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- He said that the government needed qualified engineers and experts in sanitation and civil works
- Chemical Engineers were offended on his statement
- The netizens continue to blurt out their negative reaction on the Senator Villanueva Twitter post.
On March 18, the ABS-CBN new covers the Senate hearing finding solutions to the water shortage experience in Manila. The senators have been investigating the MWSS to address this problem.
On the middle of the Senate hearing, Senator Joel Villanueva asked Velasco of the composition of the MWSS board knowing they do not have a civil engineer. Accordingly, the MWSS board composed of two retired military men, six lawyers, and a chemical engineer.
Villanueva asks Velasco of the composition of the MWSS board. Velasco says they have 2 retired military men, 6 lawyers, & a chemical engineer.
Villanueva questions this since they do not have a civil engineer. Poe asks if this is in violation of the law. | via @kristinesabillo
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) March 19, 2019
Senator Villanueva has posted on his Twitter account saying that the government needed qualified engineers and experts in sanitation and civil works which have offended chemical engineering professionals.
The law requires qualified engineers and experts in sanitation and civil works. Hindi puro abogado at dating sundalo. May isang engineer nga, chemical engineer pala 😱 #accountability #protectconsumers #Vpositive
— Joel Villanueva (@senatorjoelv) March 19, 2019
A netizen who worked as a chemical engineer explains the nature of their work. That they are knowledgeable when it comes to water treatment facilities and don’t merely stay at laboratories but also do fieldwork.
https://twitter.com/jessie_ann0205/status/1108079942204444673
Another netizen seeks the senator explanation because his statement implies that a chemical engineer is not qualified for the position.
Hello @senatorjoelv. Your statement implies na hindi qualified yung isang chemical engineer sa position. Paki-explain naman po yung trabaho ng isang chemical engineer ng maliwanagan ang lahat kung bakit mo yan nasabi.
— FREE PALESTINE NOW 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@JASanchez0) March 19, 2019
Other have said unlike civil engineers and sanitary engineers, the chemical engineer is both competent in two different fields civil and sanitary.
— 𝙿𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 (@KeepHatredAlive) March 20, 2019
The senators didn’t have any reactions but the netizens continue to blurt out their negative reaction on the Senator Villanueva Twitter post.
Hello po. Mawalang galang na po. Pero palagay ko hindi niyo po alam ang bawat proseso kung pano nakakarating ang malinis na tubig sa bawat kabahayan. Kung alam nyo po kasi, baka lunukin nyo yang sinasabi niyo? TESDAMAN pa kayong nalalaman. Sarap nyo pong sampalin ng Perry’s!
— J Mateo ♒️ (@the_enjohneer) March 19, 2019
Sir, seems like you too have no idea who designs the water treatment plants. Chemical engineers are involved in process design. They design the whole process and other engineering disciplines follow the process design. Don't make fun of chemical engineers.
— PHIDEAL HOMES (@Phidealhomesco) March 20, 2019
With all due respect, sir, we did not study this book (and countless others) for you to belittle our knowledge about that matter. You might want to reassess your opinion about chemical engineers. pic.twitter.com/MnlqCwMoN8
— アホじ (@shojium) March 20, 2019
