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Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos has urged local chief executives to find creative ways to generate funds in partnership with the private sector, such as generating profit from “air rights” or the use of the space above road right-of-way projects.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos urged local chief executives (LCEs) to partner with the private sector to generate funds for their projects. “You (local chief executives) must be creative in generating resources for your local government units (LGUs)

Returning Senator Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero bared on Saturday, July 9 his 20 priority legislation under the 19th Congress, including a proposal to amend the 31-year-old Republic Act (RA) No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, in a bid to strengthen the autonomy of local government units (LG

BY WAYNE A. BIGSAT Spaghetti wires such as these will be addressed by the newly formed task force.* WAB photo A Task Force on Spaghetti Wires is created

A Regina couple who suffered injuries when their second-storey deck collapsed has sued the builder for damages.

A majority of the 15 delegations and submissions to council expressed outrage that the topic appeared to have come out of nowhere with no consultation.

Among the list of inevitable incidents, natural disaster holds the top list. That being said, Dhaka, one of the world's most densely populated cities, has been ranked in the top 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes. In addition to the current level of unplanned urbanisation along with the non-adherence to the National Building Code, Dhaka is a ticking bomb in the wake of

Dimapur, June 20 (EMN): A two-day basic fire fighting training and fire safety audit inspection for different stakeholders was organised by the Nagaland Fire and Emergency Services on Monday. The objective of the training was to spread mass awareness on fire safety, code of practice, dos and don’ts, etc. Kohima: The training was held at State Academy Hall in Kohima. Speaking at the training programme, Inspector NFES, Sedevizo Hibo highlighted that to ensure the prevention of recurrence of ...

Engineers, architects and builders can design and construct affordable new buildings that can resist tornadoes, floods and wildfires, but do not. We have that opportunity now.

Lagos State government, yesterday, said it had begun a process towards domesticating the National Building Code in the state.