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The UAP National President Arch. Benjamin K. Panganiban, Jr. was recently conferred Doctor
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects, Singapore, a prestigious title in recognition to his
significant works, qualifications, achievements, professionalism and proven track records.
Elevated to the UAP College of Fellows in the UAP, he is also a recipient of various titles,
citations and awards in the practice of the profession. He is the First “ASEAN ARCHITECT” and
“APEC ARCHITECT” from Davao City, who practices design and build services with specializa-
tion in imported materials specifications.
He took up studies in Master’s in Business Administration at the Ateneo, and his Bachelor of
Science in Architecture degree at the University of Mindanao, together with his Bachelor’s
degree in Military Science and Tactics as scholar. His early formative year in college was at
St. Joseph’s College in Victoria, Australia.
He has been in the private practice for more than 33 years and was once a teacher in the
College of Architecture of the University of Mindanao. That is why his love for teaching and
imparting knowledge, and mentoring the Architects, architectural students and the aspirants
to the profession has led him to institutionalize in Davao City his ARCHITECTS EDUCATIONAL
SERIES, his pro-bono service. He was the architect instrumental in bringing the ARCHITECTS
LICENSURE EXAMINATION (ALE) to Mindanao through his UAP Kadayawan Dabaw
Chapter recognized by the PRC, where now the Architectural graduates of Mindanao and their
surrounding areas such as the Visayas, Brunei, Singapore and even Malaysia have taken their
exams in Davao City. This is his way of giving back to the community what architecture has
blessed him.
He is a hardworking man of passion, patience, commitment loyalty and dedication and firmly
believes, he should try to be a person, not of importance, but rather a person of value.
The 26th National President and the first National President of the United
Architects of the Philippines from MINDANAO.
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2018-2019 Annual Report