SB 401
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025
Philippine Building Act of 2025
An Act Regulating the Planning, Materials, Design, Construction, Occupancy, Maintenance, Modification, and Abatement 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, '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'
In plain language
The Philippine Building Act of 2025 replaces the old building code with new rules that classify buildings, set safety and sustainability standards, create a national building office and council, and introduce fees, incentives, and penalties to make structures safer against earthquakes, floods, fires and other hazards.
Housing and Urban DevelopmentDisaster Risk ReductionEnvironment and Natural Resources
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Subjects
Building Code of the Philippines (R.A.No. 6541)National Building Code of the PhilippinesBuildings/Structures
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SBN-401 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch