APEC FILIPINO ARCHITECTS

THE APEC ARCHITECT PROJECT IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES BETWEENPARTICIPATING ECONOMIES AROUND THE
PACIFIC RIM. ON THIS WEBSITE YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW THIS WORKS AND WHAT IS
INVOLVED FOR SENIOR ARCHITECTS TO PARTICIPATE.

THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA BEHIND THE PROJECT IS THAT USING APEC ARCHITECT
FRAMEWORK PARTICIPATING ECONOMIES ARE ABLE TO ENTER INTO BILATERAL OR
MULTI-LATERAL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ALLOW SENIOR ARCHITECTS IN THESE
ECONOMIES TO ASSESS FAST-TRACK CROSS-BORDER REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

ON JANUARY 28,2004, THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), THE

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) AND THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES (UAP), SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO BIND THE,MSELVES
TO WORK HARMONIOUSLY AS THE MONITORING COMMITTEE PHILIPPINE SECTION OF
THE APEC ARCHITECT CENTRAL COUNCIL, TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
APEC ARCHITECT REGISTER IN THE PHILIPPINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE APEC PARTICIPATING ECONOMIES.

THE MONITORING COMMITTEE PHILIPPINE SECTION IS TASKED TO DEVELOP,

MAINTAIN AND IMPLEMENT THE APEC ARCHITECT REGISTER IN THE PHILIPPINES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA AGREED UPON BY THE APEC PARTICIPATING
ECONOMIES IN THE APEC ARCHITECT PROJECT.

LIST OF APEC FILIPINO ARCHITECTS (AS OF JULY 1,2017)

1. AR. YOLANDA D. REYES

ARCHITECT REYES WAS THE FIRST FEMALE DEAN OF THE THEN
UST COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS (CAFA),
WHERE SHE SERVED FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS FROM
1991 TO 2000. THROUGH HERDEANSHIP, CAFA WAS
AWARDED THE TITLE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED). SHE ALSO
EXERTED EFFORT IN STRENGTHENING THE COLLEGE'S
LINKAGES WITH INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
LIKE THE UNIVER¬SITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, CENTENARY
COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, GREENWICH
UNIVERSITY IN UNITED KINGDOM, SOSHAZIA COLLEGE IN OSAKA, NIPON
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TOKYO, AND THE DEUTSCHER ACADEMISCHER
AUSTAUSCHDIENST IN GERMANY.
ANOTHER LANDMARK IN HER CAREER WAS HER ELECTION AS THE 14TH
AND THE FIRST LADY NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE
PHILIP-PINES (UAP), A BONA FIDE ORGANIZATION OF ARCHITECTS IN THE
COUNTRY. ARCHITECT REYES' ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE ASSOCIATION
FOCUSED ON THREE MASTERATE PROGRAMS, NAMELY: PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, PROFESSIONALIZING
ASSISTANCE TO THE MEMBERS, AND PROMOTION OF COMMON PROJECTS
FOR NATION BUILDING.
2. AR. PROSPERIDAD . LUIS
SHE OBTAINED HER MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HER POSTGRADUATE
DIPLOMA IN HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING FROM THE MEDICAL
ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
LONDON. SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT OF LUIS AND
ASSOCIATES AND A FORMER DEAN AND FACULTY MEMBER OF
THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES. SHE IS AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE UNION OF
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS-PUBLIC HEALTH GROUP AND THE GLOBAL
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM ON HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE. SHE HAS SERVED AS
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE APEC ARCHITECT CENTRAL COUNCIL,
NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND
VICE CHAIR FOR ZONE B OF THE ARCHITECTS REGIONAL COUNCIL ASIA.

3. AR. EDILBERTO FLORENDO FLORENTINO

ARCHITECT, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER, ARBITRATOR MEDIATOR
AND INVENTOR OF 13 APPROVED PATENTS; AR. FLORENTINO IS
A PRINCIPAL OF E. FLORENTINO 3+ ASSOCIATES. HE WAS CITED
OUTSTANDING MAPUAN IN 1992 AND ATTENDED POST-
GRADUATE COURSE AT UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES ON
STRUCTURAL SCIENCES. AR. FLORENTINO WAS CHOSEN AS THE
OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL IN 1992 AND MEMBER OF THE
PRC BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE IN 1993. IN 2006 HE WAS BESTOWED THE LIKHA
GOLD MEDAL, THE HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN BY UAP TO A MEMBER.
HE IS A PRODUCT OF MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WHICH
AWARDED HIM THE OUTSTANDING MAPUAN IN ARCHITECTURE IN 1992,
THEREBY BECOMING LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION OF
OUTSTANDING MAPUANS, INC. HE ATTENDED POST GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AN HONORIFIC SCHOLAR, CROSS-
ENROLLED IN CIVIL ENGINEERING ON SUBJECTS IN STRUCTURAL SCIENCES.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE FROM 1993-1994
AND WAS CHOSEN OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2002 IN THE
FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE BY THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION.
ARCHITECT FLORENTINO HAD BEEN INVITED TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
FORA, AS IN INDIA AND KOREA, TO SPEAK ON BUILDING SYSTEMS
PARTICULARLY AS APPLIED TO MASS HOUSING.
HE (TOGETHER WITH HIS TWO SONS) HAS CLAIMED 12 APPROVED
PATENTS ON BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FROM FOUNDATIONS, FRAMINGS,
FLOORS, WALLS UP TO ROOF. OUT OF THESE INNOVATIONS WERE DEVELOPED
THE MODULAR FERRO-CONCRETE BUILDING SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN
APPLIED NATIONWIDE TO VARIED BUILDING TYPES SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL,
COMMERCIAL, HEALTH, EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS AND INDUSTRIAL.

4. AR. EUGENE G. GAN

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5. AR. FROILAN L. HONG

ARCHITECT FROILAN L. HONG WAS BORN IN GUMACA,

QUEZON ON OCTOBER 05, 1939. THE QUEST TO PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION BROUGHT HIM TO MANILA WHERE HE ENROLLED
IN THE MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GRADUATING WITH
THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE IN
1960.

