UAPSA - UA

UAPSA - UA The official student organization of the United Architects of the Philippines Antique Chapter.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ.The ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” was quite a journey. It gave us a whirlpool of experiences, broug...
20/07/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ.

The ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” was quite a journey. It gave us a whirlpool of experiences, brought us challenges we tranformed into triumphs, and created another legacy that will be imprinted in the history of ๐”๐€๐๐’๐€-๐”๐€.

Every line drawn were filled with determination, resilience, and hope. United by the same vision, we created a story that transcended the designs drawn on paper. It opened a door into reality, helped communities, and built bridges that connected architecture into the real world.

The threads connected by the same vision wove this era of creativity and collaboration. We shared laughter, tears, and sparked ideas. But above all, we've built connection beyond the four corners of a room.

Our collective efforts and coordination served as a light to surpass all the hardships we encountered. We received countless tasks, endured sleepless nights, and faced struggles and challenges. Yet here we areโ€”we survived another year.

To the pillars of architecture department, our dearest instructors, we are grateful for your unwavering guidance. And to the whole architecture community, congratulations for this another milestone.

This journey was never meant to be easy. But we endured. We survived. And we continue again.

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ซ๐š ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ.

๐—จ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”-๐—จ๐—” ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
โ€”๐™Ž๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™›๐™›

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ | ๐—จ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”โ€“๐—จ๐—” ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ"What we do now echoes in eternity."๏ฟฝโ€” Marcus AureliusAs we conclude our ...
12/07/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ | ๐—จ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”โ€“๐—จ๐—” ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

"What we do now echoes in eternity."๏ฟฝโ€” Marcus Aurelius

As we conclude our term as the ๐”๐€๐๐’๐€โ€“๐”๐€ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, we do so with hearts full of gratitudeโ€”for every challenge that strengthened us, every opportunity that inspired us, and every member who believed in our shared vision.

Together, we built more than successful events and meaningful initiatives. We built connections, cultivated leadership, and created memories that will remain a part of our journey as future architects.

๐“๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐”๐€๐๐’๐€โ€“๐”๐€ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, thank you for your unwavering support and trust throughout the year. Your encouragement made every milestone possible.

๐“๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: may you continue to dream boldly, lead with integrity, and build upon the legacy of service, excellence, and unity. The future of ๐”๐€๐๐’๐€โ€“๐”๐€ is now in your hands, and we have every confidence that you will take it even further.

This may be our final post as your officers, but our commitment to the organization and to the profession will always remain.

With sincere gratitude,

๐”๐€๐๐’๐€โ€“๐”๐€ ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„๐‘๐’๏ฟฝ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Signing off. Building forward. See you on the next chapter.

Caption by MJ Jungco
Graphics by Marc Borcillo

๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌThe ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™ญ...
12/07/2026

๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ

The ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ โ€“ ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š (๐™๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™Ž๐˜ผ-๐™๐˜ผ) proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of our fellow architecture students who continue to raise the banner of excellenceโ€”not only in academics but also in professional and personal milestones.

Congratulations to our ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ for the ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ and ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”.๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, whose dedication and perseverance have earned them academic distinction.

We also extend our warmest congratulations to our fellow students who successfully passed the ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and the ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Your accomplishments reflect your commitment to continuous learning, competence, and service beyond the walls of the Architecture.

Each recognition is a testament to the passion, resilience, and determination that define every aspiring architect. May these milestones inspire our entire ๐™๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™Ž๐˜ผ-๐™๐˜ผ family to strive for greater heights and embrace every opportunity for growth.

Your ๐™๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™Ž๐˜ผ-๐™๐˜ผ family is proud of you. Keep building dreams, creating impact, and shaping the futureโ€”one achievement at a time.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! Your success is our pride, and your journey continues to inspire the next generation of future architects.

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐: 5๐ญ๐ก-๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งAs part of their final requir...
06/07/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐: 5๐ญ๐ก-๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

As part of their final requirement to conclude the academic year, the 5th-year architecture students sealed their final thesis chapter in the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, held last April-May 2026, at the University of Antique, Main Campus - DOST Conference Building.

The students' five-year academic journey has come to fruition as they showcased diverse topics which tackled challenges in architecture, addressing global, social, and cultural issues in the modern and contemporary world.

The thesis defense is a celebration of hard work after a series of long nights, countless revisions, and immersive research study. This academic milestone is a testament not only to the students' excellence, but also to the grit, determination, and preparedness for real-world challenges as they transition into the professional sphere of their architectural journey.

