Quezon City, Philippines—Quezon City (QC) Mayor Herbert Bautista has signed the City Ordinance 2724-2018 mandating the Engineering Department (QCED), Department of Building Official (QCDBO), and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (QCDRRMO) to conduct structural integrity audits of all the buildings in the city. The structural audits of the buildings,

Manila, Philippines—Nearly 85-year-old real estate company Ortigas & Company, whose prime projects include the redevelopment of the Greenhills Shopping Complex in Quezon City and  Capital Commons in Pasig City, has brought in structural engineers and geological engineers from the United States, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, and Langan Treadwell Rollo, respectively, and

“It’s critical for [property] developers to implement an effective way of evaluating their projects in terms of disaster resilience at the start of the design and construction process.” – Daiichi Properties Manila, Philippines—How safe are our buildings when a strong earthquake hits? Many high-rise buildings continue to soar in Metro