6. AR. PHIILIP H. RECTO

PHILIP H. RECTO ARCHITECTS HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
SINCE 1978, IT HAS DESIGNED SOME OF THE TALLEST
BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTRY. MAJOR CLIENTS OF THE FIRM
INCLUDE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, LARGE GOVERNMENT
AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, AND REPUTABLE BUILDING
DEVELOPERS. MANY OUTSTANDING WORKS OF THE FIRM
HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN LEADING PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN
ASIA. KEEPING UP WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE FIRM
EMPLOYS THE LATEST CAD COMPUTERS TO PERFORM DESIGN AND
PRODUCTION SERVICES AND TO ENHANCE PRODUCTION BY
MINIMIZING/ELIMINATING INACCURACIES.
AT THE HELM OF THE FIRM'S OPERATION IS ARCH. PHILIP H. RECTO,
RECIPIENT OF THE “2008 PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR” AWARD BESTOWED BY
THE PHILIPPINE FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (PFPA). HE WAS
CHOSEN FROM AMONG NOMINEES OF 43 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING MORE THAN ONE MILLION REGISTERED PROFESSIONALS IN THE
PHILIPPINES INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSES, ENGINEERS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS
AND ACCOUNTANTS, ETC.
ARCH. RECTO WAS ALSO GIVEN THE “1998 OUTSTANDING ARCHITECT
OF THE YEAR” AWARD BY THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, THE
GOVERNMENT AGENCY MANDATED TO LICENSE AND REGULATE THE
PRACTICE OF FILIPINO PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING 15,000 ARCHITECTS. THE
AWARD, ONE OF THE HIGHEST RECOGNITIONS FOR A FILIPINO ARCHITECT,
WAS PERSONALLY PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT FIDEL V.
RAMOS, DURING THE PHILIPPINE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
ARCH. PHILIP H. RECTO IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES (UP) WHERE HE WAS A COLLEGE SCHOLAR AND RANKED 2ND
PLACE IN THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1970. A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT, HE
WAS ALSO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF UP COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & FINE
ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL. YEARS LATER, THE STATE UNIVERSITY WOULD HONOR
HIM AS AN OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AND INSTITUTE THE PHILIP H. RECTO
DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR BEST THESES AT THE COLLEGE OF
ARCHITECTURE
7. AR. EDRIC MARCO C. FLORENTINO
ARCHITECT EDRIC MARCO C. FLORENTINO, FUAP, APEC
ARCHITECT, CBNE, PFPA, FIS, HAS FINISHED HIS BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AT THE CENTRAL COLLEGES OF THE
PHILIPPINES IN 1983. IN 1985, HE BECAME A LICENSED &
REGISTERED ARCHITECT. HE IS ALSO A REGISTERED APEC
ARCHITECT SINCE 2006.
HE IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS AND SENIOR
MANAGING PARTNER OF E. FLORENTINO3 + ASSOCIATES
(EF+3A). HIS ARCHITECT-FATHER & ARCHITECT-DAUGHTER ARE WITH HIM IN
THIS OFFICE. HE & HIS FATHER EDILBERTO F. FLORENTINO HAVE DEVELOPED AN
INNOVATIVE BUILDING SYSTEM CALLED MODULAR FERRO-CONCRETE
HOLDING 12 PATENTS & COPYRIGHTS.
ARCHT. EDRIC MARCO C. FLORENTINO BECAME FELLOW UAP IN 2002.
HE HAD BEEN NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES (UAP-IAPOA) IN 2005 TO 2007. FROM 1985 UNTIL TODAY, HE HAS
TAKEN ACTIVE ROLES IN UAP IN VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION,
FROM THE CHAPTER LEVEL TO NATIONAL LEVEL. DUE TO HIS UNWAVERING
WORKS TOWARDS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE
PROFESSION, HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS FROM
HIS PEERS AND FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH.
DURING HIS TERM AS NATIONAL PRESIDENT, UAP-IAPOA RECEIVED A
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD CALLED THE OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION 2007 FROM THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.
ARCHT. EDRIC MARCO C. FLORENTINO LEAD AND ORGANIZED THE
FORMATION OF A COUNCIL COMPOSED OF NINE (9) DIFFERENT
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS & ISSUES CALLED THE COUNCIL OF THE BUILT & NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT (CBNE), WHERE HE SERVED AS CHARTER PRESIDENT FOR 2
YEARS. HE IS THE CURRENT 1ST VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINE FEDERATION OF
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (PFPA). HE IS A BONAFIDE MEMBER OF THE
FILIPINO INVENTORS SOCIETY (FIS) SINCE 2008.
HE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ARCASIA AND, CURRENTLY, THE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR ZONE B FOR 2013-2014. HE HAD BEEN A CONVENER OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN ARCASIA FOR YEAR 2009 “ 2010
AND THE CHAIRMAN FOR POLICY MANUAL FOR HOSTING ARCASIA FORUM
AND CONGRESS FOR THE YEAR 2006 - 2007. HE IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE EXECOM (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE), REPRESENTING THE PHILIPPINES UNDER
THE EAROPH. DURING THE 50TH EAROPH CONVENTION HELD IN AUSTRALIA
ON OCTOBER 31, 2010, HE RECEIVED THE EAROPH GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD.

