August 2018
TRANSLATING DESIGN CONCEPTS
INTO ARCHITECTURA
Story by: Ar. Joselito Loreto L. Bersamina Jr., UAP
The initial meeting cum consultation between the UAP Makati
CBD chapter officers and the Gawad Kalinga Pinyasan
Village community took place last August 11, 2018 at the
multi-purpose area of the village in Bibirao, Daet, Camarines
Norte. Introduction about Makati CBD chapter and the socio-
cultural educational, environmental protection, disaster risk
management concerns was followed by giving of an initial
draft of the revised IRR of BP 344 to the community and was
received by its current president.
The team made photo-documentation and measurement of
the areas that need rehabilitation and addition such as addition
of stage at the multi-purpose hall, mural painting/plantbox
design at the library, retrofitting of the well shaft, improvement
of entrance markers, relocation of announcement board, and
integration of material recovery facility.
Ar. Conrad Onglao was guest speaker for the UAP CBD
Chapter last August 31, 2018 Friday, in a GMM lecture
titled “Translating Design Concepts into Architectural
Spaces”. The event happened at the Old Swiss Restaurant,
Ground Level, Somerset Olympia, Makati Avenue corner
Sto. Tomas St., Makati City.
The General Membership Meeting for August was
coordinated with the Professional Regulations
Commission (PRC) which enabled the CBD to provide
1.5 CPD points for the one-hour-and a half lecture. The
audience had nothing but admiration for Ar. Onglao’s
portfolio of exquisite and meticulous designs where he
also even shared some valuable reminders and best
practices observed by his firm.
Another highlight of the General Membership Meeting
was the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement
between the UAP CBD Chapter and the Leonard Cheshire
Foundation. The agreement paves the way for the UAP
CBD Chapter to audit the premises of buildings under the
Leonard Cheshire Foundation which promotes a rights-
based approach caring after the country’s PWDs.
Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding took place at
the community library with the following signatories: Michael
Frederick Lazo (Makati CBD President), Sophia Avendano
(Makati CBD IPP), Michelle Ting (Makati CBD secretary),
Teresita Obusan (GK Pinyasan Village & Bayan Educational
Endeavor, Inc. representative) and attested by Reynaldo
Morada (GK Pinyasan Village President). It was witnessed by
four residents of the aforementioned village.
Gawad Kalinga Pinyasan Village is the model among the 8
GK Villages in Daet and the 3rd GK Village that the Makati
CBD chapter assisted.