His works are meditations on space, the transitory nature of commonplace objects and the collisions that occur with their displacement.
Prolific and multifaceted, Chabet ventured into architecture, painting, printmaking, sculpture, stage designing, teaching, photography and writing.
Chabet has had six individual exhibitions at The Luz Gallery since 1961 and has been an active participant in local group shows.
Chabet died due to cardiac arrest at the UERM Hospital in Santa Mesa, Manila.
His remains will be brought to the Arlington Memorial Chapels in Araneta Avenue, Quezon City on May 1.