UAP NATCON 41
ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZ
Department of Labor and Employment
Secretary
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the officers and members of the United Architects of the Philippines
(UAP), a five-time awardee of the PRC’s Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization of the Year, on the
occasion of your 41st Annual National Convention and Business Meeting on 16-18 April 2015, with the theme,
“Empowering Architects Towards ASEAN Integration.”
I appreciate and commend UAP’s efforts in organizing events like this which continue to hone and advance
the potentials and skills of Filipino architects to effectively compete with their class in their profession and as a
prelude to the upcoming ASEAN integration this 2015.
Moreover, with the conclusion of the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Architectural Services, the
UAP will be first to benefit from this Agreement which will facilitate the mobility of Filipino architects in the ASEAN
and encourage the exchange of information to promote adoption of best practices on standards of architectural
education, professional qualifications, and practices, and to provide architects updated information on new
products in the industry of design and construction. It is heartening to note that the qualifications of our Filipino
architects are now recognized by ASEAN member states. The way to greater growth and better career opportunities
of our competent and excellent Filipino architects are now accessible and attainable.
Again, I congratulate UAP and our Filipino architects for the success of this event. Continue to soar high and
achieve endlessly wherever you are.
Thank you and Mabuhay!
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