Marcos wants disaster-resilient infrastructure, reform building code law

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the government will begin constructing disaster-resilient “Ligtas Pinoy Centers” this year as he pushed for stronger building standards to withstand increasingly severe natural disasters. In his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 27, Marcos said the new evacuation facilities will initially

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