8. AR. MIGUEL C. GUERRERO III

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9. AR. MANUEL T. MANOSA,JR. (DECEASED)

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10. AR. ANA S. MANGALINO-LING
HER LOVE FOR ARCHITECTURE CAN BEST BE EXEMPLIFIED BY
HER BELIEF THAT ARCHITECTURE NURTURES AND THE ABILITY TO
CREATE EXCELLENT ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS EQUATE TO
FULFILLMENT OF LIFE, TO OFFER INSPIRATION AND TO LEAVE
BEHIND LEGACIES FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION. THUS,
DURING HER TERM AS NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES, NURTURING EMERGING
ARCHITECTS THRU CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AND ESTABLISHING LINKAGES WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BECAME HER
TOP PRIORITIES, BENCHMARKING UAP AS THE CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS, GRADUATES AND ESTABLISHED
ARCHITECTS ALIKE, SUSTAINING THE PROFESSION, THE PROFESSIONAL, THE
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT AND THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. AS A
FOUNDING PARTNER IN JOSE SIAO LING AND ASSOCIATES, SHE INCULCATES
MORAL VALUES AND IN HER PERSONAL SKILLS, WHICH FOR HER IS AS
NECESSARY AS ARCHITECTURAL PROFICIENCY AND STRONG DESIGN SENSE,
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHITECT. SHE SERVED AS THE CHANCELLOR
OF THE UAP COLLEGE OF FELLOWS, 2013-2014 AN APEC ARCHITECT, AND AN
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

11. AR. CESAR V. CANCHELA

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12. AR. FRANCISCO T. MANOSA (RETIRED)

AR. FRANCISCO “BOBBY” MANOSA’S VOICE RINGS CLEAR AS
A CLARION BELL IN DEFENSE OF FILIPINO ARCHITECTURE. IN
HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE, HIS MASTERWORK IS THE PAINSTAKING
CREATION OF A DESIGN THAT CAN BE CALLED FILIPINO. IN HIS
BODY OF WORKS, HE DEMONSTRATED TRADITIONAL FORMS
AND MATERIALS TO SUIT MODERN BUILDING NEEDS AND
CHANGING LIFESTYLE. FOR HIS LIFETIME OF PIONEERING
WORKS, HE RECEIVED SEVERAL ACCOLADES FROM SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS – MOST OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AS
ARCHITECT IN 1996 AND AS INTERIOR DESIGNER IN 2013, THE GAWAD CCP
AWARD IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE, THE HIGHEST AWARD FROM THE
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES – THE LIKHA AWARD, AMONG MANY
OTHERS. FOR HIS GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELFARE OF THE FUTURE
ARCHITECTS ASIDE FROM HIS LECTURE SERIES – HE PUBLISHED TWO BOOKS –
DESIGNING FILIPINO THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANCISCO MANOSA; AND
BEYOND THE BAHAY KUBO.

13. AR. ROLANDO D.L. MIRANDA

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14. AR. JOSE SIAO LING
AR. SIAO LING IS CONSIDERED AS A MODERN ICON OF
PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND A
LEADING ADVOCATE OF POST MODERNISM EVIDENCED BY
HIS NUMEROUS LANDMARK ARCHITECTURE IN THE
COUNTRY. HE LEADS JOSE SIAO LING AND ASSOCIATES
WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE,
NEVER FAILING TO REMIND HIS STAFF THAT EARNING
MONEY COMES SECOND TO KEEPING THE CLIENT’S TRUST.
A CONSISTENT RECIPIENT OF THE TOP TEN ARCHITECTURAL
FIRMS AWARD FOR THE LAST DECADE, AR. LING NEVER COMPROMISES
QUALITY FOR PROFIT. THIS IDEALISM IS HIS KEY TO SUSTAINING EXCELLENCE IN
HIS CRAFT MERITING HIM THE CONFERMENT BY THE PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION COMMISSION AS THE MOST OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL IN
THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE IN 2004 AND BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
TOMAS AS THE OUTSTANDING TOMASIAN OF THE YEAR IN 2007 IN
ARCHITECTURE.

15. AR. ANGEL L. LAZARO JR. (DECEASED)

HE IS A TRUE BUILDER, BOTH A CIVIL ENGINEER AND AN
ARCHITECT. HE HAS, FOR THE LAST 62 YEARS, DESIGNED AND
LED THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL STRUCTURES THAT HAVE
SERVED THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY. HE HAS TAUGHT IN THE
UNIVERSITY, PASSING ON TO STUDENTS BOTH THE KNOWLEDGE
OF A SCHOLAR AND THE WISDOM OF A WELL-SEASONED
PRACTITIONER. HE HAS HELPED FOUND AND FOR A LONG TIME,
LED THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES. IN 1938, HE
ORGANIZED A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS TO FORM THE ALA, ANGEL LAZARO
AND ASSOCIATES. AS A YOUNG MAN HE EXHIBITED THE VIRTUES OF
DISCIPLINE, DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION TO HIS ASPIRATIONS. HE
GRADUATED VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS CLASS IN 1934 AND HE HAS TOPPED THE
LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR BOTH CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 1938 AND
ARCHITECTURE IN 1962. HE HAS TAKEN THIS SAME ZEAL FOR EXCELLENCE TO
HIS WORK AS COULD BE EVIDENCED BY THE NUMEROUS AWARDS AND
RECOGNITIONS GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS PEERS. AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL,
HE HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR HIS CHILDREN TO FURTHER BUILD UPON.

16. AR. GERONIMO V. MANAHAN

DR. GERONIMO V. MANAHAN, FORMER DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE (CA) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
THE PHILIPPINES. HE WAS RECENTLY HONORED BY THE
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (UAP) WITH ITS
HIGHEST DISTINCTION, THE LIKHA AND GOLD MEDAL
AWARD. HE WAS THE 8TH RECIPIENT OF THE UNITED
ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES' LIKHA AWARDS
17. AR. MICHAEL T. ANG
FOR HIM, EXCELLENCE IS A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. WHETHER
IT BE IN HIS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OR IN EDUCATING
FUTURE ARCHITECTS, HE CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO PRODUCE
THE BEST PRODUCTS. HIS CRAFT IS CONTINUOUSLY POLISHED
BY HIS EARNEST PURSUIT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CULMINATING IN HIS BEING BESTOWED THE
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE FIELD OF
ARCHITECTURE BY THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION IN 2012. HIS NUMEROUS ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUE TO INSPIRE
HIM TO GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY THRU DEDICATED SERVICE TO UAP, RED
CROSS, THE CHURCH, AND OTHER CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. TRULY AN EPITOME
OF A TRUE AND COMMITTED PROFESSIONAL AR. ANG IS A MEMBER OF THE
UAP COLLEGE OF FELLOWS AND AN APEC ARCHITECT.

