Alumni Updates (December 8-14)

JEFCOR Laboratories, Inc., owned and managed by Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee Edna C. Mijares, recently passed the Asian Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Proficiency Testing. The Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation is a forum for laboratory accreditation bodies in the Asia Pacific region. Jefcor Laboratories, Inc., has been involved in inter-agency collaborative work with the Department of Science and Technology and the Environment Management Bureau on special projects. It is a recognized stakeholder for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) projects of ITDI-DOST.  It is the first laboratory to work hand-in-hand with ITDI-DOST on its first-ever Environmental Technology Verification Project in the country and in South East Asia.

Engr. Siegfried G. Sia, former president of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. Cebu Chapter, recently received the Most Outstanding Alumni Award in the field of Mechanical Engineering Management from his high school alma mater, Negros Oriental State University. Engr. Sia obtained his degree in Engineering from Silliman. Engr. Sia is Operations Head at San Miguel Corporation’s Shipping and Lighterage in Cebu.

The Silliman Alumni Chapter of Dumaguete, in partnership with the Dumaguete Business Park, Inc., will mount for the third time a Flea Market for a Cause on December 12 to 15,  8AM-8PM along the Dumaguete South Road next to Robinsons. Funds raised will be used to to support the Dumaguete Alumni Chapter’s projects.