No Filipino was reported killed in Syria following the earthquake that struck across the border region of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, September 26 renewed his push for the passage of the proposed Philippine Building Act of 2022, which aims to set higher standards and benchmarks in the construction of buildings to ensure the structural stability and integrity of edifices and make it disaster
Sen. Bong Go yesterday pushed anew for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) as well as amendments to the 45-year-old National Building Code to strengthen the country against natural and man-made calamities.