Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc.

Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. PACS, Inc. is a national, non-stock, non-profit organization geared towards the awareness and improvement of chemistry in the Philippines.

It is a strong and dynamic national student organization of proactive and conscientious Filipino Chemistry students. The Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. (PACS, Inc.), is a strong and dynamic national student organization of self-directing and conscientious Filipino Chemistry students committed to upholding excellence in the study and application of chemistry, which is responsive

to the needs of the nation. Its population is comprised of undergraduate chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, and other courses that are tied together by chemistry. Since its establishment in 1964, PACS, Inc. continues to promote the advancement and application of science, particularly chemistry, to all Filipino students through spearheading various projects and activities aimed towards increased competence in chemistry, scientific excellence, and socio-cultural awareness. is also the student arm of the Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies (PFCS), an umbrella organization organized in 1988 to reach and provide service to professional chemists, chemical technicians, educators, students, and professionals in the allied disciplines.

โœจ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ข๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ? This November 2026, the ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜...
03/08/2026

โœจ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ข๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ?

This November 2026, the ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ.) is once again bringing you its annual ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ (๐—๐—–๐—–)! ๐Ÿงช

The congress is designed to strengthen the scientific curiosity of high school students across the nation and inspire them to dive deeper into the wonders of chemistry and the chemical sciences. โš›๏ธ

Get ready to experience our signature sub-events: ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฟ., ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ฟ., ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—๐—ฟ., ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ ๐—๐—ฟ.

But before we bring everything together, we want to hear from you! ๐Ÿ‘€

Would you be interested in being part of this yearโ€™s JCC? Share your thoughts and willingness to participate by answering our sensing form:

๐Ÿ”— Scan the QR Code below or click the link:

https://tinyurl.com/JCC2026Sensing
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Responses will be accepted until ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐— .

๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜? ๐Ÿ’ซ



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Pub by: Kirsten Esteban, Rae Laguardia, Rai Lee
Caption by: Rai Lee

๐Ÿ“ธ Reliving the moments from the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ...
28/07/2026

๐Ÿ“ธ Reliving the moments from the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—˜๐˜‚๐—”๐˜€๐—–โ‚‚๐—ฆ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ).

The ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ.) is honored to have been part of this remarkable gathering of students, educators, researchers, and professionals united by a shared passion for chemistry.

Thank you to everyone who made these three days meaningful through insightful discussions, valuable connections, and a collective commitment to advancing the chemical sciences.

We look forward to seeing the chemistry community again in the years to come.

๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง-๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘. ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜. โญ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Œ๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’”. โœจ๐ŸŒŒToday marks the beginning of a journey where indivi...
26/07/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘. ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜. โญ

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Œ๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’”. โœจ๐ŸŒŒ

Today marks the beginning of a journey where individual lights come together to create something brighter. As representatives from different chemistry societies gather under one constellation, we take our first step toward becoming leaders who inspire, connect, and make a difference. ๐Ÿ’ซ
Welcome to ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ! ๐ŸŒ 

May todayโ€™s experience guide you to your place among the stars and remind you that every great constellation is built one star at a time.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ

Kindly check your registered email for additional details.

๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€.
๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.
๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง-๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ. ๐Ÿงชโœจ

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿฎ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข! ๐ŸŒŸ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’๐’˜๐’๐’š ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’†โ€ฆ โ˜๏ธโœจIn just 2 days, weโ€™ll begin a journey of connection, leader...
24/07/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿฎ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’๐’˜๐’๐’š ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’†โ€ฆ โ˜๏ธโœจ

In just 2 days, weโ€™ll begin a journey of connection, leadership, and growth as we align our brightest stars into one constellation. ๐ŸŒŒโญ

Are you ready to discover your place among the ๐๐€๐‚๐’, ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and become a ๐…๐ข๐ฏ๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž? Your light matters, and together, weโ€™ll shine even brighter. ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐Ÿ“ Donโ€™t forget to register through the link sent to your respective societies.

๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€.
๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.
๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง-๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ. ๐Ÿงชโœจ

Pub and caption by: Rai Lee

๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Œ๐’š, ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’–๐’๐’…โ€ฆ โ˜๏ธโœจAnd one by one, they gatherโ€”not to outshine one anothe...
20/07/2026

๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Œ๐’š, ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’–๐’๐’…โ€ฆ โ˜๏ธโœจ

And one by one, they gatherโ€”not to outshine one another, but to form a constellation. ๐ŸŒŒ

The ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ.) is once again back with ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ: ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. with this yearโ€™s theme, โ€œ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ž ๐š ๐…๐ข๐ฏ๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐€๐‚๐’, ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ.โ€ โญ

Discover how your leadership can help your society shine brighter within the ๐๐€๐‚๐’, ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Together, letโ€™s connect the stars as we strengthen our societies and illuminate the path toward meaningful experiences. Because just like a constellation, every representative plays a vital role in creating something greater than themselves. ๐Ÿ’ซ

Embark on this journey with us and discover your place among the stars. ๐ŸŒ 

๐Ÿ“… ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
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๐Ÿ“ Register through the link or QR code sent to your respective societies.

