The country’s property market is expected to see more green or eco-friendly developments as the Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC) intends to step up its certification process, an organization official said.

In an interview with The Manila Times, PhilGBC chairman Ramon Rufino said the agency is looking to “tweak” the evaluation process for the Building For Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE) certification so there would be more BERDE-certified buildings in the country.

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