Total number of constructions from approved building permits declines by 7.2 percent

In 2024, the total number of approved building constructions in the Province of Aklan reached 812, marking a 7.2 percent decrease from the 875 constructions recorded in 2023. This decline occurred across most construction categories, particularly in the additions and alterations segment.

Of the total, residential buildings comprised the majority with 478 construction permits, representing 58.9 percent of the total constructions. This was down from 525 permits in 2023. Non-residential buildings recorded 301 approved constructions, a marginal 0.7 percent increase from 299 in the previous year. Applications for additions declined significantly to 5 constructions, compared to 11 constructions recorded last year. Meanwhile, approved applications for alterations and repairs also dropped by 30.0 percent, from 40 to just 28 approved applications 2024.

Value of Constructions totaled to P2.42 Billion 

The total value of construction projects in Aklan for 2024 was estimated at ₱2.42 billion, a 17.7 percent decrease from ₱2.93 billion value of construction projects in 2023. The average cost of construction per square meter of all types of buildings, excluding demolitions and street furniture in Aklan was computed at ₱28,487, this was up by 44.4 percent from the ₱19,681 posted last year. 

Construction projects intended for residential purposes reported the biggest value at ₱1.32 billion, a decrease of about 2.0 percent from the ₱1.32 billion recorded the previous year and posted an average cost per square meter of construction for this type of building at ₱14,436.96.

Meanwhile, non-residential constructions valuing at ₱981.54 million during the reference period dropped by 37.9 percent from ₱1.58 billion in 2023. The estimated average cost per square meter reported was P13,977.44, which decreased by 28.8 percent from P19.643.93 per square meter recorded a year ago.

For non-residential building, institutional buildings posted the highest number of constructions in non-residential category with construction value of ₱530.16 million or about 64 construction projects, followed by commercial type buildings with 218 constructions valued at ₱360.14 million, industrial with 10 constructions valued at ₱55.05 million, and agricultural with 9 constructions valued at ₱36.19 million.

On the other hand, Additions recorded only 5 construction projects (648 sq.m) valued at ₱8.41 million in 2024 from the 11 construction projects posted the previous year, a decrease of more than half.  Similarly, number of alterations dropped to 10 projects (₱43.23 million) or a cut of 30 percent from 40 alterations (₱136.43 million) in 2023.

Total floor area of construction declines to 44.4 percent

Of the reported building constructions in Aklan, total floor area decreased from 291,227 square meters in 2023 to 161,040 square meters in 2024. Of this number, residential buildings accounted for 58.9 percent or 91,109 square meters, while non-residential type of building constituted 37.1 percent or 70,223 square meters.

Among residential building types, single-type houses dominated 2024. It recorded 442 permits for construction or about 92.5% of the total residential building constructed, which was valued at ₱1.12 billion and covering total floor area of 71,524. It was followed by apartment/accessoria constituting 7.32 percent (35 building permits) of the total residential buildings with an estimated construction value of ₱186.98 million and floor area of 19,265 per square meter. Moreover, there was only 1 duplex building reported and no records for condominiums or other types. 

Non-Residential Building Types

Among the types of non-residential building, commercial type reported the highest number of construction projects with 218, comprising 72.4 percent of the total. Construction value for this type was estimated at P360.1 million or 65.6 percent lower than amount reported a year ago with P1.05 billion. This type covered total floor area of 27,247 square meters. On the average, cost per square meter was at P13,217.57. This is followed by institutional buildings with 64 or 21.3 percent, industrial buildings with 12 or 3.3 percent and agricultural type with 3.0 percent while no recorded other type of non-residential building constructed for this year.

Of the total new commercial building constructions, stores accounted for 75.7 percent or 165 approved permits. This was followed by other commercial buildings with 35 approved permits (16.1 percent), hotels/motels and the like comprised 6.4 percent or 14 constructions while banks and condominium/office/building have a record of 2 building constructions each accounting for 1.4 percent per type. 

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Explanatory Notes

Scope and Coverage

Construction statistics presented in this special release are based on the approved building permits on new constructions, additions, and alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings, and other constructions, which are proposed to be constructed in the province.

Sources of Data

Construction statistics are compiled by the PSA from the copies of original application forms of approved building permits as well as from the demolition and fencing permits collected every month by PSA field personnel from the offices of LBOs nationwide.

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 in the LBOs. Hence, building constructions without approved building permits are not part of the tabulation of data.

The data provided in this special release were taken from the available data of the Construction Statistics from Approved Building Permits of Industry Statistics Division. Sectoral Statistics Office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The information presented in this special release was taken from https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/construction/pcs/stat-tables.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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 NBC.

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

Conversion is a change in the use or occupancy of structure or any portion thereof, which has different requirements.

Other constructions are non-building structures which includes:

      Demolitions refer to the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building / structure, in whole or in part.

    Street furniture are street structures consisting of monuments, waiting sheds, benches, plant boxes, lampposts, electric poles, and telephone poles.

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.

ENGR. ANTONET B. CATUBUAN
Chief Statistical Specialist
PSA Aklan