UAP attends 7th APEC Architect Central Council Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR – The United Architects of the Philippines led by its UAP National President, Arch. Guillermo H. Hisancha attended the 7th APEC Architect Central Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last October 10-11, 2016. The Philippines delegation include Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission Arch. Yolanda David-Reyes, Chairman of the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture, Arch. Robert S. Sac, Past UAP National Presidents, Arch. Prosperidad C. Luis and Arch. Edric Marco C. Florentino.

The Central Council has ultimate responsibility for all matters relating to the APEC Architect framework, which include its primary duty is to decide the standards and criteria required for registration as an APEC Architect and to establish operational procedures for management of the APEC Architect Register. These are reviewed periodically by the Council to ensure their continued relevance to the practice of architecture within the APEC region and the effectiveness of the systems employed to assess them. The Council is responsible for the authorization of Monitoring Committees to maintain a section of the Register and for subsequent review of their continued conformance with APEC Architect registration criteria.

It may be recalled that the Philippines, through the UAP, hosted the 4th Meeting of the APEC Architect Central Council which was held from October 10-11, 2010 at SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. The proceedings held in the Philippines has a unique scenario of having back-to-back APEC events : the 1st International Conference of Architects (ICA) held on Oct. 8-9, and the 4th APEC Architect Central Council Meeting held on Oct. 10-11, 2010.

Currently, the Philippines has 54 APEC Architects.