Policy and purpose statement
- The order recognizes that radiation hazards in a nuclear war or accidental nuclear explosion can cause considerable destruction and loss of lives.
- The order directs attention to the need for architects and engineers to incorporate nuclear radiation considerations into building design and construction.
- The order emphasizes the need for fallout shelters to protect the greatest number of people through united government and private-sector efforts.
Committee creation and composition
- Executive Order No. 116 creates an Advisory Committee on the Design and Construction of Fallout Shelters.
- The committee is chaired by the Director, Bureau of Public Works.
- The committee includes the Commissioner, National Planning Commission as a member.
- The committee includes the President, Philippine Association of Civil Engineers as a member.
- The committee includes the President, Philippine Contractors Association as a member.
- The committee includes the President, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines as a member.
- The committee includes the President, Philippine Institute of Architects as a member.
- The committee includes the President, League of Philippine Architects as a member.
- The committee includes the Chief, Corps of Engineers, AFP as a member.
- The committee includes a Representative of National Civil Defense Administration as a member-secretary.
- Executive Order No. 116 authorizes the Chairman to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency, and instrumentality of the government for assistance needed to accomplish the committee’s tasks.
Core functions and advisory tasks
- The committee evaluates the fallout shelter potential of existing structures in the country.
- The committee recommends for identification existing buildings that could serve as emergency fallout shelters, after due evaluation.
- The committee proposes modifications to existing buildings and other structures from the standpoint of radiation protection while avoiding unnecessarily altering normal function and appearance.
- The committee provides means for effective communication regarding shelter design and construction between the National Civil Defense Administration and the named entities represented in the committee.
- The committee recommends methods of stimulating shelter construction through development of plans and designs with little or no increase in cost and without adversely affecting a building’s appearance or intended use.
- The committee communicates approved technical information conducive to shelter construction to architects, engineers, contractors, and building owners.
Submission of outputs and reporting line
- All evaluations, designs, reports, advice, and recommendations of the committee must be submitted from time to time to the President of the Philippines.
- Submissions to the President must be made through the Civil Defense Administrator.