Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Constructions, by Type of Building by Region and Province: 
         First Quarter, 2003 
         (Floor Area in Square Meters, Value in Thousand Pesos)
	 
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                                           TOTAL            |           RESIDENTIAL         |       NONRESIDENTIAL
Region and Province                  |    Floor |           |        |    Floor |           |        |    Floor |         
                              Number |     Area |     Value | Number |     Area |     Value | Number |     Area |    Value 
                                 (1) |      (2) |       (3) |    (4) |      (5) |       (6) |    (7) |      (8) |      (9)
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Philippines                   22,483  3,452,395  20,217,471   15,545  1,980,677  10,943,133    2,396  1,314,750  7,305,250

National Capital Region        3,664  1,175,282   8,677,444    2,038    637,356   4,556,814      469    490,219  3,005,209

Manila, First District           320    197,236     971,863      178     33,484     248,640       51    160,387    648,983
Second District                1,559    530,997   3,671,649      930    363,004   2,311,189      174    145,654  1,026,066
Third District                   345     67,892     339,783      197     33,079     180,425       51     29,043    108,876
Fourth District                1,440    379,157   3,694,149      733    207,789   1,816,560      193    155,135  1,221,284

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                         276     60,707     360,488      184     34,852     178,044       57     20,618    147,132

Abra                              12      4,446      33,574        5        568       3,194        3      2,064      9,065
Benguet                          252     54,894     321,268      171     33,395     170,464       51     18,076    136,967
Ifugao                             6        502       1,731        5        427       1,492        1         75        239
Kalinga Apayao                     2        133         563        1        133         403        -          -          -
Mountain Province                  4        732       3,352        2        329       2,491        2        403        861

Region I - Ilocos              1,204    158,840     728,360      989     97,231     445,873       90     57,504    241,459
                             
Ilocos Norte                     593     53,594     274,292      473     43,082     201,527       41      7,890     52,958 
Ilocos Sur                       299     29,101     139,357      247     22,098     102,909       18      6,629     27,567 
La Union                         312     76,145     314,711      269     32,051     141,437       31     42,985    160,934     
Pangasinan                         -          -           -        -          -           -        -          -          -
							     
Region II - Cagayan Valley       530     64,853     307,460      449     51,893     237,000       53     11,563     62,361
						
Batanes                            1        120       1,080        1        120       1,080        -          -          -
Cagayan                          251     30,668     135,909      246     28,069     119,784        4      2,599     15,910
Isabela                          147     19,699      87,104      102     13,976      60,670       32      5,025     22,515
Nueva Vizcaya                     70      8,015      58,127       53      4,931      35,573        9      2,757     20,762
Quirino                           61      6,351      25,240       47      4,797      19,893        8      1,182      3,174
							
Region III - Central Luzon     2,212    357,129   1,775,986    1,520    170,647     908,098      403    163,693    683,816
						
Bataan                           138     13,314      76,945      116     11,192      57,601        8      1,587     12,346
Bulacan                          795    136,848     552,052      612     57,097     293,235       92     76,746    231,785
Nueva Ecija                      264     32,901     161,710      154     20,188     101,491       36     10,071     50,717
Pampanga                         667    115,109     644,603      407     52,058     278,357      208     50,302    265,494
Tarlac                           199     36,878     200,098      139     16,745      89,845       33     17,755     83,274
Zambales                         149     22,079     140,578       92     13,367      87,569       26      7,232     40,200
								
Region IV  - Southern Tagalog  4,192    628,800   4,108,238    3,107    367,591   2,103,548      398    231,070  1,759,049
   
