college of fellows
COF Gears up for FY 2016-2017
Arch. Norma I. Alarcon, FUAP
Chancellor, UAP College of Fellows
The UAP College of Fellows, during the 42nd
National Convention’s Convocation of Fellows
held last April 21, 2016 elected the following
officers for the fiscal year 2016 – 2017. Arch.
NORMA I. ALARCON – Chancellor; Arch.
MA. LISA V. SANTOS – Chancellor-Elect;
Arch. TED VILLAMOR INOCENCIO – ViceChancellor; Arch. LUIS T. REYES – Scribe;
and Arch. RICHARD GARCIA – Bursar. The
Immediate Past Chancellor is Ar. Miguel M.
Carpio. The new officers were inductMONTHS
ed in Office during the Presidential
July
Inaugural of Ar. Guillermo Hisancha
August
last June 30, 2016 held in Iloilo City.
The College of Fellows is proud to
announce that one of its members, Ar.
Jose Thomas D. Beldia, FUAP, was
awarded by the Professional Regulation
Commission as the Outstanding Architect for 2016, last June 22, 2016, at the
Manila Hotel. Ar. Beldia has an extensive practice of the profession. Some of
his projects include Subic Housing
Project; Subic Bay Freeport, Chang
Chun Mega City, China; Moldex Realty, Quezon City; Swiss-Belhotel International, Quezon City; Jaime Cardinal
Sin Village, Sta. Ana, Manila; Diamond
Bay Towers, Roxas Blvd., Manila.
September
Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) Chair Arch. Robert Sac, FUAP (left) presided
over the oath-taking of the officers of the UAP College of Fellows for FY 2016-17 at the Inaugural Ceremonies in Iloilo City, June 30, 2016. UAP National president Arch. Guillermo Hisancha, FUAP (2nd
from left) witnessed the ceremony.
Saturday of the month, the following activities were
lined up, as illustrated in the table.
After the presentation by the Chancellor, the first
activity, entitled “Candy Crush”: A Lecture on
Diabetes was given by Dr. Sheryl N. Tugna, MD,
FPCP, DPSEDM. Dr. Tugna graduated Cum Laude
TOPICS
Lecture: Diabetes
TITLE
Candy Crush
Lecture: Bamboo
Bahay Kawayan
Marikina Food Trip
October
November
December
January
February
March
Kain Pa More
Balik Tanaw
Pastillas Making
Borlas de Pastillas
(NAW) Pasko sa Tulay ng Kabataan
Architectural Photography
Lecture: Cardiology
Heart of the Matter
Kalma Lang
Lecture: Anger Management
April
Convention/Investiture of Fellows
May
Biyahe: Batanes
June
Turn-Over
The COF had its first GMM last July 09, 2016
held at the 3rd Floor of the UAP Headquarters.
The Chancellor presented to the body the plans
and programs for the fiscal year 2016-2017. In the
monthly meetings that will be held every first
from the UST College of Medicine in 2006. Currently with St. Luke’s Medical City Global City, Dr.
Tugna is a Fellow, Philippine College of Physicians
and a Diplomate, Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Her lecture on diabetes covered the causes and effects of diabetes on
an individual’s health. The lecture was very easy to
understand since Dr. Tugna used graphics and
discussions about the disease in the layman’s
language.
Following the doctor’s lecture was a presentation
of a proposal by Chancellor Alarcon for an international tour to cover key cities of four European
countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria
and France. The proposal also invites all UAP
members including their friends and families
to join the trip which is scheduled on March
2017. Announcements regarding the trip will
be constantly made so that interested parties
may be able to join the tour.
Upon the adjournment of the meeting, the birthday celebrants for the month of
July were feted with greetings, hugs and kisses. Fellows who were present and blew their
birthday candles were: Ar. Benedict Hermoso,
Executive Director, Sentro ng Arkitekturang
Filipino 2016-2017, Ar. Amado Tandoc, Bursar 2015-2016, Ar. Luis T. Reyes, Scribe 2016
-2017. Ironically, despite the lecture on diabetes, many co