Proposed Senate Resolution No. 67, 19th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS THEREBY ENSURING FULL COMPLIANCE TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE ON STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY WITH THE END IN VIEW TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AGAINST AVOIDABLE DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIVES AND BUILD BETTER INFRASTRUCTURES AND TO REVIEW THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO CONFORM WITH PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 826, 16th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED P1.601 BILLION OVERPRICING OF THE 11-STOREY NEW MAKATI CITY HALL II PARKING BUILDING, THE REPORTED OVERPRICING OF THE 22-STOREY MAKATI CITY HALL BUILDING AT THE AVERAGE COST OF P240,000.00 PER SQUARE METER AND RELATED ANOMALIES PURPORTEDLY COMMITTED BY FORMER AND CURRENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1365, 16th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRAITE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THE KENTEX FACTORY FIRE IN VALENZUELA CITY, METRO MANILA, WHICH CLAIMED THE LIVES OF SEVENTY-TWO (72) WORKERS, AND TO RECOMMEND LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO IMPROVE NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY STANDARDS, AS WELL AS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS, IN ORDER TO AFFORD STRONGER PROTECTION FOR ALL FILIPINO WORKERS

House Bill No. 5087, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE A NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES" AS A MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, SANITARY ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, AND ARCHITECTURE, AND ITS INCLUSION AS A TOPIC IN THE LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR THESE PROFESSIONS
Short Title
INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
September 22, 2022

House Bill No. 8500, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT REGULATING THE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OCCUPANCY, MAINTENANCE, AND DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, PROMOTING BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, FLOOD, LANDSLIDE, STORM, VOLCANIC ERUPTION, AND MULTIPLE HAZARDS WITHIN AN ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH TO RESILIENCE BUILDING, ENACTING A NEW PHILIPPINE BUILDING ACT, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541, "AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE A NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES", AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
Short Title
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
May 31, 2023