TABLE 2. NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS STARTED, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE OF CONSTRUCTIONS,
         BY TYPE OF BUILDING BY REGION AND PROVINCE FOR THE THIRD 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                                 12,916     1,440,074     7,427,154     11,320    1,244,252   6,427,881      356     44,572     215,716

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                      1,414       305,685     2,004,903      1,184      253,680   1,694,129       67     11,208      58,933

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                         137        41,413       383,138        107       31,478     301,855        4        503       4,381
SECOND DISTRICT                                701       146,773       825,244        589      120,531     694,343       22      3,082      13,002
THIRD DISTRICT                                 109        15,326        84,435         96       13,150      73,749       12      1,851       8,686
FOURTH DISTRICT                                467       102,173       712,086        392       88,521     624,182       29      5,772      32,864

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION               183        31,739       167,986        169       29,920     159,038        3        523       2,677

ABRA                                             3           714         3,450          2          567       2,109       -          -           -
BENGUET                                        173        30,461       161,678        160       28,789     154,071        3        523       2,677
IFUGAO                                           1            52           408          1           52         408        -          -           -
KALINGA-APAYAO                                   6           512         2,450          6          512       2,450        -          -           -

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION                  1,214       114,853       491,097      1,177      107,192     454,160       11      1,554      10,148

ILOCOS NORTE                                   310        26,963       116,603        305       26,018     112,343        1         48         150
ILOCOS SUR                                     212        16,735        73,888        207       15,192      63,825        2        348       5,155
LA UNION                                       188        19,937        93,192        175       17,071      81,722        5        657       2,658
PANGASINAN                                     504        51,218       207,414        490       48,911     196,270        3        501       2,185

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                          409        37,049       166,171        400       35,539     159,649        1        260       1,250

CAGAYAN                                        242        19,990        94,920        242       19,990      94,920        -          -           -
ISABELA                                         73         9,502        38,158         73        9,502      38,158        -          -           -
NUEVA VIZCAYA                                   80         6,241        27,083         71        4,731      20,561        1        260       1,250
QUIRINO                                         14         1,316         6,010         14        1,316       6,010        -          -           -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                  1,027       105,280       573,634        827       79,114     443,063       26      3,643      16,402

BATAAN                                          85         8,370        44,469         80        7,740      41,717        2        215         801
BULACAN                                        464        33,191       171,455        323       18,305      95,299       10      1,267       5,273
NUEVA ECIJA                                    125        13,159        66,904        120       11,767      62,569        1        171         594
PAMPANGA                                       228        35,056       202,292        191       27,605     164,397        9      1,277       5,427
TARLAC                                         117        14,414        81,313        106       12,958      74,675        3        362       1,512
ZAMBALES                                         8         1,090         7,201          7          739       4,406        1        351       2,795

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG               3,585       362,751     2,057,453      2,801      289,133   1,674,857      146     19,193      95,459

BATANGAS                                         1            33            79          1           33          79       -          -           -
CAVITE                                       1,234       131,234       816,627        959      101,544     645,294       48      5,378      24,306
LAGUNA                                         781        91,410       474,198        696       75,449     394,096       52      8,126      43,593
MARINDUQUE                                      17         1,366         5,114         16        1,128       4,617        -          -           -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                               2           116           464          2          116         464        -          -           -
ORIENTAL MINDORO                                39         6,736        38,904         31        3,878      20,992        1        289         570
PALAWAN                                        139        16,647        86,785        131       13,243      68,695        2        151         888
QUEZON                                         551        47,304       228,268        486       42,027     206,958       14      1,775       8,040
RIZAL                                          799        65,118       395,973        458       49,369     324,828       28      3,033      15,855
ROMBLON                                          1           378         1,189          1          378       1,189        -          -           -
AURORA                                          21         2,409         9,852         20        1,968       7,645        1        441       2,207

REGION V    - BICOL                            498        47,440       204,714        345       39,552     182,801       33      1,349       4,744

