ORDINANCE No. 8527
AN ORDINANCE MANDATING THE MANILA DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS TO UNDERTAKE A CITYWIDE SURVEY AND EXAMINATION OF EXISTING OLD GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATELY – OWNED BUILDINGS, STUDENT DORMITORIES, SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, LANDMARKS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BUILDINGS TO EVALUATE THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, TO DETERMINE HOW TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES AND THOSE TO BE CONDEMNED, IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE TO PROPERTIES AND PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE IN THE EVENT OF STRONG EARTHQUAKES AND NATURAL DISASTER, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR