Newly Chartered Chapter CHARTERING LUNTIAN

by Ar. Jeremy M. Cresencio, uap VP for operations UAP Las Piñas Luntian Chapter

It’s been more than 5 years since the interest on building a new chapter sparked during a tree planting event at Mt. Palay-Palay. It was a rough journey, but everyone remained with their desire to have our own chapter. We had a lot of self-doubts for instead of getting many encouragements and inspirations from the people we’ve worked with and look up to during our younger years as their organizing committee, some of them doesn’t seem to recognize us. That is just a glimpse of the whole truth which lies on our chapter history. Setting the drama aside, as the youngest chapter of the organization, we are grateful that there has been a lot of architects who supported and welcomed us wholeheartedly.

Last December 2021, through the efforts of the UAP Commission on Internal Affairs Executive Director Vanessa Ledesma, uap, UAP Committee on Chapter Organization Chair Maribel V. Monilla-Collado, uap, UAP Committee on Membership Chair Rossano G. Baradi, UAP, and the UAP secretariat, the orientation and rehearsal for the chartering ceremony was conducted. On December 22, 2021, the online chartering event was conducted and attended by the distinguished UAP National Officers headed by UAP National President Armando Eugene C. De Guzman III, FUAP, the endorsing chapter, UAP Las Pinas Chapter, and honorable guests who took part on the formation. Ar. Antonio V. Gutierrez Jr., uap, rmp, piep served as the charter president of the UAP Las Pinas Luntian Chapter and delivered his speech about the goals and aspirations of the group as a chapter. After the oath taking and charging of chapter officers and members, the chapter was finally chartered as the 186th chapter of the UAP. Today, the chapter is composed of 26 Caviteño architects.