INQUIRER.net: JICA urges PH to review building code, ensure stronger structures

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JICA urges PH to review building code, ensure stronger structures Oct 18th 2013, 01:10 DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Philippine government must take "urgent steps to protect public infrastructure from natural disasters," the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said.   In a statement sent out on Wednesday following the devastating Bohol earthquake, JICA had quoted a recent speech by Tatsuo Narafu, its senior advisor on architectural mitigation for disaster, in urging the Philippine government to take steps toward a more resilient infrastructure.   Narafu, speaking before a recent forum on infrastructure safety and resiliency—which was sponsored by the World Bank—said among the steps needed to be taken to improve the resiliency of ... Keep on reading: JICA urges PH to review building code, ensure stronger structures Media files: bohol-quake-1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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