DPWH MEMORANDUM

: The primary purpose is to provide guidance to engineering professionals, especially Structural Engineers, to mitigate damages due to earthquakes by conforming to proper design standards for buildings and related structures.
: Designs must conform with the current National Building Code and its referral codes, particularly the National Structural Code of the Philippines, Volume I, Revised Edition 1991.
: The Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) published the ASEP Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design, 1991.
: Design Engineers are advised to address the problem of liquefaction in their design for buildings and related structures.
: Engineers should consider the possibility of landslides and the phenomenon of ridge amplification in their designs.
: Engineering professionals, particularly Structural Engineers, are primarily responsible for the design.
: It was adopted on September 5, 1991.
: It serves as a referral code and minimum standard for the structural design in earthquake-resistant construction.
: The guidelines apply to both private and public buildings and related structures to ensure earthquake resilience.
: JOSE P. DE JESUS, then Secretary, signed the memorandum.