A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding onto pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance with national, regional, and local building codes. Failure to obtain a permit can result in significant fines and penalties, and even demolition of unauthorized construction if it cannot be made to meet code.

Building Construction in Batangas Province

· Of the 1,081 total approved building permits, 730 were residential, 228 were non-residential, and 123 were for addition, alteration and repair. These constructions occupied a total floor area of 283,285 sq. m. with a total value of Php 2,663,268B.

· A value of Php 1,003,728M came from residential constructions, while Php 1,384,887M came from the non-residential,  274,663M came from addition, alteration & repair of buildings. 

· For this month, Batangas City submitted 165 approved building permits, the highest among all cities/municipalities in the province. This was followed by City of Lipa with 158, and San Pascual with 116.

· The least number of approved building permits, however, were reported from the municipalities of Sta. Teresita (3), Balete and Calaca (2) respectively. 

 Total Value of Construction from Approved Building Permit by type, Batangas 

 Total Value of Construction from Approved Building Permit by type, Batangas 

· The summary of data gathered from the province shows that City of Batangas City contributed the highest in terms of building constructions having a total value of Php 606,396M. This was followed by Tanauan City with a total value of Php 365,724M, and City of Lipa total value of Php 343,621M. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

Introduction

This Special Release presents the preliminary data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the current year 2025. Data are presented at the regional, provincial, and/or Highly Urbanized City (HUC) levels with monthly and quarterly disaggregation.

Scope and Coverage

Construction statistics presented in this special release are based on approved building permits on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings, and other structures which are proposed to be constructed in the different cities/municipalities of the country. 

Sources of Information

Construction statistics are generated from approved building permits, as well as from the demolition and fencing permits collected every month by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) field personnel from the Offices of Local Building Officials (LBOs).

Limitations of data

1. Data on building constructions are based on approved applications for construction during the reference period, and not on the construction work completed during the reference period.   

2. The completeness of construction data relies on the approved applications filed with the LBOs. Hence, building constructions without approved building permits are not part of the tabulation of data.