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About 5,980 public buildings across the country are slated to undergo assessment for their structural integrity against strong earthquakes by the Department of Public Works and Highways, officials told a Senate hearing yesterday.

Senator Francis "Tol” N. Tolentino on Tuesday, February 14, proposed a renewal system of every five or seven years of occupancy permit for buildings instead of 15 years and to subject the building for thorough inspection by building officials of local government units (LGUs). During today’s hearin

FINDING ANSWERS The massive 7.8 magnitude quake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria that has claimed more than 34,000 lives so far, with the numbers still climbing, is the kind of apocalyptic nightmare geoscientists have been worrying about. A glimpse of the enormity of devastation as gathere

Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, February 12 reiterated his call for a review of the country’s National Building Code in anticipation of the so-called the ‘The Big One’ amid the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria. Tolentino said that strengthening the existing provisions

As of yesterday, the official death toll had topped 28,000 as more bodies were found following the powerful earthquake on Feb. 6 that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria. Officials are reportedly looking into building safety standards in the earthquake-hit areas as experts noted that the areas have not experienced a powerful earthquake in 200 years.

The Senate is looking at amending the National Building Code to update the 50-year-old law to meet current standards and technologies and ensure that buildings and other structures in the country can withstand strong earthquakes.

The Philippine embassy in Ankara confirmed yesterday the death of two Filipinos following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.

Two devastating earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.5 in magnitude flattened multiple buildings, killing thousands of people across southern Turkey and northern Syria.

There is no plan guiding the constructions in hill stations. Most buildings are constructed on unstable slopes and are prone to natural disasters.

OCBO to strictly monitor billboards in Davao City