TABLE 4. NUMBER OF NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS STARTED, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE OF CONSTRTUCTIONS,
         BY TYPE OF BUILDING, BY REGION AND PROVINCE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2002

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                                                   TOTAL              |            BANKS               |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
              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                           1,427    681,018      3,963,044      37      9,921       57,055        45      17,112      73,096

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                 309    277,049      2,322,893      10      3,163       19,580         6       6,724      33,464

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                   41     35,444        270,049      -          -            -          5       4,023      25,353
SECOND DISTRICT                         167    144,797        976,214       6      2,463       14,895        -           -           -
THIRD DISTRICT                           15      8,033         30,614      -          -            -         -           -           -
FOURTH DISTRICT                          86     88,775      1,046,016       4        700        4,685         1       2,701       8,111

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION         20     10,386         66,644      -          -            -          1         780       2,647

ABRA                                      3      1,128          4,857      -          -            -         -           -           -
BENGUET                                  16      9,230         61,711      -          -            -          1         780       2,647
KALINGA-APAYAO                            1         28             76      -          -            -         -           -           -

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION             101     43,083        194,825      -          -            -          6       2,170       8,770

ILOCOS NORTE                             25      2,255         11,135      -          -            -          4         640       2,282
ILOCOS SUR                               10     14,219         55,666      -          -            -         -           -           -
LA UNION                                 17      4,763         23,574      -          -            -         -           -           -
PANGASINAN                               49     21,846        104,450      -          -            -          2       1,530       6,488

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                    24     11,840         53,163      -          -            -          1         402       1,231

CAGAYAN                                   1      5,405         27,000      -          -            -         -           -           -
ISABELA                                  17      3,883         13,887      -          -            -          1         402       1,231
NUEVA VIZCAYA                             3      1,666          6,909      -          -            -         -           -           -
QUIRINO                                   3        886          5,367      -          -            -         -           -           -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON             263     87,803        301,471       5      1,628       13,803         1         121         390

BATAAN                                    6        990          6,140      -          -            -         -           -           -
BULACAN                                  49      5,344         25,357       2        380        1,687        -           -           -
NUEVA ECIJA                              30      6,612         30,486      -          -            -         -           -           -
PAMPANGA                                149     65,434        184,677       1        711        5,446         1         121         390
TARLAC                                   24      4,564         24,961       2        537        6,670        -           -           -
ZAMBALES                                  5      4,859         29,850      -          -            -         -           -           -

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG          291    144,189        534,328       6      1,082       10,355        13         572       1,787

BATANGAS                                 57     14,620         50,234      -          -            -         12         270         999
CAVITE                                  132     98,853        327,861       1         60          310        -           -           -
LAGUNA                                   38     12,152         63,767       3        742        6,457        -           -           -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                        1        313          1,002      -          -            -         -           -           -
ORIENTAL MINDORO                          8      2,072         18,894      -          -            -          1         302         788
QUEZON                                   28      7,493         28,783       1        148        2,233        -           -           -
RIZAL                                    24      8,149         42,312       1        132        1,355        -           -           -
ROMBLON                                   2        320          1,033      -          -            -         -           -           -
AURORA                                    1        217            442      -          -            -         -           -           -

REGION V    - BICOL                      31      8,679         47,183       1        200          952         2         399       3,053

ALBAY                                     7      5,694         29,217      -          -            -         -           -           -
CAMARINES NORTE                           2        341          2,583      -          -            -          1         268       2,333
CAMARINES SUR                            15      1,722          8,873       1        200          952         1         131         720
CATANDUANES                               2         59            150      -          -            -         -           -           -
MASBATE                                   1        124            504      -          -            -         -           -           -
SORSOGON                                  4        739          5,856      -          -            -         -           -           -

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                                                  TOTAL              |            BANKS               |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ECT.
             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         42       10,219       41,701         1         300       1,158         1      2,273       2,383

AKLAN                                  5        1,177        5,611        -           -           -         -          -           -
ANTIQUE                                2          474        2,804        -           -           -         -          -           -
CAPIZ                                  9        4,353        8,400        -           -           -          1      2,273       2,383
ILOILO                                 1          240          500        -           -           -         -          -           -
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                     25        3,975       24,386         1         300       1,158        -          -           -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS        115       34,511      145,482         4       1,000       5,419         2        833      10,442

BOHOL                                  4          501        1,770        -           -           -         -          -           -
CEBU                                  68       26,745      116,683         4       1,000       5,419         2        833      10,442
NEGROS ORIENTAL                       41        6,912       24,061        -           -           -         -          -           -
SIQUIJOR                               2          353        2,968        -           -           -         -          -           -

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS         32        5,807       23,407         1         172         213        -          -           -

