UAP COM ED HOLDS 2ND ARCHITECTS IN THE ACADEME ASSEMBLY
By Arch. Jonathan Manalad, UAP, PIEP
The UAP Commission on Education successfully held the 2nd Architects in the Academe Assembly( AAA) coinciding with the 43rd UAP Annual National Convention. This was held at the Seminar Rooms 7-9 of the SMX Convention Center. UAP Commission on Education Executive Director Ar. Wilfredo G. Gacutan, FUAP, PIEP, and Ar. Jonathan V. Manalad the Chair of the UAP Committee on Research and Academic Institutions and the Assembly Convenor were happy to announce the successful holding of the said event with a total of 270 delegates, representing 61 architecture schools all over the country and so far the biggest gathering of architects-educators in the country.
This year ' s theme was " Mean it to Win It: Successfully Teaching the Millennial Architecture Students " with invited speakers recognized as education and organizational development experts namely, Congressman Christopher De Venecia, a known culture and tourism advocate who presented his topic“ Who are the Millennials?”; Mr. Manny Gonzales, a respected marketing guru who expounded on the topic:“ Millennials in the Workplace”; and Ms. Leonida G. Reyes, MS HRM a well-known Organizational Development Consultant, who delivered the keynote speech. Open forums were held in every after talks which were facilitated by Architects Jocelyn Lutap and Annie Pugeda.
The second edition of the AAA was also made possible in collaboration with the Council of Deans and Heads in the Architecture Schools in the Philippines( CODHASP), through its President, Arch. Lorelie DC De Viana. Republic Cement was the event’ s industry partner. The UAP Commission on Education promises to launch new worthy projects in the coming Fiscal Year 2017-2018 led by a much bigger Architects in the Academe Assembly Year 3, so please watch out for it!
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who have intensely and remarkably prepared this event for only three months: Arch. Alfred Geoffrey Carandang as the Congress Director & Chair of the Secretariat Committee, Arch. Cecile Cayman-Gamana as the Deputy Congress Director & Vice- Chair of the Secretariat Committee, Arch. Donato Magcale as the Chair of the Programs Committee, Arch. John Joseph Fernandez as the Chair of the Marketing and Finance Committee, Arch. Stephanie Gilles as the Chair of the Foreign Delegates Committee, Arch. Claudio Rillera, Jr. as the Chair of the Operations Committee with Arch. Louie Vito as a committee member, and Ms. Nikka Castillo who took charge of the Graphics Design. Architects Robert Sac, Fidel Jose Siapno, Jr. and Robert Mirafuente acted as advisers, while UAP National President Arch. Guillermo Hisancha was Honorary Chair and Mr. Gerard Sanvictores( PAPRB President) was the Honorary Co-Chair. Certainly, it counted on the efficient support of the Secretariat Committee jointly represented by the UAP, PAPRB and PRC. Among our generous sponsors who helped make this event possible were Boysen Paints, DDT Konstruct, Koten, Alutile, and Doxcheck along with our official media partner, Manila Bulletin where a full page was allotted for the ASEAN Architects Congress.( With reports by Marie Dominic Castillo)
The 2nd Architects in the Academe Assembly Organizing Committee.( Seated, L-R) Architects Jonathan V. Manalad, Assembly Convenor and Chair of Committee on Research and Academic Institutions; Lorelie DC De Viana, CODHASP President and Wilfredo G. Gacutan, Executive Director of UAP Commission on Education.( Standing, L-R) Architects Sylvester Shaun D. Seño, Balangkasan Chair, Orcom Member; Annie C. Pugeda, Orcom Member; Jocelyn R. Lutap, Orcom Member; Henry Felix E. Herrera, Orcom Member and Leiron Mark S. De Guzman, Program Manager.
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service, updates on the Civil Service Law, the implementation of RA 9266 from a national government agency ' s perspective, the creation of a provincial architect ' s office through law, the role of a city architect and updates on PD 1096 vis-a-vis RA 9266. The resource speakers were no less than the Civil Service Assistant Commissioner and Spokesperson, Atty. Ariel Ronquillo, and architects in public service such as past UAP NP and National Housing Authority Department Manager Ar. Ma. Benita Ochoa-Regala, Dinagat Islands Provincial Architect Edcel M. Castro, Tacloban City Architect Danny M. Fuentebella, and Ar. Rey S. Gabitan, Chair of the Board of Consultants, National Building Code of the Philippines- DPWH, and a faculty member of the state-owned Polytechnic University of the Philippines( PUP). Rounding up the panel of discussants was Ar. Domingo Tablizo, Jr., National Bureau of Investigation( NBI) Construction Management Chief. The lively open forum was moderated by Ar. Tessa C. Espinas-Salinas, who was also the Programme Chair.
The UAP-AGA is highly expected to continue in the years to come for it to sustain its development into a strong and compelling platform for the advancement and upliftment of the Architect as a professional working in government service.
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