

Induction for the officers of the PSME Batangas East Chapter was conducted on May 7, 2011 at the Casa Miguel Country Resort, Tanauan, Batangas

PSME Batangas East Officers and Members

Induction Ceremony of PSME Batangas East Officers

PSME Batangas East and PSME Makban Chapter Officers

PSME Batangas East awarding Guest Speaker Comm. A. Po

PSME Batangas East President

Birth of PSME Batangas East Chapter

The PSME Batangas East chapter was founded from meetings in Lipa city by Nestlé and Strategic Engineers

A preliminary meeting was initially held at The Dish Restaurant with Engr. Roger Reyes and Engr. Albert Recla at the end of March. This was followed soon after by the meeting of mechanical engineers at the Nestlé Lipa Factory on April 15, 2011. An election for the PSME Batangas East Chapter was held on this day. The elected officers for the PSME Batangas East Chapter 2011 are as follows :

President - Andrew Uy

Executive VP - Joseph Bautista

VP for Internal Affairs - Albert Casals

VP for External Affairs - Edwin Ramos

VP for Technical Affairs - Danilo de Castro

Treasurer - John Paul Tolenada

Secretary - Rowel Concordia

Public Relations Officer - Walfrido Zuniga

Auditor - Jhoana Ramirez

Director - Martin Arandia, Jr.

Director - Alfred Ocampo

May the PSME Batangas East Chapter grow in popularity and membership !!!