1.12 Philippines Earthquake Reconstruction

• - US$400 Million project funded by Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

• Administered by Department of Public Works and Highways, consisting of over 2000 sub-projects.

• Project involved setting design standards, applying them and monitoring construction of repairs and reconstruction.

• Roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, public buildings, water supply projects were assigned to six Philippines consultants who were advised by overseas specialists.

• Three New Zealanders were involved in the project over a two year period, including David Hopkins for 18 months as Programme Technical Specialist with principal responsibilities for buildings.

• During this assignment, David Hopkins made a number of presentations to the local engineering community to promote good practice in earthquake risk mitigation.