president’s column
the EMPOWERED journey
Architect Edric Marco C. Florentino, fuap
National President
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“I have competed well; I have finished the race, I
have kept the faith”.
Saint Paul said in 2Tim 4:7, and I quote, “I
have competed well; I have finished the
race, I have kept the faith”.
Indeed, I strongly suggest that this
administration with all its officers and
members from the national level down to
the chapter level have done what St Paul
had said.
I must confess that one of my great joys
in life is to fly. Because, in flying, there is
a great sense of sovereignty in soaring
through the sky. You get different
perspectives on different levels of
horizon and with that you get to
appreciate more what is at hand.
In flying, there is a great sense of
responsibility that goes with piloting a
plane - concern for proper maintenance
and safe operation, the comfort of your
passengers, and being prepared for any
eventualities that may come.
In my inaugural address two years ago, I
spoke about the flight path of my first
administration. The flight path that I am
referring to is the plans and programs for
FY 2005-2006. They are all geared
towards Empowerment.
Thus we came up with a theme:
“Empowerment to Meet the Challenges
of the Filipino Architects”.
The flight path was
manageable and we
flew with flying
honors, if I may say
so. At the end of the
flight we got a 100%
rating from the 10
year Long Range Plan
Evaluation
Committee, an
independent body
that
evaluates
the
10
performance of every administration base
on the 10 YLRP.
On my second term, this administration
adopted the same theme and further
enhanced our strategic actions to secure
the success of each program which we
have set for this Fiscal Year.
profession as a whole.
Looking on the parameter the 10-Year
Long Range Plan, the 1st and 2nd year of
implementation, I can proudly say that
from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, our
Organization and its general membership
were empowered with vigor and passion
“
We, therefore, need
to rise to the challenge,
to ensure that this
organization becomes a
great and empowered
community of
architects.
”
This time we flew high because we were
more empowered than before. We all
believed that this administration has
planned and implemented the projects
and programs well.
In preparing for my valedictory address
tonight, I thought about the flight our
organization has taken for the past two
years. Both years were indeed good
flights of opportunities that brought with
it much responsibility for our
organization.
With the passage of the RA 9266, the
crafting of the 10 Year Long Range Plan,
the
accomplishments
of the previous
administrations
have brought
many windows
of
opportunities
for the
professionals,
for the
professional
organization,
for the
professional products and for the
that made projects easier to implement.
We flew high and we flew with grace
even we encountered challenges along
the way. We were able to manage these
challenges because you and I were
empowered. We were successful in
unifying all our efforts in attaining our
objectives