TABLE 2. NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS STARTED, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE OF CONSTRRUCTIONS,
         BY TYPE OF BUILDING BY REGION AND PROVINCE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 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                               18,030   1,932,910     10,398,367    14,966   1,628,940     7,936,134       437     47,931      261,527

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                    2,231     467,270      3,782,837     1,815     362,693     2,210,540        93     17,085      102,965

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                       172      35,541        250,547       132      22,988       162,092         3        249        1,897
SECOND DISTRICT                              980     201,715      1,199,691       872     181,805     1,073,653        28      4,102       27,425
THIRD DISTRICT                               202      34,548        162,280       159      26,184       126,726        18      3,231       12,615
FOURTH DISTRICT                              877     195,466      2,170,319       652     131,716       848,069        44      9,503       61,028

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION             201      31,269        190,804       156      25,679       157,909         3        379        1,493

ABRA                                           3         678          3,022         3         678         3,022        -          -            -
BENGUET                                      191      29,684        183,370       147      24,178       150,811         3        379        1,493
IFUGAO                                         2         136            691         2         136           691        -          -            -
KALINGA-APAYAO                                 4         508          1,835         3         424         1,499        -          -            -
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE                              1         263          1,886         1         263         1,886        -          -            -

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION                1,865     158,959        660,102     1,811     148,558       611,963        19      2,478       14,946

ILOCOS NORTE                                 461      36,941        159,071       459      36,609       156,736         2        332        2,335
ILOCOS SUR                                   436      29,194        105,209       430      28,095       102,296         4        226          595
LA UNION                                     274      28,199        123,964       240      21,827        94,292         8      1,414        8,739
PANGASINAN                                   694      64,625        271,858       682      62,027       258,639         5        506        3,277

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                        379      39,950        162,780       373      37,237       151,325         1         99          309

CAGAYAN                                      213      22,875         82,762       213      22,875        82,762        -          -            -
ISABELA                                      100       9,712         43,415        97       8,876        40,362        -          -            -
NUEVA VIZCAYA                                 43       5,117         28,711        40       3,240        20,309         1         99          309
QUIRINO                                       23       2,246          7,892        23       2,246         7,892        -          -            -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                1,050     137,623        672,944       866     107,001       518,310        26      4,264       23,372

BATAAN                                        92       9,736         44,175        83       8,455        39,271         1         66          355
BULACAN                                      312      33,430        171,096       206      17,109        86,725         8      1,099        4,640
NUEVA ECIJA                                  203      22,669        120,751       188      20,048       106,275         4        622        3,994
PAMPANGA                                     232      37,028        194,220       191      29,519       157,265        10      1,915       11,959
TARLAC                                       150      24,443         93,250       141      22,290        82,671         1        135          720
ZAMBALES                                      61      10,317         49,452        57       9,580        46,103         2        427        1,704

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG             5,643     494,047      2,605,047     3,695     379,506     2,087,393       208     16,554       92,919

BATANGAS                                     350      49,502        252,928       318      41,925       222,238         8      1,169        6,915
CAVITE                                     2,920     199,656      1,040,693     1,320     124,231       702,484        78      6,614       36,017
LAGUNA                                       889      92,658        488,333       728      79,202       424,595        77      3,869       21,497
MARINDUQUE                                    20       2,142          6,584        17       1,672         5,110        -          -            -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                             9       1,277          4,908         8       1,008         4,048        -          -            -
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              26       2,854         14,485        22       2,486        12,993        -          -            -
QUEZON                                       720      64,572        310,882       671      61,667       298,338        14      1,189        5,664
RIZAL                                        666      76,368        469,947       570      62,622       402,250        29      3,388       21,876
ROMBLON                                       19       2,314          6,439        17       1,989         5,489         2        325          950
AURORA                                        24       2,704          9,848        24       2,704         9,848        -          -            -

REGION V    - BICOL                          536      52,246        239,062       475      46,952       212,560        42      1,802        7,237

ALBAY                                         61      10,950         40,675        61      10,950        40,675        -          -            -
CAMARINES NORTE                               41       3,165         14,342        39       2,924        13,219        -          -            -
CAMARINES SUR                                290      22,079        103,116       235      18,204        82,290        39      1,364        5,558
CATANDUANES                                   70       6,237         27,694        70       6,237        27,694        -          -            -
MASBATE                                       22       2,869         16,766        21       2,659        16,136         1        210          630
SORSOGON                                      52       6,946         36,469        49       5,978        32,546         2        228        1,049

