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The Official Publication of The United Architects of the Philippines The Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA) in the Philippines., holder of Accreditation No. 001, the first to be issued by the Professional Regulation Commission in 1975. The UAP-IAPOA has a current membership of over 13984, affiliated with 107 local chapters and 5 international chapters EDITORIAL BOARD F.Y. 2006-2007 Chairman, Editorial Board Edric Marco C. Florentino, fuap Editor-in-Chief Henry Steve R. Olonan, uap Associate Editor Carlo Fundador B. Marudo, uap Managing Editor Gil C. Evasco, uap News Editor Grace Edralin, uap Sports Editor Mark Mateo Morales, uap Design and Layout Joseph O. Calasara, uap Corresponding Editor Karl Aries Emerson Cabilao, uap Contributor Celso Nieves, fuap Editorial Consultant Diogenes Barredo, fuap Editorial Office UAP Post National Secretariat, 5th floor, UAP National Headquarters, 53 Scout Rallos St., Quezon City 1103, Philippines Tel. Nos. [phone], 412-6374, 412-6403 Fax No. [phone] E-group: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.united-architects.org Editorial Board FY 2006-2007 HENRY STEVE R. OLONAN Editor-in chief / Quezon City Chapter “Both enthusiasm and pessimism are contagious. Which one do you spread?” Despite criticisms, problems and people who try to put the organization down, Steve is unfazed and has has never changed his enthusiasm about contributing ideas and articles for The Post for the past two years. He believes that in order to be happy, you must practice being happy. He says that doing this constantly will surprisingly become like second nature. Steve strongly believes that “Happiness is not having what you want. It’s wanting what you have.” CARLO FUNDADOR B. MARUDO Associate Editor / Quezon City Chapter Seven Things that will destroy us: 1. Wealth without Work 4. Religion without Sacrifice 2.Pleasure without Conscience 5. Politics without Principle 3. Knowledge without Character 6 Scienc without Humanity 7. Business without Ethics - Mahatma Gandhi GRACE EDRALIN News Editor/ Quezon City Chapter Being in the academe, Grace continues to dig for more quality in the built environment and she finds that integrating the green landscape with green architecture is the key to a better life. While studying landscape architecture, she believes that a responsible designer should be considerate in accommodating not only people and climate but also the local vegetation. UAP Executive Committee F.Y. 2006-2007 Edric Marco C. Florentino, fuap National President Ana S. Mangalino-Ling, fuap Nat’l Executive Vice President Ramon S. Mendoza, fuap Vice President for Area A Godofredo Q. Queri Jr., uap Vice President for Area B Fe Aurora C. Achas, uap Vice President for Area C Michael T. Ang, fuap Vice President for Area D Gil C. Evasco uap Secretary-General Serge T. Chua Jr., uap National Treasurer Ramon T. Bacani, uap National Auditor Enrique O. Olonan, fuap Immediate Past National President Maria Elena Cayanan fuap Chancellor, College of Fellows 2 JOSEPH O. CALASARA Design and Layout/ Quezon City Chapter Sep always wanted to become a “do-gooder”. Aside from being responsible for the uap post hip and contemporary look as the design and layout director, he is the new editor –in-chief of the uap qc publication, architectonics. He considers his active involvement as a simple pleasure. For him, it evokes feelings of contentment and satisfaction that soothe frayed nerves. It gives extraordinary quality to otherwise “ordinary days”. KARL ARIES EMERSON F. CABILAO Corresponding Editor / Sugbu Chapter The writer-architect gets sporty in this concluding issue of the UAP Post for FY 2006-2007, as he chronicles the birth of two architects’ sports clubs in Cebu . And just like the proverbial cherry on the cake, he gives salutations to the hardworking UAP leaders of the past fiscal year in his column. Speaking of salutations, he sends his kudos to his fellow editors in the publication – Steve, Carlo, Grace, Mark and Joseph – for a job very well done. Definitely, in one way or the other, we have made our marks in this organization. To my colleagues in the UAP, see you all in Cebu …soon! ;)