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Landscape architects trooped to the Philippine Army
Officer's Club in Fort Bonifacio for the third national
convention themed “Fusion of the Old & New: Exploring
the Natural, Cultural & Designed Landscapes” last
February. Everyone enjoyed the fellowship dinner that
followed the packed sessions.
Landscape architecture graduate turned entertainment
celebrity Christian Bautista (flanked by Meryll and
Holtz) makes a surprise appearance as requested by
then PALA president Mary Ann Espina.
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Hong Kong Invasion
Students from the Masters in Tropical Landscape Architecture
program of the UP College of Architecture headed to
Hong Kong to see and learn from noteworthy landscapes
chosen by professor Zenaida Galingan.
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Rites of Passage
The new set of PALA officers were inducted last April
at the Chocolate Kiss Café, UP Diliman. This
year’s officers are Frederick Peter Altavas
(president), Mona Lisa San Gabriel (vice president),
Cheryl May Bonifacio (secretary), Holtzjosip Abbu
(treasurer), Jerome Abad (director), Martin Toledo
(director), Mary Claire Villanueva (director), and
Mary Ann Arañas-Espina (ex-officio director).
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Meet Matimco
PALA President Dicky Altavas (extreme left) poses with
MATIMCO President (extreme right) with Arch. Roger Villarosa
and Mr. Peter Birke in between during the MATIMCO production
facilities familiarization tour last April in Cebu.
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Scene Stealing
PALA conducts “Scene Stealer,” a two-part
landscape photography seminar last June 28 and July 12
with its former president and current Bluprint editor
in chief Paulo Alcazaren. This CPD was supported by Bluprint
magazine, Canon and Ortigas Home Depot.
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A toast to the Artist
Colleagues and friends held a testimonial merienda
at Café Benissimo in honor of Ildefonso P. Santos,
National Artist in Architecture and the Allied Arts.
IP Santos and wife, flanked by UP faculty members (from
left to right) Horacio Dimanlig, Mary Ann Espina, Tina
Turalba, Zenaida Galingan, and Manuel Aleta during the
recognition assembly at the UP College of Architecture
last June 21.
IP Santos brings landscape
architecture to the limelight as he receives the National
Artist award last June at the CCP.
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