Table 1. Summary of Construction Statistics from Approved Building Permits, Misamis Occidental: 2022 and 2023

sq.m. - square meters
PhP ‘000 - in thousand pesos
Note: Details of floor area and value may not add up to their respective totals due to rounding
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Number of Constructions

The total number of constructions from approved building permits for the year 2023 reached 2,565. This indicates an annual increase of 13.2 percent from 2,266 total number of constructions in 2022. (see Table A)

Types of Constructions

By type of construction, residential buildings reported the highest number of 2,191 constructions or 85.4 percent of the total number of constructions in 2023. It registered an annual increase of 13.1 percent from 2022’s level of 1,917 constructions. Majority of the total residential constructions were single-type houses with 2,183 or 99.6 percent. (see Figure 1 and Table A)

Meanwhile, non-residential type of construction was the second highest in terms of number of constructions at 364 total number of constructions in 2023. This type of construction increased during the year at an annual rate of 28.2 percent. Most of the non-residential constructions were commercial buildings with 217 or 59.6 percent. (see Figure 2 and Table A)

Addition, which refers to any new construction that increases the height or area of an existing building, and street furniture/landscaping/signboard contributed 10 and 14, respectively, to the total number of constructions in 2023.

The construction of stores accounted for the largest share in commercial building construction, totaling 163 constructions, which constituted 75.1 percent of the overall 217 commercial building constructions. (see Figure 3)

Value of Constructions

In 2023, the total value of constructions amounted to PhP 2.47 billion, indicating an increase of 24.8 percent from PhP 1.97 billion value of constructions posted in 2022.

The construction value of residential buildings amounted to PhP 1.55 billion or 62.8 percent of the total construction value registered in 2023. This reflects an increase of 27.6 percent from the PhP 1.2 billion value of constructions reported in 2022. Among residential constructions, single-type houses posted the highest value of constructions at PhP 1.53 billion.

Meanwhile, non-residential building constructions valued at PhP 0.91 billion accounted for 36.8 percent of the total value of constructions in 2023. This represents an increment of 43.8 percent from the PhP 0.63 billion construction value recorded in 2022. Among non-residential constructions, institutional-type buildings had the highest value of constructions at PhP 0.43 billion.

The construction value of addition to and street furniture/landscaping/signboard were recorded at PhP 8.8 million and PhP 344.1 million, respectively.

Floor Area

The reported total floor area of constructions in 2023 was recorded at 495,459 square meters. This translates to an annual increase of 28.2 percent compared with the 386,508 square meters floor area of constructions in 2022.

Residential constructions recorded 313,040 square meters or 63.2 percent of the total floor area of constructions in 2023. This reflects an increment of 27.7 percent compared to 2022’s total residential floor area of 245,082 square meters.

Meanwhile, non-residential constructions recorded 57,987 square meters or 46.82 percent of the total floor area of constructions during the second quarter of 2023. It increased at a rate of 35.97 percent compared with the same year’s first quarter floor area of 42,647 square meters.

Average Cost per Square Meter

The average cost of construction in 2023, excluding those for alteration and repair, and other non-residential, was recorded at PhP 4,976.09 per square meter. It declined by a rate of 2.6 percent compared with the average cost of PhP 5,109.67 per square meter in 2022.

Among types of construction, non-residential constructions had the highest average cost of PhP 5,026.13 per square meter while residential buildings with PhP 4,947.04 per square meter.

Approved for posting:

(SGD.) JULIETA M. NACARIO
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge

TECHNICAL NOTES

Building permit is a written authorization granted by the 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 refers to any independent, free-standing structure comprised of one or more rooms or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed with external walls or diving walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.

Construction refers to all on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities, machineries, and equipment of building/structures.

Residential building is 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, apartment and/or accessoria, and residential condominium.

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

Duplex house is 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 is a structure, usually of two storeys, made up of independent living quarters, with independent entrances from internal walls and courts.

Accesoria 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 is a structure, usually of several storeys, consisting of multiple dwelling units.

Other residential construction consists of school or company staff houses, living quarters for drivers and maids, and guardhouses.

Non-residential building includes commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional buildings.

Commercial buildings refer to office buildings and all buildings which are intended for use primarily in wholesale, retail, and service trades; i.e., stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, disco houses, etc.

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

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

Agricultural buildings are buildings used to house livestock, plants, and agricultural products such as barns, poultry houses, piggeries, stables, greenhouses, and grain mills.

Other non-building constructions include cemetery structures, street furniture, waiting sheds, communication towers, etc.

Addition refers to any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure.

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

Renovation is any physical change made on structures to increase their value and quality.

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

Floor area of building refers to 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 refers to 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.