18. AR. NESTOR S. MANGIO

ARCH. NESTOR MANGIO IS THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT OF
NESTOR S. MANGIO ASSOCIATES, AN ARCHITECTURAL AND
URBAN PLANNING COMPANY; CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF CENTRAL COUNTRY ESTATE, INC.; PRESIDENT OF
N.S. MANGIO CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION; MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ARCHITECT
OF NOBLEMAN PROPERTIES, INC.; OWNER OF HOTEL
GRACELANE; PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF A.C.
EMERALD REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE
NATIONAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
PRESENTLY, HE IS DEVELOPING THE LAKESHORE, A 255 HECTARE
PROPERTY OF WHICH HE IS THE URBAN PLANNER, ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR
AND PART OWNER. LAKESHORE IS A DREAM PROJECT THAT WAS
CONCEPTUALIZED IN 1995, WHICH STARTED OUT AS A VISION OF CREATING A
WELL PLANNED COMMUNITY FOR FILIPINOS WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE
QUALITY LIVING.
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FIDEL
RAMOS APPOINTED HIM AS A DIRECTOR OF THE BASES CONVERSION
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CLARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND FORT
BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DURING THE RAMOS
ADMINISTRATION. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, MASTER
PLANNING AND JOINT VENTURES OF PREVIOUS CAMPS.
NESTOR WAS ALSO ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF
THE PHILIPPINES FOR TWO (2) YEARS AND WAS A CHANCELLOR OF THE UAP
COLLEGE OF FELLOWS. HE IS THE HEAD OF MANY OTHER SOCIO-CIVIC-
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
NESTOR GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS WITH A
BS DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE. CURRENTLY, HE IS TAKING UP ADVANCED
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN REAL ESTATE AT HARVARD
UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
19. AR. REMUS P. ANCHETA
HE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST/ DESIGNER
CURRENTLY BASED IN CANADA. HE FINISHED HIS
BACHESLOR’S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY 1980-1985. REMUS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED A
VETERAN IN THE DESIGNER'S CIRCLE IN CANADA. HE HAS
CONTINUOUSLY DEVOTED HIS TIME IN HELPING HIS FELLOW
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED ARCHITECT OF THE PHILIPPINES
UNSELFISHLY BY GIVING INSIGHTS, ORIENTATION, AND GUIDANCE TO THOSE
WHO ARE NEW TO THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

20. AR. DANIEL C. GO AR. DANIEL GO

AR. DANIEL GO IS A FILIPINO ARCHITECT OF CHINESE
DESCENT. GO FOUNDED DANIEL C. GO ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN, AND ADGO ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN INC., AND
IS IT’S PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT. HIS BUILDINGS INCLUDE THE
CCF CENTER IN PASIG, AND BTTC CENTRE – THE FIRST LEED
CERTIFIED BUILDING IN SAN JUAN CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES–
ASIDE FROM OTHER RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENT PROJECTS. HE AND HIS WIFE ALSO MANAGE
A PRINTING AND PACKAGING BUSINESS AMONG OTHER
BUSINESS ENDEAVORS. IN 2006 HE BECAME A FELLOW AT THE UNITED
ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (UAP), AND BECAME A REGISTERED APEC
ARCHITECT IN 2008 AND A REGISTERED ASEAN ARCHITECT IN 2015

21. AR. JONATHAN O. GAN

HE IS THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AT JONATHAN O. GAN +
ASSOCIATES IS AN ARCHITECTURAL, INTERIOR AND
ENGINEERING DESIGN FIRM WITH MORE THAN A DECADE
OF EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING ARCHITECTURAL, INTERIOR
AND ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL, RETAIL
AND FOOD, RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL,
INDUSTRIAL, TOURISM AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS. ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTRY, JOG +
ASSOCIATES IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING EXCELLENT
"ENVIRONMENTAL" CREATIONS AND METHODS BY INTEGRATING THE
ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGNS OF MODERN SOCIETY.

22. AR. ARMANDO N. ALLI

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23. AR. JOSE MARI A. CANIZARES
HIS JOURNEY STARTED TO BEING AN ARCHITECT STARTED
GRADE SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT IN SAINT
THERESA’S COLLEGE, CEBU CITY. HE HAS 44 YEARS IN THE
FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING OF: COMMERCIAL
& OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL, HOTELS & RESORTS, BANKS,
RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS, AIRPORT, TOWN HOUSES,
RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, AND SUBDIVISIONS / VILLAGES. IN
1972, HE THEN ESTABLISHED CANIZARES ARCHITECTS.

24. AR. JONATHAN O. GAN

HE IS THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AT JONATHAN O. GAN +
ASSOCIATES IS AN ARCHITECTURAL, INTERIOR AND
ENGINEERING DESIGN FIRM WITH MORE THAN A DECADE
OF EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING ARCHITECTURAL, INTERIOR
AND ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL, RETAIL
AND FOOD, RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL,
INDUSTRIAL, TOURISM AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS. ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTRY, JOG +
ASSOCIATES IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING EXCELLENT
"ENVIRONMENTAL" CREATIONS AND METHODS BY INTEGRATING THE
ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGNS OF MODERN SOCIETY.

25. AR. ANGELINE T. CHUA CHIANCO

THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MANILA AWARDED THE 2017
PATNUBAY NG SINING T KALINANGAN AWARD FOR
ARCHITECTURE TO PRC COMMISSIONER HON. ANGELINE T.
CHUA CHIACO. ARCHITECT CHUA CHIANCO OBTAINED HER
BACHELOR F ARCHITECTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND WAS AWARDED THE DON TOMAS
ARGUELLES MEMORIAL FUND IN ARCHITECTURE (GOLD
MEDAL FOR DESIGN. SHE TOPPED THE ARCHITECTURE
LICENSURE EXAM IN JANUARY 1976.

