Securing Building Permit

(PD 1096 Rule III Section 301)
No person, firm or corporation, including any agency or instrumentality of the government that will construct, alter, repair, convert, move, and add any building/structures or any portion thereof or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a building permit therefore from the Building Official assigned in the place where the subject building/structure is located or to be done.
(PD 1096 Rule III Section 305)
The issuance of building permit shall not be construed as an approval or authorization to the permittee to disregard or violate any provisions of this code.
Whenever the issuance of a permit is based on approved plans and specifications which are subsequently found defective, the Building Official is not precluded from requiring the permittee to effect the necessary corrections in said plans and specification or from preventing or ordering the stoppage of any or all building operations being carried on there under which are in violation of this code.
A building permit issued under the provision of the code shall expire and become null and void if the building or work authorized therein is not within a period of on (1) year from the date of such permit, or if the building or work so authorized is suspended or abandon at any time after it has been commenced, for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days.

Office or Division:Office of the City Building Official
Classification:1.0 Simple (Floor area not exceeding 1,500 square meter) JMC 2018-01, 5.14
1.1 Single dwelling residential building not more than three (3) storeys
1.2 Commercial buildings of not more than two (2) storeys
1.3 Warehouse not storing hazardous substance
1.4 Renovation within the mall with issued building permit
Type of Transaction:G2C-Government to Citizen, G2B-Government to Business Entity and G2G-Government to Government
Who may avail:All

See attached document for more details.