Ateneo Chemistry Society

🏗 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙; 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣...

The foundation has been set, and the spaces have been established. 🧱 The Ateneo Chemistry Society COMELEC formally presents the ACheS Executive Board for SY 2026–2027. 🧪

We congratulate all elected and appointed officers for taking up space, and we are looking forward to a productive and meaningful year ahead. All for the love of Chemistry! 💙💛

He does everything so well kaya ang love for him ay talagang worth it i-yell, dahil siya ang nag-iisang, Aaron Fhell! XLB ang piniling magfacilitator ng KKM on the day of his birthday???? eme 😆🥳🥳

Happy happy birthday sa Fhell-inda ng Executive Board, isa sa mga natatanging ina, at ang mama-mama ng MemDev na kahit saan, kahit kailan ay sobrang approachable, cute, at fresh, aka the Vice President for Member Development, Aaron Fhell S. Jomuad!!!! 🥳❤️😍😘🥰❤️💕💙

Salamat sa pagiging mhie (o dhie eme) ng MemForm, ensuring that okay na okay ang Member Development/Formation initiatives from house tournaments to simple pa-ice candies sa mga members! 💪 Ang goal niya ay development, on every activity for member engagement ay present, all his efforts are very meant.

The whole Ateneo Chemistry loves and appreciates you, Fhell! Make sure to greet Fhell a happy bonggalicious birthday below to unlock his twerk eme!! 😉🤪

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲! 🙍‍♀️🥼🧪

Watch Ateneo Chemistry Society’s special podcast episode featuring the esteemed faculty members of the Ateneo Chemistry Department, as they talk about the joys, challenges, and hopes of being a woman in science.

Recorded last March 18, you can now watch this insightful discussion online❣️

Be inspired by our beloved chemistry professors! Watch here: https://go.ateneochemsoc.org/Women'sMonthPodcast

Video Edit by: Gav Garcia

ON THIS DAY, we celebrate Labor Day, otherwise known as the Araw ng mga Manggagawa. This holiday honors the numerous contributions of workers and recognizes their rights. First celebrated in 1903 when a hundred thousand workers marched to Malacañang to demand fair working conditions, the Philippine Assembly officially declared it as a national holiday in 1908. Labor Day is not just a regular non-working holiday to provide ample time for rest. Rather, events like job fairs, livelihood assistance, labor reforms, parades, and protests are being held.

Today, we also pay homage to our professors, lab technicians, security guards, and other workers in the Ateneo community who consistently show up to provide us with a secure and high-quality education. Moreover, we advocate for more equitable and humane workplace reforms so that every worker can live a comfortable and fulfilling life. May we remember today the people who render services for our society and envision ourselves as the next line of workers in the future, bearing the same mission and hopes for our country.

Pub by: Gab Repe
Spiel by: Estelle Zenith De Guzman

🎶Can you chem back home, can you chem back home, yeah 🎶🎤✩ ₊˚
Sinabi ng 2NE1 yan 😏😜

⏳ ONE. MORE. DAY. ⏳

Get ready to accelerate the vibe as we see you TOMORROW at ✨Chem Back Home: Catalyst 🌺✨ for our Year-End Party 2026!

Dress in your most retro-reactive fit and come ready to spark something unforgettable—because once we collide, there’s no turning back from this forward reaction. ⏩ Let’s lower the activation energy and make this party legendary.

Didn’t catch our registration? Walk-ins will be allowed at the set price of Php 400!

Event Details:
📅 Date: May 1, 2026 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍Venue: CTC 413

We’re excited to see you catalyzing the energy and activating your funky atomz tomorrow—it’s D-DAY! ☆🎥⋆｡𖦹🎞️°‧★

Special thanks to: Lucky Me!




Pub by Ayessah Tabano
Spiel by Francis Ronidel

🎉Ooh, we're screaming from cloud nine 🎉

Two days left before the grandest celebration of the year! 💃🕺Celebrate our year of success at the Year-End Party 2026, Chem Back Home: Catalyst. 🌴

Couldn't register in time? Walk-ins are allowed for Php 400!

Event Details:
📅 Date: May 1, 2026 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍Venue: CTC 413

We hope to see you there! 😍

Special thanks to: Lucky Me!



