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UAP Exec . Dir For Commission on Professional Practice , Arch . Benjamin Panganiban Jr . , FUAP , AA

The UAP Commission on Profes- sional Practice is task to look after the practice UAP SAN JUAN MANDALUYONG CHAPTER President Arch . Jessie Batol and Arch . Benj Panganiban his commis-

of the profession and thus , Ar . Panganiban and sion has also made it a point to Jr ., as Guest Speaker at the UAP San Juan Mandaluyong GMM last Aug . 25 , 2016 . of Directors on

submit a module to the UAP National Board the Complaints of Illegal Practices and what the architects should know on Foreign Architects practicing in the Philippines . Because of his exposure to the concerns of the different chapters nationwide and even chapters abroad , Ar . Panganiban feels the need for UAP National to reach out to the regional architects by visiting the various chapters and presenting the works of the Commission on Professional Practice to the chapters , and gathering their sentiments , and advishails from President Rodrigo Duterte ’ s place in Davao City . He has been a UAP member since 1985 and is a Fellow of the UAP . One of the First 40 ASEAN Architects , Panganiban is also an APEC Architect and a Private Practitioner in the practice .

Panganiban has been an active , loyal and dedicated member of the UAP since passing the board and has been in various UAP National Committees helping out the profession . Last year , he was the National Committee Head on Private Practice of the Commission on Professional Practice , giving out talks and lectures on Private Practice all around the country and now started hitting the ground running so to speak , at the start of this new administration , with lectures on ProfPrac to UAP Chapters such as UAP Bacolod chapter , UAP San Juan Mandaluyong Chapter , UAP District B4 Chapters ( Batangas , Quezon Province ,

San Pablo and Laguna ), UAP Kadayawan Dabaw Chapter ; and even UAPSA chapters . UAP Bulacan Chapter will be a beneficiary of his talk on Sept 24 while UAP Iloilo Chapter will welcome his Commission on October .

PROFPRAC COMMISSION HEAD TALKS ON THE GLOBAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION AND WHAT THE COMMISSION IS DOING ON THE VARIOUS PITFALLS AND COMPLAINTS ON ILLEGAL PRACTICES .

The UAP Commission on Professional Practice has a new Executive Director in the person of Ar . Benjamin K . Panganiban Jr ., who

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ing them on complaints on the practice of architecture . He feels there is also a need to educate the architects so that they will be knowledgeable on the rights of the architects AND the rights of others too . Last year alone , Ar . Panganiban gave a talk to UAP Dubai Chapter and to 23 UAP chapters nationwide from UAP Cagayan Valley Chapter and UAP Cagayan North Chapter all the way down south to UAP Socsksargen Chapter .

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Arch . Benj Panganiban Jr . with UAP Bacolod Chapter President Jennifer Benedicto Iral , Ar . Roberto T . Aguillon and other UAP Bacolod members last July 2 , 2016 in Bacolod City

On the pitfalls and complaints of Illegal Practices , Ar . Panganiban and his commission have already laid the groundworks for the module to be presented to the NBD by covering the agencies or entities that have influences over the profession . A discussion with the PRBoA chair and members , Ar . Robert Sac and Ar . Robert Mirafuente ; past PRBoA chair Ar . Rolando Cordero ; NBI Legal Chief Division Head , Atty . Joselito Aban and NBI Architect Domingo Tablizo jr .; NBI special agents ; Lawyers in the government agencies and in the private practice ; concerned architects with complains ; present and past national presidents and officers of UAP have been helpful in condensing the reports .

As of this writing , the Committee on Ethics which is under his commission , and Ar . Panganiban have heard , reviewed , settled concerns of architects whenever possible , and has advised complainants on the possibilities of resolving conflicts peacefully and amicably .

The UAP Commission on Professional Practice has seven ( 7 ) Committees headed by the following competent and abled workers of the organization , to wit ; Ar . Henry Steve Olonan- Head , Committee on Private Practice ; Ar . Reynaldo Acosta – Head , Committee on Government practice ; Ar . Paolo Alberto – Head , Committee on Allied Professionals ; Ar . Rosette Santos – Head , Committee on Green Architecture ; Ma . Luisa Gutierrez – Head , Committee on Competitions ; Ar . Edilberto Florentino , fuap – Head , Committee on Ethics ; and Ar . Ram Coloma Aurelio – Head , Committee on Arbitrations . some audio-video clips of how steel is extracted , fabricated and extruded to make it ready for use as a structural building material . Last but not the least is Ar . Eric Benitez from Habitat for Humanity Philippines , introduced by UAP-EA Ways and Means Head Ar . Mike Baluarte . He shared several case studies from among their housing projects all over the country , making use of precast concrete construction technologies .

Then , the most exciting part of the seminar commenced : An open forum facilitated by UAP-EA Capacity Building Head Ar . Geomilie Guittap . Some of the more popular questions included applications of bamboo as a resilient material , the various uses of timber and coco lumber , as well as recommendations for specific cases . One of the finer parts of the program was the session wrap up , given by Immediate Past UAP National President , Ar . Beth Regala . She outlined each of the talks , helping the audience recall some of the essential features of the presentations , bringing forth key issues that could be takeoff points for further study .

UAP- EA Chair Gilles along with IPP Regala , UAP-EA Founding Chair Gabitan and Executive Director for Professional Development Ar . Mike Guerrero , awarded plaques of appreciation and tokens to the guest speakers , and gave certificates to its event partner sponsors ; CW Home Depot , Boysen , Avolution , Colorsteel & Philippine Steel framing Corporation . The UAP-EA also recognized the help and support of UAP-Makati Chapter , UAPSA volunteers and other individuals and organizations that helped make the event a resounding success .

To end the proceedings , UAP-EA Chair Gilles delivered the

Closing Remarks and , along with the Master of Ceremonies UAP-EA ' s Geolette Esguerra , wrapped up the seminar with hopes for future collaboration with potential partners , among whom were Oxfam , MRTC , GreenAP and likeminded institutions . Truly , the event offered a fun learning experience not only to fellow architects but to students and other professionals from different fields as well . Through capacity building events such as these , the UAP Emergency Architects endeavors to spread information and share knowledge throughout the profession for emergency response and disaster resilience .

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