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compliance with government regulatory bodies are in line with sound financial management and good governance. Our National Treasurer has come up with an improved membership program and sought to create guidelines to attain a high collection efficiency of membership dues. We have achieved in increasing our membership-in-good standing to more than 200% in this administration. Today, June 30, we have an average of 6,000 members-in-good standing for the past two years. Let’s give a round of applause to our National Treasurer Serge Chua Our National Auditor performed his duty independently in line with the policy and guidelines set by this Organization in auditing procedures. “ Let’s give a round of applause to our National Auditor Mon Bacani and revisit the Standards of Professional Practice, we submitted six amended UAP documents to the Board of Architecture pertaining to Pre-Design Services, Selection of the Architect, Design and Build Services. We initiated programs for networking and establishing the architectural practice overseas as an opportunity for the architect to become globally competitive. During our journey, we created the Task Force on APEC Architect and together we’ve sown the seeds for global recognition by launching the APEC Architect Registry last September 19, 2005. Let me acknowledge the effort made by our incoming President Boy Roldan for this particular project. For the information of the body, Last Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) commended the UAP as the sole Regional Nominee (Region IV) to the Philippine’s Search for Outstanding Volunteers in recognition of our exemplary volunteer work in addressing housing problems, urban degradation and environmental conservation and promotion of volunteerism for socio-economic development. The only accredited professional organization to receive such recognition. UAP became a certified sectoral partner of Institute for Solidarity i