Engr. Mary Earl Daryl Grio – inducted as the President of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)-Iloilo Chapter

by Princes Elaine Y. Espongja

2022 PICE Iloilo Chapter President, Engr. Mary Earl Daryl Grio and Immediate Past President, Engr. Oscar “Richard Garin Jr.

Engr. Mary Earl Daryl Grio, Chairperson of the Civil Engineering Department of Central Philippine University, is now the President of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)-Iloilo Chapter for calendar year 2022. She was formerly the Vice President for the Academe sector of the aforementioned organization for 2 years.

The new Board of Directors led by Engr. Grio was sworn into office by Engr. Lea Delfinado, Director IV, DPWH Central Office and PICE Regional Coordinator together with the Past Presidents: Engr. Berna Coca, Engr. Antonio Belarga and Engr. Rodney Gustilo. The Induction Ceremony was held on March 25, 2022, at District 21 Hotel in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The event also included the induction of PICE Iloilo Student Affiliates (ISA) officers and the installation of new PICE Iloilo Chapter members.

Engr. Grio succeeded Engr. Oscar “Richard” Garin, Jr., who has initiated PICE Iloilo CARES (Community Assistance, Response, and Employment Services) during his two years as president of this professional organization.

Engr. Grio proposed programs, which are for the benefit of both civil engineering professional members of the society and the general public. It has a new name called PICE-Iloilo CARES A LOT (Community service, Assistance to members and would-be members, Research involvement, Employment services, Student activities support, Advertising and promotions, Learning and relearning civil engineering, OJT assistance to students and young members, and non-profit Trade).

PICE ISA is recognized by the PICE Iloilo Chapter as an alliance of the 5 civil engineering schools in Iloilo City, specifically: Central Philippine University, Iloilo Science and Technology University, University of Iloilo-PHINMA, University of San Agustin and Western Institute of Technology. This alliance, created to unite competing CE schools in Iloilo City, was a brainchild of PICE CPU student leaders in 2012.Presently, three (3) PICE CPU Student Chapter officers were also inducted during the event, namely: Paul Christian Alado (VP- Internal Affairs), Nicole April Limotan (VP for Academics) and Zeantrixie Calagadmo (Secretary).

Among the new officers of PICE Iloilo Chapter, other than Engr. Grio, are 3 Centralians civil engineers: Engr. Vince Michael Bangoy (Board Member), Engr. Emmanuel Leo Lim (Business Manager), and Engr. Al Joevid Mirasol (PRO-Academe/Private). Also, six of the nine newly installed members of the PICE Iloilo Chapter are from CPU: Engr. Lindric Ricardo Diño, Engr. Allyn Joy Malimban, Engr. Coleen Ricablanca, Engr. Jerson Tejada, Engr. Maecy Angel Villanueva, and Engr. Nikka Krisha Villarosa.

Engr. Grio presents herself as a civil engineer who also happens to be a teacher. She answered the invitation for leadership of the PICE Iloilo Chapter’s three sectors (academic, government, and private) in 2022 because she believes in the organization’s goodness and its undeniable link to her civil engineering career. She is the organization’s 27th president since its founding on July 31, 1976.