Batangas                         360     69,575     464,600      246     32,030     174,798       48     37,082    281,632
Cavite                         1,196    213,432   1,632,836      799     86,250     538,791      105    115,809  1,017,239
Laguna                           742    107,983     634,116      606     72,162     395,465       73     27,998    169,116
Marinduque                        96      7,939      33,583       80      6,989      29,866        4        494      2,083
Occidental Mindoro                 6      1,013       4,085        5        892       3,597        1        121        488
Oriental Mindoro                 102     14,589      73,035       75      9,981      51,506       25      4,608     21,342
Palawan                          175     27,814     156,965      119     13,723      67,581       37     14,091     89,091
Quezon                           468     45,411     242,784      380     34,331     171,464       35     10,353     55,674
Rizal                            967    131,043     817,435      739    104,336     644,390       50     17,410     99,733
Romblon                           39      4,271      24,263       31      3,563      13,271        7        708     10,939
Aurora                            41      5,730      24,536       27      3,334      12,819       13      2,396     11,712

Region V - Bicol                 735     80,478     397,949      558     53,568     247,855       59     25,740    121,162

Albay                             53     11,926      55,496       41      7,400      29,273        7      4,526     22,877
Camarines Norte                   67     10,755      51,344       56      5,055      26,537        9      5,410     23,668
Camarines Sur                    488     41,378     196,951      365     30,044     135,326       33     11,317     49,925
Catanduanes                       36      3,415      15,054       26      2,530      12,052        1        291      1,008
Masbate                           25      3,428      25,589       19      2,654      15,905        3        774      4,185
Sorsogon                          66      9,576      53,515       51      5,885      28,762        6      3,422     19,499

Region VI - Western Visayas      945    121,339     610,909      756     97,865     485,159       99     21,108     81,684

Aklan                             66      8,735      43,394       27      4,103      20,956       29      4,151     18,681
Antique                           25      2,523      16,720       20      2,192      10,676        3        331      5,755
Capiz                            127     18,386      73,508       94     12,710      47,178       21      4,993     17,816
Iloilo                           303     47,955     259,356      288     47,310     239,175        4        -        4,913
Negros Occidental                416     42,677     213,197      319     30,487     162,440       42     11,633     34,519
Guimaras                           8      1,063       4,734        8      1,063       4,734        -          -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas   2,785    300,473   1,390,892    2,146    172,980     710,340      216    111,225    586,020

Bohol                            285     28,391     148,919      233     20,838      77,839       11      7,403     69,858
Cebu                           2,010    239,185   1,130,885    1,576    130,130     567,137      146     94,240    486,468
Negros Oriental                  476     31,873     103,042      330     21,248      60,703       57      9,496     29,208
Siquijor                          14      1,024       8,046        7        764       4,661        2         86        486
								
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas    640     67,942     295,892      464     44,260     175,639       69     18,938     70,688
							
Eastern Samar                     64      8,976      47,007       29      4,002      18,909       15      4,700     16,487
Leyte                            352     40,140     174,517      268     25,570     100,440       36     11,557     44,703
Northern Samar                    23      1,080       3,360       16      1,025       2,524        -          -          -
Samar                             50      7,416      31,072       43      5,571      23,553        2      1,100      3,874
Southern Leyte                   122      8,853      34,355       91      6,791      26,557       15      1,553      5,556
Biliran                           29      1,477       5,581       17      1,301       3,656        1         28         68
								
Region IX - Western Mindanao     524     40,095     144,987      254     29,967     103,809       28      9,282     33,570
							
Basilan                            6      1,178       8,489        5        746       3,421        1        432      5,068
Zamboanga del Norte              393     19,687      62,192      162     19,456      57,855        -          -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                125     19,230      74,306       87      9,765      42,533       27      8,850     28,502
							
Region X - Northern Mindanao     558     34,741     125,329      320     25,393      73,909       37      7,620     28,416
						
Bukidnon                         150     15,209      47,166       98      9,721      28,150       21      5,286     16,991
Camiguin                         120      5,482      24,937       50      3,815      11,466        3        337        902
Misamis Occidental               161     10,561      36,816      139      9,218      26,706        6      1,147      4,834
Misamis Oriental                 127      3,489      16,410       33      2,639       7,587        7        850      5,689
							
Region XI - Southern Mindana   2,776    245,506     831,839    1,876    109,598     414,447      267    122,365    356,716
	   
