The 20th Davao City Council approved the Davao City Earthquake Disaster Response Ordinance during the 40th Regular Session. The ordinance requires building owners to put up Earthquake Recording Instruments (ERIs) in their buildings to monitor earthquakes and help buildings become stronger.
THE 20th Davao City Council approved on third and final reading Davao City Earthquake Disaster Response Ordinance during the 40th Regular Session on Tuesday morning, October 24, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.The ordinance has adopted the General Building Requirements under Section 104 of the National Building Code of the Philippines which dictates that all buildings and structures must be designed for their intended purpose, ensuring adequate environmental safeguards.
For structures situated within the 200-kilometer range of Type A faults it will be determined by the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology and the NSCP 2010 respectively. Government structures exceeding 50 meters in height, such as hospitals, schools, and other buildings, shall have three accelerographs.
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