NCCA chief sees nothing wrong with entry of foreign architects

By Matikas Santos INQUIRER.net

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MANILA, Philippines The entry of foreign architects will challenge Filipino architects to become more competitive, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairman Felipe De Leon said Thursday.

Nothing wrong with opening up architecture design to international competitors; it will be good because it will challenge Filipinos who sometimes are too complacent, De Leon said when asked to comment about the announcement of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) that it plans to open the local labor market due to a shortage in skilled labor.

DOLE said there is a shortage of architects in the country. Aside from architects, the country needs chemical engineers, chemists, environmental planners, fisheries technologist, geologists, guidance counselor, licensed librarians, medical technologists, sanitary engineers, computer numerical control machinists, assembly technicians, test technicians, pilots, and aircraft mechanics.

Architecture is one of the seven arts that the NCCA oversees. The others are cinema, dance, literature, music, theater and visual arts.

I dont see anything wrong as long as there is no monopoly in contracting architects, De Leon said.

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