Pateros construction permit value jumps 64% despite dip
Residential projects lead increase as approved building permits decline
PATEROS DEVELOPMENT. The Pateros Municipal Hall. The municipality recorded a 63.9-percent increase in the estimated value of approved private construction projects in the second quarter of 2025, despite a decline in building permits, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
PATEROS — The estimated value of approved private construction projects in Pateros increased by 63.9 percent in the second quarter of 2025 despite a slight decline in the number of building permits issued, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released on 26 October 2026.
The PSA-National Capital Region reported that the municipality's total approved construction value rose to ₱99.95 million from ₱61 million in the same quarter of 2024.
However, the number of approved building permits decreased by 2.9 percent, from 34 to 33.
Residential construction accounted for the largest share of the total, with approved project values increasing by 50.4 percent to ₱81.54 million from ₱54.20 million a year earlier.
Despite the increase in value, residential building permits declined by 16 percent, from 25 to 21.
Of the 21 approved residential permits, 13 were for single residential units, with a combined estimated construction value of ₱37.17 million.
Another six permits covered apartments and accessoria, accounting for ₱42.98 million, or 52.7 percent of the municipality's total residential construction value.
Nonresidential construction also posted a substantial increase, with approved project values rising by 141.4 percent to ₱9.02 million from ₱3.74 million.
Only two nonresidential building permits were approved during the quarter, both covering commercial structures, compared with four permits in the corresponding period of 2024.
Meanwhile, the estimated value of additions, alterations and repairs surged by 207.1 percent to ₱9.40 million from ₱3.06 million.
Permits for these activities doubled from five to 10.
The average estimated construction cost per square meter for residential buildings increased by 31.6 percent to ₱17,408 from ₱13,223, while the corresponding cost for nonresidential buildings rose by 77 percent to ₱15,627.
Pateros accounted for 1.1 percent of approved building permits and 0.3 percent of total construction value across Metro Manila during the period.
The PSA figures represent estimated construction costs declared in approved building permits, not actual expenditures or completed projects.
The report did not establish the factors behind the increase in construction permit values or indicate whether the trend continued into 2026.