Private Construction
Private construction statistics from approved building permits relate to data on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings and other structures undertaken in all cities/municipalities of the country.
Four in five constructions are residential buildings
Construction statistics revealed 1,202 new private constructions in the Cordillera region in 2016. 
These constructions had a total area of 300,066 square meters worth PhP 3.3 billion.
There were 938 new buildings for dwelling purposes in 2016 comprising 77.8 percent of the total private building constructions in the region. These constructions costed PhP 2.0 billion with total floor area of 198,224 square meters.
New non-residential buildings, shared 13.0 percent of the new building constructions. Additions to existing buildings made up 1.2 percent of private constructions while alterations and repairs comprised 7.6 percent of the constructions.
On quarterly basis, the most number of new building constructions were approved in the months of April, May and June 2016 comprising 29.1 percent of the total private constructions approved in 2016. Meanwhile, constructions in the months of October, November and December had the largest floor area and the highest value of new buildings.
Building constructions in Benguet with a total of 870 units built amounted to PhP 2.9 billion with total floor area of 246,920 square meters. Apayao province followed with 179 units valued at PhP 85.0 million and with total floor area of 12,673 square meters.
Multiple-occupancy houses booming in Baguio City-Benguet area
Out of the total residential building constructions in the region, 867 units were designed for single occupancy. These costed about PhP 1.6 billion with combined area of 155,370 square meters. About seven out of ten single houses were built in Benguet and Baguio City with total floor area of 128,058 square meters.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
An additional 15 units of duplex/quadruplex were constructed in Baguio City-Benguet area in 2016, with total area of 2,820 square meters valued at PhP 30.8 million. A total of 50 new apartment/accessoria units were also installed in 2016 with 34,890 square meters with total construction value of PhP 289.5 million. Total approved construction of condominium was valued at PhP38.6 million pesos with estimated area of 4,030 square meters.
One unit each of apartment-type residence were approved in Abra and Kalinga provinces with total construction valued at PhP 3.8 million and PhP 4.3 million, respectively.
Non-residential building constructions valued at PhP 165.3 million
There were 157 non-residential units approved for construction
in 2016 with estimated cost of PhP 1.2 billion and combined area of 97,242 square meters. Non-residential construction covered new constructions of commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural buildings and other non-residential types.
New commercial buildings shared 58.0 percent of the total non-residential constructions, while new institutional buildings shared 31.8 percent.
Benguet had the most number of non-residential buildings approved for construction in 2016 with 85 units (54.1 percent).
One in two approved non-residential buildings is for retail/wholesale trade
Stores made up 50.5 percent of the total non-residential units for construction in the region in 2016. These had a combined area of 21,314 square meters for 46 units valued at PhP 171.2 million. Among these units, 21 stores were built in Benguet province.
Buildings intended for accommodation followed with 17 units approved for construction and majority were located also in Benguet province. The total value of approved construction amounted to PhP 179.0 million with combined floor area of 17,019 square meters.
Several banks were built in the provinces of Benguet, Kalinga and Apayao in 2016. The value of construction was estimated at PhP 440.8 million for the 6 units approved for construction in the three provinces.
More schools, churches and hospitals and similar structures built
Fifty additional institutional buildings were approved for construction in the region with 
estimated value of PhP 305.7 million and total floor area of 28,444 square meters.
Construction of 19 schools were approved in the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao and Kalinga with total floor area of 13,590 square meters valued at PhP 159.2 million.
Construction of churches and other religious structures (13 units) were approved in the provinces except in Ifugao. Meanwhile, new hospitals and similar buildings (4 units) were approved for construction in the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao and Kalinga.
New industrial and agricultural buildings constructed
A total of 7 approved units of factories, repair/machine shops and other new industrial units were recorded in the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Kalinga. These constructions were valued at PhP 24.3 million with combined floor area of 2,428 square meters.
Agricultural constructions (9 new units) were also approved in Benguet, Ifugao and Apayao provinces with. These constructions were valued at PhP 11.5 million with combined floor area of 2,298 square-meters. These units included barns/poultry houses, grain/rice mills and slaughter houses
VILLAFE P. ALIBUYOG
Regional Director
TECHNICAL NOTES
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, an apartment and/or accessoria and residential condominium.
Non-residential building includes these type commercial, industrial, agricultural and institutional buildings.
Addition refers to any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure.
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.
Repair is a remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition.
Demolitions refer to the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure or in part.
Street furnitures are street structures consisting of monuments, waiting sheds, benches, plant boxes, lampposts, electric poles and telephone poles.
Single house is a complete structure intended for a single family or household, i.e. bungalow, 2-storey house, nipa hut.
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 constructions consist of school or company staff houses, living quarters for drivers and maids and guardhouses.
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 all 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 plant, 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. school, museums, libraries, sanitaria, churches, hospitals.
Agricultural buildings are buildings used to house livestocks, plants and agricultural products such as barn, poultry house, piggeries, stables, greenhouses and grain mill.
Building permit is 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 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 dividing walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.
Construction refers to an all on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities and equipment of buildings/structures.
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.
