1st Batch - 01 October 2006

Conferred the title of APEC Architect on World Architecture Day, October 1, 2006 at the Maynila Room of the Manila Hotel. 

PH-00001  YOLANDA D. REYES (Manila Atelier Chapter)

PH-00002  PROSPERIDAD C. LUIS (Diliman Chapter)

PH-00003  EUGENE G. GAN (Diliman Chapter)

PH-00004  EDILBERTO F. FLORENTINO (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00005  FROILAN L. HONG (Diliman Chapter)

PH-00006  PHILIP H. RECTO (Makati Chapter)

PH-00007  EDRIC MARCO C. FLORENTINO (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00008  ROMULO L. REYES (Manila Atelier Chapter)

PH-00009  MIGUEL C. GUERRERO III (Greenbelt Chapter)

PH-00010  ANA S. MANGALINO-LING (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00011  JOSE SIAO LING (Metro Chapter)

PH-00012  MICHAEL T. ANG (Socsksargen Chapter)

2nd Batch - 25 April 2008

Conferred the title of APEC Architect on April 25, 2008 during the Honor Dinner of the 34^th UAP National Convention at the SMX Convention Center.

PH-00018  REMUS P. ANCHETA, UAP (Ontario Chapter)

PH-00019  JOSE MARI A. CAÑIZARES, FUAP (Cebu Chapter)

PH-00020  JONATHAN O. GAN, FUAP (Metro Chapter)

PH-00021  DANIEL C. GO, FUAP (Metro Chapter)

PH-00022  NESTOR S. MANGIO, FUAP (Angeles City Chapter)

PH-00023  ROLANDO D.L. MIRANDA, FUAP (Makati Chapter)

PH-00024  WELLINGTON P. ONG, UAP (Ontario Chapter)

PH-00025  EDWARD C. TAN, UAP (Metro Chapter)

PH-00026  TEOFILO I. VASQUEZ, UAP (Makati Chapter)

PH-00027  ARMANDO DOMINADOR N. ALLI, FUAP (QC Silangan Chapter)

2nd Batch - 25 April 2008 (Likha Awardees)

Conferred the title of APEC Architect on April 25, 2008 during the Honor Dinner of the 34^th UAP National Convention at the SMX Convention Center.

PH-00013  CESAR V. CANCHELA, FUAP, LIKHA (Legazpi Chapter)

PH-00014  MANUEL T. MAÑOSA, JR., FUAP, LIKHA (San Juan-Mandaluyong Chapter)

PH-00015  ANGEL LAZARO, JR., FUAP, LIKHA (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00016  FRANCISCO T. MAÑOSA, FUAP, LIKHA (Makati Chapter)

PH-00017  GEROMINO V. MANAHAN, FUAP, LIKHA (Diliman Chapter)

3rd Batch - April 2009

Conferred the title of APEC Architect on April 23, 2009 during the Welcome Dinner of the 35^th UAP National Convention at the SMX Convention Center.

PH-00028  FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR., FUAP (Makati-CBD Chapter)

PH-00029  FLORDELIZA S. LAPERAL, UAP, MAATO (Ontario Canada Chapter)

PH-00030  SEVERINO P. PEREZ, UAP (Ontario Canada Chapter)

PH-00031  ANGELINE T. CHUA CHIACO, FUAP (New Manila Chapter)

4th Batch - October 8, 2010

Conferred the title of APEC Architect on October 8, 2010 during the International Conference of Architects held at the SMX Convention Center.

PH-00032  NORBERTO M. NUKE, FUAP, LIKHA (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00033  ERNESTO ANTONINO D. NASOL, UAP, FPIA (San Juan Mandaluyong Chapter)

PH-00034  GUILLERMO H. HISANCHA, FUAP (Iloilo Chapter)

PH-00035  DANILO M. FUENTEBELLA, FUAP (San Juanico Chapter)

PH-00036  ERIBERTO V. AGUIRRE, FUAP (QC Central Chapter)

PH-00037  EDGAR S. CALMA, UAP (Manila Maharlika Chapter)

PH-00038  KA KUEN T. CHUA, FUAP (Quezon City Chapter)

PH-00039  CARLOS F. LACUNA, UAP (Ontario Canada Chapter)

PH-00040  ROMMEL A. AGULTO, UAP (Ontario Canda Chapter)

5th Batch - June 22, 2015

Registration as APEC Architect

A candidate for registration as an APEC Architect must be currently registered / licensed or otherwise professionally recognized as an architect in the economy that maintains the section of the APEC Architect Register to which application for admission is made. Architects must submit documents to the appropriate Monitoring Committee that show that they have completed an accredited program of architectural education, fulfilled pre-registration experience requirements, have practiced for at least seven years as registered/licensed architects and satisfied any additional requirements, all in accordance with criteria determined by the Central Council. Architects may only be enrolled in the section of the APEC Architect Register in their home economy.

