TABLE 1. NUMBER, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE OF PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS, BY TYPE OF BUILDING
         BY REGION AND PROVINCE: FIRST QUARTER 2002

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                                                          TOTAL             |              RESIDENTIAL            |           NON-RESIDENTIAL
                PROVINCE/                Number  | Floor Area  |    Value   |   Number  | Floor Area  |   Value   |  Number |  Floor Area |     Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                    |  (sq.m.)    |  (P1,000)  |           |  (sq.m.)    | (P1,000)  |         |  (sq.m.)    |  (P1,000)
                                           (1)   |    (2)      |     (3)    |     (4)   |    (5)      |    (6)    |   (7)   |    (8)      |     (9)
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PHILIPPINES                               24,337     3,656,039     33,713,486     17,025    1,768,186    9,071,720    3,045     1,728,004     22,103,520

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                    3,935     1,294,597     21,081,964      2,014      392,113    2,582,680      857       845,405     17,108,101

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                       301       649,926     15,504,827        182       35,729      296,983       43       610,662     15,090,642
SECOND DISTRICT                            1,995       333,167      2,473,307        897      172,842    1,129,931      622       132,393      1,001,395
THIRD DISTRICT                               303        48,888        281,148        174       28,165      133,781       46        14,399         82,717
FOURTH DISTRICT                            1,336       262,616      2,822,682        761      155,377    1,021,985      146        87,951        933,347

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION             241       158,971      1,248,731        183       31,053      178,328       23       126,272      1,045,961

ABRA                                           6         1,093          7,919          5          913        7,699        1           180            220
BENGUET                                      230       156,962      1,238,076        175       29,431      169,423       20       125,885      1,044,211
IFUGAO                                         1            88             92         -            -            -         1            88             92
KALINGA-APAYAO                                 3           367          2,061          2          248          623        1           119          1,438
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE                              1           461            583          1          461          583       -             -              -

REGION I    - ILOCOS                       1,879       180,383        814,135      1,489      138,449      564,239      156        37,346        181,795

ILOCOS NORTE                                 457        39,480        198,666        323       29,356      126,959       34         7,374         38,208
ILOCOS SUR                                   355        21,041         86,619        278       19,645       72,237       10           875          5,046
LA UNION                                     272        32,020        147,406        224       22,975       99,463       38         8,628         44,184
PANGASINAN                                   795        87,842        381,444        664       66,473      265,580       74        20,469         94,357

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                        400        70,610        290,415        319       34,448      146,171       61        35,762        141,855

CAGAYAN                                      212        28,266        117,028        190       19,297       81,645        8         8,790         35,194
ISABELA                                      106        28,591        112,666         70        9,264       39,262       30        19,106         71,204
NUEVA VIZCAYA                                 49         9,526         48,505         39        3,003       16,989       10         6,523         31,516
QUIRINO                                       33         4,227         12,216         20        2,884        8,275       13         1,343          3,941

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                2,812       329,257      1,682,767      2,137      175,622      827,729      426       141,102        646,579

BATAAN                                       138        21,019         95,573        108       15,130       69,384       21         3,789         14,588
BULACAN                                      633       100,835        447,201        443       45,579      219,883      113        50,334        197,437
NUEVA ECIJA                                  438        35,792        165,128        347       24,019      105,816       32        11,021         47,323
PAMPANGA                                     552       103,905        664,086        284       43,032      216,805      203        58,191        319,792
TARLAC                                       942        49,131        199,837        884       36,993      153,746       39        10,933         27,496
ZAMBALES                                     109        18,575        110,942         71       10,869       62,095       18         6,834         39,943

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG             7,259       867,958      5,170,751      5,484      530,938    2,878,067      739       280,224      1,785,728

BATANGAS                                   1,995       260,654      1,600,715      1,398      167,266      924,150      324        80,772        571,021
CAVITE                                     1,810       235,411      1,330,748      1,271      117,048      650,846      159       102,402        570,572
LAGUNA                                     1,770       179,914      1,298,898      1,528      113,452      608,582      118        48,992        486,500
MARINDUQUE                                   105         8,570         31,815         83        7,297       26,114        7           883          3,077
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                            25         3,313         13,264         12          732        2,932       12         2,581          9,219
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              72        14,290         51,574         42        5,256       23,395       27         9,034         28,071
PALAWAN                                       69         7,341         44,184         50        5,201       27,917       17         2,140         15,179
QUEZON                                       532        60,191        248,571        417       38,805      175,609       31        18,240         45,415
RIZAL                                        832        92,270        530,090        653       72,623      428,079       32        12,616         46,846
ROMBLON                                        3           269          1,130          2          269        1,094       -             -              -
AURORA                                        46         5,735         19,762         28        2,989        9,349       12         2,564          9,828

