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Chapter 1-2

The National Building Code establishes minimum standards and requirements to regulate buildings and structures in the Philippines. It aims to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare through provisions on building location, design, construction, use and maintenance. The Code applies to all new and existing buildings, and outlines permit exemptions, administrative fines, and penal provisions for non-compliance. It also addresses requirements for building sites and allows officials to order repair, vacation or demolition of dangerous or ruinous structures.

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Chapter 1-2

The National Building Code establishes minimum standards and requirements to regulate buildings and structures in the Philippines. It aims to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare through provisions on building location, design, construction, use and maintenance. The Code applies to all new and existing buildings, and outlines permit exemptions, administrative fines, and penal provisions for non-compliance. It also addresses requirements for building sites and allows officials to order repair, vacation or demolition of dangerous or ruinous structures.

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Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The National Building Code (P.D. 1096)


SECTION 101: Declaration of Policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State


to safeguard life, health, property, and public
welfare, consistent with the principles of sound
environmental management and control; and to
this end, make it the purpose of this Code to
provide for all buildings and structures, a
framework of minimum standards and
requirements to regulate and control their
location, site, design, quality of
materials, construction, use, occupancy, and
maintenance.
SECTION 103: Scope and Application

• (a) The provisions of this Code shall apply to the design,


location, siting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion,
use, occupancy, maintenance, moving, and demolition of,
and addition to, public and private buildings and
structures.
(b) This Code shall apply to all buildings and
structures constructed and any change or repair
made thereon after the approval of said Code.
Buildings or structures constructed before the
approval of this Code shall not be affected thereby;
Except, where their continued use or occupancy is
dangerous to life or limb; or where alterations,
additions, conversions, or repairs are to be made
thereon, this Code shall apply only to such portions
of the buildings or structure which have to be altered
in order to effect such damages or repairs.
SECTION 104. General Building
Requirements
(a) All buildings or structures as well as accessory facilities thereto
shall conform in all respects to the principles of safe construction
and must be suited to the purpose for which they are designed.

(b) Buildings or structures intended to be used for the manufacture


and/or production of any kind of article or product shall observe
adequate environmental safeguards.

(c) Buildings or structures and all parts thereof as well as all facilities
found therein shall be maintained in safe, sanitary and good working
condition.
SECTION 105. Site Requirements

The land or site upon which will be constructed any building


or structure, or any ancillary or auxillary facility thereto,
shall be sanitary, hygienic or safe. In the case of sites or
buildings intended for use as human habitation or abode,
the same shall be at a safe distance, as determined by
competent authorities, from streams or bodies of water
and/or sources of air considered to be polluted; from a
volcano or volcanic site and/or any other building
considered to be a potential source of fire or explosion.
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CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
The National Building Code (P.D. 1096)
SECTION 209. Exemption
Public buildings and traditional indigenous family
dwellings shall be EXEMPT from payment of building
permit fees.
As used in this Code, the term “traditional
indigenous family dwelling” means a dwelling
intended for the use and occupancy by the family of
the owner only and constructed of native materials
such as bamboo, nipa, logs, or lumber, the total cost
of which DOES NOT EXCEED fifteen thousand pesos.
SECTION 212. Administrative Fines
For the violation of any of the provisions of this Code
or any of the rules or regulations issued thereunder,
the Secretary is hereby empowered to prescribe and
impose fines NOT exceeding TEN THOUSAND
PESOS.
SECTION 213. Penal Provisions
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert,
demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure or
cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any provision
of this Code.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this Code and/or commit any act hereby declared to be unlawful
shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of NOT more than
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS or by IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE
THAN TWO YEARS or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided,
that in the case of a corporation firm, partnership or association, the
penalty shall be imposed upon its officials responsible for such
violation and in case the guilty party is an alien, he shall immediately
be deported after payment of the fine and/or service of his sentence.
SECTION 214. Dangerous and
Ruinous Buildings or Structures
Dangerous buildings are those which are herein
declared as such or are structurally unsafe or not
provided with safe egress, or which constitute a fire
hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or
which in relation to existing use, constitute a hazard
to safety or health or public welfare because of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence,
or abandonment; or which otherwise contribute to
the pollution of the site or the community to an
intolerable degree.
SECTION 215. Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings
When any building or structure is found or declared
to be dangerous or ruinous, the Building Official
shall order its repair, vacation or demolition
depending upon the degree of danger to life, health,
or safety.

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