• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO
A resolution enjoining all Bacolodnons through the Office of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to celebrate the last week of May as the National Interior Designers Week, as per Proclamation No. 390, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.
Authored by Councilor Claudio Jesus Raymundo Puentevella, the resolution said Proclamation No. 390 was issued on May 25, 2012, in the Philippines and it declares the last week of May of every year as “National Interior Designers Week.”
The proclamation is based on the recognition of World Interiors Day, a global celebration of the interior design profession and its impact on the quality of life, it said.
Proclamation No. 390 designates the last week of May as “National Interior Designers Week” in the Philippines, aiming to enhance public knowledge and understanding of the profession, encourage cooperation among professionals, and garner support from the government and institutions, the resolution said.
This year’s theme is “The growing generational gap, improved general future”. This gap also provides a fertile ground for creativity and collaboration as we strive to create spaces that resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds from the past, present and for the future, it said.
The purpose of the celebration is to enhance public knowledge and understanding of the interior design profession in the Philippines as it encourages cooperation among professionals in the field, the resolution said.
The said celebration recognizes the indispensable role of interior designers in our culture and arts, to showcase talents, crafts, and skills of various diversified artists not only in the country but also in the City of Bacolod, it added.*