Shanghai, 16 July – Consul General Josel F. Ignacio received today the new officers of the United Architects of the Philippines-Shanghai Chapter (UAP-SC) on their introductory call.

Consul Marlowe A. Miranda and Tourism Attaché Ireneo Reyes joined the Consul General in receiving new UAP-SC President Herbert A. Recato, Vice President for Programs and Development Mark Gregory M. Pascasio, Secretary Myryl C. Veloso, Treasurer Rogelio A. Diche, Jr., and Director Hans Eliel A. Domingo.

The visiting UAP-SC officials briefed the Consul General on the organization’s history, and thrusts, before outlining the new leadership’s workplan for the 2021-2022.

The Consulate General expressed appreciation for UAP-SC’s initiatives to foster contact and camaraderie among Filipino architects in Shanghai and across China, support their welfare and professional advancement, and to implement assistance and charitable projects in the Philippines. Consul General Ignacio affirmed the Consulate General’s own readiness to be of assistance.

The meeting saw animated exchanges on potential collaboration to further raise the profile of Filipino architects and other professionals in Shanghai, as well as to enhance Chinese appreciation of Philippine architecture and architectural heritage. Both sides recognized that Manila and Shanghai’s identity as metropolises combining the old and new as well as traditional, colonial and modern architectural styles provide fertile ground on which to cultivate and enhance linkages between the two cities. END