With the guidance and expertise of the panelists, thesis advisers, consultants, and mentors, the thesis deliberation underscored the excellence, creativity, and integrity of the work of the students.

Several students were also recognized for their work, aiming a distinction during ๐——๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต/๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ - ๐๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐Ž, ๐ƒ๐€๐ ๐‘๐„๐•๐€๐ ๐Œ.
Reeflink 360 : Adaptive Marine Conservation and Marine Research Station for Strengthening Marine Protected Area Management in Antique

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ - ๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐…๐€, ๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐‹๐„๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐Œ.
A Proposed Banana and Coconut Processing Facility in Barangay Mapatag, Hamtic, Antique

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Œ๐€๐๐”๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“ - ๐„๐†๐”๐€๐‹๐€๐, ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐‹๐„๐’ ๐‰๐”๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹ ๐‘.
Lipad kag lig-on: Wildlife Conservation Hub Integrating Biosecurity and Biophilic Design
for The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐…๐„๐€๐’๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ - ๐†๐„๐‘๐Ž๐๐€, ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐Š ๐‚๐‡๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐’.
KATUNGGAN KABAKHAWAN: An Integrated Mangrove Research, Education and Eco-tourism Center in Leganes, Iloilo

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐’๐”๐’๐“๐€๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ - ๐†๐€๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž, ๐‰๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐ƒ ๐Ž.
Waste to Energy: A proposed Biogas Plant from Farm and Municipal Solid Waste in Sibalom, Antique, Incorporating Industrial Architecture

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ž๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„ - ๐…๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž, ๐‘๐ˆ๐™๐™๐€ ๐‰๐€๐๐„ ๐ˆ.
EcoDrain: A Nature-based Urban Park Integrating Bioswales and a Constructed Wetland in San Jose, Antique

These recognitions acknowledge the depth and relevance of their work in the community, contributing to the architectural body of knowledge and serving as a tool for future researchers and innovators.

This achievement marks a significant milestone in their academic journey, proving that architecture students are not merely designers, but visionary builders of a sustainable, resilient, and innovative future.

๐“๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ! As this chapter ends, a new journey awaits as you draw closer to earning your ๐—”๐—ฟ.๐Ÿคโœจ

On the third day of ๐——๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, the spotlight shone brightly for the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (๐—–๐—˜๐—”) at P...
05/07/2026

On the third day of ๐——๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, the spotlight shone brightly for the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (๐—–๐—˜๐—”) at Paghiusa Hall, and our very own architecture students received their well-deserved academic and special awards.

Today, we honor the relentless hard work, sleepless nights, and immense creativity of our fellow Arki students:

To our brilliant ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, who proved that balancing design and academics is a craft mastered.

To our inspiring ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who have officially transitioned from concept boards to the real world.

And to our dedicated ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ who continue to elevate the ๐—จ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”-๐—จ๐—” community through service and excellence.

We are so proud of every accomplishment you have achieved, adding to the pride of the department.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ to the awardees! Long live, ๐—จ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”-๐—จ๐—”!

Caption by MJ Jungco
Photos by Marynel Castro
Frame by Roxanne Acuรฑa

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: ๐—–๐—˜๐—” ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†The College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) of ...
05/07/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: ๐—–๐—˜๐—” ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†

The College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) of the University of Antique held its ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ on June 15, 2026, at Tiripunan Hall, recognizing the ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก-๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ as they take a significant step toward their internship and future careers in architecture.

The Hard Hatting and Pinning Ceremony marks a meaningful milestone in every architecture student's journey. More than a ceremonial tradition, the hard hat and pin symbolize dedication, perseverance, responsibility, and a steadfast commitment to upholding the principles, ethics, and standards of the architectural profession as students transition from academic learning to real-world practice.

Faculty, university officials, and family members gathered to witness this memorable occasion, celebrating not only the achievements of the future architects but also the beginning of a new chapter in their professional journey. As the students embark on their internship, they carry with them the knowledge, skills, and values instilled by the University of Antique, ready to embrace new challenges, gain valuable industry experience, and take meaningful strides toward becoming competent, ethical, and responsible architects.

Caption by Arvee Mae Nabua
Photos by Marynel Castro
Frame by Roxanne Acuรฑa

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ โ€œ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญโ€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ!๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€. Countless review days. One shared goalโ€”and today they ...
27/06/2026

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ โ€œ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญโ€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ!

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€. Countless review days. One shared goalโ€”and today they made it a reality. Achieving an ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“.๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ% overall school performance rating for University of Antique!

