DILG to launch infra audit tool

A tool assessing the structural integrity of buildings in anticipation of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines will be launched by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

- By CHRISTINE BOTON

The Harmonized Infrastructure Audit tool will establish standards for the evaluation of public infrastructure, in terms of vulnerability to high-intensity seismic events, DILG Undersecretary for local government Marlo Iringan said on Tuesday at the second Earthquake Preparedness Summit in Quezon City.

Pilot testing will be set in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon due to the regions' proximity to active fault lines.

In partnership with academic institutions, the DILG will engage with fourth and fifth-year engineering students in the assessment process.