TABLE 2. NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS STARTED, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE
         OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY TYPE OF BUILDING, BY REGION AND PROVINCE: FIRST QUARTER 2002

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                                                       TOTAL                |              SINGLE                |        DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
                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                               17,025    1,768,186    9,071,720     14,914    1,519,868   7,595,873       412       54,679     267,041

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                    2,014      392,113    2,582,680      1,659      312,352   1,923,303        85       16,045      90,330

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                       182       35,729      296,983        120       20,803     135,667         8        1,596      11,963
SECOND DISTRICT                              897      172,842    1,129,931        775      140,296     811,584        29        5,902      36,706
THIRD DISTRICT                               174       28,165      133,781        145       23,865     114,697        14        2,039       8,484
FOURTH DISTRICT                              761      155,377    1,021,985        619      127,388     861,355        34        6,508      33,177

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION             183       31,053      178,328        132       23,966     125,271        14        1,911       9,307

ABRA                                           5          913        7,699          4          813       7,063         1          100         636
BENGUET                                      175       29,431      169,423        125       22,444     117,002        13        1,811       8,671
KALINGA-APAYAO                                 2          248          623          2          248         623        -            -           -
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE                              1          461          583          1          461         583        -            -           -

REGION I    - ILOCOS                       1,489      138,449      564,239      1,456      133,929     545,498        16        2,212       9,869

ILOCOS NORTE                                 323       29,356      126,959        319       28,934     124,463         1           91         375
ILOCOS SUR                                   278       19,645       72,237        277       19,589      72,057        -            -           -
LA UNION                                     224       22,975       99,463        211       20,743      90,152         7        1,106       4,771
PANGASINAN                                   664       66,473      265,580        649       64,663     258,826         8        1,015       4,723

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                        319       34,448      146,171        311       32,548     139,295         2          337         763

CAGAYAN                                      190       19,297       81,645        190       19,297      81,645        -            -           -
ISABELA                                       70        9,264       39,262         65        7,925      33,895        -            -           -
NUEVA VIZCAYA                                 39        3,003       16,989         39        3,003      16,989        -            -           -
QUIRINO                                       20        2,884        8,275         17        2,323       6,766         2          337         763

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                2,137      175,622      827,729      1,592      129,434     603,217        48        6,219      28,805

BATAAN                                       108       15,130       69,384         95       12,775      59,087         4          730       2,594
BULACAN                                      443       45,579      219,883        282       21,574      96,722        22        2,596      13,735
NUEVA ECIJA                                  347       24,019      105,816        343       23,471     103,964         3          170         597
PAMPANGA                                     284       43,032      216,805        198       35,484     173,906        12        1,283       5,077
TARLAC                                       884       36,993      153,746        613       28,571     125,708         2          698       2,740
ZAMBALES                                      71       10,869       62,095         61        7,559      43,830         5          742       4,062

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG             5,484      530,938    2,878,067      4,501      446,404   2,467,430       172       19,048      89,818

BATANGAS                                   1,398      167,266      924,150      1,229      143,267     800,365        44        5,904      22,778
CAVITE                                     1,271      117,048      650,846        747       90,686     533,751        48        5,967      33,668
LAGUNA                                     1,528      113,452      608,582      1,434       97,820     531,174        38        3,900      16,884
MARINDUQUE                                    83        7,297       26,114         79        6,761      23,884        -            -           -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                            12          732        2,932         11          707       2,830         1           25         102
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              42        5,256       23,395         32        4,189      16,766        -            -           -
PALAWAN                                       50        5,201       27,917         48        4,684      25,400         1          137         417
QUEZON                                       417       38,805      175,609        379       35,253     160,354        23        1,678       8,857
RIZAL                                        653       72,623      428,079        512       59,779     362,463        17        1,437       7,112
ROMBLON                                        2          269        1,094          2          269       1,094        -            -           -
AURORA                                        28        2,989        9,349         28        2,989       9,349        -            -           -

REGION V    - BICOL                          359       40,163      195,790        337       35,948     177,573         8          988       4,635

ALBAY                                         74       10,374       44,447         71        9,993      42,900         2          249         985
CAMARINES NORTE                               16        1,591        7,503         16        1,591       7,503        -            -           -
CAMARINES SUR                                172       18,524       94,337        158       15,856      81,755         4          451       2,635
CATANDUANES                                   51        4,239       20,747         51        4,239      20,747        -            -           -
MASBATE                                       11        1,076        4,655         10          902       4,058        -            -           -
SORSOGON                                      35        4,359       24,101         31        3,367      20,610         2          288       1,015

