The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIIII (PSA – RSSO 8) will hold the Regional Data Dissemination Forum on Construction Statistics from Approved Building Permits on 27 November 2025 in Tacloban City. The forum, themed “Harnessing Construction Statistics for Smarter Local Development” will highlight key construction statistics and serve as a venue to recognize the cooperation of the City/Municipal Engineers and Local Building Officials (LBOs). Representatives from relevant government agencies and other stakeholders will participate during the forum with experts from the Industry Statistics Division of PSA Headquarters. The Keynote Speaker is Engr. Jadd Meyrick S. Agner, Municipal Engineer of Palo, Leyte.
Construction statistics from approved building permits is one of the data generated by PSA based on administrative records. It is compiled by 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 of the Local Government Units (LGUs).
Construction statistics from approved building permits aim to provide monthly administrative-based data on building constructions at the municipality level nationwide. Statistics generated are the following: (1) number of units/buildings, (2) floor area of the building, (3) types of construction, and (4) value of construction.
The approved building permit issued by LBOs is just one of the sources of construction statistics. Other sources of construction statistics are the surveys of construction establishments and enterprises conducted by PSA, and the administrative-based data from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Commission on Audit.
Aside from the preliminary tables posted at the PSA website, the annual, quarterly, and monthly statistical tables at the municipality level by type of construction are available at PSA OpenStat portal https://openstat.psa.gov.ph.(PR)
