Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said on Friday, March 3, that the city government had already installed 27 earthquake recording instruments in public buildings to boost the city's disaster response efforts and initiatives.
Binay explained that the instrument, called accelerograph, is used to continu
As the international community reels from the devastating impact of the earthquake that shook Türkiye and Syria last Feb. 6, the Pasig City local government is ensuring the structural integrity of the numerous residential, business establishments, and government buildings within the city.
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'WALK THE FAULT'. Office of Civil Defense administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (center) and representatives of the local governments of Quezon City and Pasig and other concerned agencies lead the "Walk The Fault" activity on Tuesday (Feb. 21, 2023). The "Walk the Fault" is part of the finalization of the Oplan Metro Yakal Plus, the contingency plan of Metro Manila and preparations for a possible magnitude 7.2 earthquake from the West Valley Fault called "The Big One." (Photo courtesy of OCD) MANILA - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) led the inspection of areas situated along fault lines in Quezon City and Pasig as part of earthquake preparedness efforts. OCD administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, Pasig Mayor Victor Ma. Regis Sotto, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chairman Romando Artes, and representatives of OCD-National Capital Region (NCR); Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; the departments of
Government agencies are set to check on buildings and other infrastructure built near fault lines to see if they could withstand a major earthquake, an official declared.
As the specter of the so-called “Big One” earthquake spooks the megacity especially after the devastating magnitude-7.8 tremor that shook Türkiye and Syria, renowned urban planner Jun Palafox recommended updating the 1977 National Building Code before it is too late.