REGION V    - BICOL                          509        63,891        339,154        359       40,163      195,790       66        22,777         99,008

ALBAY                                        110        14,734         85,686         74       10,374       44,447       15         4,360         21,933
CAMARINES NORTE                               19         1,848          8,864         16        1,591        7,503        1           200            485
CAMARINES SUR                                252        31,283        163,221        172       18,524       94,337       34        12,195         52,092
CATANDUANES                                   70         7,688         37,669         51        4,239       20,747        8         3,371         12,790
MASBATE                                       14         1,924          7,117         11        1,076        4,655        2           596          1,162
SORSOGON                                      44         6,414         36,597         35        4,359       24,101        6         2,055         10,546

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                                                          TOTAL             |              RESIDENTIAL            |           NON-RESIDENTIAL
                PROVINCE/                Number  | Floor Area  |    Value   |   Number  | Floor Area  |   Value   |  Number |  Floor Area |     Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                    |  (sq.m.)    |  (P1,000)  |           |  (sq.m.)    | (P1,000)  |         |  (sq.m.)    |  (P1,000)
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REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                760       106,264        534,091        589       73,431      361,107       75        31,001        137,084

AKLAN                                         30         8,229         48,165         19        3,302       14,574        5         4,677         30,135
ANTIQUE                                       26         3,567         19,985         21        2,851       13,547        3           716          6,165
CAPIZ                                         91        11,969         44,338         67        8,693       29,007        7         2,669          9,058
ILOILO                                       209        27,222        142,281        178       24,758      123,190       17         2,316         10,422
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                            393        54,176        275,271        293       32,726      176,738       43        20,623         81,304
GUIMARAS                                      11         1,101          4,051         11        1,101        4,051       -             -              -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS              1,856       150,585        699,599      1,375      111,556      440,644      138        35,046        174,530

BOHOL                                        263        17,276         64,021        205       16,770       60,660        5           506          1,532
CEBU                                       1,106       101,012        518,594        849       75,126      323,843       77        22,405        118,496
NEGROS ORIENTAL                              482        32,120        116,140        321       19,660       56,141       51        11,958         53,658
SIQUIJOR                                       5           177            844         -            -            -         5           177            844

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS                423        41,302        190,492        289       28,123      118,497       43         9,601         42,693

EASTERN SAMAR                                 46         5,478         23,508         34        4,200       19,712        5           526          1,747
LEYTE                                        166        20,024         97,632        119       13,312       60,716       13         4,503         15,820
NORTHERN SAMAR                                10         1,047          3,108          7          732        1,859       -             -              -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                         81         2,759         14,010         50        2,240        9,922        5           504          2,891
SOUTHERN LEYTE                                68         7,923         34,940         45        4,278       13,028       13         3,430         19,752
BILIRAN                                       52         4,071         17,294         34        3,361       13,260        7           638          2,483

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO               799        73,466        289,268        547       49,892      198,766       69        20,046         68,110

BASILAN                                        6           370          3,435          2          224          956        3           114          2,359
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                          524        26,967         92,337        363       24,001       84,524        4         2,700          4,194
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                            269        46,129        193,496        182       25,667      113,286       62        17,232         61,557

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO              930        76,464        332,350        628       45,584      160,141       66        29,246        136,034

BUKIDNON                                     149        19,955         68,268        112        7,963       21,862       19        11,933         44,523
CAMIGUIN                                     141         4,556         11,933        102        4,217       10,176        3           123            666
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                           150        11,758         44,725        119       10,306       35,901       12         1,367          5,570
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                             490        40,195        207,424        295       23,098       92,202       32        15,823         85,275

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO            1,423       134,201        587,507        887       59,663      221,894      168        67,141        301,153

