around area C / D
UAP DISTRICT C1 HOLDS SYMPOSIUM
ON CPD LAW, ARKISKETCHERS EXHIBIT
Last February 11, 2017, architects of UAP regional District C1 gathered in the cinema of Robinsons Galleria Cebu for a symposium on R. A. 10912, which is the mandatory continuing professional development for architects. Arch. Robert Mirafuente, FUAP, who is the chair of the CPD Council of the Professional Regulatory Board for Architecture, was invited as the main speaker for the affair which attracted architects from all nine chapters of the District.
Arch. Mirafuente presented the important procedures on how to acquire CPD points for accreditation with the PRC. He also gave a rundown on the various activities in which an architect could attain points so he could renew his PRC license. Moreover, he underscored the importance of the CPD in making sure that the Filipino architect is at par with his colleagues from other countries and that he is up to date on the latest innovations in the profession.
Just a few days after the symposium, the architects were back in Robinsons Galleria for the first exhibit of Arkisketchers, a group of UAP District C1 architects who share a common passion for architectural sketching and painting. Dubbed as“ Strokes”, the event was organized under the guidance of UAP District C1 Director Augusto Lee for the benefit of the Cancer Warriors, Inc.
During the opening of the exhibit, the beneficiaries of the project also took part in the affair, giving visitors a glimpse of where their money would go if they buy artworks creatively done by architects. Many of the artworks, which were outputs of the group in their first few drawing sessions held in different parts of Cebu City, were sold even before the cutting of the ribbon began. This painted a smile in both the architects and the beneficiaries’ faces.
The two successful activities prove that UAP District C1, led by its District Director Gus Lee and the chapter presidents of the 9 chapters under its wing, continues to take significant steps in keeping member architects at pace with the dynamic changes of the profession.( Arch. Karl Aries Emerson F. Cabilao, FUAP)
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The UAP Post • Vol. 42 Issue 03 • January— March 2017
UAP SUGBU STARTS 2017 WITH PROFESSIONALLY-ENRICHING TALKS
The first two general membership meetings( GMM) this year of UAP |
Sugbu Chapter, led by president Panfilo Castro, Jr., saw two speakers |
sharing their knowledge and expertise to member architects. |
Last January, 104 member-architects trooped to the roof deck of the |
Mabolo Garden Flats Condo- |
minium for the first GMM |
of 2017. UAP Sugbu mem- |
ber Ferdinand Wong, |
who has been working in |
Maldives |
for |
some |
years now, was the main |
speaker |
for |
the |
GMM. He talked about |
resort |
architecture |
and provided architects in |
attendance |
design |
and planning ideas on how |
to |
tackle |
“ worldclass |
” resort projects. His experience as project manager of HPL Hotels and Resorts in the worldrenowned tourist destination, the Maldives, came in handy in his sharing with colleagues.
The next month, UAP Sugbu invited an experienced and multilicensed professional
, |
Tom |
Academia, |
to |
talk on contracts |
and construction |
arbitration. This |
time, the GMM |
venue, the Living |
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n’ |
Style |
Showroom inside Parkmall in Mandaue City, almost literally
Mr. Tom Academia delivers lecture on construction arbitration during the February GMM. overflowed as 140 members attended the meeting. The large attendance was also timely as the chapter held its election of officers, where Vice President Elise Demiar was chosen as UAP Sugbu’ s 18 th chapter president who will assume the position for fiscal year 2017-2018.
With the Professional Regulation Commission’ s( PRC) Continuing Professional Development( CPD) Law in full swing, architects in the chapter are more interested in the organizational affairs more than ever. It looks like things are looking up for UAP Sugbu Chapter as they just went through the so-called“ warm-up” towards a possible introduction of CPD-points-rich talks and lectures in their chapter GMM’ s and activities.
UAP DISTRICT D1 HOSTS APE SPORTSFEST
The UAP Regional District D1, headed by the very able District Director Maria Concepcion Dy, played host to the APE( Architects, Plumbers and Engineers) Sportsfest last March 5, 2017 at the Rancho Palos Verdes Country Club, Davao City.
Athletes from different professional organizations competed in various sport disciplines, namely: basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, lawn tennis, chess, bowling, billiard and darts. The APE Sportsfest is an annual sports event among allied technical professional organizations based in Davao City. Aside from the UAP, other organizations which participated in the competition were the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers( PICE), Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers( PSME), Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines( GEP), Philippines Institute of Chemical Engineers( PICHE), Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers( IIEE), Institute of Electronics and Communication Engineers of the Philippines( IECEP) and the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines( NAMPAP).