26. AR. EDGAR SAMBILE CALMA

IN 1998, AR. EDGAR SAMBILE CALMA BUILT E.S. CALMA DESIGN
AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITETCURAL DESIGN. AT THE AGE PF 28.4, HE
WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE A MARK FOR HIMSELF IN THE
INDUSTRY. TOGETHER WITH HIS ASSOCIATES, THEY WERE ABLE TO
DELIVER PROJECT WHICH EXCEED CLIENT’S EXPECTATIONS, MET
AGREED BUDGET AND SERVED THE PURPOSE IT WAS BUILT FOR.

27. AR. CARLOS F. LACUNA

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 28. AR. EDWARD CO TAN
ARCHITECT EDWARD CO TAN HAS BEEN A LICENSED
ARCHITECT SINCE 1984, THE SAME YEAR HE EARNED HIS
DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
TOMAS. APART FROM THAT, HE IS ALSO A LICENSED REAL
ESTATE BROKER AND A LICENSED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER.
A REGISTERED APEC ARCHITECT AND ASEAN
ARCHITECT THAT CURRENTLY HOLDS MEMBERSHIP WITH THE
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (UAP), WHOSE
EARNEST INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES LED TO
HIS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP WITH THE SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
(SIA).
THROUGHOUT HIS 34 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE HAS COVERED AND
SPEARHEADED PROJECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES VARYING FROM
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND LEISURE BUILDINGS. WITH HIS
KEEN ATTENTION TO VALUE SPACE PLANNING AND VALUE ENGINEERING, HE
LED HIS FIRM TO BECOME ONE OF THE TOP ARCHITECTURE FIRMS IN THE
COUNTRY. HIS INVOLVEMENT IN DIFFERENT HIGH-RISE PROJECTS BROUGHT UP
HIS PRACTICE OF STRUCTURE AS ARCHITECTURE, A PHILOSOPHY CENTERED
ON EFFICIENCY.
HE HAS A GREAT INTEREST IN GEOMETRY AND PRINCIPLES OF
MODERNISM, WHICH BROUGHT UP HIS EXPERTISE IN DESIGNING PROJECTS
FOCUSED ON THE UTILIZATION OF SPACE, COST, AND OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCIES. REALIZING HOW ARCHITECTURE DICTATES, MANIPULATES,
CONTROL, AND INFLUENCE HUMAN BEHAVIOR, HE POSES A STRONG
CONVICTION ON NATURAL ESSENCE BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN
REVEALING THE BEST OUT OF A MATERIAL, THUS MAKING A BUILDING— A
STRUCTURE, AN ARCHITECTURE.

29. AR. TEOFILO I. VASQUEZ (DECEASED)

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HE FOUNDED THE T I VASQUEZ ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS INC. (TVAP) IS AN
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM FOUNDED IN 1993. WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF
DIVERSIFIED EXPERIENCE, THE FIRM BOASTS OF WIDE RANGE OF PROJECT TYPE
BEGINNING FROM HIGH END INTERIORS, LUXURY HOUSES, CONDOMINIUM
HIGH RISES, TROPICAL RESORTS, HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONAL
FACILITIES SUCH AS UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, AND SPORTS
STADIUMS. WE TAKE PRIDE IN KNOWING OUR LONG LIST OF ICONIC PROJECTS
HAVE BROUGHT SUCCESS TO THEIR OWNERS AND RESPECTIVE LOCAL
ECONOMIES. OUR STRENGTH ANCHORS PRIMARILY ON CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE PROUD TO SHOWCASE MORE THAN 1000
ACCOMPLISHED DESIGNS THAT ARE ORIGINAL AND THOUGHTFULLY
ARTICULATED TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY
OUR PROJECTS CATER TO.
 30. AR. NORBERTO M. NUKE
AR. NUKE IS THE CHARTER AND FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES IN 1975. AR, NUKE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE FROM
1975-1978 AND WAS THE ACTING CHAIRMAN BOARD OF
ARCHITECTURE FROM 1978-1981. HE BECAME THE
CHANCELLOR OF UAP COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FROM 1979-
1980.
HE HAS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION IN THE CREATION
OF THE ARCHITECT’S NATIONAL CODE 1979 AND HE
SPEARHEADED THE UPGRADING AND UPDATING OF UAP DOCUMENT 201 ON
PRE-DESIGN SERVICES. HE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DESIGN AND
PLANNING OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, INTERMODAL
TRANSIT COMPLEX (MRT-LRT STATION PLANNING AND DESIGN) IN METRO
MANILA, AND IS NOTED FOR HIS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE REGULATION
OF THE ARCHITECTURAL CURRICULUM AND PRACTICE.

31. AR. ERIBERTO V. AGUIRRE

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32. AR. ERNESTO ANTONINO D. NASOL

THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AND OWNER OF EAD NASOL
ARCHITECTS INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AR. NASOL IS AN
ACHIEVER IN HIS OWN RIGHT BASED ON AWARDS AND
RECOGNITION HE GAINED AND GARNERED IN THE
PROFESSION. HE IS ALSO AN APEC REGISTERED ARCHITECT,
FELLOW-PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 2008 ADOLFO
BENAVIDEZ AWARDEE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY
BOARD OF INTERIOR DESIGN, 1987. HE IS THE FORMER 2ND VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE CONFEDERATION OF FILIPINO CONSULTING ORGANIZATION (COFILCO),
AN ACCREDITED UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF FILIPINO CONSULTING FIRMS
BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD (GPPB). HE IS ALSO A
FORMER SENIOR PARTNER ARCHITECT OF ARCHHAUS ASIA INC., FORMER
FACULTY MEMBER OF THE UST COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE
PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN AND IS CURRENTLY A PART-TIME
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT DON BOSCO TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN
MANDALUYONG CITY.

