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On behalf of the National Board of Directors, it is with great honor to warmly greet our officers and general
membership on this summer of positive activities.
In the beginning of my term I had emphasized three values that will be the guiding light of UAP: “Unity + Ac-
countability + Professional Excellence”. Such is my belief in these three principles that I had walked this path and
emphasized these values on all endeavors that UAP have pledged itself.
With the clear direction in which this administration
had vowed upon, let me highlight the value, UNITY, and
its great importance for our organization. UNITY, such as
common word, yet denotes an immense responsibility.
UNITY as per definition is: “the state or condition of being
one, something whole or complete formed by combining
or joining separate things or entities”.
UNITY is a direction that I will and shall always em-
bark, sincere efforts to mend bridges and build back wan-
ing and lost relationships, motivate the membership to-
wards common goals and visions, a reminder that we are
not alone but as an
organization, we are
one and the same,
bound together by the noble
profession, with the same principles, shared by all archi-
tects and dreams for a fulfillment of a united front to
weather hurdles that the profession may encounter in its
steady road to progress.
need to be humble and open minded, I have prioritized
the mending of relationships with PICE and its leader-
ship. In my efforts to secure peace and friendship
among the two professions, I have reached out to PICE,
especially to the PICE President herself, who graciously
accepted our friendly requests for dialogue and profes-
sional discussions. Our humble requests were given fruit
by the PICE President as she had attended UAP’s
anniversary and delivered a speech encouraging accord
between UAP and PICE. As this friendly relation gets
further, I have accepted PICE’s request to attend their
ceremonies and oath takings. Though small my efforts
are, I pray that we will
not be just friends but
supporters of each
professional body who will join forces to resolve profes-
sional issues but also partners in issues directly affecting
the built and construction industry.
national president’s page
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With the clear direction in
which this administration had
vowed upon, let me highlight
the value, UNITY, and its great
importance for our Organiza-
tion. UNITY, such as com-
mon word, yet denotes an
immense responsibility.
”
Sincerity is the keyword in which I had engaged
many. My vision is to foster collaborations, mutual
Historically, we are separate entities before that merged agreements, co-sponsorships and cooperative effort
into a unified existence. With our history coming from between these individuals, organizations and compa-
diversification, this became our stepping stone for a united nies.
front. Yes, we are joined together as one, but time, emo-
It is a testament of the drive to seek sincere relation-
tions, trends and issues had somehow eroded our team
ships that will add value to promote UNITY with others
spirit.
and but also within our organization. The idea of posi-
As I am pondering what is to do, I have in my heart felt tive agreement will enrich the image of the United
that this is the time to be sincere, honest and open to all Architects of the Philippines and present our organiza-
who have been engaged by UAP, though the engagement tion as an open minded and harmonious partner in every
maybe vague, adversarial and somewhat unsure on a lot of commitment it accepts.
things. In my initiative, I personally went on a crusade to
talk with leaders of various organizations. Being with us MABUHAY ANG ARKITEKTONG FILIPINO!
from the beginning, the PIA was on my to-do list to rekin- MABUHAY UAP!
dle this lost fire of friendship and
collaborations. Not forgetting our
friends at AAIF is another initiative I
have done The leadership of both
organizations were very warm in my
friendly overtones and promised to
have more dialogues in regard to future
partnership work, emphasizing we are
all architects and issues that will affect
us all should bind us in this cause of
unity.
Everyone is aware that as we exist
as architects, we are always in direct
rivalry with that other historical profes-
sion: the engineers. This situation have
lightened and worsened, depending on
the issues involved and the benefits
gained and lost. Admitting that we
Arch. Guillermo H. Hisancha,
FUAP, APEC Ar., ASEAN Ar.
UAP National President, FY 2016-2017
“THERE SHALL BE UNITY & UNDERSTAND-
ING AMONG FILIPINO ARCHITECTS.”
NP GUIMO
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
The Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects
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