TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. inaugurated the first prototype building of the Tabuk City Police Station in Barangay Laya West, Tabuk City, Kalinga, on Tuesday morning, April 18. The state-of-the-art four-story police station which is...
About 30 Filipinos are affected after a four-storey building in Qatar collapsed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar said it is currently attending to the needs of the affected individuals and determining further intervention if necessary. It also urged the Filipino...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways on Wednesday, March 22, approved the committee reports on the proposed measure for the new Philippine Building Act (PBA) and the proposed 30-year National Infrastructure Program (NIP). Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. called the PBA a...
The Senate public works committee has convened a technical working group (TWG) to collate the opinions and position papers of stakeholders in drafting a proposed amended National Building Code and amended National Structural Code of the Philippines. The committee chaired by Sen. Ramon “Bong”...
The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of instilling the value of reading especially among learners. (Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching Gina Gonong, during the 4th National Competition on Storybook Writing, highlighted the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be inaugurating three major terminals across the country in March this year, including the one in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro which will be the Philippines' biggest Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Aside from the PTB in Calapan City, PPA General...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways, chaired by Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo, on Monday, Feb. 20, underscored the need for a new Philippine Building Act to ensure the safety of public and private infrastructures from devastations brought by natural calamities, such as...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. inaugurated the new four-story building of the Regional Forensic Unit-Cordillera here on Thursday, Feb. 16. DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways-Cordillera Director Khadaffy Tanggol turns over the symbolic key...
Senator Francis "Tol” N. Tolentino on Tuesday, February 14, proposed a renewal system of every five or seven years of occupancy permit for buildings instead of 15 years and to subject the building for thorough inspection by building officials of local government units (LGUs). During today’s...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, February 12 reiterated his call for a review of the country’s National Building Code in anticipation of the so-called the ‘The Big One’ amid the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria. Tolentino said that strengthening the existing provisions...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Last week, I was invited to give a motivational talk to the biggest land development company in the country. I gave a 35-minute talk followed by a 25-minute Q&A, where the common theme of the questions was: “How do you deal with a certain mindset of workers that...
RL Commercial REIT (RCR), the real estate investment trust sponsored by Robinsons Land Corporation, has earned its second EDGE certification from Philippine Green Building Initiative Inc. (PBGI). The REIT said its office tower Cyberscape Beta was awarded its EDGE certificate after an assessment of...
