Corazon Fabia-Tandoc, FUAP, AA has continually led her
group to meet regularly and come up with many projects. The
Revised Guidelines for the National Awards has been ap-
proved and released to the Chapters. Project: AdHoc - an
Architects’ Co-working Space where province based and
freelance Architects can meet clients in Manila in an
open working facility at the second floor of UAP HQ is
being handled by the Committee on General Welfare.
The Policy Guidelines Manual for Chapter Organization
has been submitted for approval by the NBD.
2) Commission on Government and External Affairs
ED Gil V. Japitana, UAP, has successfully finished 2
major events: the WAD (1) last October 4, 2016
and the NAW (2) with its Culmination Activity
last Dec 10, 2016 at the UAP HQ before the NBD
meeting. The World Architecture Day committee
chaired by Jill Rochelle Sevilla brought forth an
national executive vice president
Seven months into the office, with almost four months
of going around the country and abroad for District and
Chapter Inductions and the MENA Summit in Dubai
is really exhausting but an equally fulfilling assurance
that I have touched base with our colleagues in other
parts of the country and know how they are doing at
the moment. It is really different seeing the Chapters
in their home. Thanks God, I have an abled husband
doing all our work so I can serve UAP.
With regards to MEMBERSHIP:
There are 126 local Chapters and 21 Interna-
tional Chapters. We recently chartered eight
(8) chapters totaling to 147 UAP Chapters:
140th Oman, 141st UAP Del Pilar Bulacan
Chapter, 142nd UAP Metro Cebu Chapter,
143rd UAP Fort San Pedro Chapter, 144th
UAP Clark Chapter, 145th UAp Malolos
Chapter, 146th UAP Mindoro Chapter and
last but not the least the 147 th is the UAP
Dabaw Balladaw Chapter.
For purposes of comparison, last FY 2015- Arch. Ma. Nina Bailon-Arce, FUAP, AA, APEC Ar.
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National Executive Vice President
good standing as of Sept 30, 2016 is 13, 238
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and the number rose
to 14, 815 as of Nov
17, 2016 and still
counting till June
2017. The numbers
might increase as
new Board Passers
add to the number
every year.
UAP Registered
architects are 32,674
and PRC Registered
totaled to 38,259
including our leg-
ends Ar. Leandro
Locsin, FUAP and
Ar. Manuel Mañosa,
Jr., FUAP and all
those who passed
away. We still don’t
have a list of the
living and practicing
architects yet. The
UAP membership of 16,000++ is the only indication of the number of
architects getting license and most probably practicing at a given year.
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With regards to PROGRAMS:
The Commissions are all working very hard to bring to you the pro-
grams of UAP.
1) Commission on Internal Affairs Executive Director (ED)
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activity where we as Architects of the United Architects of the Philip-
pines (UAP) are enjoined by the International Union of Architects (UIA)
to take part in the worldwide celebration of the World Architecture Day
with the theme: “Design a Better World.” We thank all those who joined
the Competitions and the Programs spearheaded by the Committee on
WAD. This is a good way to let the nation and the world know about the
value of architects and how we as architects respond to the challenge of
designing a better world.
The National Architecture Week with the theme “KOLABARASYON
Our Past Defines
“I usually continue with ‘If you Our Future Towards
Professional Excel-
open your hands to help out oth- lence” which was
last December
ers, you also open your hands to held
5-10, 2016 had a
format this
receive the blessings from above.’” different
year. Ar. Arni Idos,
the NAW Chair got his group thinking and moving in Laguna, yet
through social media has challenged Chapters from all over to have their
own activities to celebrate National Architecture Week bringing aware-
ness to the public the value of our profession.
3) Commission on Professional Practice, ED Benjamin K. Panganiban
Jr., FUAP, AA, Apec Ar. Has been moving around and has given talks
on “The Asian Practice of the Profession” and “How to Tackle Com-
plaints of Illegal Practice.” Just be ready to shoulder his plane fare and
accommodation when you invite him.
4) Commission on Sentro ng Arkitekturang Filipino ED Robert Bene-
dict C. Hermoso, FUAP, has started some photography work on the herit-
age structures done by our UAP Architects.
5) Professional Development Commission ED Miguel C. Guerrero III,
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