24/04/2026
๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ต-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐' ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐จ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ 2026 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
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๐ท ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐ขรฑ๐ฐ๐ค, ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต
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After the Architecture Recognition and Awards Program (A RecAP) 2026, fifth-year students took their oath during the Hard Hatting and Pinning Rites in the afternoon session of Triad 2026 at the Palawan State University (PalawanSU) Amphitheater. Following the rites, the winners of the Obelisk Awards were announced.
The program commenced with welcoming remarks from the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Maila N. Lucero, Ed.D., who emphasized the significance of the Obelisk Awards and the Hard Hatting and Pinning Rites as a recognition of excellence, transition, and transformation.
The Hard Hatting and Pinning Rites signify that the graduating batch is ready for their mandatory diversified experience in architecture. The College of Architecture and Design (CAD) welcomed them as โYoung Global Visionaries.โ
Another significant portion of Triad 2026 was the Obelisk Awards. The Obelisk Scholars 2026 were fifth-year students Justine L. Palasigue and Jacob Lorenzo Fernandez. Ar. Leo del Rosario, FUAP, and Ar. Noriel M. Estipular both received the Obelisk for Architectural Advocacy in the Individual Category, while the Group Category winners were the Palawan State University-Faculty Union and the Technical Assistance Movement for People and Environment, Inc. CAD also recognized Amberlyn Dizon of National University - Clark with the Obelisk Cross-Campus Distinction. Lastly, the Global Obelisk Awardee 2026 was Dr. Mourad Salahedin Amer Frinhy of the International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange (IEREK). The panel of jurors who evaluated the Obelisk nominations included Ar. John Michael de Jesus, Angelica Querubin, Ar. Glorysore Dy-Metilla, and Ar. Christian R. Vasquez.
As part of the program, the CAD dean, Ar. Jefferson A. Bulan, M.Arch-IA, UAP, presented โCharting Excellence: The Milestones,โ a compilation of the collegeโs achievements in the past year. Milestones shared by the dean included: ARCHIXIBIT 2025, A RecAP 2025, Hard Hatting and Pinning Rites, Obelisk Award 2025, ArcHUB Axis Launching, the unveiling of the new CAD hood color, and the โ3 Big Historic Achievementsโ (the 7th-time overall 100% licensure examination passing rate, Top 6 and Top 8 in the June ALE 2025, and COPC compliance).
Ar. Bulan also cited further achievements, such as the visit of Ar. Royal Pineda, external recognition of architectural theses, partnerships, presented research, extension projects, and expansion and linkage activitiesโincluding CAD Sphinx Day, Tripartite Induction, and the winning bid for the upcoming Philippine Arts Festival (PAF).
The program concluded with closing remarks from Ar. Steven Pagador, the Obelisk Awards 2026 Convener. The three-part Triad 2026, consisting of A RecAP, Hard Hatting and Pinning Rites, and the Obelisk Awards, was a remarkable success for the college.
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