From surviving design plates to passing the ultimate test. The hard work is done, the boards are passed, and the titles are officially locked in.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€. The world is ready for your vision and the future of architecture is bright in your hands.

Your entire UAPSA-UA family is proud of you.๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐: 5๐ญ๐ก-๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งAs part of their final requir...
26/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐: 5๐ญ๐ก-๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

As part of their final requirement to conclude the academic year, the 5th-year architecture students sealed their final thesis chapter in the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, held last April-May 2026, at the University of Antique, Main Campus - DOST Conference Building.

The students' five-year academic journey has come to fruition as they showcased diverse topics which tackled challenges in architecture, addressing global, social, and cultural issues in the modern and contemporary world.

The thesis defense is a celebration of hard work after a series of long nights, countless revisions, and immersive research study. This academic milestone is a testament not only to the students' excellence, but also to the grit, determination, and preparedness for real-world challenges as they transition into the professional sphere of their architectural journey.

With the guidance and expertise of the panelists, thesis advisers, consultants, and mentors, the thesis deliberation underscored the excellence, creativity, and integrity of the work of the students.

Several students were also recognized for their work, aiming a distinction during ๐——๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต/๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ - ๐๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐Ž, ๐ƒ๐€๐ ๐‘๐„๐•๐€๐ ๐Œ.
Reeflink 360 : Adaptive Marine Conservation and Marine Research Station for Strengthening Marine Protected Area Management in Antique

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ - ๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐…๐€, ๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐‹๐„๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐Œ.
A Proposed Banana and Coconut Processing Facility in Barangay Mapatag, Hamtic, Antique

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Œ๐€๐๐”๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“ - ๐„๐†๐”๐€๐‹๐€๐, ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐‹๐„๐’ ๐‰๐”๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹ ๐‘.
Lipad kag lig-on: Wildlife Conservation Hub Integrating Biosecurity and Biophilic Design
for The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐…๐„๐€๐’๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ - ๐†๐„๐‘๐Ž๐๐€, ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐Š ๐‚๐‡๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐’.
KATUNGGAN KABAKHAWAN: An Integrated Mangrove Research, Education and Eco-tourism Center in Leganes, Iloilo

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐’๐”๐’๐“๐€๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ - ๐†๐€๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž, ๐‰๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐ƒ ๐Ž.
Waste to Energy: A proposed Biogas Plant from Farm and Municipal Solid Waste in Sibalom, Antique, Incorporating Industrial Architecture

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ž๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„ - ๐…๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž, ๐‘๐ˆ๐™๐™๐€ ๐‰๐€๐๐„ ๐ˆ.
EcoDrain: A Nature-based Urban Park Integrating Bioswales and a Constructed Wetland in San Jose, Antique

These recognitions acknowledge the depth and relevance of their work in the community, contributing to the architectural body of knowledge and serving as a tool for future researchers and innovators.

This achievement marks a significant milestone in their academic journey, proving that architecture students are not merely designers, but visionary builders of a sustainable, resilient, and innovative future.

๐“๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ! As this chapter ends, a new journey awaits as you draw closer to earning your ๐—”๐—ฟ.๐Ÿคโœจ

Caption by Leslie Anne Obsiana
Photos by Marynel Castro
Frame by Lady Roxanne Acuรฑa

Happy birthday to Revve Marlo Wyndellson Lacaba, our Vice President for Operations!Your dedication, leadership, and comm...
18/06/2026

Happy birthday to Revve Marlo Wyndellson Lacaba, our Vice President for Operations!

Your dedication, leadership, and commitment to serving the organization have greatly contributed to the success of UAPSA-UA's programs and activities. Thank you for your hard work, passion, and unwavering support in creating meaningful experiences for our members.

May your special day be filled with happiness, good health, and countless blessings. Wishing you continued success, personal growth, and more opportunities to inspire others in the year ahead.

Enjoy your day and celebrate to the fullest. Happy birthday from your UAPSA-UA family! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽˆ

Happy birthday to our UAPSA-UA officers, Jade Ashley Labios (Creative Staff), Rhian Corder (1-C Representative), and Ram...
18/06/2026

Happy birthday to our UAPSA-UA officers, Jade Ashley Labios (Creative Staff), Rhian Corder (1-C Representative), and Ramses Arguelles (5-B Representative)!

Your dedication, creativity, and commitment continue to make a positive impact on our organization and fellow architecture students. May your special day be filled with joy, laughter, and memorable moments. Wishing you all good health, success, and countless blessings in the year ahead.

Enjoy your day and celebrate to the fullest. Happy birthday from your UAPSA-UA family! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽˆ

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