Any person, firm, partnership,

corporation, head of government or

PD 1096 Title private institution, organization of
any character applying for the
issuance of permits and certificates.

According to PD 1096, what are the

requirements for a land or site which The Executive Officer of the OBO
will be constructed any building or appointed by the Secretary.
structure?

A document issued by the Building Official (BO) to an

owner/applicant to proceed with the construction,
installation, addition, alteration, renovation, conversion,
repair, moving, demolition or other work activity of a
Any new construction which specific project/building/structure or portions thereof
increases the height and/or floor after the accompanying principal plans, specifications
area of existing buildings/structures. and other pertinent documents with the duly notarized
application are found satisfactory and substantially
conforming with the National Building Code of the
Philippines (the Code) and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR).

Works in buildings/structures
involving changes in the materials
used, partitioning, location/size of PD 1096, otherwise known as the
openings, structural parts, existing National Building Code of the
utilities and equipment but does not Philippines.
increase the building height and/or
floor area.

A preformatted prescribed All on-site work done in the site

application form duly accomplished preparation, excavation, foundation,
and notarized by the respective assembly of all the components and
design professional with validation installation of utilities, machineries
matrices related to other building and equipment of
rules and regulations. buildings/structures.
A change in the use or occupancy of Any physical change made on
buildings/structures or any portion/s buildings/structures to increase the
thereof, which has different value, quality, and/or to improve the
requirements. aesthetic.

Remedial work done on any

The systematic dismantling or damaged or deteriorated portion/s
destruction of a building/structure, of building/structure to restore to its
in whole or in part original condition.

The transfer of buildings/structures

or portion/s thereof from original
Head or Chief Executive Officer of
location or position to another,
DPWH
either within the same lot or to a
different one.

The Office authorized to enforce the To whom is the administration and

provisions of the Code and its IRR in enforcement of the provisions of the
the field as well as the enforcement Code and this IRR, including the
of orders and decisions made imposition of penalties for
pursuant thereto. administrative violations vested?

The applicable provisions of the

various agency and technical
Qualification of Building Officials
professional codes that are
supplementary to the Code.
 According to PD 1096, what is the
maximum percentage of the
income/collection derived from Amount of Fines for Light Violations,
permit fees and other charges that Less Grave Violations and Grave
the Building Official can retain for Violations
the operating expenses of his office?

What are exempted from payment of Failure to post Certificate of

building permit fees? occupancy/use/operation is what
kind of violation?

A dwelling intended for the use and

occupancy by the family of the
Excavations left open without any
owner only and constructed of native
work being done in the site for more
materials such as bamboo, nipa, logs,
than one hundred twenty (120) days
or lumber, the total cost of which
is what kind of violations?
does not exceed fifteen thousand
pesos (P 15,000.00).

Percentage Breakdown of the Total Non-compliance with order to abate

Collections for Local Government or demolish is what kind of
and National Government violation?

Non-compliance with the work

What is the maximum administrative stoppage order for the
fine that the secretary or his alteration/addition/
authorized duly representative can conversion/repair without permit is
impose? what kind of violation?
 Unauthorized change, modification
Use or occupancy of or alteration during construction in
building/structure without the duly submitted plans and
appropriate Certificate of specifications on which the building
Occupancy/Use/Operation is what permit is based is what kind of
kind of violation? violation?

Non-compliance with work stoppage Unauthorized change in type of

order for construction/demolition construction from more fire-resistive
without permit is what kind of to less fire-resistive is what kind of
violation? violation?

Failure to post Building Permit What is the amount of surcharge for

construction information sign is excavation for foundation without
what kind of violation? any permit?

What is the amount of surcharge for

Change in the existing use or
excavation for construction of
occupancy without Certificate of
foundation (including pile driving
Change of Occupancy/Use/Operation
and laying of reinforcing bars)
is what kind of violation?
without any permit??

Failure to provide or install What is the amount of surcharge for

appropriate safety measures for the excavation for construction of
protection of workers, inspectors, superstructure up to 2.00 meters
visitors, immediate neighbors and above established grade without any
pedestrians is what kind of violation? permit??
 Any building/structure or portion
thereof, device, apparatus,
What is the amount of surcharge for equipment material, or vegetation
excavation for construction of which may cause fire or explosion, or
superstructure above 2.00 meters provide a ready fuel or augment the
without any permit? speed and intensity of fire or
explosion arising from any cause.

