Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
My warmest greetings to the members and officers of the United
Architects of the Philippines on the occasion of your 38th National
Convention on April 18-21 201.
Your theme, “Landmarks, Leadership, & Legacy,” affairs the Filipino
architects’ role not just as builders of houses and communities but also
as active participants and partners of government in our important task of
eradicating abject poverty and pursuing good governance it is admirable
how your organization held its ground as the vanguard of the architecture
profession be encouraging members to strictly adhere to the highest standards
of architectural practice and professionalism. The UAP is indeed the premier
organization of architects in the country.
I trust that the UAP will remain supportive of the government’s noble
efforts to implement reforms and intensify transparency, accountability
and citizen participation as we boost the country’s economic development
so that more and more Filipinos may live lives of dignity and security. We
in the House of Representatives welcome the greater participation of our
citizens in decision-making and other processes in line with managing our
country’s affairs. In view of this, be assured that you can continually rely on
us to catalysts for change and act decisively on confronting the many urgent
concerns of the Filipino people.
We are proud to note that since our sessions began in July 2010, we
have processed more than 3.000 measures including the 72 national and
local bills have recently approves in one session day alone. These pieces
of legislation deal with education, health and environment, livelihood and
sustainable development concerns Among these are HB 5640, seeking to
regulate the practice of Geology in the Philippines; House Bill 4883, which
seeks to expand access to education through open learning and distance
education in post-secondary and tertiary levels; and HB 3005, seeking to
declare December of every year as “Anti-Corruption Month.” Indeed, we shall
continue to work hard to achieve our string desire to establish our legacy
as the House that champions the people’s clamor for good governance and
transparent leadership.
Let us continue working together in our noble efforts to make the
government more responsive to the most pressing needs of the people.
Mabuhay!
Feliciano B. Belmonte, Jr.
Speaker
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