ALBAY                                           62        10,168        43,950         62       10,168      43,950        -          -           -
CAMARINES NORTE                                 29         3,773        17,753         27        3,628      17,188        2        145         565
CAMARINES SUR                                  327        24,928       100,436        176       17,185      79,088       31      1,204       4,179
CATANDUANES                                     29         3,174        15,588         29        3,174      15,588        -          -           -
MASBATE                                         12         1,619         6,297         12        1,619       6,297        -          -           -
SORSOGON                                        39         3,778        20,690         39        3,778      20,690        -          -           -

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Table 2.  (continued)

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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                  707      96,133       454,990        688       92,838     441,027        8      1,303        6,047

AKLAN                                           35       5,655        27,982         24        3,305      18,802        3        840        3,575
ANTIQUE                                         18       2,483        12,395         18        2,483      12,395       -          -            -
CAPIZ                                           97      12,136        46,093         97       12,136      46,093       -          -            -
ILOILO                                         313      52,193       249,687        312       52,142     249,342        1         51          345
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                              239      23,142       117,039        232       22,248     112,601        4        412        2,127
GUIMARAS                                         5         524         1,794          5          524       1,794       -          -            -

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS                1,074     112,162       448,384      1,029      102,297     405,177       13      2,148       10,192

BOHOL                                          146      10,546        31,895        145       10,079      30,395       -          -            -
CEBU                                           624      76,590       331,313        584       68,033     294,382       11      1,858        8,883
NEGROS ORIENTAL                                294      23,799        77,825        290       22,958      73,049        2        290        1,309
SIQUIJOR                                        10       1,227         7,351         10        1,227       7,351       -          -            -

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS                  354      34,732       158,754        317       32,991     150,932       32        953        3,052

EASTERN SAMAR                                   14       1,389         7,563         13        1,342       7,286        1         47          277
LEYTE                                          230      23,772       113,495        195       22,174     106,238       31        906        2,775
NORTHERN SAMAR                                   1          96           310          1           96         310       -          -            -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                           11       1,125         3,975         11        1,125       3,975       -          -            -
SOUTHERN LEYTE                                  65       6,074        25,675         64        5,978      25,387       -          -            -
BILIRAN                                         33       2,276         7,736         33        2,276       7,736       -          -            -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO                 261      19,832        68,631        261       19,832      68,631       -          -            -

BASILAN                                          4         239         1,333          4          239       1,333       -          -            -
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                            257      19,593        67,298        257       19,593      67,298       -          -            -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO                372      33,192       104,589        365       32,126      99,910        3        327          916

BUKIDNON                                        97       9,509        26,075         96        9,398      25,779        1        111          296
CAMIGUIN                                        52       4,137        16,709         52        4,137      16,709       -          -            -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                             121      11,528        33,495        120       11,247      32,295       -          -            -
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                               102       8,018        28,310         97        7,344      25,127        2        216          620

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO              1,222      94,561       363,982      1,178       86,914     339,808       11      1,733        5,285

DAVAO DEL NORTE                                439      24,261        63,281        436       23,783      61,706        3        478        1,575
DAVAO DEL SUR                                  499      45,906       232,431        473       41,017     214,165        6        482        2,545
DAVAO ORIENTAL                                  68       5,071        12,245         68        5,071      12,245       -          -            -
SOUTH COTABATO                                 211      18,853        54,836        197       16,798      50,946        2        773        1,165
SARANGANI                                        5         470         1,189          4          245         746       -          -            -

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO                 168      14,551        51,338        167       14,273      51,021       -          -            -

LANAO DEL NORTE                                142      11,796        42,014        141       11,518      41,697       -          -            -
SULTAN KUDARAT                                  26       2,755         9,324         26        2,755       9,324       -          -            -

REGION XII  - CARAGA                           325      24,676        86,808        318       24,151      85,941        2        378          611

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                               182      12,414        42,362        181       12,353      42,194       -          -            -
AGUSAN DEL SUR                                  11         877         2,855         11          877       2,855       -          -            -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                              112       9,293        35,165        108        9,207      35,077       -          -            -
SURIGAO DEL SUR                                 20       2,092         6,426         18        1,714       5,815        2        378          611

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO           103       5,438        23,720         94        4,700      17,737       -          -            -

MAGUINDANAO                                    103       5,438        23,720         94        4,700      17,737       -          -            -

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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                                  813      92,326     467,197        -          -          -        427      58,924      316,360