33. AR. SEVERINO P. PEREZ

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34. AR. KA KUEN T. CHUA

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AR. CHUA OWNED KA KUEN CHUA ARCHITECTURAL & CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES.
35. AR. FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR.
FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR. IS A FILIPINO ARCHITECT, URBAN
PLANNER. HE IS THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT-URBAN
PLANNER AND FOUNDER OF PALAFOX ASSOCIATES.
ARCH. PALAFOX IS IN THE FIELD OF PLANNING AND
ARCHITECTURE FOR FOUR DECADES SERVING BOTH THE
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR. HE WAS EDUCATED
IN CHRIST THE KING SEMINARY, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
TOMAS, AND UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES. FOR
CONTINUING EDUCATION, HE TOOK UP AN ADVANCED
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR REAL ESTATE AT HARVARD
UNIVERSITY AND ATTENDED SEVEN OTHER SPECIAL COURSES.
HE HAS LECTURED IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MIT, AND IN 16 OTHER
COUNTRIES IN ASIA, EUROPE, AND NORTH AMERICA. HE ALSO ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND FORA
ORGANIZED BY INTERNATIONAL GROUPS, OF WHICH HE IS AN
ASSOCIATE/MEMBER, LIKE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA), U.S.
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC), URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI), AND THE
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION (APA). HE IS THE COUNTRY
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL FOR TALL BUILDINGS AND URBAN HABITAT
(CTBUH).
ON JULY 1, 2013, CTBUH HEADQUARTERED IN CHICAGO HAS ELECTED
ARCHITECT PALAFOX AS ONE OF ITS TWO NEW FELLOWS WORLDWIDE.
ARCHITECT PALAFOX WAS ALSO CITED BY FORBES ASIA MAGAZINE AS ONE
OF THE 48 HEROES OF PHILANTHROPY IN ASIA, ONE OF FOUR IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
ARCH. PALAFOX LED AND MANAGED HIS FIRM PALAFOX ASSOCIATES
IN THE PLANNING OF MORE THAN 16 BILLION SQUARE METERS OF LAND AND
THE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE OF MORE THAN 12 MILLION SQUARE METERS
OF BUILDING FLOOR AREA IN 38 COUNTRIES. THE FIRM HAS ALSO RECEIVED
MORE THAN 200 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS IN THE PAST 25 YEARS, MOST
NOTABLY AS THE FIRST FILIPINO ARCHITECTURAL FIRM INCLUDED IN THE TOP
500 ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS IN THE WORLD OF THE LONDON-BASED WORLD
ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE IN 1999, THE ONLY SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM INCLUDED IN THE LIST. FOR 2012, PALAFOX ASSOCIATES
RANKS 89TH IN THE LIST OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRACTICES AND TOP 8 IN
LEISURE PROJECTS. BCI ASIA HAS AWARDED PALAFOX ASSOCIATES BCI ASIA’S
MARKET LEADER IN ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE
YEARS, FROM 2005 TO 2013.
HE IS THE FIRST ARCHITECT-URBAN PLANNER PRESIDENT OF THE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) IN 2011 AND
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS (PIEP)
FOR 2013 AND 2014. HE IS A FELLOW OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES (UAP).
ASIDE FROM HIS DUTIES IN HIS ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, HE ALSO SERVES
AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ASIAN TERMINALS, INC. FROM
 2009 TO PRESENT, CHAIRED PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANISATIONS SUCH
AS PIEP, MAP AND ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA.

36. AR. WELLINGTON P. ONG

HE FINISHED HS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ARCHIITECTURE AT
MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. HE CURRENTLY BASED IN
CANADA. HE WAS AN ARCHITECT AT WELLINGTON ONG,
ARCHITECT FROM DECEMBER 1982 UPTO PRESENT. HE IS ALSO
THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AT XTUDIO ARCHITECTURE
WELLINGTON, ONTARIO CANADA.

37. AR. GUILLERMO H. HISANCHA

HE IS A FELLOW OF THE UAP AND WAS CONFERRED AS AN
“APEC ARCHITECT”. HE WAS AWARDED AS “ONE OF THE
MOST OUTSTANDING MEN OF ILOILO” IN 2011 AND UNIVERSITY
OF SAN AGUSTIN’S “MOST OUTSTANDING ALUMNI
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE” IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE THIS
YEAR.
AR. HISANCHA SPECIALIZES IN HOSPITAL PLANNING
AND DESIGN AND CURRENTLY, HE IS DOING THE UPGRADING
OF 11 DISTRICT HOSPITALS AND THE ILOILO PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN ILOILO.
INTERESTINGLY, HE HAS BEEN AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FOR FIVE
CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR TWICE AND THREE-TIME
VICE MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAVIA, ILOILO.

38. AR. DANILO M. FUENTEBELLA

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ARCH. FUENTEBELLA IS SITUATED IN METRO MANILA. THEY OFFER
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES. HE CAN BE
CONTACTED ON (02) 412 6403 OR AT 53, THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES BUILDING, SCOUT RALLOS STREET, BARANGAY LAGING HANDA,
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY, 1103, METRO MANILA

39. AR. MARIANO S. ARCE JR.

AR. ARCE IS A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES. HE RECEIVED HIS
BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS IN
1981. HE TAUGHT IN THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE FROM
1986 TO 2000. IN 1987, HE ESTABLISHED HIS OWN
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM ARCE-BAILON-ARCE
ARCHITECTS WITH HIS COLLEGE CLASSMATE AND LOVELY
WIFE, ARCH. MA. NINA BAILON-ARCE WHERE HE ASSUMES THE
POSITION OF MANAGING PARTNER EVER SINCE. HE IS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE
CHURCH COMMUNITY WHERE HE AND HIS WIFE BELONG AND BECAME THE
NATIONAL COORDINATING COUPLE OF THE WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER IN 2003-2005. HE CURRENTLY RESIDES AND WORKS IN QUEZON
 CITY WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN, TWO OF WHOM ARE LICENSED ARCHITECTS
WHO WORK WITH THEIR FIRM.

40. AR. ROMMEL A. AGULTO

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41. AR. MARIA NINA BAILON-ARCE

SHE IS THE SENIOR PARTNER AT ARCE-BAILON-ARCE
ARCHITECT AR. ARCE WON THE NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITIONS AS A STUDENT, WAS A CONSISTENT SCHOLAR
AND DEAN’S LISTER AND RECTOR’S AWARDEE. SHE
GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
SANTO TOMAS IN 1981 AND PLACED TOP 5 AT THE PRC
BOARD EXAMS IN JULY 1983. SHE WORKED WITH F.F.CRUZ &
CO., INC. FOR 16 YEARS. WITH SERVICE IN MIND, SHE
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES REAL PROPERTIES &
BUILDINGS COMMITTEE SINCE 2000 AND WAS ELECTED MEMBER OF THE GSP
NATIONAL BOARD FOR TRIENNIUM 2012-2015, SHE WAS APPOINTED IN
VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE UAP “BALANGKASAN” AND WAS PRESIDENT OF
THE UAP MANILA ATELIER CHAPTER IN 1997-1998.

