How to get the zonal value of your property: a step by step guide

As many customers are interested in finding out the zonal value of their property, we hereby provide a step by step guide to access the zonal values as published by the BIR.

Access for the average, not so technical customer is a bit of a challenge but we will provide this guide to help you along.

1. Go to the BIR zonal value page where they are publishing the latest zonal values for all of the Philippines.

The image blow is the page you will see.

2. Search for the province or barangay you are looking for using your browser 'find in page' search [in Firefox] or find [in Chrome]

(The BIR zonal value page has been updated in 2024 - some of the images might be different but the process stays the same)

3. Once you have locate your Province or Barangay click on the zip file link and this will download the zip-file onto your device. The file name will be the same as the heading on the BIR page.

The file that you just downloaded is a compressed file. (.zip extension)

In order to open this file and get access to the excel file you need to un-compress (or unzip) it with special free software.

You can use winRAR or 7-zip or many other alternatives you can find via google.

4. Once you have downloaded and installed the un-compress software or app, open the downloaded file in the un-compress application.

This is the file opened in the WinRAR application

In order to un-compress the excel file your press 'extract' to and put the excel in a destination of your choosing on your device.

Finally, you have the Excel file on your device that is now usable to search for the zonal value you are looking for.

5. Open the excel file and use the search function to locate you required zonal value.

This is the opening screen after opening the excel file. Do enable editing as you will need to search the file.

You can browse the notice sheet to locate where your city or barangay is located or you can use the excel search to locate your city/barangay.

Once you know in which sheet the zonal values you are looking for are located, go to that specific sheet by tapping on the tab at the bottom.

If you go down with the arrow keys in the sheet, you will see the definition of the land classifications:

Before you search further take note of the structure of the excel file:

6. Now you can search the sheet (or the whole workbook) for the location you need, in our example San Carlos City.

Now you have access to the zonal value using a street name and the right classification as appropriate.

This guide is made on PC with windows 11, so some screens might look different on a mobile device.

Source: Ziggurat Real Estate

Developers seek freeze on zonal values, property taxes

The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations Inc., (CREBA) wants the government to maintain zonal values and freeze property taxes given the pandemic.

In a statement, CREBA national chairman Charlie Gorayeb urged the government to preserve zonal values of properties across the country at their pre-pandemic levels.

He said this would keep developers and property owners’ expenses related to payment of taxes at a reasonable level.

The CREBA also wants the government to freeze real property tax for at least two years and not to impose additional property-related taxes.

CREBA national president Noel Toti Cariño said freezing real property taxes would help enhance Filipinos’ capacity to purchase their own homes.

This, as taxes paid by developers form part of production costs and are passed on to home buyers.

CREBA said both the construction and real estate industries have been affected by the pandemic as many buyers default on loans for their property purchases.

As a result, developers and sellers have to absorb the losses.

During these dire circumstances for practically all sectors, extending temporary administrative relief can alleviate some of the pressures on the real estate, housing and construction industries as well as many property buyers who are severely affected by this pandemic, CREBA said.

“After all, a robust property industry will be vital in our collective efforts to recover from the wide-ranging economic effects of COVID-19,” the two leaders said.

Source: Philstar