To deal with the maintenance of high standards of technical competence, morality and integrity of the organization, Article VII, Section 6 defines the creation of a Special Committees and Task Forces. The Special Committees mentioned in this Section shall function under, and report directly to the Office of the National President. The following are the Special Committees and their respective Chairpersons:

Committee on Long Range Plan

Chair: Arch. Lora B. Rivera, FUAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Regularly confirm or verify that the policies, actions and actual implementation of work programs and action plans for the four (4) major aspects of architecture, namely, the profession, professional, professional, professional product, are consistent with the priorities outlined in the 10-Year Long Range Plan approved by the UAP;  (b) Monitor the progress of actions against the time-table or work program and report or address any significant variations; (c) Review the concerns strategies under the four (4) major aspects of architecture such as the “profession”, “professional”, “professional organization” and “professional product” every 3 to 5 years or sooner if survey or monitoring work programs identify the need for revision; (d) Prepares position statement among others, on the level of implementation of the objectives, plans, programs and the outcomes/results achieved (including any significant variations that may require changes to implementation time-table).

Committee on Continuing Professional Education

Chair: Arch. Michael T. Ang, FUAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Members: Arch. John Joseph T. Fernandez, UAP, Arch. Leah H. Punongbayan-Dela Rosa, UAP

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Implements the CPE Program as required in the R.A. 9266 or under any other law that may be passed, covering the practice of the architecture profession, and in support of the CPE Council of the PRC through the PRBoA; (b) Devises the appropriate systems and procedures necessary to implement the accreditation system and the effective monitoring of CPE compliance; (c) Undertakes all the necessary steps to ensure that programs are in place for the continuous education of a registered and licensed architects brought about by modernization, scientific and technological advances; raises and maintains the professional capability in delivering professional services; and instills and maintains the highest technical and ethical standards of the practice of the profession; (c) Issues the CPE Primer that contain all the information, rules, regulations and policies with respect to CPE and its implementation; and (d) Promotes CPE Program nationwide and shall devise a communication system through which all CPE queries and issues are addressed.

Committee on Standards of Professional Practice

Chair: Arch. Edric Marco C. Florentino, FUAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Studies, reviews and evaluates the existing Standards of Professional Practice and related UAP Documents; (b) Reviews and evaluates inquiries and questions brought to the attention of the UAP National Board of Directors concerning the proposed amendments on Standards of Professional Practice; (c) Reviews and recommends to the National Board of Directors policies concerning the Standards of Professional Practice including proposed amendments and revisions in accordance with the provisions of the Architecture Act of 2004 and related rules, regulations and orders; (d) Perform such other powers and functions as may be directed by the National Board of Directors through the Office of the National President or as maybe necessary or incidental to its mandate.

Committee on Land and Building Management

Chair: Arch. Alfred Geoffrey C. Carandang, UAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Take charge of all the activities for the fulfillment of constructing the UAP Headquarters and be responsible for the maintenance thereof; (b) Evaluates the present and best property management practices for UAP Headquarters.

Committee on APEC Architect

Chair: Arch. Michael T. Ang, FUAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Take charge of all the activities of APEC Architect in accordance with the established rules and procedures set by the APEC Architect Central Monitoring Council – Philippine Section.

Committee on R.A. 9266 (Task Force R.A. 9266)

Chair: Arch. Maria Benita Ochoa-Regala, UAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) Facilitates the information dissemination of the R.A. No. 9266 to the architecture community as well as to local government units (LGUs) in particular and to the public in general; (b) Identifies the procedures on how to implement the provisions of the R.A. No. 9266; (c) Monitors the bills of other/ allied professions with the objective of safeguarding the R.A. No. 9266, its intents and its substance. (d) Monitors the compliance and endorsing to/or filing a complaint with the PRBoA and/or the PRC for violation/s of the R.A. 9266, its IRR, Code of Ethics, Standards of Professional Practice and other policies of the Board and of the Commission and with other agencies for violation of other relevant laws, regulations and the like;

Specialty Councils

Chair: Arch. Michael T. Ang, FUAP (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Duties and Responsibilities:

(a) The Specialty Committee shall be a chamber of the organization for the purpose of continuing professional development of its members and the professionals. It shall be the Council that shall establish specialization categories, professional qualifications on the post graduate level in coordination with the academe and the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture; (b) The Committee shall be headed by the National President, together with the Chancellor of the College of Fellows, the Executive Director on Professional Practice and the Executive Director on Education and a select group experts and specialists in the various fields in Architecture (c) The Committee shall see to it that continuing professional development will be a life-long endeavor among professionals for the purpose of maintaining, enhancing and increasing knowledge and capabilities. It must take the responsibility of ensuring that the professionals keep abreast of new technologies, methods of practice and the changing social and ecological conditions within the country and in the global arena.

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