An Act Regulating the Planning, Design, Construction, Occupancy, Maintenance, and Demolition of Buildings, Promoting Building Resilience Against Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Landslide, Storm, Volcanic Eruption, and Multiple Hazards Within an All-Hazards Approach to Resilience Building, Enacting a New Philippine Building Act, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 6541, Entitled an Act to Ordain and Institute a National Building Code of the Philippines, and Presidential Decree No. 1096, Otherwise Known as the National Building Code of the Philippines
The New Philippine Building Act would replace the old building code, set new safety and disaster‑resilience standards for all buildings, require professional design and regular inspections, and give the DPWH Secretary power to enforce rules, issue permits and fines, and create incentives for safer, more sustainable construction.
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SBN-2159 · Sources: BatasWatch
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