“STEERING THE ACADEME TOWARDS CAREERS
IN NUCLEAR ENERGY”
Symposium on Nuclear Energy for Students and Faculty of University of Science and Technology of Southern
Philippines
10 July 2024 (Wednesday) (9:30 AM – 4:00 PM)
PROGRAM
TIME ACTIVITY SPEAKER
09:00-09:30am Registration
09:30-09:45am Invocation/National Anthem
09:45-9:55am Welcome Remarks DR. AMBROSIO B. CULTURA III
President
University of Science and Technology of
Southern Philippines (USTP)
9:55-10:05am Opening Remarks DIRECTOR ELISA B. MORALES
Nuclear Energy Program Coordinating
Committee (NEP-CC) Steering Committee
Member
Department of Energy (DOE)
10:05-10:15am Keynote Speech USEC. GIOVANNI CARLO J. BACORDO
Vice Chairperson
Nuclear Energy Program Coordinating
Committee (NEP-CC)
Department of Energy (DOE)
10:15-10:20am PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH USTP/DOE OFFICIALS/SPEAKERS/PARTICIPANTS
10:20-10:50am LECTURE 1 DIRECTOR PARTICK T. AQUINO, CESO III
Energy Utilization Management Bureau and
Sources of Energy: Nuclear Energy and how NEP-CC Head Secretariat, DOE
it fares in the whole energy mix
10:50-11:20am LECTURE 2 MARIA CECILIA SOFIA P. BALDOS
Chief, HRMD, Administrative Service and
Overview of Nuclear Energy Program and of NEP-CC Steering Commiteee Member, DOE
the Human Resource Infrastructure
11:20-12:00nn LECTURE 3 JACQUELINE JAMILLAH J. ALI
Acting Chief TESD Specialist – Technology
The Role of TESDA in Upskilling/Reskilling Research and Development Division (TRDD)
Workers
12:00nn-01:00pm BREAK
01:30-02:15pm LECTURE 4 ATTY. MANUEL LUIS B. PLOFINO
Vice President
The National Power Corporation and the National Power Corporation (NPC)
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP)
experience
02:15-03:00pm LECTURE 5 DR. RONALD DARYLL E. GATCHALIAN
Nuclear Reactor Operations Section, Nuclear
Breaking the Myths – the truth about Nuclear Services Division
Science and Technology DOST-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
(PNRI)
03:30-03:50pm OPEN FORUM
03:50-04:00pm Closing Remarks DR. ISRAEL A. BAGUHIN
Dean, College of Engineering
USTP
AWARDING OF TOKENS/CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - PHOTO OPP