What is the amount of surcharge for

failure to pay the annual inspection What are considered as ancillary
fee within thirty (30) days from the permits?
prescribed date?

These are issued by the Building

Official for accessory parts of the
What is the possible punishment for project with very special functions or
the violation of this code? use which are indicated in the plans
and specifications that accompany
the building permit application.

These are buildings declared as such or are structurally

unsafe or not provided with safe egress, or which
constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to
human life, or which in relation to existing use,
constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare What are exempted from building
because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, permits?
obsolescence, or abandonment; or which otherwise
contribute to the pollution of the site or the
community to an intolerable degree.

A building is considered a ________________ when it has

been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood, or by What is the maximum area for sheds,
any other cause to such an extent that the structural outhouses, greenhouses, children’s
strength or stability thereof is materially less than it
playhouses, aviaries, poultry houses
was before the catastrophe and is less than the
minimum requirements of the National Structural Code and the like to be considered as
of the Philippines (NSCP) for new buildings of similar minor construction?
structure, purpose or location.
 What is the maximum area for
addition of open terraces or patios When shall the building official issue
resting directly on the ground to be the building permit to applicants?
considered as minor construction?

What is the maximum depth of According to PD 1096, how much is

garden pools for the habitation of the cash bond for excavations more
water plants and/or aquarium fish to than 50.00 cubic meters and more
be considered as minor construction? than 2.00 meters in depth?

According to PD 1096, if the

applicant is the owner of the lot,
what are the required documents When does the building permit
that the applicant has to submit to become null and void?
OBO apart from the accomplished
prescribed form/s?

According to PD 1096, if the In the case of non-issuance,

applicant is not the owner of the lot, suspension or revocation of permits,
what are the additional requirements the applicant/permittee may file an
that the applicant has to submit to appeal with whom?
OBO?

According to PD 1096, how many

sets of survey plans, design plans, When the building complies with the
specifications and other documents provision of the code, when shall the
prepared, signed and sealed over the building official issue the certificate
printed names of the duly licensed of occupancy?
and registered professionals?
 The character of occupancy of
existing buildings may be changed
subject to the approval of the
What is Type I Construction?
Building Official and provided the
new or proposed use is __________
than the existing use.

What is the required fire-resistive

rating for exterior bearing and non-
What is Type II Construction?
bearing wall of Types II and III
construction?

What is the required fire-resistive

What is Type III Construction? rating for exterior bearing and non-
bearing wall of Types IV and V
construction?

What is the required fire-resistive

rating for interior bearing walls,
What is Type IV Construction? permanent partitions, floors and
roofs of Types II, III and IV
constructions?

What is the required fire-resistive

rating for interior bearing walls,
What is Type V Construction? permanent partitions, floors and
roofs of Types V construction?
 Areas wherein siting of buildings/structures are
What is the required fire-resistive permitted within prescribed fire-resistivity measures
for exterior walls of at least two-hour fire resistivity.
rating for structural frames of Types Usual locations in suburban areas are permitted to be
II and III construction? built with at least one-hour fire-resistivity
throughout as Types II, III to IV Constructions.

Areas wherein highly fire- resistive or non-

What is the required fire-resistive combustible buildings/structures and/or construction
rating for structural frames of Type assemblies of no less than three to four-hour fire-
resistive construction materials are used throughout,
IV construction? including exterior walls.

What is the required fire-resistive What type of construction/s is/are

rating for structural frames of Type V allowed in a highly fire restrictive
construction? zone?

What is the required fire-resistive It means the degree to which a

rating for exterior doors and material can withstand fire as
windows for all types of determined by generally recognized
construction? and accepted testing methods.

These are areas where siting of buildings/structures

are permitted without fire-resistivity measures, often
located in the country sides or rural areas where It is the length of time a material can
commercial and industrial and other buildings are
withstand being burned which may
sparsely constructed, or may be clustered in small
groups like farm lands wherein dwellings are built of be one- hour, two- hours, four-
indigenous materials such as bamboo, sawali, nipa, hours, etc.
cogon, palm leaves and wood up to Types I and II
Construction.