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                      160      40,755     251,370        -          -          -          3          42          471

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                        26       9,432      76,902        -          -          -         -           -            -
SECOND DISTRICT                               87      23,118     117,428        -          -          -          3          42          471
THIRD DISTRICT                                 1         325       2,000        -          -          -         -           -            -
FOURTH DISTRICT                               46       7,880      55,040        -          -          -         -           -            -

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION              -           -           -         -          -          -         11       1,296        6,271

ABRA                                          -           -           -         -          -          -          1         147        1,341
BENGUET                                       -           -           -         -          -          -         10       1,149        4,930

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION                   11       2,682      13,738        -          -          -         15       3,425       13,051

ILOCOS NORTE                                   4         897       4,110        -          -          -         -           -            -
ILOCOS SUR                                    -           -           -         -          -          -          3       1,195        4,908
LA UNION                                       2         635       4,391        -          -          -          6       1,574        4,421
PANGASINAN                                     5       1,150       5,237        -          -          -          6         656        3,722

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                          3         254       1,081        -          -          -          5         996        4,191

NUEVA VIZCAYA                                  3         254       1,081        -          -          -          5         996        4,191

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON                   64       6,008      22,737        -          -          -        110      16,515       91,432

BATAAN                                         3         415       1,951        -          -          -         -           -            -
BULACAN                                       39       1,536       4,528        -          -          -         92      12,083       66,355
NUEVA ECIJA                                   -           -           -         -          -          -          4       1,221        3,741
PAMPANGA                                      18       3,412      13,604        -          -          -         10       2,762       18,864
TARLAC                                         4         645       2,654        -          -          -          4         449        2,472

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG               410      26,667     115,557        -          -          -        228      27,758      171,580

CAVITE                                       161       6,827      30,684        -          -          -         66      17,485      116,343
LAGUNA                                        33       7,835      36,509        -          -          -         -           -            -
MARINDUQUE                                     1         238         497        -          -          -         -           -            -
ORIENTAL MINDORO                               1          70         348        -          -          -          6       2,499       16,994
PALAWAN                                       -           -           -         -          -          -          6       3,253       17,202
QUEZON                                        46       2,604       8,853        -          -          -          5         898        4,417
RIZAL                                        168       9,093      38,666        -          -          -        145       3,623       16,624

REGION V    - BICOL                          109       5,154      11,122        -          -          -         11       1,385        6,047

CAMARINES SUR                                109       5,154      11,122        -          -          -         11       1,385        6,047

REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS                  4         633       3,726        -          -          -          7       1,359        4,190

AKLAN                                          2         316       1,626        -          -          -          6       1,194        3,979
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                              2         317       2,100        -          -          -          1         165          211

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS                 27       6,982      31,605        -          -          -          5         735        1,410

BOHOL                                          1         467       1,500        -          -          -         -           -            -
CEBU                                          24       5,964      26,638        -          -          -          5         735        1,410
NEGROS ORIENTAL                                2         551       3,467        -          -          -         -           -            -

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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                  5        788        4,770        -           -           -         -          -         -

LEYTE                                          4        692        4,482        -           -           -         -          -         -
SOUTHERN LEYTE                                 1         96          288        -           -           -         -          -         -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO                2        416        2,498        -           -           -          2        323     1,265

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                             -          -            -        -           -           -          1        281     1,200
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                               2        416        2,498        -           -           -          1         42        65

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO                9      1,249        3,010        -           -           -         24      4,665    15,879

DAVAO DEL SUR                                  3        868        2,464        -           -           -         17      3,539    13,257
SOUTH COTABATO                                 6        381          546        -           -           -          6        901     2,179
SARANGANI                                      -          -            -        -           -           -          1        225       443

REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO                 -          -            -        -           -           -          1        278       317

LANAO DEL NORTE                                -          -            -        -           -           -          1        278       317

REGION XII  - CARAGA                           -          -            -        -           -           -          5        147       256

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                               -          -            -        -           -           -          1         61       168
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                              -          -            -        -           -           -          4         86        88

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO           9        738        5,983        -           -           -          -          -         -

MAGUINDANAO                                    9        738        5,983        -           -           -          -          -         -

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