The number of constructions from approved building permits in April 2025 reached 909. This indicates an annual increase of 9.0 percent from the 834 total number of constructions in the same month of the previous year. The number of constructions in April 2024 increased at annual rate of 6.6 percent. (Table A)

By type of construction, residential buildings reported the highest number with 644 constructions or 70.8 percent of the total number of constructions during the month.  This indicates an annual increase of 31.4 percent from the same month of the previous year’s level of 490 constructions. Majority of the total residential constructions were single - type houses with 492 (76.4%). (Table A, Figure 1).

Meanwhile, non-residential type of constructions at 149 or 16.4 percent of the total number of constructions during the month. This type of construction decreased during the period at an annual rate of -36.9 percent. Most of the non-residential constructions were commercial buildings with 94 (63.1%) (Figure 1).

Addition, which refers to any new construction that increases the height or area of an existing building, and alteration and repair of existing structures contributed 69.8 percent. Compared with their respective numbers in the same period of the previous year, addition-type of construction posted 57 number during the month while alteration and repair posted an annual decrease of -33.8 percent (Table A).

Residential buildings recorded the highest value of constructions

In April 2025, the total value of constructions amounted to PhP 1,649,879 million, reflecting an annual decrement of -23.8 percent from the PhP 2,165,426 million value of constructions posted in the same month of the previous year. (Table A, Figure 2)

Residential building constructions valued at PhP 900,520 thousand accounted for 54.6 percent of the total value of constructions during the period. This indicates increase of 7.1 percent from the PhP 840,875 thousand construction value of residential buildings recorded in the same month of 2024. Among residential constructions, single house buildings had the highest value of constructions at PhP 701,713 thousand (77.9%). (Figure 2).

On the other hand, the construction value of non-residential buildings amounted to PhP 568,444 thousand or 34.5 percent of the total construction value in April 2025. This reflects decrement of -53.8 percent from the PhP 1,231,290 million value of constructions of non-residential buildings reported in the same month of the previous year. 

In April 2025, the value of constructions for addition to, and alteration and repair to existing structures were recorded at PhP 69,001 thousand (4.2%) and PhP 41,548 thousand (2.5%), respectively. Compared with their respective values in the same month of the previous year, alteration and repair posted an annual decrease of -33.8 percent from an annual growth rate of -43.5 percent. 

Residential buildings recorded highest total floor area 

The total floor area of constructions for this month was recorded at 180,576 thousand square meters. This corresponds to an annual decrease of -17.7 percent from the recorded 219,541 thousand square meter floor area in the same period of the previous year.  (Table A, Figure 3)

Residential constructions posted 87,960 thousand square meters or 48.7 percent of the total floor area of constructions this period. This reflects an annual increment of 23.6 percent from the floor area of 71,180 thousand square meters in the same month of 2024.

Meanwhile, non-residential constructions recorded 78,234 thousand square meters or 43.3 percent of the total floor area of constructions in April 2025. It decreased at an annual rate of -46.6 percent from the previous year’s same month floor area of 146,557 thousand square meters. 

Residential buildings had the highest average cost of constructions

The average cost of construction in April 2025, excluding those for alteration and repair, and other non-residential was recorded at PhP 8,862.80 per square meter. This was -6.3 percent lower than the average cost of PhP 9,454.94 per square meter in 2024 (Table A).

By type of construction, residential buildings had the highest average cost of PhP 10,237.84 per square meter during the month. This was followed by non-residential constructions with PhP 7,164.69 per square meter, and addition to existing constructions with PhP 4, 797.76 per square meter. 

Among residential constructions, single house building posted the highest average cost of PhP 11,529.19 per square meter during the period, while other residential recorded the lowest average cost of PhP 6,302 per square meter. (Figure 4A)

Across non- residential constructions, institutional building reported the highest average cost of PhP 17,577.49 per square meter. On the other hand, agricultural building registered the lowest average cost of PhP 1,975.60 per square meter. (Figure 4B)