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As we celebrate our 40th National Convention, our Ruby
celebration, with the theme “O.N.E.: Organization-Movers.
Nation-Builders. Earth-Keepers.”, we are once again reminded
of our duties and responsibilities to serve, not only our
beloved organization but, our nation and the whole world.
Every individual must instill in his or herself the true culture
of responsibility through self-initiative.
Since our organization is not any one person or affiliate but is
a collage of our different needs, hence in this Convention, we need
to seek action to perpetuate what we do best while attempting
to accommodate ideas and views from our peers. It is indeed
necessary to associate our thinking with adaptation of technical
innovations in order to absorb and integrate them into meaningful
cultural system and transform them from being just huge technical
projects into a realization of our consciousness and maturity of
vision, of our true identity deeply rooted in our history and heritage,
where new models of built form and of direct interaction with the
traditional modes of building need to be established.
Let us therefore make this event an occasion to once again
make a sincere and committed pledge to be a model Filipino
Architect.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the
Organizing Committee for a well-prepared National Convention for
all Filipino architects.
ROGER T. ONG,
UAP
National Vice President, Area B