In the Philippine Section, candidates for registration are required to have achieved the prescribed number of continuing professional development units; and must be active members of the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA).

APEC Architect Registration applies only to individual persons, not to architectural practices or firms.

The Competence of an APEC Architect

The skills and knowledge required for admission to the APEC Architect Register are defined as follows:

An APEC Architect must be competent to create architectural designs that:

• satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements;
• are informed by the history and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences;
• demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale;
• respond to environment concerns and address sustainability issues;
• show skill in land-use planning and the planning process;
• take account of cultural and social factors and demonstrate an understanding of the responsibility of an architect to society.

An APEC Architect must be competent to translate a design concept into built form and be able to:

• investigate and interpret design objectives and relevant issues and prepare the brief for a design project;
• advise on project evaluation, feasibility studies and programs;
• evaluate and determine structural, constructional and engineering elements of a building design and integrate the advice and design of specialist disciplines into a building project;
• assess the physical influence on buildings and the technologies associated with providing internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate, and coordinate and integrate services systems to control them;
• meet building users’ requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations;
• provide advice on issues of construction, procurement and contract administration;
• generate the documentation and information needed to translate a design concept into a building;
• manage the procurement of buildings, administer contractual arrangements and monitor their construction.

An APEC Architect must be competent in the practice of architecture and:

• observe legal and regulatory obligations related to the planning and construction of buildings;
• have adequate knowledge of the industries, organization and procedures involved in the management and realization of a design project as a building;
• observe the standards of conduct expected of a professional by the community;
• maintain competence in relevant aspects of the practice of architecture.

Criteria

The following set of principles satisfies Central Council criteria for admission to the APEC Architect Register and the right to use the title “APEC Architect”.

1. Architectural Education

Educational Requirement:

A candidate in the Philippine Section of the APEC Architect Register must have completed a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture obtained from a duly recognized and accredited educational institution. The educational degree must have a balance between theoretical and practical aspects of architectural training and lead to the acquisition of skills and knowledge necessary to underpin the required competence of an APEC Architect.

Architectural Education Program

The core subject areas in an accredited/recognized program of architectural education are:

• Design, as the predominant subject category
• Technology and Environmental Science
• Social, Cultural and Environmental Studies, and
• Professional Studies

Other subject areas within architectural educational programs may include:

• Related Studies
• General Education

2. Fulfillment of Period of Post-Baccalaureate Diversified Training for Recognition as an Architect in a Home Economy

Applicants for registration as an APEC Architect must have completed a prescribed period of practical diversified training for a minimum period equivalent to a total of 2 years.

3. Fulfillment of Registration/Licensing Requirements for Registration as an Architect in a Home Economy

The purpose of this criterion is, in the first instance, to establish eligibility for registration as an APEC Architect, not for registration in another economy.

Fulfillment of registration/licensing requirements for recognition as an architect in a home economy is accepted as meeting this criterion for an APEC Architect.

4. Professional Practice as a Registered/Licensed Architect

Applicants for registration as an APEC Architect must satisfy the home economy Monitoring Committee that they have completed a minimum period of professional practice of 7 years; after initial registration/licensure as an architect. This experience must be gained in all of the following categories of architectural practice:

• Preliminary Studies
• Design
• Contract Documentation
• Construction Supervision / Project Administration

At least 3 years of that period from the date of application must have been undertaken as an architect:

• With sole professional responsibility for the design, documentation and contract administration of buildings of moderate complexity; OR
• In collaboration with other architects, as an architect in charge of and professionally responsible for a significant aspect of the design, documentation and/or contract administration of complex buildings.

Practice Jurisdiction

Professional practice that satisfies the above requirements undertaken in any economy may be accepted by the relevant Monitoring Committee.