DAVAO DEL NORTE                              668        30,766         90,465        426       20,046       53,979       63         9,671         31,630
DAVAO DEL SUR                                421        63,425        348,699        279       24,517      114,498       45        33,694        187,818
DAVAO ORIENTAL                                52         6,737         21,173         31        2,660        7,214        7         3,571         13,145
SOUTH COTABATO                               268        30,992        118,544        140       11,363       42,452       50        19,001         63,685
SARANGANI                                     14         2,281          8,626         11        1,077        3,751        3         1,204          4,875

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO               262        28,264        112,438        204       17,928       67,700       32         9,348         39,931

LANAO DEL NORTE                              206        21,928         81,249        167       14,631       52,114       16         6,532         25,520
NORTH COTABATO                                24         2,632         15,547         15        1,607       10,050        9         1,025          5,497
SULTAN KUDARAT                                32         3,704         15,642         22        1,690        5,536        7         1,791          8,914

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO          95         6,881         28,845         70        3,141       10,528       21         3,735         18,045

MAGUINDANAO                                   94         5,571         27,289         70        3,141       10,528       20         2,425         16,489
TAWI-TAWI                                      1         1,310          1,556         -            -            -         1         1,310          1,556

REGION XIII   - CARAGA                       754        72,945        310,979        451       36,082      119,439      105        33,952        176,913

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                             309        33,699        117,677        211       17,934       59,391       23        15,403         55,521
AGUSAN DEL SUR                                86         3,081         20,196         17        1,154        3,140       21         1,862         16,262
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                            338        34,461        166,755        209       15,848       53,719       55        16,129        102,206
SURIGAO DEL SUR                               21         1,704          6,351         14        1,146        3,189        6           558          2,924

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                                                      ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS      DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
                PROVINCE/                   Number |  Floor Area | Value  |  Number  |  Value    | Number | Value   | Number  | Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                      |   (sq.m.)   |(P1,000)|          | (P1,000)  |        |(P1,000) |         | (P1,000)
                                            (10)   |   (11)      |  (12)  |   (13)   |   (14)    | (15)   | (16)    | (17)    | (18)
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PHILIPPINES                                1,233      159,849     781,392    3,034   1,756,854       69    127,371      264     75,226

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                      293       57,079     316,356      771   1,074,827       55    124,757       52     24,526

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                        18        3,535      19,651       58      97,551        2      3,013        5     18,212
SECOND DISTRICT                              125       27,932     137,935      351     204,046       29     13,746       16      1,493
THIRD DISTRICT                                27        6,324      32,230       56      32,420        1        132        3        145
FOURTH DISTRICT                              123       19,288     126,540      306     740,810       23    107,866       28      4,676

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION              17        1,646       8,760       18      15,682       -          -         1         87

BENGUET                                       17        1,646       8,760       18      15,682       -          -         1         87

REGION I    - ILOCOS                          61        4,588      15,419      173      52,682        7      1,371       49      9,271

ILOCOS NORTE                                  38        2,750       8,422       62      25,077        3        826       35      6,148
ILOCOS SUR                                    11          521       1,749       56       7,587        3        540        2        464
LA UNION                                       5          417       2,156        5       1,603       -          -        11      2,604
PANGASINAN                                     7          900       3,092       50      18,415        1          5        1         55

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                         16          400         549        4       1,840       -          -         1        248

BATANES                                       -            -           -        -           -        -          -         1        248
CAGAYAN                                       14          179         189       -           -        -          -        -          -
ISABELA                                        2          221         360        4       1,840       -          -        -          -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                   56       12,533      48,485      193     159,974        1        211        7      6,208

BATAAN                                         4        2,100       7,255        5       4,346       -          -        -          -
BULACAN                                       18        4,922       7,951       59      21,930       -          -        -          -
NUEVA ECIJA                                    9          752       2,460       50       9,529       -          -         3        806
PAMPANGA                                      10        2,682      19,343       55     108,146        1        211        3      5,302
TARLAC                                         6        1,205       7,074       13      11,521       -          -         1        100
ZAMBALES                                       9          872       4,402       11       4,502       -          -        -          -

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG               519       56,796     300,659      517     206,297       -          -        52     20,519

BATANGAS                                      58       12,616      75,238      215      30,306       -          -         7      1,656
CAVITE                                       275       15,961      73,916      105      35,414       -          -        30     10,123
LAGUNA                                        68       17,470     104,514       56      99,302       -          -         5      5,070
MARINDUQUE                                     2          390       1,425       13       1,199       -          -        -          -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                            -            -           -         1       1,113       -          -        -          -
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              -            -           -         3         108       -          -        -          -
PALAWAN                                       -            -           -         2       1,088       -          -         3        277
QUEZON                                        27        3,146      14,508       57      13,039       -          -         5      3,212
RIZAL                                         87        7,031      30,588       60      24,577       -          -         2        181
ROMBLON                                       -            -           -         1          36       -          -        -          -
AURORA                                         2          182         470        4         115       -          -        -          -

