Dear Fellow leaders and members,
Greetings of peace to all!
I’m humbled and honoured to lead the chapter this year. It’s an opportunity to give back to my profession through IECEP, serving our members and the Filipino community here in the UAE.
I’m proud of our Chapter’s successes over the last year, particularly in providing our members with meaningful webinars, study tours, and skills training as part of our commitment to continuous professional development as well as engagements with lots of outreach opportunities. In the year ahead, we will continue these initiatives, as well as add more events that will facilitate collaboration with other chapters and other disciplines and showcase the professionalism, talent, and expertise of our chapter members globally.
This 2023, the chapter celebrates its 15th anniversary as an affiliated chapter of IECEP Inc. This marks a significant milestone for the chapter and is worthy of celebration. It’s also a time to reflect on our humble beginnings and be thankful for the many years our leaders and members have volunteered and put their efforts into making IECEP UAE what it is now. Together with your Board of Trustees, let us take on the challenges and work as one in realizing the goals, mission, and vision for the betterment of the chapter.
We also continue our call to our fellow Filipino electronics engineers here in the United Arab Emirates, we encourage you to join IECEP and enjoy the benefit of being a member.
May the Lord continuously guide and bless us.
Sincerely yours,
Engr. Rafael Lontoc, PECE, PMP, ASEAN Engr., ACPE, MBA, CTS-I, SMIEEE
Governor and Chairman of the Board