42. AR. FLORDELIZA S. LAPERAL

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43. AR. MICHAEL G. DE CASTRO

AR. MICHAEL GALANG DE CASTRO IS A REGISTERED &
LICENSED ARCHITECT IN THE PHILIPPINES. LICENSED AND
REGISTERED APEC ARCHITECT AND ASEAN ARCHITECT. HE
IS AN ACCREDITED CLASS A PROFESSIONAL OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR ORGANIZING PROFESSIONALS OF GULF
COOPERATING COUNCIL, AND A MEMBER OF THE US
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND LEED PRACTITIONER. WITH
OVER 20 YEARS OF EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN (HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
DESIGN) AND CONSTRUCTION, AND HAS LED MANAGED PROJECT TEAMS IN
DESIGNING AND PLANNING STRUCTURES LIKE RESIDENCES, HOSPITALITY,
INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
AMONG OTHERS. HE HAS WORKED AND COLLABORATED WITH PRESTIGIOUS
ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND
UNITED STATES, HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL AND
INTERIOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FIVE-STAR HOTELS IN THE
USA, BAHRAIN, UAE, UK, EGYPT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, CHINA, HONG
KONG, INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
44. AR. ABELARDO M. TOLENTINO JR.
HE IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AIDEA PHILIPPINES, INC. A
GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS IN 1987 WITH
A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE, HE
SPENT NINE YEARS IN HONG KONG WORKING IN PRESTIGIOUS
ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS SUCH AS HOK ASIA PACIFIC AND
JOHN LEI ARCHITECTS, LTD. HIS FIRM AIDEA HAS CONSISTENTLY
RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES IN
THE WORLD FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS - COMING IN 63RD IN
2014. THE FIRM HAS OVER 500 PROJECTS RANGING FROM CORPORATE
OFFICES TO COMMERCIAL CENTERS, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS AND LEISURE FACILITIES. WITH 180 DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND
SUPPORT STAFF, AIDEA’S PRACTICE NOW SPANS OVER 5 CONTINENTS, IN 40
COUNTRIES AND 90 CITIES WORLDWIDE.

45. AR. ANNETTE F. GADDI-LIGANOR

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ANNETTE ASSUMED MANAGING PARTNER RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE START OF
2016 AND IMMEDIATELY INTRODUCED MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND
INITIATIVES TO EXPAND THE FIRM’S PRESENCE IN THE REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY.
LIKE HER ESTEEMED PREDECESSORS IN THIS ROLE AND TRUE TO THE
VISION OF AR. GABRIEL P. FORMOSO, SHE IS INTENTLY FOCUSED ON CLOSE
COLLABORATION WITH CLIENTS AND REMAINS INVOLVED IN EVERY PHASE OF
THE DESIGN PROCESS.
A HANDS-ON AND DETAILS-ORIENTED MANAGER, SHE LEADS TEAM
MEMBERS BY EXAMPLE. SHE HAS LEFT HER OWN AESTHETIC MARK
THROUGHOUT HER EXTENSIVE CAREER MOSTLY INVOLVING LIFESTYLE
PROJECTS SUCH AS AVANT-GARDE RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE CONDOMINIUM
BUILDINGS, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS, SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT
CENTERS, AND LEISURE RESORTS.
FOR HER DISTINGUISHED AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL INDUSTRY, SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED
ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF FELLOWS IN 2013. SHE IS A
REGISTERED APEC (ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION) AND ASEAN
(ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS) ARCHITECT. ANNETTE HOLDS
A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF SANTO TOMAS.
46. AR. JOSEPH MICHAEL P. ESPINA

HE IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS OF ESPINA, PEREZ-

ESPINA AND ASSOCIATES. HE IS PART OF THE CLAN OF
ESPINA.
47. AR. ROLANDO L. CORDERO
A B.S. ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE AT THE INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS OF THE FAR EASTERN
UNIVERSITY, ARCHITECT ROLANDO L. CORDERO TOPPED THE
1972 BOARD EXAMINATION, WHERE HE LED TWO OTHER FEU
GRADUATES TO THE TOP TEN AND 16 OTHER TAMARAWS
WHO SUCCESSFULLY HURDLED THE EXAMS, THE BEST
RECORD EVER OF THE FEU IARFA SINCE ITS FORMATION.
RIGHT AFTER TOPPING THE BOARD EXAMS, HE WAS
RECRUITED BY FEU AS FACULTY MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS.
DURING HIS STINT IN THE IARFA, HE LED A GROUP OF FACULTY MEMBERS
WHO INTRODUCED MINOR THESIS AS REQUIREMENT FOR ELEVATION AND
MAJOR THESIS FOR GRADUATION, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN ADOPTED BY
ALMOST ALL SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HE
LIKEWISE ORGANIZED THE FEU IARFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND BECAME ITS
FIRST PRESIDENT IN 1974, HE ALSO CO- FOUNDED THE FEU FEDERATION OF
ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS IN 1976.