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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               980    138,063        641,483       970        136,228     634,363         4        431        2,202

AKLAN                                        28      5,618         22,673        23          4,434      18,823         1        203          555
ANTIQUE                                      23      2,675         13,442        22          2,360      12,299        -          -            -
CAPIZ                                       106     12,856         42,124       106         12,856      42,124        -          -            -
ILOILO                                      486     83,237        408,180       486         83,237     408,180        -          -            -
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                           295     30,186        140,351       291         29,850     138,224         3        228        1,647
GUIMARAS                                     42      3,491         14,713        42          3,491      14,713        -          -            -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS             1,964    169,449        602,148     1,900        158,138     555,735        20      2,457        8,810

BOHOL                                       635     44,064        143,943       635         44,064     143,943        -          -            -
CEBU                                        870     92,489        365,775       811         82,763     324,066        18      2,009        7,706
NEGROS ORIENTAL                             411     29,399         76,184       406         27,814      71,480         2        448        1,104
SIQUIJOR                                     48      3,497         16,246        48          3,497      16,246        -          -            -

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS               581     47,200        185,455       332         32,832     147,988        10      1,254        4,739

EASTERN SAMAR                                32      3,242         13,828        27          2,397      11,102         3        399        1,529
LEYTE                                       428     31,801        118,947       190         19,059      87,306         2        344        1,223
NORTHERN SAMAR                               10        902          3,125         9            806       2,855         1         96          270
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                        24      3,080         11,702        22          2,702      10,209         1        108          380
SOUTHERN LEYTE                               66      6,063         30,678        64          5,852      29,451         2        211        1,227
BILIRAN                                      21      2,112          7,175        20          2,016       7,065         1         96          110

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO              243     21,358         73,235       242         21,176      72,052        -          -            -

BASILAN                                       2        133            651         2            133         651        -          -            -
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                         155     13,087         38,521       155         13,087      38,521        -          -            -
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                            86      8,138         34,063        85          7,956      32,880        -          -            -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO             488     38,528        120,729       484         37,547     118,192         1        420          694

BUKIDNON                                    115     11,140         31,613       115         11,140      31,613        -          -            -
CAMIGUIN                                     38      2,920         10,904        38          2,920      10,904        -          -            -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                          239     16,225         45,100       237         15,667      43,876         1        420          694
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                             96      8,243         33,112        94          7,820      31,799        -          -            -

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO           1,079     81,674        281,244     1,062         80,598     278,329         8        414        1,102

DAVAO DEL NORTE                             571     26,491         71,136       571         26,491      71,136        -          -            -
DAVAO DEL SUR                               271     30,882        132,030       263         30,455     131,140         6        279          445
DAVAO ORIENTAL                               54      4,111         13,147        54          4,111      13,147        -          -            -
SOUTH COTABATO                              168     18,484         60,162       161         17,948      58,537         1        100          375
SARANGANI                                    15      1,706          4,769        13          1,593       4,369         1         35          282

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO              158     13,480         45,494       156         13,186      44,755         2        294          739

LANAO DEL NORTE                             128     10,865         36,404       127         10,635      35,814         1        230          590
SULTAN KUDARAT                               30      2,615          9,090        29          2,551       8,941         1         64          149


AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO        208      7,475         22,478       208          7,475      22,478        -          -            -

MAGUINDANAO                                 207      6,852         21,728       207          6,852      21,728        -          -            -
TAWI-TAWI                                     1        623            750         1            623         750        -          -            -

CARAGA                                      424     34,319        112,525       421         34,134     112,242        -          -            -

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                            131     10,577         33,996       131         10,577      33,996        -          -            -
AGUSAN DEL SUR                               18      1,343          4,597        18          1,343       4,597        -          -            -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                           238     18,092         61,849       236         18,022      61,777        -          -            -
SURIGAO DEL SUR                              37      4,307         12,083        36          4,192      11,872        -          -            -

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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                                1,985    187,779      1,857,606       1         21       150        641      68,239      342,950

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                      316     86,018      1,462,591      -          -         -           7       1,474        6,741