๐Ÿ“ฉ For inquiries, you may contact Jerameel Sabado at 0936 362 1413 or email [email protected].

๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€.
๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.
๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง-๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ. ๐Ÿงชโœจ

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๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—  ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—˜: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–. ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—˜ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›This month of June, the Philippin...
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๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—  ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—˜: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–. ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—˜ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›

This month of June, the Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. celebrates the resilience, courage, and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. We stand in solidarity with their long-standing fight against discrimination, exclusivity, and inequality.

At its core, the field of Chemistry is seen as how atoms arrange and separate themselves in order to build everything around us, similar to how each one of us has stories to contribute in order to make a lasting difference in the society. Our uniqueness as individuals also means that we realize how each one of us has our own identity that we carry with pride, regardless of who we are and where we come from.

However, more than just a celebration of diversity, we at PACS, Inc. recognize that we are still far from a society where human rights and safety are fostered within our communities. LGBTQIA+ Filipinos continue to experience stigma, prejudice, and discrimination and often confront social pressures to hide their identities and expressions in order to gain acceptance. Moreover, the lack of legal protections and gender-affirming healthcare continues to persist because the visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community is deeply rooted in tolerance, not acceptance.

This Pride Month, PACS, Inc. is one in promoting education and supporting policies such as the SOGIE Equality Bill that has been long standing in Congress. It is high time that all Filipinos, regardless of SOGIESC, receive equal opportunities and access to resources, and have a legal framework that penalizes all forms of abuse and harassment surrounding self-expression.

In a community where LGBTQIA+ scientists, students, educators, and advocates exist, PACS, Inc. reaffirms its commitment to be a catalyst for social change. Just like how elements are unique and have a value and place of their own, every person deserves a life where they can take up space and be themselves without the fear of judgment.

Whatever the color of your identity is, everyone deserves to feel loved and respected. Mabuhay ang sangkabaklaan!

References:
Psychological association of the Philippines. (n.d.). https://pap.ph/position-paper/11


๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปAs we continue to champion our nationโ€™s journey,...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

As we continue to champion our nationโ€™s journey, the Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. proudly commemorates the 128th Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2026, recognizing the enduring significance of freedom and nationhood in our society.

Our countryโ€™s path toward independence is defined not merely by historical milestones, but by the power of unity and collective effort, much like the strength found in chemical bonds.

PACS, Inc. remains steadfast in our commitment to advancing the field of chemistry and realizing its potential to shape a brighter future for our country.

As we honor the sacrifices of our Filipino heroes, we embrace our responsibility to preserve and strengthen the freedom we hold.

Para sa mapagpalaya at progresibong kapnayan! Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan! โš›๏ธ๐Ÿงช



References:

Cabreza, V. (2022, August 21). Aug. 21, 1983: โ€˜History canโ€™t be erasedโ€™ [Photograph] | Inquirer News. INQUIRER.net. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1650243/history-cant-be-erased

Catarata, F. (2026). Philippine Declaration of Independence [Photograph]. (n.d.). HistoryMaps. https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-the-Philippines/event/Philippine-Declaration-of-Independence

Silva, J. L. (2013, June 13). Why June 12 Is Different from Other Days โ€” Positively Filipino [Photograph] | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/2013/6/why-june-12-is-different-from-other-days

โณ Itโ€™s the ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† of the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ (๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—–๐—–) ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ...
12/06/2026

โณ Itโ€™s the ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† of the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ (๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—–๐—–) ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—˜๐˜‚๐—”๐˜€๐—–โ‚‚๐—ฆ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ)!

The ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ.) wishes everyone a fruitful and meaningful final day filled with learning, collaboration, and inspiration.

Enjoy the rest of the congress! ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’ซ



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Missed us on Day 1? Thereโ€™s still time! ๐Ÿ•คVisit the Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. (PACS, Inc.) at Bo...
11/06/2026

Missed us on Day 1? Thereโ€™s still time! ๐Ÿ•ค

Visit the Philippine Association of Chemistry Students, Inc. (PACS, Inc.) at Booth 32 during Day 2 of the 40th Philippine Chemistry Congress and the 17th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences (EuAsCโ‚‚S-17). โš›๏ธ

Feel free to drop by! See you there! ๐ŸŒŸ

Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP)
Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies



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The ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (PACS, Inc.) is excited to be part of the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜...
09/06/2026

The ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. (PACS, Inc.) is excited to be part of the ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—˜๐˜‚๐—”๐˜€๐—–โ‚‚๐—ฆ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ).

๐Ÿ“ Booth 32 | SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia
๐Ÿ“… June 10โ€“12, 2026

We invite delegates, students, and fellow chemistry enthusiasts to visit us at Booth 32 and learn more about PACS, Inc., our initiatives, and opportunities for engagement within the chemistry student community. โš›๏ธ

See you there!๐ŸŒŸ

Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP)
Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies

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