Barangay Health Centers in Samar

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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Resilient Schoolbuilding for San Fernando Elementary School in Tacloban

The construction of the school project of the UAP Emergency Architects is currently on-going and is being supervised by UAP District C-3. The schoolbuilding is elevated at a height of 1.0 meter from the existing grade line. The constructed started after the groundbreaking ceremonies last November 2014 attended by the UAP National President, Ar. Ma. Benita O. Regala, the chair of the UAP emergency Architects, Ar. Rey S. Gabitan, the chair of UAP Bayanihang Arkitektura, Ar. Rene Herray and the deputy chair of UAP Emergency Architects, Ar. Richie Tumambing.

The perspective of the soon-to-be-completed schoolbuilding mainly funded from donations from the Architects Regional Cuncil of Asia (ARCASIA)

This is the UAP-EA campaign in support of the schoolbuilding project.

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Toilet Facility for Mariki Elementary School

The groundbreaking (or should I say water splashing?) of a Toilet Facility project at Mariki Elementary School in Mariki, Zamboanga City, a community on stilts devastated by the Zambo siege in 2013 was held last Marh 17, 2015. The community on stilts was totally razed by fire during the siege, with some concrete structures left like the Mariki Elementary School (though some structures need to be retrofitted or demolished due to deterioration).

The project is a collaboration of different groups, a UAP Bayanihang Arkitektura (CSR) initiative with UAP Area D and District D-2, National Housing Authority and the UAP Emergency Architects with DepEd and Barangay Mariki. Donations for materials were pledged by Gulf Canary Construction, Shera for the cementboards and roofing, and Rain or Shine for paints. Other donors are welcome to participate.

Architects from District D-2 (Zamboanga) and Area D Vice-President Noel Querijero with NEVP Rey Gabitan and Ar. Rene Herray, chair of the UAP Bayanihang Arkitektura Committee

NEVP Rey Gabitan signing the plans which would be placed in the capsule.

Site of the proposed toilet facility. Note in the background the new houses on stilts being constructed, a project of NHA.

NEVP Rey Gabitan ready to swing the capsule, with Area D Vice-Pressident Noel Querijero, District Director Cris Hernandez, Ar. Rene Herray and the principal of Mariki Elementary School assisting.

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