EASTERN SAMAR                          4          719        2,474        -           -           -         -          -           -
LEYTE                                 10        2,583        7,655        -           -           -         -          -           -
NORTHERN SAMAR                         2          354          751        -           -           -         -          -           -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                  7        1,391        8,588         1         172         213        -          -           -
SOUTHERN LEYTE                         6          240          884        -           -           -         -          -           -
BILIRAN                                3          520        3,055        -           -           -         -          -           -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO        30        7,670       23,652         5       1,789       3,480         4      1,583       4,516

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                    4        1,532        4,512        -           -           -          2        182         316
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                     26        6,138       19,140         5       1,789       3,480         2      1,401       4,200

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO       28        5,499       17,677        -           -           -          2        597       1,632

BUKIDNON                              15        2,429        8,704        -           -           -          1        100         393
CAMIGUIN                               2          702        2,454        -           -           -         -          -           -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                     3          526        1,926        -           -           -         -          -           -
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                       8        1,842        4,593        -           -           -          1        497       1,239

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO       86       12,529       41,025         4         587       2,095         1        112       1,110

DAVAO DEL NORTE                       26        4,129       16,679        -           -           -          1        112       1,110
DAVAO DEL SUR                         26        4,641       14,937        -           -           -         -          -           -
DAVAO ORIENTAL                         4          330          515        -           -           -         -          -           -
SOUTH COTABATO                        29        3,391        8,733         4         587       2,095        -          -           -
SARANGANI                              1           38          161        -           -           -         -          -           -

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO        15       10,904      120,131        -           -           -          3        126         189

LANAO DEL NORTE                        7       10,017      115,614        -           -           -         -          -           -
SULTAN KUDARAT                         8          887        4,517        -           -           -          3        126         189

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO   7          868        1,374        -           -           -         -          -           -

MAGUINDANAO                            7          868        1,374        -           -           -         -          -           -

CARAGA                                33        9,982       28,088        -           -           -          2        420       1,482

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                      13        7,185       19,299        -           -           -          2        420       1,482
AGUSAN DEL SUR                         3          251          632        -           -           -         -          -           -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                     10        1,873        5,590        -           -           -         -          -           -
SURIGAO DEL SUR                        7          673        2,567        -           -           -         -          -           -

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                                       CONDOMINIUM OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            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                          219     228,332      1,901,997       553    256,870      996,933       573    168,783      933,963

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION              107     176,411      1,659,079       118     42,666      265,675        68     48,085      345,095

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                17      15,799        153,710        13     11,782       56,059         6      3,840       34,927
SECOND DISTRICT                       54      92,543        629,565        68     23,700      172,219        39     26,091      159,535
THIRD DISTRICT                         4       1,104          6,283         8      2,366        7,647         3      4,563       16,684
FOURTH DISTRICT                       32      66,965        869,521        29      4,818       29,750        20     13,591      133,949

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION       5       2,646         26,870         6      3,664       21,646         8      3,296       15,481

ABRA                                   2         828          4,027        -          -            -          1        300          830
BENGUET                                3       1,818         22,843         5      3,636       21,570         7      2,996       14,651
KALINGA-APAYAO                        -           -              -          1         28           76        -          -            -

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION            6       1,379          9,014        31     12,682       53,576        58     26,852      123,465

ILOCOS NORTE                           2         544          3,769        10        332          902         9        739        4,182
ILOCOS SUR                             1          16             30         4      8,930       41,915         5      5,273       13,721
LA UNION                               2         710          5,034         4      2,060        6,544        11      1,993       11,996
PANGASINAN                             1         109            181        13      1,360        4,215        33     18,847       93,566

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                  3       1,786          9,591         8      1,108        4,619        12      8,544       37,722

CAGAYAN                               -           -              -         -          -            -          1      5,405       27,000
ISABELA                                2       1,210          6,791         6        798        2,052         8      1,473        3,813
NUEVA VIZCAYA                         -           -              -         -          -            -          3      1,666        6,909
QUIRINO                                1         576          2,800         2        310        2,567        -          -            -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON           16       7,123         31,067        92     51,809      115,493       149     27,122      140,718

BATAAN                                 1         180            960         1         21          183         4        789        4,997
BULACAN                                4         439          1,828        24      1,349        6,964        19      3,176       14,878
NUEVA ECIJA                            4       2,225         10,212        10      1,334        4,570        16      3,053       15,704
PAMPANGA                               4       3,430         14,036        46     47,458       95,865        97     13,714       68,940
TARLAC                                 3         849          4,031         8        971        3,536        11      2,207       10,724
ZAMBALES                              -           -              -          3        676        4,375         2      4,183       25,475

