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

Number of constructions increased.

· Of the 1,609 total approved building permits, 1,245 were residential, 258 were non-residential, and 106 were for addition, alteration and repair. These constructions occupied a total floor area of 180,576 sq. m. with a total value of Php 1,578,964B.

· A value of Php 907,027M came from residential constructions, while Php 561,938M came from the non-residential, 109,999M came from addition, alteration & repair of buildings. 

Distribution of Construction from Approved Building Permit by City/Municipality

(April)

· For this month, San Jose submitted 412 approved building permits, the highest among all cities/municipalities in the province. This was followed by City of Lipa with 274, and Nasugbu with 162.

· The least number of approved building permits, however, were reported from the       municipalities of Talisay (4), Lemery (2) and Laurel (1). 

· The summary of data gathered from the province shows that City of Lipa contributed the highest in terms of building constructions having a total value of Php 239,895M. This was followed by Batangas City with a total value of Php 180,021M, and San Jose total value of Php 171,640M. 

Table 1.1 Number, Floor Area, and Value of Building Constructions, by Type of   Building and by City/Municipality, Batangas*: April 2025

Table 1. 2 Number, Floor Area, and Value of Building Constructions, by Type of Building and by City/Municipality, Batangas*: April 2025

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.