Deregulation of Architecture Inimical to Our Economic Cultural Development by Rommel R. Alanis, U.A.P.

In the realm of the capitalist economy, liberali ation an! !eregulation is a boon or beneficial to them but harmful to !eveloping countries of the thir! "orl! in terms of Economic an! Cultural Development.

#here is no greater "is!om by the Act of Congress than the passage of the Architecture Act of $%%& A.'.A. R.A. (o. )$**. #he Architecture profession li+e any other profession such as ,e!icine, -a", Engineering or Accounting to name a fe", shoul! be properly regulate!. because of all these professions mentione! are seriously involve! in the affairs of man in terms of health, life, property an! physical "ell/being in Our ,o!ern 0ociety. Of all the profession 1 Architecture clearly ta+es into account the Physical, emotional an! even the spiritual nee!s of man no other profession coul! properly a!!ress in Practical terms. #he regulation of the practice of the Architecture Profession in the Philippines is the concern an! !uty of the state in or!er that all Architectural structures !esigne! an! constructe! for the habitation of its citi enry shoul! meet at least the minimum if not the optimum buil!ing !esign co!e re2uirements in terms of humane habitable spaces, natural ventilation, natural lighting, structural an! fire safety re2uirements as "ell as economy of construction an! above all Aesthetic re2uirements.

-et us not be "aylai! by in!ivi!uals that !ue to their overblo"n egos, inflate! self/importance an! misplace! ethical values besi!es their superiority comple3, shoul! abi!e by the -a"s of the -an!. #he -a"s of our Country is meant to protect the rights of its citi ens both rich an! poor "ithout bias to political beliefs, religion, ethnicity or race. #he proponents of the !eregulation of the Architecture Profession are even negligible in number if there is any at all. #his person or persons "ants to open/up the steel gate of regulation un!er the Professional Regulation boar! of Architecture 4PR5OA6. #hese are but a fe" International Practicing Architects "ho are right no" practicing in the formerly bac+"ar! Countries li+e the ,i!!le East, 0ingapore an! China. #he !eregulation of the Architecture Profession through the 7#O for their o"n selfish gain at the e3pense of the 0tate 0anctione! Especial -a"s li+e the Architecture Act of $%%& is tantamount to offering your 8irgin !aughter to be feaste! upon by your un/circumcise! foreign guests 9ust because that:s "hat they:re practicing in their o"n Country.

It is the height of presumption an! ignorance for anyone to believe this Capitalist instigate! tactics of the highly !evelope! first "orl! Countries li+e the Unite! 0tates, Europe, (orth America an! Australia to stic+/up to their onerous economic a!vantage against impoverishe! Countries li+e the Philippines. #his ,achiavellian machination is similar to their 0urreptitious intention to patent all +no"n ,e!icinal In!igenous plants from "ea+er Countries li+e ours an! other thir! "orl! Countries for their o"n !iabolic gree!.

#here is no such thing as transfer of technology from these once upon a time great coloni ers of the ne" "orl!. #he only transfer that they +ne" is the transfer of "ealth from "ea+ but potentially rich country li+e ours as source of ra" gol! of natural resources. It is amusing for some people to complain about our uneven playing fiel! against these foreigners 9ust because most of our colonial min!e! real estate !evelopers are patroni ing these "hite ;#i+balangs<. "ell, that is the essence of capitalist !emocracy shove! into our throats by our "hite colonial masters. #hat is the main reason "hy congress re/in acte! a special -a" in or!er for all of us either big or small to be protecte! from these giant ,ulti/(ational Architectural = Engineering >irms. 5ut ironically even bigger an! "ell/establishe! >ilipino Architects have playe! the role of the great 7?ORE an! bloo!y mercenaries receiving 9ust a fraction 4as mentione! by a high profile practitioner6 of professional fees as compare! to these over charging foreigners. I sai! blame it to our Colonial min!e! an! Culturally perverse, profit hungry Real Estate !evelopers "hose business strategy is to hire big name! International Architects such as the (e" @or+ base! 0+i!more, O"ings an! ,errill, Aensler International, Ber!e Partnership, Porgy an! 5ess etc. etc.

#hat someone is vying for the scrapping of our ne" Architecture -a", accor!ing to him any"ay it ;isn:t being enforce!, "e might as "ell open it up to foreigners to level the playing fiel!<. 7ho tol! you it is not being enforce!C It is only the Devils of DP7? "ho !oesn:t "ant it enforce!. !o you "ant me to name namesC (ever min!, Ao! has a "ay of !ealing "ith Evil people in ?is o"n poetic "ays. 7ho +no"s one !ay "hen the s+y !ar+ens an! pregnant "ith in!ignation a lightning "oul! be unleashe! hitting these fello"s an! turning them into piles of charcoals.

7hat "e "ant to a!!ress to these people "ho are against our la" is 9ust "ait especially the P.I.C.E:0, have patience to behol! "hat our batteries of legal e3perts are !oing in behalf of our 2uest for free!om through our righteous 9ustice system. Our la"yers are "or+ing har! to see us through this !ar+ an! starless night. the !ar+est part is "hen the Da"n is near "here its gol!en fingers "e are no" behol!ing. -i+e the victory of the great "arrior Davi! against the giant AoliathD that by the time a fist of stone struc+ bet"een Aoliath:s eyes, Davi! got Aoliath:s s"or! an! cut/off the giant:s hea!.

#he mere mention of !eregulation of Architecture is i!iocy. !eregulation in Architecture is stupi!ity. Bust imagine ho" happy the Civil Engineers an! the overcharging >oreigners shall be. #he proponents of Deregulation be it in the Oil In!ustries or Architecture shoul! be put into the Asylum for the insaneE