48. AR. OMAR MAXWELL P. ESPINA

ARCH. O. M. ESPINA HAS BEEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN
CEBU, PHILIPPINES SINCE 1978, AS PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
AND PARTNER IN THE FIRM ESPINA, PEREZ-ESPINA &
ASSOCIATES, A FIRM ESTABLISHED IN 1946 BY HIS PARENTS,
CRISTOBAL B.C. ESPINA AND FILOMENA PEREZ-ESPINA. HIS
RECENT WORKS INCLUDE THE ATENEO DE CEBU COMPLEX
IN CANDUMAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF CEBU COMPLEX IN
BANILAD, THE ESCARIO BUILDING IN ESCARIO ST., THE
ELIZABETH MALL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CEBU MEDICAL CENTER.
ARCH. O. M. ESPINA IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE ACADEME, HAVING
BEEN AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE
ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS SINCE 1983. HE HAS SERVED AS CHAIR OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE (1993 TO 2002) AND DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE (2002 TO 2010).
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE ARTS COUNCIL OF CEBU AND IS
CURRENTLY ITS VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
HE SERVES IN THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL BOARDS OF THE SOS
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ORPHANED
CHILDREN, AND THE ST. MARTIN THE PORRES SCHOOL FOR DISABLED
CHILDREN.
ARCH. ESPINA IS A FELLOW OF THE UNITED ARCHITECT OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND IS A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS AND THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS.
49. AR. FILNA DAPHNE P. ESPINA

SHE IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS OF ESPINA, PEREZ-

ESPINA AND ASSOCIATES. HE IS PART OF THE CLAN OF ESPINA.

50. AR. ROBERT M. MIRAFUENTE

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EXPERIENCED PRESIDENT AND EXAMINER WITH A DEMONSTRATED HISTORY OF
WORKING IN THE ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING INDUSTRY. SKILLED IN
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, DESIGN RESEARCH, SUSTAINABILITY, COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND PLANNING. STRONG
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL WITH A MASTER’S DEGREE FROM
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY.

51. AR. MA. LOURDES M. ONOZAWA

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52. AR. BENJAMIN K. PANGANIBAN,JR.

ARCHITECT BENJAMIN KIMPO PANGANIBAN JR, IS A FELLOW
OF THE UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES. HE IS A
REGISTERED ASEAN ARCHITECT AND A REGISTERED APEC
ARCHITECT AND THE ONLY ONE IN DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES.
HIS FIRM SPECIALIZES IN DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES, AND IS ALSO
PRACTICING COLLABORATION WITH OTHER FIRMS WITHIN THE
PHILIPPINES AND IN THE ASEAN REGION. HIS FIRM ALSO
SPECIALIZES IN IMPORTED MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS AND
DOES CONSTRUCTION WORK ON BUILDINGS AND RESIDENCES IMPORTING
BUILDING FINISHING MATERIALS FROM ABROAD TO BE USED IN HIS
CONSTRUCTIONS. HE HAS BEEN IN THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE SINCE
1985.
AR. BENJAMIN KIMPO PANGANIBAN JR., WAS AN ACTIVE STUDENT
LEADER DURING COLLEGE YEARS. A CONSISTENT TOP NOTCHER IN THE
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN SUBJECTS AND A QUICK LEARNER, AR. PANGANIBAN
WOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO GALVANIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
STUDENTS IN ANY EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. A
PROLIFIC ENGLISH SPEAKER, HE WOULD ALWAYS BE ACCOMMODATING TO
HIS CLASS AND OTHER STUDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT. APPROACHABLE,
HARDWORKING, DEDICATED AND CREDIBLE, AR. PANGANIBAN WOULD
MAKE IT A POINT THAT EVERYTHING WAS WELL ORGANIZED AND WOULD
ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA-MILE TO MAKE THINGS PERFECT AND IN ORDER.
53. AR. JAIME G. SILVA
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54. AR. RUNDDY D. RAMILO

TRAINED IN SINGAPORE, EDUCATED IN AUSTRALIA, MALAYSIA AND THE
PHILIPPINES, RUNDDY RAMILO IS A REGISTERED AND
LICENSED ARCHITECT, HOSPITALITY DESIGN CONSULTANT,
DESIGN SCIENTIST AND REVIEWER FOR PHILIPPINE
ARCHITECTURE LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS. HE HAD
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION FROM ASIA PACIFIC AND AUSTRALIA. HE
HOLDS A MASTERS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ARCHITECTURE DEGREE AND HIS DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ARCHITECTURE
(DIGITAL INNOVATION) THROUGH EMBEDDED PRACTICE-BASED
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA/
HE HAS PUBLISHED HIS RESEARCH WORKS IN HIGHLY RANKED
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS, CONFERENCES INCLUDING SEVEN HANDBOOKS
AND MONOGRAPHS WITH ISBN. ASIDE FROM RESEARCH, HE IS VERY
INTERESTED IN PURSUING AN ACADEMIC CAREER BLENDED WITH
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE AND FIELD EXPERTISE.
HE IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
ASSOCIATES (IDA), A SINGAPORE BASED COMPANY WITH OFFICES IN THE
PHILIPPINES, PAKISTAN AND REPRESENTATIVE IN MALAYSIA. AS A MANAGING
DIRECTOR, HE IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
PROFITABILITY AND DELIVERY OF THE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY IDA AND AT
THE SAME TIME ACTED AS THE OVERALL DESIGN DIRECTOR FOR WHICH HE
CONTROL THE OVERALL DESIGN STANDARDS AND COMPANY’S BRANDING.
PRIOR TO SETTING-UP IDA
HE WAS AN ASSOCIATE AT AEDAS WHERE HE LEADS A TEAM OF
DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS IN THE MARINA BAY SANDS INTEGRATED
RESORTS PROJECT IN SINGAPORE. HE ALSO SERVED AS DESIGN MANAGER AT
WILSON AND ASSOCIATES AND ASSOCIATE AT DESIGNPHASE HOSPITALITY
WHERE HE GAINED VAST EXPERIENCES ON MORE THAN 50 HIGH PROFILE
HOTEL AND RESORTS PROJECTS IN ASIA PACIFIC AND MIDDLE EAST SUCH AS
HYATT, HILTON, SHERATON, FOUR POINTS, TAJ, RADISSON AND LE MERIDIEN
HOTELS.
HE WAS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURES AND
MASTERS THESIS AT THE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM AT THE
GRADUATE SCHOOL, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY
OF SAN CARLOS, PHILIPPINES WHERE CONTINUOUSLY SUPERVISES THESIS FOR
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE. HE WAS ALSO A LECTURER FOR ARCHITECTURE AT
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY, ADAMSON UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.