REGION V    - BICOL                            7          951       3,519       77      40,837        3        757        1        203

ALBAY                                         -            -           -        21      19,306       -          -        -          -
CAMARINES NORTE                                1           57         163        1         713       -          -        -          -
CAMARINES SUR                                  3          564       1,660       43      15,132       -          -        -          -
CATANDUANES                                    2           78         396        9       3,736        2        737       -          -
MASBATE                                        1          252       1,300       -           -        -          -        -          -
SORSOGON                                      -            -           -         3       1,950        1         20        1        203

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                                                      ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS      DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
                PROVINCE/                   Number |  Floor Area | Value  |  Number  |  Value    | Number | Value   | Number  | Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                      |   (sq.m.)   |(P1,000)|          | (P1,000)  |        |(P1,000) |         | (P1,000)
                                            (10)   |   (11)      |  (12)  |   (13)   |   (14)    | (15)   | (16)    | (17)    | (18)
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REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                 24        1,832       7,860       72      28,040       -          -        10      3,228

AKLAN                                          2          250       1,038        4       2,418       -          -        -          -
ANTIQUE                                       -            -           -         2         273       -          -        -          -
CAPIZ                                          5          607       1,999       12       4,274       -          -        -          -
ILOILO                                         2          148         810       12       7,859       -          -         7      2,342
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                             15          827       4,013       42      13,216       -          -         3        886

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS                 30        3,983      21,293      313      63,132       -          -        21        996

BOHOL                                         -            -           -        53       1,829       -          -        -          -
CEBU                                          25        3,481      18,852      155      57,403       -          -        19        734
NEGROS ORIENTAL                                5          502       2,441      105       3,900       -          -         2        262

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS                 16        3,578      10,457       75      18,845       -          -        10      1,829

EASTERN SAMAR                                  2          752       1,153        5         896       -          -        -          -
LEYTE                                          8        2,209       6,128       26      14,968       -          -         4        690
NORTHERN SAMAR                                 1          315       1,120        2         129       -          -        -          -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                          1           15          47       25       1,150       -          -        -          -
SOUTHERN LEYTE                                 3          215       1,764        7         396       -          -         6      1,139
BILIRAN                                        1           72         245       10       1,306       -          -        -          -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO                29        3,528      11,670      154      10,722       -          -        19      3,614

BASILAN                                        1           32         120       -           -        -          -        -          -
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                           14          266         397      143       3,222       -          -        -          -
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                             14        3,230      11,153       11       7,500       -          -        19      3,614

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO               19        1,634       3,339      217      32,836        1         69        9      1,453

BUKIDNON                                       8           59         154       10       1,729       -          -         1         41
CAMIGUIN                                       1          216         266       35         825       -          -        -          -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                             2           85         279       17       2,975       -          -        -          -
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                               8        1,274       2,640      155      27,307        1         69        8      1,412

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO              106        7,397      21,546      262      42,914        1         10        8        781

DAVAO DEL NORTE                               49        1,049       1,846      130       3,010       -          -         3         96
DAVAO DEL SUR                                 34        5,214      16,960       63      29,423       -          -        -          -
DAVAO ORIENTAL                                14          506         814       -           -        -          -        -          -
SOUTH COTABATO                                 9          628       1,926       69      10,481        1         10        5        685

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO                11          988       3,546       15       1,261        1        196       -          -

LANAO DEL NORTE                                9          765       2,426       14       1,189       -          -        -          -
SULTAN KUDARAT                                 2          223       1,120        1          72        1        196       -          -

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO           1            5          20        3         252       -          -        -          -

MAGUINDANAO                                    1            5          20        3         252       -          -        -          -

REGION XIII   - CARAGA                        28        2,911       7,914      170       6,713       -          -        24      2,263

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                               1          362         474       74       2,291       -          -        -          -
AGUSAN DEL SUR                                 2           65          67       46         727       -          -        -          -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                             25        2,484       7,373       49       3,457       -          -        24      2,263
SURIGAO DEL SUR

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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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