Davao del Norte                1,019     37,863      98,014      625     26,299      69,478       53      8,514     18,696
Davao del Sur                  1,350    168,762     604,788    1,037     68,668     294,391      158     91,517    268,654
Davao Oriental                    59      3,624       8,027       38      2,784       7,017        1        283        310
South Cotabato                   326     30,669     110,559      159     10,716      39,839       50     18,594     62,327
Sarangani                         22      4,588      10,451       17      1,131       3,722        5      3,457      6,729
								
Region XII - Central Mindanao    294     25,310      88,801      215     19,526      63,902       32      5,289     21,581
							
Lanao del Norte                  245     19,038      62,425      184     16,322      52,673       17      2,539      8,258
North Cotabato                    14      1,488       6,246        6        497       2,243        8        991      4,003
Sultan Kudarat                    35      4,784      20,130       25      2,707       8,986        7      1,759      9,320
							
Region XIII - Caraga           1,012     80,817     331,276      554     61,054     212,996      109     15,573     92,663
                        
Agusan del Norte                 308     20,792      75,886      154     14,068      47,253       21      5,062     21,321
Agusan del Sur                   135      8,326      37,698       24      2,103       6,290       42      6,027     30,189
Surigao del Norte                530     48,492     206,565      351     41,971     150,882       41      4,211     39,513
Surigao del Sur                   39      3,207      11,127       25      2,912       8,571        5        273      1,640

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                       136     10,083      41,621      115      6,896      25,700       10      2,943     13,724
   
Sulu                               -          -           -        -          -           -        -          -          -
Tawi-Tawi                          -          -           -        -          -           -        -          -          -
Lanao del Sur                      -          -           -        -          -           -        -          -          -
Maguindanao                      136     10,083      41,621      115      6,896      25,700       10      2,943     13,724

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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                                         ADDITIONS          |ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS|    DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
Region and Province                  |    Floor |           |        |          |          |        |          |         
                              Number |     Area |     Value | Number |    Value |   Number |  Value |   Number |    Value 
                                (10) |     (11) |      (12) |   (13) |     (14) |     (15) |   (16) |     (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                    1,296    156,968     772,862    3,246  1,196,226         31    5,726       244      53,599

National Capital Region          284     47,707     289,837      873    825,584         14    2,928        31      13,115

Manila, First District            31      3,365      31,957       60     42,283          -        -         8         682
Second District                  121     22,339     145,178      334    189,216         10      270         6       2,522
Third District                    27      5,770      24,916       70     25,566          3    1,658         6       1,366
Fourth District                  105     16,233      87,786      409    568,519          1    1,000        11       8,545

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                          15      5,237      29,849       20      5,463          2       48        11         667

Abra                               1      1,814      19,710        3      1,605          -        -         -           -
Benguet                           14      3,423      10,139       16      3,698          2       48        11         667
Ifugao                             -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Kalinga Apayao                     -          -           -        1        160          -        -         -           -
Mountain Province                  -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -

Region I - Ilocos                 50      4,105      14,732       75     26,296          3    1,356        71       8,412

Ilocos Norte                      35      2,622       8,809       44     10,998          1       60        56       6,104
Ilocos Sur                         9        374       1,124       25      7,757          2    1,296         6         156
La Union                           6      1,109       4,799        6      7,541          -        -         9       2,152
Pangasinan                         -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        19      1,397       5,800        9      2,299          1       91         1          50

Batanes                            -          -           -        -          -          1       91         1          50
Cagayan                            -          -           -        1        215          -        -         -           -
Isabela                            7        698       2,019        6      1,900          -        -         -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                      6        327       1,608        2        184          -        -         -           -
Quirino                            6        372       2,173        -          -          -        -         -           -

Region III - Central Luzon       124     22,789      97,343      165     86,729          3      701        12       9,812

Bataan                             6        535       3,158        8      3,840          -        -         -           -
Bulacan                           64      3,005      16,212       27     10,820          1      387         1          50
Nueva Ecija                       13      2,642       4,037       61      5,465          -        -         6       3,536
Pampanga                          16     12,749      55,424       36     45,328          2      314         3       5,775
Tarlac                            11      2,378      11,294       16     15,685          -        -         2         451
Zambales                          14      1,480       7,218       17      5,591          -        -         -           -

