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Release Date :
Reference Number :
2025-0002

 

This Special Release presents data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the National Capital Region (NCR) Provincial Statistical Office lll - City of Taguig for the third quarter of 2023. The figures are based on the results of the tabulated data from collected building permits.

Number of approved building permits increases by 14.3 percent in the third quarter

The number of approved building permits in the City of Taguig increased by 14.3 percent to 280 during the third quarter of 2023 from 245 of the same quarter of the previous year. Likewise, the total value of construction increased by 208.3 percent to Php 2.45 billion during the third quarter of 2023 from Php 0.80 billion in the same quarter of 2022.

Relative to the entire region, the City of Taguig contributed 11.1 percent to the number of approved building permits and 10.0 percent to the total value of construction during the third quarter of 2023. See Table 1 for details.

Table 1

 

Number of approved building permits for residential and non-residential building construction decreases

The number of residential types of building decreased by 31.5 percent to 61 during the third quarter of 2023 from 89 during the same period of the previous year. As well as the number of non-residential types of building decreased by 43.8 percent to 9 during the third quarter of 2023 from 16 during the third quarter of 2022.

Meanwhile, the approved building permits for alteration and repair went up by 50.0 percent to 210 building permits during the third quarter of 2023 from 140 of the same quarter of 2022.

Figure 1 compares the number of approved building permits by type of building for the City of Taguig during the third quarter of 2022 and 2023. Refer to Table 2 for details.

Figure 1

 

Value of construction for residential type of building goes up

The aggregate value of construction for residential type of building in the City of Taguig in the third quarter of 2023 recorded at Php 1.02 billion, reflected an increase of 226.7 percent from its value of Php 0.31 billion during the same quarter of 2022. In addition, the value of construction for non–residential type of building amounted to Php 0.79 billion in the same quarter of 2023 increased by 790.0 percent from the Php 0.09 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2022. Moreover, the value for alteration and repair pegged at Php 0.65 billion, an increased of 63.7 percent during the third quarter of 2023 from the recorded value of Php 0.40 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.

Figure 2 presents the value of construction by type of building for the City of Taguig for the third quarter of 2022 and 2023. Refer to Table 2 for details.

Figure 2

 

Apartment/Accessoria records the highest number of approved building permits while residential condominium registers the highest value of construction

Among the types of residential building, apartment/accessoria registered the highest number of approved building permits with 39 applications or 63.9 percent of the total number with an aggregate value of Php 0.11 billion. On the other hand, residential condominium with 1 application recorded with the highest value of construction amounting to Php 0.86 billion or 84.2 percent of the total value of construction.

Figures 3 and 4 present the number and value of residential construction by type in the City of Taguig during the third quarter of 2023. Refer to table 2 for details.

Figures 3 - 4

 

Commercial type of building ranks the highest number and total value of construction among the non-residential building construction

The commercial type of non-residential building construction registered with 4 applications comprising 44.4 percent of the total and with the highest aggregate value amounting to Php 0.64 billion or 80.9 percent of the total value of construction. This is followed by the institutional type with 3 applications or 33.3 percent of the total and with an aggregate value of Php 0.06 billion or 7.3 percent of the total.

Figures 5 and 6 present the number and value by type of non-residential building construction in the City of Taguig during the third quarter of 2023. Refer to Table 2 for details.

Figures 5 - 6

 

Average cost per square meter of the residential and non-residential building construction increases

In the average cost per square meter, residential type of building construction increased by 26.6 percent from Php 14,696 per square meter in the third quarter of 2022 to Php 18,611 per square meter in the same quarter of 2023. Furthermore, an increase of 76.9 percent was recorded in the non-residential building construction from Php 9,419 per square meter in the third quarter of 2022 to Php 16,662 per square meter in the same quarter of 2023.

Table 2 shows the number, floor area, value, and average cost per square meter by type of building construction in the City of Taguig during the third quarter of 2023 and 2022.

Table 2

 

Explanatory Notes



Scope and Coverage

Private construction statistics from approved building permits relate to new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings and other structures undertaken in all regions/provinces of the country.

Source of Information

Data are from the original applications of approved building permits collected by PSA-NCR Provincial Statistical Office III field personnel from Local Building Officials in the City of Taguig.

Limitations:

1. Data on building constructions refer to those approved applications during the reference period and not to construction work completed during the reference period.

2. The completeness of the number of building permits collected relies on the approval of applications filed with the LBOs. Hence, private building constructions without approved building permits are excluded in the tabulation of data. 

Definition of Terms:

Building Permit - A written authorization granted by the Local Building Official (LBO) to an applicant allowing him to proceed with the construction of a specific project after plans, specifications and other pertinent documents have been found to be in conformity with the National Building Code (PD 1096).

Building - Any independent, freestanding structure comprising one or more rooms or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed with external walls or dividing walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.

Construction - All on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities and equipment of buildings/structures. 

Residential Building - A building for which its major parts or more than half of its gross floor area is built for dwelling purposes. This type of building can be of the single type, duplex, an apartment and/or accessoria and residential condominium. 

Single House - A complete structure intended for a single family or household, i.e. bungalow, 2-storey house, nipa hut. 

Duplex - A structure intended for two households, with complete living facilities for each; it is a single structure divided into two dwelling units by a wall extending from the floor to the ceiling. 

Apartment - A structure, usually of two storeys, made up of independent living quarters, with independent entrances from internal walls and courts. 

Accessoria - is a one or two-floor structure divided into several dwelling units, each dwelling unit having its own separate entrance from the outside. 

Residential Condominium - A structure, usually of several storeys, consisting of multiple dwelling units. 

Other residential constructions - Consist of school or company staff houses, living quarters for drivers and maids, and guardhouses.

Non-Residential Building - This type includes commercial, industrial, agricultural and institutional buildings.


Commercial Buildings - Office buildings and all buildings that are intended for use primarily in wholesale, retail and service trades; i.e. stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, etc. 

Industrial Buildings - Buildings which are used to house the production, assembly and warehousing activities of industrial establishments; i.e. factories, plants, mills, repair shops, machine shops, printing press, storage plant, electric generating plants

Institutional Buildings - Buildings that are primarily engaged in providing educational instructions and hospital/health care; ports, airports and other government buildings; i.e. school, museums, libraries, sanitaria, churches, hospitals. 

Agricultural Buildings - Buildings which are used to house livestocks, plants and agricultural products such as barn, poultry house, piggeries, stables, greenhouses and grain mill. 

Other Non-Buildings Constructions - These include cemetery structures, street furniture, waiting sheds, communication towers, etc. 

Addition - Any new construction that increases the height or area of an existing building/structure. 

Alteration - Construction in a building/structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, location/size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the overall area thereof.

Repair – A remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition.  

Floor Area of Building - The sum of the area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer walls including the area of lobbies, cellars, elevator shafts and all communal spaces in multi-dwellings.  Areas of balconies are excluded.

Total Value of Construction - The sum of the cost of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and others. The value is derived from the approved building permit and represents the estimated value of the building or structure when completed. 

For more details, please visit
www.rssoncr.psa.gov.ph/NCRIII
www.rssoncr.psa.gov.ph
www.psa.gov.ph

 


NARCISO H. DINO
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge
NCR Provincial Statistics Office III

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