Pub by Ayessah Tabano
Spiel by Ian Martinez

ON THIS DAY, we celebrate the World Day for Health and Safety at Work. Started by the International Labour Organization, this event has been observed since 2003 to raise awareness of safe work practices, honor the victims of workplace accidents, and promote the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases. According to the World Health Organization (2024), nearly 60% of the global population is engaged in work. The International Labor Organization also estimated that work-related diseases and injuries caused 1.88 million deaths in the year 2016. Moreover, occupational risks are considered the third largest environmental risk factor for disease estimates in the Southeast Asia region.

Today, the rights and safety of laborers are still undermined. Businesses and corporations prioritize maximizing profits over people. Most spend about half of their lives in the workplace, and only a few are given access to a working environment without much risk and schedules that consider their lives outside of their careers. These poor conditions are normalized, especially in underserved communities. In the field of chemistry, as well as in other sciences, workplace safety practices must always be applied, especially inside laboratories. As such, a radical shift towards just industries must be made. Enforcing workplace policies and regulations, as well as advocating for equitable access to better workplaces and healthcare, must be made in order to secure the rights of workers across the globe. We must always put the humanity of the people working behind institutions first and before any economic interests.

Pub by: Sabine Gonzales
Spiel by: Estelle Zenith De Guzman

🎶 It's the midnight sun-kissed skin under the red sky🎶😘🎤✩ ₊˚

‼️3 DAYS LEFT‼️

See you soon in ✨Chem Back Home: Catalyst✨ for our Year-End Party 2026!! Plan your midnight summer outfits and maybe craft messages to your dearest, knowing you strived in chemistry together! Here are the deets na munti nating aabangan: ༘⋆📼˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

Didn’t catch our regular registration? Walk-ins will be allowed at the set price of Php 400!

Event Details:
📅 Date: May 1, 2026 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍Venue: CTC 413

We’re ready to see you turn up the energy in the next three days! 📀☆🎥⋆｡𖦹🎞️°‧★📺,

Special thanks to: Lucky Me!



Pub by Ayessah Tabano
Spiel by David Servando

ON THIS DAY, we celebrate World Laboratory Day–a day of appreciation for the quiet spaces that fuel scientific progress in various corners of the world. Today is also a day to honor laboratory professionals—our professors, colleagues, and researchers—who continue to strive for knowledge that will benefit humankind and our one and only home.

Yet in the Philippines, access to modern science laboratories remains a major challenge. Many high schools, state colleges, and universities face a severe lack of laboratory materials, advanced equipment, chemical reagents, and adequate safety systems. As a result, students are placed in precarious learning environments where the joys of experiential learning are dampened by caution, anxiety, and unmet expectations, leaving their curiosities only partially fulfilled. Educators are also affected, as the gap between theoretical learning and practical application widens.

To address these growing problems, a reexamination of priorities is in order. In a rapidly modernizing world where the marvels of technology and science can be more widely felt and enjoyed, let science education be more valued for our future science professionals, for science educators, and for our hopes of a better Philippine society.

Pub by: Gab Repe
Spiel by: Cess Rasonable

No space in your schedule to tune in to yesterday's MDA? 😢 We got you!

Get to know our candidates 👷👷‍♀️ better through their answers and learn how they aim to transfer our space 🚧 Here are some highlights from the Special Elections MDA held yesterday 📺

📌 The campaign period will only be until tomorrow, April 23, while the voting period will officially open on April 24 so to all eligible voters, we highly encourage you to exercise your right to vote! 🗳️

Campaign Period: April 17 to April 23, 2026
Voting Period: April 24 to 26, 2026

Pub by: Jae Guardiario & Syb Boaqueña
Spiel by: Syb Boaqueña

🏗️💎 What if we could build materials like lego blocks at the molecular level?

That’s exactly what the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 🏅 celebrates!! 🧪✨

Last year’s laureates are the pioneers of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), which are materials whose modular design allows chemists to engineer structures with unprecedented precision and internal surface area 🤯✨

Because chemists can mix and match both the metal and organic parts, MOFs can be fine-tuned to trap greenhouse gases 🌫️, store clean energy ⚡, purify water 💧, or even deliver drugs precisely where they’re needed 💊

Content by Louis Isaac M. Mecader