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MONTHLY CHAPTER ACTIVITY & ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT

CHAPTER PASIG MONTH OF OCTOBER CHAPTER PRESIDENT CARLO ORCIO MARTINEZ CONTACT NUMBERS 09175805205 DATE 28 OCTOBER 2017 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] SUBMITTED

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE MONTH Indicate your chapter activities undertaken during the month such as Chapter GMM, Professional Development Seminars, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives,

ACTIVITY NO.1 4TH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP Title of Activity Date 28 OCTOBER 2017 MEETING – CRUISE Guadalupe Ferry Station, Total Attendees 30 attendees Venue Makati City Revisiting Pasig River as a significant historical body of water interconnecting Objective of the Activity various landmarks and cities within Metro Type of Activity GMM Seminar Socio-Civic Others: History and Culture

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The 4th General Membership Meeting of Pasig Chapter was held last October 28, 2017. It was a different type of activity since at least two cities (Makati City and Manila) were the venues.

PRIMUS Building Solutions Inc. and Home Builders were the industry sponsors who helped made the activities possible.

The first part of the activity started at the Guadalupe Ferry Station where chapter members gathered for an informative briefing led by Mr. Rey Lunas of the MMDA Pasig Ferry Services. Mr. Lunas discussed the current situation of the Ferry Transport as well as the projects of the national government as well as various NGOs in addressing the problems faced by Pasig River and the different initiatives of saving the body of water from various forms of pollutions.

Chapter President, Ar. Carlo Martinez invited his Architecture students from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde to join the river cruise. He also served as the tour guide and historian of the day and gave some tidbits of information while on board. The main goal of the river cruise is to refresh their sense of history about how significant Pasig River is and how cities can be seen from a different vantage point. And also, to encourage others to promote the use of ferry as an alternative mode of transportation to help decongest traffic on roadways. The ferry trip lasted for about 45 minutes before reaching the Plaza Mexico Station in .

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1 Chapter Assembly at Guadalupe Ferry Station

2 Mr. Rey Lunas (center, standing) of MMDA Pasig Ferry Services doing a briefing and discussing valuable information about Pasig River and the Ferry Transport System

3 Mr. Rey Lunas of MMDA Pasig Ferry Services

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4 Chapter President (as the Captain) while on board

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ACTIVITY NO.2 4TH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP Title of Activity MEETING – INTRAMUROS Date 28 OCTOBER 2017 SKETCHWALK / PHOTOWALK ChicBoy, Intramuros and Total Attendees 30 attendees Venue grounds Appreciating and promoting the Built Heritage through arts (urban sketching) and Objective of the Activity photography Type of Activity GMM Seminar Socio-Civic Others: History and Culture

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The second part of the activity took place at the walled city of Intramuros. After the river cruise, members did a photowalk and saw some of the heritage buildings around the area. Another short assembly was held at Plaza Mexico, where a marker signifying the strong ties of the Philippines and Mexico (during the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade) was established.

A working lunch was held at ChicBoy Restaurant where an Urban Sketching 101 Lecture was conducted by the Chapter President himself (who happens to be a passionate sketcher and an advocate of heritage). The goal of the mini-lecture is to deepen the appreciation for the Arts thru sketching and photography, as well being sensible to the remains of the history, that is, the built Heritage.

After the Lecture, chapter members went at the Manila Cathedral grounds where they selected their spots and do urban sketching. While doing the activity, random children nearby joined the architects in sketching and they were also provided with sketching materials. The second activity wrapped up with the “latag” or the show-and-tell of sketches which is adopted from the worldwide group of Urban Sketchers. Chapter President, Ar. Carlo is an active member of the Urban Sketchers Manila and hopes to encourage and influence others to join their group and promote the value of on-location drawing in the cities where they live and travel.

The 4th General Membership Meeting of the PASIG Chapter was a productive and enjoyable assemblage.

5 Ar. Carlo conducted an Urban Sketching Lecture

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6 End of River Cruise at Plaza Mexico Station in Manila

7 Assembly at Plaza Mexico in Intramuros

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8 Working Lunch at ChicBoy, Intramuros

9 Pasig Chapter Architects as Urban Sketchers in action!

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10 Children nearby who also joined Pasig Chapter in their Urban Sketchwalk

11 "Latag" or Show-and-Tell of Sketches adopted from the Urban Sketchers group

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12 Wrap-up Photo-ops and end of activity

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