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                                                       TOTAL                |              SINGLE                |        DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
                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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REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                589       73,431      361,107        568       69,212     336,821        13        2,081      11,634

AKLAN                                         19        3,302       14,574         14        2,392      10,366         2          233       1,924
ANTIQUE                                       21        2,851       13,547         21        2,851      13,547        -            -           -
CAPIZ                                         67        8,693       29,007         63        8,178      27,627         3          395       1,140
ILOILO                                       178       24,758      123,190        174       23,874     117,724         4          884       5,466
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                            293       32,726      176,738        285       30,816     163,506         4          569       3,104
GUIMARAS                                      11        1,101        4,051         11        1,101       4,051        -            -           -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS              1,375      111,556      440,644      1,329      102,478     406,858        30        3,175      11,794

BOHOL                                        205       16,770       60,660        204       16,224      58,560        -            -           -
CEBU                                         849       75,126      323,843        813       67,087     293,163        21        2,682      10,788
NEGROS ORIENTAL                              321       19,660       56,141        312       19,167      55,135         9          493       1,006

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS                289       28,123      118,497        276       26,889     113,983        12        1,039       3,714

EASTERN SAMAR                                 34        4,200       19,712         31        3,860      18,427         3          340       1,285
LEYTE                                        119       13,312       60,716        113       12,765      58,508         5          352       1,408
NORTHERN SAMAR                                 7          732        1,859          7          732       1,859        -            -           -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                         50        2,240        9,922         47        2,093       9,151         3          147         771
SOUTHERN LEYTE                                45        4,278       13,028         44        4,078      12,778         1          200         250
BILIRAN                                       34        3,361       13,260         34        3,361      13,260        -            -           -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO               547       49,892      198,766        546       49,702     198,168        -            -           -

BASILAN                                        2          224          956          2          224         956        -            -           -
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                          363       24,001       84,524        363       24,001      84,524        -            -           -
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                            182       25,667      113,286        181       25,477     112,688        -            -           -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO              628       45,584      160,141        614       43,448     150,124         6          803       3,191

BUKIDNON                                     112        7,963       21,862        111        7,880      21,632         1           83         230
CAMIGUIN                                     102        4,217       10,176        101        4,174      10,087        -            -           -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                           119       10,306       35,901        114        9,657      33,758         2          204         468
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                             295       23,098       92,202        288       21,737      84,647         3          516       2,493

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO              887       59,663      221,894        873       57,112     212,948         4          729       3,007

DAVAO DEL NORTE                              426       20,046       53,979        423       19,583      52,899         1           74         270
DAVAO DEL SUR                                279       24,517      114,498        271       23,102     108,741         2          140         988
DAVAO ORIENTAL                                31        2,660        7,214         31        2,660       7,214        -            -           -
SOUTH COTABATO                               140       11,363       42,452        137       10,690      40,343         1          515       1,749
SARANGANI                                     11        1,077        3,751         11        1,077       3,751        -            -           -

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO               204       17,928       67,700        203       17,508      66,070        -            -           -

LANAO DEL NORTE                              167       14,631       52,114        166       14,211      50,484        -            -           -
NORTH COTABATO                                15        1,607       10,050         15        1,607      10,050        -            -           -
SULTAN KUDARAT                                22        1,690        5,536         22        1,690       5,536        -            -           -

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO          70        3,141       10,528         69        3,060      10,198        -            -           -

MAGUINDANAO                                   70        3,141       10,528         69        3,060      10,198        -            -           -

REGION XIII   - CARAGA                       451       36,082      119,439        448       35,878     119,116         2           92         174

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                             211       17,934       59,391        209       17,780      59,146         1           42          96
AGUSAN DEL SUR                                17        1,154        3,140         17        1,154       3,140        -            -           -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                            209       15,848       53,719        208       15,798      53,641         1           50          78
SURIGAO DEL SUR                               14        1,146        3,189         14        1,146       3,189        -            -           -

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Table 2.  (continued)

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                                                 APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA     |   RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM       |       OTHERS
                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)
                                            (10)  |    (11)    |    (12)  |   (13)  |    (14)     |  (15)   |  (16)       (17)        (18)
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PHILIPPINES                                1,312      134,521     890,575       -            -          -       387       59,118    318,231

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                      270       63,716     569,047       -            -          -        -            -          -

