The construction of the new city hall will take two years to complete and is part of a 10-year comprehensive plan for the city hall complex.
MANILA, Philippines – Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto revealed the plan to build a new city hall following concerns about the current building’s structural integrity.
Based on the assessment of an independent consultancy firm, 62 columns and 451 beams within the Pasig City Hall are “structurally inadequate.” Water was also found trapped between beams, according to Sotto.Safe naman siya [building] sabi ng mga engineer pero araw-araw lumalala ‘yung sinasabing imminent danger,”Sotto said that the initial plan of the city government was to retrofit the building, but structural experts advised against it because it would be “very expensive.
The redevelopment of the city hall is merely a component of the 10-year comprehensive plan for the city hall complex.
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