Release Date: March 12, 2020 Reference No: 2020-S006 February 2020 Issue

Statistics on Building Construction December 2019 (Preliminary Results)

Building Construction Statistics are generated from the building construction permits collected by PSA field personnel from the local building officials in the province. These include the new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of residential and non-residential buildings and other structures, and their corresponding floor area, value and classification.

These statistics can be considered as the basis of the level of investment and construction activity in a certain municipality or province. These can also be helpful in analyzing economic conditions and development, forecasting future trends, and making policy decisions.

Number of Building Permits Approved

There were 78 building permit applications approved by the local building officials of Oriental Mindoro for the month of December 2019. Duplicate copies of which were submitted to the Philippine Statistics Authority for the generation of private building construction statistics.

Like in the previous month, City had the most number of approved building permit applications with 65 building permits or 83 percent of the total building permits approved in the province. This was followed by with 3 approved building permits; Gloria and Roxas with 2 approved building permits, each. Baco, , , Pola, , and Socorro have the least number of approved building permit, with only 1 each.

Types of Building Construction

For the month of December 2019, 26 building permits or 33 percent were residential-type of buildings; 43 building permits or 55 percent were categorized as non-residential type of buildings, 9 were classified as alterations and repairs.

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Table 1 Number of constructions by type and by city/municipality for December 2019: Oriental Mindoro Non- Alterations Street Total Additions Demolitions City/Municipality Residential Residential and Repairs Furniture

Oriental Mindoro 78 26 43 - 9 - 1 Baco 1 - 1 - - - -

Bansud 1 1 0 - - - - Bongabong 3 1 2 - - - -

Calapan City 65 19 37 - 9 - -

Gloria 2 2 0 - - - - Naujan 1 - 1 - - - -

Pola 1 1 0 - - - - Puerto Galera 1 - 1 - - - -

Roxas 2 2 0 - - - - Socorro 1 - 1 - - - -

Preliminary Results

Value of Construction

The estimated value of all building permits approved for construction amounted to PhP104.49 million for the month of December 2019. Of this, approximately PhP29.77 million was the estimated amount of all residential buildings approved for construction in December 2019 in Oriental Mindoro.

On the other hand, non-residential building permits issued for construction last December 2019 in the province was computed at an aggregate value of PhP58.22 million.

The city/municipality contributing the highest value of building construction approved in December 2019 was Calapan City with total worth reaching PhP47.09 million, followed by the municipality of Bongabong with PhP36.37 million and Puerto Galera with PhP9.58 million. The municipality of Roxas had the least value of building construction amounting to PhP912 thousand.

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Table 2 Value of constructions by type and by city/municipality for December 2019: Oriental Mindoro

Non- Alterations Street Total Additions Demolitions Residential Residential and Repairs Furniture City/Municipality (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000) (PHP1,000)

Oriental Mindoro 104,496 29,773 58,332 - 16,391 - 1,500

Baco 2,368 0 2,368 - 0 - - Bansud 2,300 2,300 0 - 0 - -

Bongabong 36,373 2,557 33,816 - 0 - - Calapan City 47,092 21,074 9,628 - 16,391 - -

Gloria 1,498 1,498 0 - 0 - - Naujan 1,130 0 1,130 - 0 - -

Pola 1,433 1,433 0 - 0 - - Puerto Galera 9,581 0 9,581 - 0 - -

Roxas 912 912 0 - 0 - - Socorro 1,810 0 1,810 - 0 - -

Preliminary Results

Floor Area

The calculated total floor area of the building permits approved in December 2019 in the province reached 8,975 square meters. The aggregate floor area of residential-type of buildings approved for construction during the period in review had a total of 3,792 square meter.

On the other hand, non-residential-type buildings approved for construction in the reference month in the province, was approximated at a combined floor area of 5,183 square meter. The city/municipality with the biggest accumulated floor area of all the buildings approved for construction in December 2019 was credited to Calapan City with 4,378 square meter or nearly 49 percent.

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Table 3 Floor Area of constructions by type and by city/municipality for December 2019: Oriental Mindoro

Non- Alterations Street Total Additions Demolitions Residential Residential and Repairs Furniture

City/Municipality (sq.m.) (sq.m.) (sq.m.) (sq.m.) (sq.m.) (sq.m.) (sq.m.)

Oriental Mindoro 8,975 3,792 5,183 -

Baco 448 0 448 -

Bansud 471 471 0 -

Bongabong 2,251 374 1,877 -

Calapan City 4,378 2,397 1,981 -

Gloria 223 223 0 -

Naujan 96 0 96 -

Pola 229 229 0 -

Puerto Galera 546 0 546 -

Roxas 98 98 0 -

Socorro 235 0 235 -

Preliminary Results

For more information, contact:

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office Martinez Bldg., Roxas Drive, Lumangbayan, Calapan City Tel No: (043)-286-7077 (043)-441-6252 Email: [email protected] Website: www.psa.gov.ph