PRBo A ( rchitecture ) Milestones (2007 - 2010) 10 Feb 2011

1. PRBoA(rchitecture) Milestones (2007 - 2010) 10 Feb 2011

2. Ia. What were/ are the key changes brought about/ actions taken by the incumbent PRBoA? • 2007- Launched an Official Campaign i.e. specifically directed at the DPWH(and other national agencies) and LGUs nationwide, to Disseminate Information on their Mandated Compliances under law to Fully Implement/ Enforce R.A. No. 9266 (The Architecture Act of 2004); • 2) 2007 - Commencement of a Policy of DirectEngagement ofIdentified Public/ Private Sector Entities Apparently Committing the Willful, Organized/ Institutionalized Violations of R.A. No. 9266;

3. Ib. What were/ are the key changes brought about/ actions taken by the incumbent PRBoA? • 3) 2007/ 8 - commenced the registration of architectural firms (juridical entities) and foreign architects with the PRC as mandated by law; • 4) 2008 - launched the PRBoA website at www.architectureboard.ph; visits logged as of date at approx. 630,000; the website contains about 500 documents with +/-5,000 pages; • 2008 - Restored the Crediting ofPortions of the Mandated 2-year Examinee Apprenticeship Work (sub-professional training) while enrolled(allowed from 1950 through 2004 but disallowed from 2005 through 2006); this considerably increased the number of examinees;

4. Ic. What were the key changes brought about/ actions taken by the incumbent PRBoA? • 6) 2008 - The PRBoA actively participates in efforts to properly implement/ enforce the 1977 National Building Code of the Phils. (NBCP/ P.D. No. 1096); the PRBoA also makes compliances with site planning and building laws a primary focus in its Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA); the NBCP, the Fire Code and the Accessibility Law are made centerpieces of the LEA subject of architectural design and site planning (ADSP); • 7) 2008 – PRBoAretains a private counsel to map out a legal program to help it attain the full implementation and enforcement of R.A. No. 9266 at the medium term;

5. Id. What were the key changes brought about/ actions taken by the incumbent PRBoA? • 8) 2009 - The PRBoAholds senior executive officials accountable for the apparently concerted violations of its law; the PRBoAfiles a graft complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman against the then DPWH Secretary, 2 DPWH Undersecretaries and various private entities perceived/ alleged to have benefited from official acts that apparently violate R.A. No. 9266; • 9) 2009 - Fully Computerized the Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA)to fully comply with 2 laws; eliminated draftingfrom the LEA subject of architectural design and site planning (ADSP); note that this was replaced by 5-7 situational problem sets (presently at 200 questions, about half of which can be answered only after sketching or drawing);

6. Ie. What were the key changes brought about/ actions taken by the incumbent PRBoA? 10) 2009– Conducted/ presided at 4 Stakeholder Forato Discuss the implementation and enforcement of various R.A. No. 9266 provisions (some of which included lawmakers); 11) 2010 - Updated the 1979 Standards of Professional Practice (SPP) and made it part of the IRR, with assistance from the APO and the other associations of architects (OAA); 12) 2010 - dissemination of standardized information kits/ docs specifically directed at LGUs violating R.A. No. 9266 and P.D. No. 1096 (1977 NBCP); 13) 2010 - PRBoA Chair chairs the 4th Central Council Meeting of the APEC Architect Register; continuing efforts to implement the ASEAN MRA

7. Ie. What were the key changes brought about/ actions being taken by the incumbent PRBoA? 14) 2010/ 11- continuing dialogue and coordination with the Executive Branch of Governmentfor the full implementation/enforcement of R.A.9266; and 15) 2011 - in case of the continuing inabilityon the part of the executive branch of Government to resolve (after nearly 65 years ofon and off executive, legislative and legal struggle) the issue of the sole/ rightful State-regulated professional who MUST exercise the exclusive professional PRIVILEGE to prepare, sign and seal ARCHITECTURAL documents, the PRBoA together with its private legal counsel,/s its stakeholders and allies in Government, are now prepared to take the matter directly to the Supreme Court.

8. IIa. Hallmarks of the incumbent PRBoA • 1) Equal importance given by the PRBoA to professional regulation, particularly its focus at attaining the state of the full implementation and enforcement of R.A. No. 9266; • Will only test objective knowledge and not subjective skillsets in its LEA; eliminated all possible weak points in the conduct of the LEA to maintain the integrity of the LEA and the results; • Full support to the Executive Branchin the holding of Foreign LEAs, the implementation of ASEAN MRA and the APEC Architect Register; and • Facility in the use of the tri-media and the internet to disseminate informationto all interested stakeholders/ users of architectural services

9. IIb. Hallmarks of the incumbent PRBoA 5) Fair to Architects and to their Clients, but has already suspended or revokedcertificates/ licenses of about 20 erring Architects (there are now about 27,000 registered and/ or licensed Architects/ RLAs); 6) Maintains cordial relations with opposing PRBs but frequently wields the big stick against opposing APOs (of opposing profession/s); 7) Over the last 4 years, the PRBoA Chair has been sued (and the PRBoA has in turn sued) in the course of implementing/ enforcing the law (its but part of being a PRB member).

10. Thank You and a Pleasant Afternoon to All !!!