Editing UP Task Force Arki (section)

== Declaration of Principles ==

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Sec. 1 The UP TFA shall develop the level of awareness of the studentry and the sectors of society regarding the urban poor, housing situations and other related current issues through:

Disseminating information through exhibits, symposiums, lectures and the like;
Holding workshop seminars wherein the issues are tackled; and
Providing exposure trips to the areas of concerns.

Sec. 2 The UP TFA shall equip the members with the necessary knowledge and skills to become more capable as architects and planners by:

Providing supplementary education through group discussions, tutorials and lectures by invited guests;
Holding workshops for personality development and leadership training; and
Practicing the knowledge and the skills gained in the organization’s programs and projects.

Sec. 3 The Organization shall give assistance to under-serviced, depressed and blighted areas that need the services of architectural students and practitioners, and other sectors by:

Undertaking researches on the analysis of housing programs for the urban poor and giving active support to that which is consonant to the organization’s principles;
Tapping government agencies, community organizations and other resources to give assistance to the problems of the urban poor;
Giving seminars or lectures to the urban poor on community planning and organizing, housing maintenance and other practical skills in housing or other related subjects; and 
Actively participating in the architectural services to be rendered to the community.

Sec. 4 The UP TFA shall uplift the level of architecture as a discipline by:

Promoting and practicing responsive and responsible architecture in the organization’s programs and projects; and
Developing a holistic view of architecture through interactions with the other disciplines concerned.

Sec. 5 The Organization shall promote and defend the rights of the studentry.