PHL gets $300-M loan for quake-proof buildings June 4, 2021 | 12:31 am Employees duck under the table during an earthquake drill in a hospital in Quezon City in this September 2020 photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE World Bank approved on Tuesday a new $300-million (P14.34-billion) loan for a Philippine government project that aims to protect key public buildings in Metro Manila against earthquakes, and to boost emergency preparedness. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the Philippines Seismic Risk Reduction and Resilience project will involve upgrading ...