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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