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                        54       13,330     149,353       -            -          -        -            -          -
SECOND DISTRICT                               93       26,644     281,641       -            -          -        -            -          -
THIRD DISTRICT                                15        2,261      10,600       -            -          -        -            -          -
FOURTH DISTRICT                              108       21,481     127,453       -            -          -        -            -          -

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION               8          591       5,350       -            -          -        29        4,585     38,400

BENGUET                                        8          591       5,350       -            -          -        29        4,585     38,400

REGION I    - ILOCOS                           4          606       2,872       -            -          -        13        1,702      6,000

ILOCOS NORTE                                   2          312       2,060       -            -          -         1           19         61
ILOCOS SUR                                     1           56         180       -            -          -        -            -          -
LA UNION                                       1          238         632       -            -          -         5          888      3,908
PANGASINAN                                    -            -           -        -            -          -         7          795      2,031

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                          5        1,339       5,367       -            -          -         1          224        746

ISABELA                                        5        1,339       5,367       -            -          -        -            -          -
QUIRINO                                       -            -           -        -            -          -         1          224        746

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                  378       16,718      77,612       -            -          -       119       23,251    118,095

BATAAN                                         9        1,625       7,703       -            -          -        -            -          -
BULACAN                                       39        2,537      12,898       -            -          -       100       18,872     96,528
NUEVA ECIJA                                    1          378       1,255       -            -          -        -            -          -
PAMPANGA                                      61        3,688      25,913       -            -          -        13        2,577     11,909
TARLAC                                       267        7,476      23,760       -            -          -         2          248      1,538
ZAMBALES                                       1        1,014       6,083       -            -          -         4        1,554      8,120

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG               613       41,045     185,461       -            -          -       198       24,441    135,358

BATANGAS                                      26        3,832      15,219       -            -          -        99       14,263     85,788
CAVITE                                       397       13,446      49,131       -            -          -        79        6,949     34,296
LAGUNA                                        52       10,524      56,024       -            -          -         4        1,208      4,500
MARINDUQUE                                     1           52         348       -            -          -         3          484      1,882
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              -            -           -        -            -          -        10        1,067      6,629
PALAWAN                                       -            -           -        -            -          -         1          380      2,100
QUEZON                                        14        1,824       6,314       -            -          -         1           50         84
RIZAL                                        123       11,367      58,425       -            -          -         1           40         79

REGION V    - BICOL                            6        1,805       8,052       -            -          -         8        1,422      5,530

ALBAY                                          1          132         562       -            -          -        -            -          -
CAMARINES SUR                                  5        1,673       7,490       -            -          -         5          544      2,457
MASBATE                                       -            -           -        -            -          -         1          174        597
SORSOGON                                      -            -           -        -            -          -         2          704      2,476

REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                  3        1,238       9,952       -            -          -         5          900      2,700

AKLAN                                         -            -           -        -            -          -         3          677      2,284
CAPIZ                                         -            -           -        -            -          -         1          120        240
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                              3        1,238       9,952       -            -          -         1          103        176

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS                 16        5,903      21,992       -            -          -        -            -          -

BOHOL                                          1          546       2,100       -            -          -        -            -          -
CEBU                                          15        5,357      19,892       -            -          -        -            -          -


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Table 2.  (concluded)

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                                                 APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA     |   RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM       |       OTHERS
                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)
                                            (10)  |    (11)    |    (12)  |   (13)  |    (14)     |  (15)   |  (16)       (17)        (18)
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REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS                  1          195         800       -            -          -        -            -          -

LEYTE                                          1          195         800       -            -          -        -            -          -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO                 1          190         598       -            -          -        -            -          -

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                              1          190         598       -            -          -        -            -          -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO                1           48          15       -            -          -         7        1,285      6,811

CAMIGUIN                                      -            -           -        -            -          -         1           43         89
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                            -            -           -        -            -          -         3          445      1,675
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                               1           48          15       -            -          -         3          797      5,047

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO                4          626       1,497       -            -          -         6        1,196      4,442

DAVAO DEL NORTE                                2          389         810       -            -          -        -            -          -
DAVAO DEL SUR                                  1          129         487       -            -          -         5        1,146      4,282
SOUTH COTABATO                                 1          108         200       -            -          -         1           50        160

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO                 1          420       1,630       -            -          -        -            -          -

LANAO DEL NORTE                                1          420       1,630       -            -          -        -            -          -

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO           1           81         330       -            -          -        -            -          -

MAGUINDANAO                                    1           81         330       -            -          -        -            -          -

REGION XIII   - CARAGA                        -            -           -        -            -          -         1          112        149

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                              -            -           -        -            -          -         1          112        149

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