Collapsible Bathroom Enclosure

The Installation was called by the ABS-CBN- Sagip Kapamilya Program in their response to the ‘Mayon Operation 2014’. The Area B of UAP responded through UAP Cavite Chapter under District Director Carlo Magno Matela and Arch’t. Rene Heray. On September 29, 2014, Arch’t. Heray called the attention of District Director Alain D. Costa of UAP District B5 to provide a design of a bathroom for evacuation centers which can be easily installed and dismantled- for mobility factor.
District B5 with UAP-Legazpi Chapter responded.

Timeline of Development:
October 1, 2014: District B5 with met with Mr. Earl Bacabac of ABS-CBN- Sagip Kapamilya for preliminary design assessment at La Mia Tazza, with Arch. Ramon Aycardo and Arch. Maridel Baldano of UAP-Legazpi Chapter.
October 3, 2014: District B5 with Arch’t. Ernesto Tianco met with Ms. Bernadette Sembrano of ABS-CBN for Mock Planning at La Mia Tazza, Legazpi City.

October 6, 2014: The prototype was installed and tested at the Upper Malabog Elementary School Evacuation Center.

With Mr. Erleo Bacabac (second from left) of ABS-CBN Foundation and UAP Legazpi respondents Arch.Ramon Aycardo (far left), Arch. Ernesto Tianco and DB5 DD Alain D. Costa.

October 13, 2014: The 12-Units of collapsible bathroom enclosures was finally installed, 4-units in three evacuation sites, namely; Anislag Elementary School, Upper Malabog Elementary School and Camalig North Elementary School.

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Barangay Health Centers by District C3

One of the factors that is needed to improve the Nation’s health care status is through the provision of good and efficient primary health care  facilities in the local government units. Health Futures Foundation, Inc. (HFI) headed by former DOH Secretary Dr. Jaime Z. Galvez Tan, a non-governmental organization who advocates the improvement of the primary health care for all Filipinos, has committed to pursue a program on the Nationwide modernization of local government barangay health centers.

Among the advocacies of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) is to strengthen its ties with the National and Local Government Units through its various service oriented project collaboration with the different national and local government agencies. With that, UAP has signified its intention to assist the HFI in its Nationwide Barangay Health Centers modernization project,

The partnership aims to establish an alliance between HFI and UAP to promote the sustainable design and development of a modernized health care facility through  the design and renovation of barangay health.

The partnership involves the following scope wherein HFI shall implement a nationwide assessment, evaluation, design and renovation  of the physical site and facilities of barangay health centers and on the other hand, UAP shall mobilize its 137 chapters to assist the HFI in conducting the assessment, evaluation, design, renovation or construction  of the physical site and facilities of barangay health centers.

As a result of the Memorandum of Agreement forged between the two parties, several barangay health centers were constructed and facilitated by the different UAP chapters. The most recent ones are the four barangay health centers located in Samar which were coordinated by UAP District C3 under the stewardship of District Director Joel Jao.

Completed barangay health centers are located in Brg. Tinabanan, Marabut, Samar and in Brgy. Palactad, Quinapondan, Eastern Samar

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