Cement company Holcim Philippines, Inc., supported the UP Centennial with the Holcim Professorial Chair in Civil Engineering through a P1.5 million donation to the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI).

Held at the Holcim office in Makati on May 9, the MOA signing was attended by: (Front row) Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Chairman Leslie Joy Diaz; a Holcim employee; Dean Rowena Cristina Guevara; Holcim SVP Francis Felizardo; Holcim CEO Ian Thakwray; UPERDFI president Leopoldo Abis; President Emerlinda Roman; Chancellor Sergio Cao; and National Center for Transportation Studies Director Regin Regidor. (Back row, from right to left) National Hydraulic Research Center Director Leonardo Liongson; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Chairman Manuel Ramos; Centennial Commission Vice Chair Magdaleno Albarracin Jr.; Department of Civil Engineering’s (DCE) Dr. Karl B.N. Vergel (partly hidden); Holcim employees; and DCE’s Dr. Eric Cruz (partly hidden).