At the height of the campaign for the May 2016 elections in the Philippines, netizens took to social media about the different issues of the candidates and the political parties. One Facebook user by the name Lito Quesada posted a photo of a bridge with...
Category: Civil
David M. Consunji, The Grandfather of Philippine Construction
posted by: Dee Reyes
March 31, 2021
The company D.M. Consunji Inc., famously known as DMCI is well-known in the construction industry in the Philippines. Hailed as one of the top 3 construction companies in terms of gross revenue in 2016, it is engaged in large-scale projects in four key segments: building,...
In Bonifacio Global City, It Almost Never Floods
posted by: Dee Reyes
March 29, 2021
If you live in or near Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig, odds are that you have never experienced the kind of flood that go as high as the waist or neck, which normally happens in western areas Marikina, Quezon City, and Rizal. There is...
How Much Does It Cost to Build a House in the Philippines?
posted by: Dee Reyes
March 27, 2021
It is safe to assume that all of us dream of owning our own house. Be it choosing one that is already made or one that is still to be built in a lot, as long as it becomes a shelter where we can go...
Constructions Wastes and Rubber Tyres Make Good Tandem for Road Construction
posted by: Dee Reyes
March 25, 2021
Rubble from construction, renovation and demolition sites often end up in wastelands because they are, well, wastes, accounting for half of the global wastes each year. The same thing happens to old rubber tyres, which 1 billion of it ending up dispatched to landfill sites...
In Laying Concrete Hollow Blocks, We Also Use “Stack Bond”
posted by: Dee Reyes
March 22, 2021
It doesn’t mean that when one thing is not common, it is no longer right. Perhaps this principle applies to a lot of areas in our lives, but here I will use it in the context of concrete hollow blocks (CHB) laying – because stack...
The Philippines has entered into a new age of infrastructure thanks to the government’s Build, Build, Build program which started when Rodrigo Duterte started his term as President in 2016. Albeit faced with controversies due to the growing national debt to fund this ambitious plan,...