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                        37     12,304         86,558      -          -         -          -           -            -
SECOND DISTRICT                               78     15,494         96,506      -          -         -           2         314        2,107
THIRD DISTRICT                                22      4,758         21,874      -          -         -           3         375        1,065
FOURTH DISTRICT                              179     53,462      1,257,653      -          -         -           2         785        3,569

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION              25      1,311          8,837      -          -         -          17       3,900       22,565

BENGUET                                       25      1,311          8,837      -          -         -          16       3,816       22,229
KALINGA-APAYAO                                -          -              -       -          -         -           1          84          336

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION                    3        738          2,547       1         21       150         31       7,164       30,496

ILOCOS SUR                                    -          -              -        1         21       150          1         852        2,168
LA UNION                                      -          -              -       -          -         -          26       4,958       20,933
PANGASINAN                                     3        738          2,547      -          -         -           4       1,354        7,395

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                          3        836          3,053      -          -         -           2       1,778        8,093

ISABELA                                        3        836          3,053      -          -         -          -           -            -
NUEVA VIZCAYA                                 -          -              -       -          -         -           2       1,778        8,093

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                   47      7,441         33,214      -          -         -         111      18,917       98,048

BATAAN                                         7      1,191          4,449      -          -         -           1          24          100
BULACAN                                       20      2,094          8,300      -          -         -          78      13,128       71,431
NUEVA ECIJA                                    6      1,364          8,043      -          -         -           5         635        2,439
PAMPANGA                                      12      2,152          8,493      -          -         -          19       3,442       16,503
TARLAC                                         1        370          2,329      -          -         -           7       1,648        7,530
ZAMBALES                                       1        270          1,600      -          -         -           1          40           45

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG             1,302     68,216        270,801      -          -         -         438      29,771      153,934

BATANGAS                                       2         74            299      -          -         -          22       6,334       23,476
CAVITE                                     1,125     47,755        181,310      -          -         -         397      21,056      120,882
LAGUNA                                        83      9,491         41,867      -          -         -           1          96          374
MARINDUQUE                                    -          -              -       -          -         -           3         470        1,474
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                            -          -              -       -          -         -           1         269          860
ORIENTAL MINDORO                              -          -              -       -          -         -           4         368        1,492
QUEZON                                        32      1,581          6,389      -          -         -           3         135          491
RIZAL                                         60      9,315         40,936      -          -         -           7       1,043        4,885

REGION V    - BICOL                            5        861          3,769      -          -         -          14       2,631       15,496

CAMARINES NORTE                                2        241          1,123      -          -         -          -           -            -
CAMARINES SUR                                  3        620          2,646      -          -         -          13       1,891       12,622
SORSOGON                                      -          -              -       -          -         -           1         740        2,874

REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                  3        703          3,013      -          -         -           3         701        1,905

AKLAN                                          1        280          1,390      -          -         -           3         701        1,905
ANTIQUE                                        1        315          1,143      -          -         -          -           -            -
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                              1        108            480      -          -         -          -           -            -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS                 39      8,089         35,039      -          -         -           5         765        2,564

CEBU                                          36      6,952         31,439      -          -         -           5         765        2,564
NEGROS ORIENTAL                                3      1,137          3,600      -          -         -          -           -            -

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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                   238     13,004      32,279        -          -         -          1        110       449

EASTERN SAMAR                                     1        336         748        -          -         -          1        110       449
LEYTE                                           236     12,398      30,418        -          -         -         -          -         -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                             1        270       1,113        -          -         -         -          -         -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO                    1        182       1,183        -          -         -         -          -         -

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                                 1        182       1,183        -          -         -         -          -         -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO                   1        138         530        -          -         -          2        423     1,313

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                                1        138         530        -          -         -         -          -         -
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                                 -          -           -         -          -         -          2        423     1,313

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO                   2        242         750        -          -         -          7        420     1,063

DAVAO DEL SUR                                     1        128         415        -          -         -          1         20        30
SOUTH COTABATO                                    1        114         335        -          -         -          5        322       915
SARANGANI                                        -          -           -         -          -         -          1         78       118

CARAGA                                           -          -           -         -          -         -          3        185       283

SURIGAO DEL NORTE                                -          -           -         -          -         -          2         70        72
SURIGAO DEL SUR                                  -          -           -         -          -         -          1        115       211

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