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National
NEWS
NP Hisancha Reelected, Ticket Gains Lead
By Arch. Edlee S. Tusi, UAP
After two weeks of intense campaign over the
future of the Organization, incumbent UAP
National President Arch. Guillermo Hisancha
successfully reclaimed the top post as his ticket,
Team UAP gained two of the four other nation-
al posts, during the canvassing of votes on the
second day of the 43 rd National Convention
held at Meeting Room 1, SMX Convention
Center, Pasay City.
Arch. Hisancha, running on platform of unity
and cooperation among professionals, garnered
1044 electoral votes against former National
Executive Vice President, Arch. Rey Gabitan,
with 749 electoral votes. This margin is way
bigger than his first run last year with only 20
electoral votes, still against Arch. Gabitan.
Meanwhile, incumbent Executive Director for
Professional Practice Arch. Benjamin Panganiban
Jr. emerged as winner for the post of the National
Executive Vice President, beating closest rival,
former National Auditor Arch. Domingo Tablizo
Jr, 897 to 796 electoral votes. Meanwhile, Valen-
zuela City Architect Edison “Ching” Padilla came
in third with 126 electoral votes.
For the Secretary General, Arch. Rene Heray
handily won the position he is currently holding
against CPD Council member, Arch. Chona
Ponce, who garnered 1037 electoral votes. On the
other hand, incumbent National Treasurer Arch.
Pamela Amador edged former Vice President for
Area A Arch. Robert Benedict Hermoso, 938 to
851 electoral votes.
For the position of National Auditor, Arch.
Eldred Ceasar Tan lorded over five other candi-
dates with 756 electoral votes. The incumbent
National Auditor from Cebu was followed by
Architects Rafael Briones Jr. with 503 votes,
Peregrino ”Boy” Baclit Jr. with 278 votes, Joseph
Espinas, 104 votes, Bibiano Luzande Jr., 99 votes
and Dominador Macatunggal, 52 votes.
Architects Panganiban, Heray, H ermoso and
Briones ran under NP Hisancha’s ticket, Team
UAP, while Architects Gabitan, Tablizo, Ponce,
Amador and Tan comprised the Team Aksyon at
Solusyon.
GIVING THANKS TO THE ALMIGHTY: UAP National President Arch. Guillermo Hisancha (5th from Left);
Secretary General Arch. Rene Heray (Left) and Incoming National Executive Vice President Arch. Benjamin
Panganiban Jr., (2nd from Left) were joined by Architects (Left-Right) Wilfredo Gacutan, Cesar Aljama, Rebecca
Rellosa, Dante Aguirre and Gil Japitana for a prayer of thanks on the evening of election victory at the Shrine of
Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life beside SMX Convention center, Pasay City.
UAP holds First Assembly of
Government Architects
By Arch. Tessa C. Espinas, UAP
The very first UAP ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTS (UAP-AGA) was held in the
afternoon of Day 3 at the 43rd UAP National Convention. It was initiated by the UAP Committee on
Government Service chaired by Ar. Reynaldo Acosta, under the National Commission on Professional
Practice headed by Executive Director Benjamin K. Panganiban, Jr., in cooperation with UAP Regional
District B2 Director Ricardo Balagtas Jr. and the chapters of UAP MAGS, Maharlika, Maynilad, Corin-
thian, Intramuros, and La Solidaridad.
The forum was overwhelmingly attended by 310 NGAs, GOCCs, GFIs, SCUs, Constitutional Com-
government architects that jam-packed the 270- missions, and the Legislative and Judiciary Branches
capacity SMX meeting rooms. UAP NP Guillermo of Government.
The topics that could take an entire day each to
Hisancha, a former elected government official him-
self, joined the much-anticipated and long-overdue discuss were condensed into four very short hours,
opportunity for exchange and sharing of issues and and left the audience wanting for more. They covered
concerns affecting the practice of architects who are career opportunities for Architects in government
in various government organizations such as LGUs,
To Be Continued on Page 15
JAM-PACKED: Delegates pose for a group shot upon the conclusion of the three-hour Assembly of Government Architects (AGA), the first ever assembly of archi-
tects working in the government sector, in conjunction with the 43rd National Convention of the UAP.
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