5. Continuing Professional Development

Republic Act 9266, the Architect’s Act of 2002, stipulates the importance of a continuing professional development program so that architects are current and updated in their practice. To enhance the profession and maintain high professional, ethical and technical standards, the Professional Regulation Commission passed Resolution No. 2004-179, Series of 2004: “Standardized Guidelines and Procedures for the Implementation of the Continuing Professional Education for all Professions”. All professionals with baccalaureate degrees must obtain 60 CPE (Continuing Professional Education) units for three (3) years, computed in accordance with the Matrix for CPE Programs, Activities or Sources of the same PRC Resolution.

The Monitoring Committee Philippine Section adopts this resolution of the PRC and its requirements for continuing professional education as criteria for registration as an APEC Architect. 

6. Membership in the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA)

A candidate for registration as APEC Architect must have a current and active membership in the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (IAPOA).   

Steps for Application

STEP 1: (Pre-requisites)

To be eligible to apply for registration as an APEC Architect, you must:

1. have a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture from a duly accredited school or college of architecture;
2. have completed 3,840 hours or two years of practical pre-licensure diversified experience;
3. have passed the architect’s licensure examination given by the Board of Architecture of the Professional Regulation Commission;
4. have completed a minimum period of professional practice of 7 years after licensure in your own economy, with experience gained in all of the following phases and scopes of architectural practice:

• • preliminary studies and preparation of brief,
  • design,
  • contract documentation, and
  • construction supervision and administration.

At least 3 years of that period immediately preceding date of application, must have been undertaken as an architect:

• • with sole professional responsibility for the design, documentation and contract administration of buildings of moderate complexity; OR
  • in collaboration with other architects, as an architect in charge of and professionally responsible for a significant aspect of the design, documentation and/or contract administration of complex buildings; OR
  • with sole professional responsibility for the design, documentation and contract administration of complex buildings.

      e. demonstrate currency of practice and competence thru records of continuing professional development, and

      f. be an active member of UAP-IAPOA (United Architects of the Philippines – Integrated Accredited Professional Organization of Architects).

STEP 2: (Self-Assessment)

Do a self-assessment to check whether you have the necessary qualifications to proceed with your application. To do the self-assessment, peruse the Forms for Application:

Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 for professional practice and experience

Tables 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9 for continuing professional development.

You should be able to substantially fill up and provide the requirements called for in the Tables.

STEP 3: 

If you assess yourself as qualified, proceed to fill up the Forms for Application for Registration as an APEC Architect. Please note the documents and copies required which you must submit and attach to the duly-filled application form.

STEP 4:

Prepare the Binder of your submittals, one (1) original and two (2) copies of the following: (the Binder is preferred to be in A-4 size, portrait format)

1. Covering Letter (see sample)
2. 3-copies of 2” x 2” photographs taken during the last 6 months, 1 photo attached where indicated in each copy of the Binder.
3. Completed Forms for Application for Registration as an APEC Architect
4. Photocopies of documents and other submittals required in the Forms for Application
5. Detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating your employment history, experiences, awards and achievements, involvement in the UAP-IAPOA, and civic involvement
6. Certified True Copy of IAPOA Certificate
7. Certification of Authenticity of Information and Document (see sample)
8. NBI Clearance

STEP 5:

Pay the non-refundable application fee of US$50.00 or its current PhP equivalent.

Submit the above requirements in Step 4 to:

The Secretariat

United Architects of the Philippines

UAP National Headquarters

5F, 53 Scout Rallos Street, Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. No. (02) 88889266

Fax No. (02) 3721796

E-mail Address: uapnational@yahoo.com

STEP 6:

The APEC Architect Project Monitoring Committee, Philippine Section (MC-Phi) will evaluate your application. You may or may not be invited for a Professional Interview (PI) by the MC-Phi. You will be duly informed of the date and time of the PI, if it is necessary.

STEP 7:

If the MC-Phi finds that your application satisfies all the requirements and criteria set forth by the Central Council of the APEC Architect Project, your application will be forwarded to the Central Council for deliberation. You will be informed of this development.

At this point, you will have to pay the non-refundable processing fee of US$200.00 or its PhP equivalent.

STEP 8:

The Central Council of the APEC Architect Project will meet at an appointed time to deliberate the applications for registration as an APEC Architect from different economies. If your application is confirmed in this forum to have satisfied all the requirements and criteria for an APEC Architect, you will be enrolled in the APEC Architect Register and may carry the additional title APEC Architect. You will be informed of this development.

If your nomination as an APEC Architect is approved by the Central Council, you will pay the balance of US$250.00 to complete your registration as an APEC Architect.