NP HISANCHA ELECTED PFPA
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Manila – United Architects of the Philippines National President, Arch. Guillermo H. Hisancha,
has been recently elected 2 nd Vice President of the Philippine Federation of Professional Associa-
tions (PFPA).
PFPA is the umbrella organization of all
tion when after the accreditation of various regu-
accredited professional organizations in the
lated professional associations in the country in
Philippines duly recognized by the Professional
compliance with PD 223, Commissioner Eric C.
Regulation Commission (PRC).
Nubla in 1975 instructed all Board
As a cornerstone of profession-
Examiners to slowly but not forcing
alism, integrity and diversity,
the newly accredited professionals
PFPA is composed of four per-
be dealing with government and the
manent councils, namely: Coun-
professionals be respected by our
cil of Professional Health Asso-
people on their contribution to na-
ciations (COPHA), Council for
tional development. The gem of an
Business and Management Pro-
idea became a living reality when
fessionals (CBMP), Philippine
the Federation of Professional As-
Technological Council (PTC)
sociation (FPA) Philippines with
and Council for the Built and
General Ceferino S. Carreon as the
Natural Environments (CBNE).
first Chairman. It was under Gen-
United Architects of the Philippines is an active
eral Carreon that the objectives of the Federation
were fully identified and its potentials surveyed
member of the PFPA under the CBNE.
with the participation of founding presidents.
In order to uplift the value and importance
of the professionals in nation building and pub-
In 1981, then UAP National President Archi-
lic, the PFPA aims to a) promote professional
tect Felipe Mendoza took over the reign of the
interdisciplinary collaboration and interaction
Federation as President. It was during his term,
to keep abreast with developments in the rapid-
after the pains of organizational birth pains were
ly changing world; b) galvanize a multi-
weathered, that the Federation expanded its in-
professional approach to economic, social,
volvement in the professional and social con-
educational and techno-scientific problems of
cerns of its members. It was also during his time
the nation; c) establish a united rapport among
that the name of the Federation was changed to
the different professions; d) establish a single
Philippine Federation of Professional associa-
clearing house for the problem of the members
tions (PFPA), Inc. and the Council of Profession-
associations; e) provide a forum among the
al Health Associations (COPHA), and the Busi-
members of the PFPA for the settlement of
ness Management Council (BMC) were formed.
interdisciplinary differences and disputes; f)
While previously, the main activity of the Feder-
and assist and advice each member of PFPA
ation was the joint seminar and participation with
towards healthier and stable existence; and g)
the Philippine Association of Board Examinees
strengthen the lies with the Professional Regu-
(PABE) during the Professional Consciousness
lation Commission, the Philippine Association
Week, it asserted its role in national policies in
of Board Examiners, the Government, and the
legislations concerning the members, in coopera-
tive programs with other professional groups in
people in general.
the Southeast Asian region, among others.
The establishment of PFPA came into frui-
Arch. Guillermo Hisancha
Two past National Presidents already
served as President of PFPA: Architects
Felipe Mendoza and Edric Marco Florenti-
no. For the year 2017, PFPA officers in-
clude: RANULFO C. FELICIANO
(President); LILIA F. ECHIVERRI (1 st
Vice President); GUILLERMO H.
HISANCHA (2 nd Vice President); CHAR-
LIE HO (3 rd Vice President); CEZAR S.
DELA CRUZ (4 th Vice President); JOEY
E. AUSTRIA (Secretary); REYNALDO
UMALI (Treasurer); FREDERICK PETER
C. ALTAVAS (Auditor); and EDRIC
MARCO C. FLORENTINO (PRC Liaison
Officer). Meanwhile, the official represent-
atives include, Amado Tandoc, Jr, Nenita
C. Lee Tan, Lydia Mangahas, Violeta
Josef, Romulo R. Agatep, Erlinda V.
Reyes, Enriqyue C. Cuadra, Alfredo D.
Antonio, Hercules P. Baldos, and Marie
Grace Gomez.(Courtesy: UAP-KYP)
The Committee on Research and
Academic Institutions under the
Commission on Education has re-
sponded to the call and invitation of
Bataan Peninsula State University
Architecture Department under
Arch. Robert Aguilar, UAP to con-
duct a two-day seminar-writeshop
on Outcomes-Based Education
(OBE).
The Committee Chair, Arch. Jona-
than M analad, UAP steered the said
seminar-writeshop based on the mod-
ules that he developed specifically
forthis Committee
through the assistance of UAP Execu-
tive Director for Education, Arch.
Wilfredo G. Gacutan, FUAP.
(Courtesy: UAP-KYP)
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