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG        24      11,696         60,647       114     97,858      283,074       134     32,981      178,465

BATANGAS                               2       2,841          4,507        17      1,487        3,124        26     10,022       41,604
CAVITE                                 3         753         10,189        52     83,503      227,576        76     14,537       89,786
LAGUNA                                14       5,138         27,193        11      2,861       14,312        10      3,411       15,805
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                    -           -              -         -          -            -          1        313        1,002
ORIENTAL MINDORO                      -           -              -          2        630        2,751         5      1,140       15,355
QUEZON                                 2         322          2,395        19      5,818       19,781         6      1,205        4,374
RIZAL                                  3       2,642         16,363        10      3,022       14,055        10      2,353       10,539
ROMBLON                               -           -              -          2        320        1,033        -          -            -
AURORA                                -           -              -          1        217          442        -          -            -

REGION V    - BICOL                    5       2,579         15,827         7      1,804        7,791        16      3,697       19,560

ALBAY                                  3       2,446         15,368         2      1,478        5,828         2      1,770        8,021
CAMARINES NORTE                       -           -              -          1         73          250        -          -            -
CAMARINES SUR                          2         133            459         2        134          615         9      1,124        6,127
CATANDUANES                           -           -              -         -          -            -          2         59          150
MASBATE                               -           -              -         -          -            -          1        124          504
SORSOGON                              -           -              -          2        119        1,098         2        620        4,758

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                                       CONDOMINIUM OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            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 VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS           7      1,933        9,133        23      4,363         21,465        10      1,350       7,562

AKLAN                                   3        889        4,278         1        245            969         1         43         364
ANTIQUE                                 1        189          951        -          -              -          1        285       1,853
CAPIZ                                   1        393        1,550         7      1,687          4,467        -          -           -
ILOILO                                 -          -            -         -          -              -          1        240         500
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                       2        462        2,354        15      2,431         16,029         7        782       4,845

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS          19     15,247       55,106        47     10,717         44,014        43      6,714      30,501

BOHOL                                   1        146          521        -          -              -          3        355       1,249
CEBU                                    8     14,166       50,097        27      6,567         28,539        27      4,179      22,186
NEGROS ORIENTAL                         9        789        2,605        20      4,150         15,475        12      1,973       5,981
SIQUIJOR                                1        146        1,883        -          -              -          1        207       1,085

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS           3        835        2,919        22      3,410         12,313         6      1,390       7,962

EASTERN SAMAR                          -          -            -          2        373            884         2        346       1,590
LEYTE                                   1        570        1,293         8      1,693          5,356         1        320       1,006
NORTHERN SAMAR                         -          -            -          2        354            751        -          -           -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                  -          -            -          4        523          3,129         2        696       5,246
SOUTHERN LEYTE                          1         48          132         4        164            632         1         28         120
BILIRAN                                 1        217        1,494         2        303          1,561        -          -           -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO          3      1,464        4,746        10      1,796          6,294         8      1,038       4,616

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                     2      1,350        4,196        -          -              -         -          -           -
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR                       1        114          550        10      1,796          6,294         8      1,038       4,616

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO         3      1,701        6,554        14      2,221          7,268         9        980       2,223

BUKIDNON                                3      1,701        6,554         7        274            735         4        354       1,022
CAMIGUIN                               -          -            -          1        664          2,387         1         38          67
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                     -          -            -          2        496          1,876         1         30          50
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                       -          -            -          4        787          2,270         3        558       1,084

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO        13      2,492        6,570        37      6,022         21,647        31      3,316       9,603

DAVAO DEL NORTE                         2        848        1,756        14      1,975         10,544         9      1,194       3,269
DAVAO DEL SUR                           5        811        2,611        15      3,153          9,280         6        677       3,046
DAVAO ORIENTAL                         -          -            -          2        282            315         2         48         200
SOUTH COTABATO                          5        795        2,042         6        612          1,508        14      1,397       3,088
SARANGANI                               1         38          161        -          -              -         -          -           -

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO          1        188          880         7      9,799        114,858         4        791       4,204

LANAO DEL NORTE                         1        188          880         3      9,489        113,695         3        340       1,039
SULTAN KUDARAT                         -          -            -          4        310          1,163         1        451       3,165

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO   -          -            -          3        166            313         4        702       1,061

MAGUINDANAO                            -          -            -          3        166            313         4        702       1,061

CARAGA                                  4        852        3,994        14      6,785         16,887        13      1,925       5,725

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                       -          -            -          4      5,582         13,113         7      1,183       4,704
AGUSAN DEL SUR                         -          -            -          2        211            566         1         40          66
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                       4        852        3,994         3        445            872         3        576         724
SURIGAO DEL SUR                        -          -            -          5        547          2,336         2        126         231

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