Philippines Dealing with Construction Permits - Philippines

This topic tracks the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse—including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business subnational project in Philippines, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

More informationProcedures (number)

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

More informationTime (days)

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

More informationCost (% of income per capita)
Batangas City2786944.8
Cagayan de Oro3092279.5
Caloocan31109791.8
Cebu City3692126.4
Davao City275794.2
General Santos2971644.6
Iloilo City291091,035.3
Lapu-Lapu3488529.3
Las Piñas27102796.9
Makati2690806.6
Malabon32112815.3
Mandaluyong33121794.9
Mandaue3572135.5
Manila26169778.5
Marikina2891785.2
Muntinlupa31108802.1
Navotas28107802.6
Parañaque30107827.3
Pasay31121798.4
Pasig36148790.8
Quezon City33120804.4
San Juan33144804.7
Taguig2585795.3
Valenzuela2891789.8
Zamboanga City3246608.5

** For dealing with construction permit, the data point on cost was corrected. Rankings are adjusted once a year with each published report.

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