June 2016 Architecture Board Exams Review Schedule

CCD announces the schedule for the review classes for the architecture board exams for June 2016. The review classes consist of the basic review (comprehensive consisting of all subjects in the exam), design review (with focus on Rule 7&8 of the NBCP and estimating), and the refresher class (consisting of review of common questions given in the board exams for all subjects). Here is the revised schedule: Early Bird Discounts and Discounts for UAPSA and UAPGA officers and members, as well as honor graduates and sons/daughters of active UAP members are available. Group Packages at lower rates  is also available....

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January 2016 Architecture Board Exams Review Schedule

CCD announces the schedule for the review classes for the architecture board exams for January 2016. The review classes consist of the basic review (comprehensive consisting of all subjects in the exam), design review (with focus on Rule 7&8 of the NBCP and estimating), and the refresher class (consisting of review of common questions given in the board exams for all subjects). Here is the revised schedule: Early Bird Discounts and Discounts for UAPSA and UAPGA officers and members, as well as honor graduates and sons/dughaters of active UAP members are available. Group Packages at lower rates  is also available....

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Registration with UAP for New Architects

PRBoA Resolution No. 5 series of 2015 requiring all successful examinees in the licensure examinations for architects to present the official receipt/certificate of payment of membership fee issued and signed by the authorized officer of the Accredited and Integrated Professional Organization (IAPO) prior to registration as Architects. ...

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Admission to the APEC Architect Register

Candidates for registration as an APEC Architect must apply to the Monitoring Committee of their home economy to determine their eligibility for enrolment on that economy’s section of the Register. In addition to details on education, training and professional recognition in any APEC jurisdiction, candidates will be required to submit a report on their post registration / licensure professional experience, outlining the categories of practice in which it was undertaken and the level of their involvement. APEC Architects must also agree to be bound by the code of professional conduct of their home economy and of any jurisdiction in which they...

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WHO SHOULD SIGN?

Developments in recent years witness how the practice of architecture has been appropriated by many entities who are not academically trained or professionally qualified to engage in the practice of the profession.  This situation had eroded the local and international professional standing of the Filipino architect and has resulted in the architectural planning and design of buildings by unqualified entities who have no professional competence for the erected structures.  It is high time that the Filipino public be assured that only individuals who have been properly educated, qualified and trained will undertake the architectural...

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CLUP Resource Book: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction & Management

The Philippine Climate Change Commission envisions that the Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) should not represent a separate plan due to the multitude of plans already required of the Local Government Units (LGUs). This will only add to their burden and decrease the effectiveness of the planning process. Rather, the LCCAP as an action plan should represent a lens or framework to be applied or mainstreamed to already mandated plan such as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). Thus, LGUs need an easy-to-use tool to facilitate the application of climate lens in the CLUP that will complement the existing guidelines for CLUP preparation....

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PLANNING STRATEGICALLY: Guidelines for the Application of the Strategic Planning Process in the Preparation of the CLUP

Planning Strategically was prepared as the governing guideline to facilitate the better application of the 10 volumes of existing HLURB planning guidelines. This Guidelines should be read first, before commencing the preparation of a new CLUP or the revision of an existing CLUP. Although the document is intended as a tool to aid planning for highly urbanized or rapidly urbanizing areas, it should be noted that the principles are equally valid for the planning of predominantly rural municipalities. This document does not seek to define urban growth or urban area (either spatially or by population thresholds). However, as an example, any...

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June 2015 Architecture Board Exam Results

‪ The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,201 out of 1,964 (61.15%) passed the Architect Licensure Examination (ALE) given by the Board of Architecture headed by its Chairman, Arch. Rolando L. Cordero and board member, Arch. Fidel Jose R. Siapno. The examination was held in Manila, Cebu and Legazpi this June 12 and 14, 2015. The results were released in five (5) working days after the last day of examination. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be on July 9, 10 and 13, 2015. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished...

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ChaseRobin Engineering Solutions Summit: Hands-On 3D LiDAR Scanning and Point Cloud Processing Seminar Workshop

This is the Philippine's workshop of its kind; combining practical hands-on use of FARO Focus 3D X330 (and possibly FARO Freestyle!) and actual software processing of the point cloud data output using sophisticated and specialized software applications by Bentley Systems, the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. very first  In collaboration with our partners, expect these during the event: From Bentley Systems: 1.  Hands-on software processing (Bentley Microstation, Descartes,...

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Review Schedule for January 2016 Architecture Board Exams

CCD announces the schedule for the review classes for the architecture board exams for January 2016. The review classes consist of the basic review (comprehensive consisting of all subjects in the exam), design review (with focus on Rule 7&8 of the NBCP and estimating), and the refresher class (consisting of review of common questions given in the board exams for all subjects). Here is the schedule: The Basic Comprehensive Class consists of 40 sessions: (PhP 8,500.00) MWF Class (Section B1) - 6pm - 9pm      - starts August 3, 2015 up to Nov. 27, 2015 Saturday Class (Section B2) - 8am - 6pm    ...

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RA 7916: The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7916 (as amended by Republic Act No. 8748) AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND MECHANISMS FOR THE CREATION, OPERATON, ADMINISTRATION, AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN THE PHILIPPINES, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: CHAPTER I PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES: ESTABLISHMENT AND NATURE OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES; COORDINATION WITH OTHER SIMILAR SCHEMES SEC. 1. Title. – This act shall be known and cited as "The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995." SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the government to translate into practical realities the following State policies and mandates...

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