PPC – Pan Pacific Congress 2016 We did it!
Philippines was reinstated as a sponsoring member of the Pan Pacific Congress of Real Estate Appraisers, Valuers and Counselors or simply PPC.
What is the PPC?
First founded by the congress by developing a closer relationship with the various appraisal or valuation institutes providing a forum for members of allied professional bodies in the Pacific Basin to share and exchange information.
Educational refresher in nature, organized and presented by the professional appraisal or equivalent bodies of member countries every two years. The concept founders of the PPC were Australia, America and New Zealand. The first PPC was held in Sydney, Australia in 1959.
The Philippines was part of the initial sponsoring members consisting of American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (now The Appraisal Institute), (1956);
American Society of Real Estate Counselors (now The Counselors of Real Estate), (1961);
Appraisal Institute of Canada (1973);
Australian Commonwealth Institute of Valuers (now Australia Property Institute), (1956);
Institute of Philippine Real Estate Appraisers (1963);Japanese Association of Real Estate Appraisers (now Japan Association of Real Estate Appraisers), (1963);
and New Zealand Institute of Valuers (now Property Institute of New Zealand), 1956.In 2006, through suggestions of Nicholas Captain, I submitted an abstract for possible presentation during the 23rd PPC San Francisco, USA. By default the paper made it as part of the proceedings of the Congress.
In 2008, I suggested to good friends Yvonne and Mary, to join me in the 24th Congress held in Seoul, Korea, as my paper made it again for presentation in the Congress. During this time, I was already sending feelers that we wanted to rejoin. I remembered that the Congress board of governors mentioned that we have to show commitment to attend the biennial Congress as a precondition to being reinstated in the Congress, as we found it very lonesome not to see the Philippine flag during the parade of colors.
In 2014, from three delegates we became five with Mary, Yvonne, Carol and Honorable Paeng.
From 2010 to 2014, I have consistently nagged associates in the industry from other sponsoring countries to present our intention to be reinstated and finally we made it.
2018 is the year when the Philippine flag will march with the other member countries during the 29th PPC in Tijuana, Mexico to be held on October 8-10, 2018. This will be a big event in Mexico as this will coincide with other big events such as LIV National Valuation Congress of the Mexican National Valuers Association, XXXII Pan American Valuation Congress and the 1st International Appraisal and Valuation Book Fair and Exposition.