Earthquake, typhoon-resilient school buildings to pilot in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will build the country’s first typhoon and earthquake proof public school buildings to mitigate the effects of natural calamities and extreme weather disturbances. The first of these will be constructed in the Bicol region.

“For the first time we will be building typhoon and earthquake proof, resilient public school buildings in the country and it will be piloted in Bicol because it is a disaster prone region,” Secretary Mark Villar told The Manila Times in an interview here.