It’s a surprising realization that our country has always referred to a presidential decree issued way back in 1977 when it comes to building standards and regulations. This is also quite worrisome ...

IN the wake of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated the Mandalay region in Myanmar, and parts of Thailand, legislators want to revisit the National Building Code with the end of imposing ...

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 8500 mandating the country’s proposed new National Building Code. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said if ...

The GB Code, a Referral Code of the National Building Code (Presidential Decree No. 1096) was launched on June 25 this year by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), with the assistance ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...