COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF
THE UAP SAN JUAN – MANDALUYONG CHAPTER
Early in 1983, the UAP incoming President Arch. Manuel T. Manosa, Jr. initiated the
efforts to organize the San Juan resident architects into a chapter. National Secretary
Arch. Ricardo Poblete supported the idea and worked to create the chapter in San
Juan.
Arch. Manuel T. Mañosa, Jr., fuap
Past National President
Soon after several meetings at 456 Restaurant and Club Filipino in Greenhills, San
Juan, the group held their first election of officers in December 18, 1983 for the calendar
year 1984. Arch. Victoriano Aviguetero Jr. became the first Chapter President with his
elected officers: Vice President Arch. Diosdado Dimaano, Jr.; Secretary, Arch. Jecelyn
Garcia; Treasurer, Arch. Erlinda Jose-Goss and Directors Architects Johnny Ortega,
Basilio Orenciana and Luis Zialcita.
Arch. Victoriano Aviguetero, fuap
San Juan Chapter First President
In 1985, the same set of officers were re-elected for the second term. In 1986, Arch.
Dimaano Jr. became the President; Arch. Luis Zialcita, Vice President; Arch. Celina
Borja, Secretary and Arch. Erlinda Jose-Goss, Treasurer. In order to meet and
complete the required numbers of membership, the San Juan Chapter decided to
expand to Mandaluyong.
Later part of 1986 Arch. Francisco P. Mapalo, Jr., then Building Official of Mandaluyong,
helped to form a chapter for the benefit of architects and merged it with the existing San
Juan Chapter that become the San Juan-Mandaluyong Chapter with the participation of
Architects from San Juan and Mandaluyong. Arch. Diosdado Dimaano, Jr. and his