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     387     30,139     158,492      300     87,149          1       10        35       9,760

Batangas                           2        463       1,928       64      6,242          -        -         3       1,100
Cavite                           222     11,373      57,463       70     19,343          -        -        19       2,690
Laguna                            29      7,823      49,165       34     20,370          -        -         -           -
Marinduque                         5        456       1,214        7        420          -        -         -           -
Occidental Mindoro                 -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Oriental Mindoro                   -          -           -        2        187          -        -         -
Palawan                            -          -           -       19        293          -        -         7       1,996
Quezon                            11        727       4,735       42     10,911          -        -         3       3,707
Rizal                            118      9,297      43,987       60     29,325          1       10         2          25
Romblon                            -          -           -        1         53          -        -         1         242
Aurora                             -          -           -        1          5          -        -         -           -
               
Region V - Bicol                  12      1,170       4,236      106     24,696          -        -         -           -

Albay                              -          -           -        5      3,346          -        -         -           -
Camarines Norte                    1        290         844        1        295          -        -         -           -
Camarines Sur                      1         17          78       89     11,622          -        -         -           -
Catanduanes                        6        594       1,781        3        213          -        -         -           -
Masbate                            -          -           -        3      5,499          -        -         -           -
Sorsogon                           4        269       1,533        5      3,721          -        -         -           -

Region VI - Western Visayas       15      2,366      18,982       75     25,084          1       19         3         271

Aklan                              2        481       1,820        8      1,937          -        -         -           -
Antique                            -          -           -        2        289          -        -         -
Capiz                              4        683       1,769        8      6,745          -        -         -           -
Iloilo                             2        645      13,275        9      1,993          -        -         1         201
Negros Occidental                  7        557       2,118       48     14,120          1       19         2          70
Guimaras                           -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -

Region VII - Central Visayas      55     16,268      57,120      368     37,412          4      423        32       3,095

Bohol                              3        150         443       38        779          -        -         -           -
Cebu                              37     14,815      49,904      251     27,376          4      423        29       1,881
Negros Oriental                   13      1,129       5,839       76      7,292          -        -         3       1,214
Siquijor                           2        174         934        3      1,965          -        -         -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visaya      25      4,744      27,769       82     21,796          1      100        10       1,143

Eastern Samar                      4        274       1,370       16     10,241          -        -         -           -
Leyte                              9      3,013      20,986       39      8,388          1      100         5         921
Northern Samar                     2         55         101        5        735          -        -         -           -
Samar                              3        745       3,377        2        268          -        -         -           -
Southern Leyte                     4        509       1,464       12        778          -        -         4         122
Biliran                            3        148         471        8      1,386          -        -         1         100

Region IX - Western Mindanao      14        846       2,791      228      4,817          -        -         8       1,763

Basilan                            -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Zamboanga del Norte                7        231         337      224      4,000          -        -         -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                  7        615       2,454        4        817          -        -         8       1,763
							
Region X - Northern Mindanao       5      1,728      11,749      196     11,255          -        -         1         119

Bukidnon                           1        202         538       30      1,487          -        -         -           -
Camiguin                           1      1,330      10,487       66      2,082          -        -         -           -
Misamis Occidental                 3        196         724       13      4,552          -        -         -           -
Misamis Oriental                   -          -           -       87      3,134          -        -         1         119

Region XI - Southern Mindanao    226     13,543      34,995      407     25,681          -        -        10         182

Davao del Norte                  146      3,050       4,508      195      5,332          -        -         5          80
Davao del Sur                     56      8,577      25,812       99     15,931          -        -         5         102
Davao Oriental                    19        557         691        1          9          -        -         -           -
South Cotabato                     5      1,359       3,984      112      4,409          -        -         -           -
Sarangani                          -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -

Region XII - Central Mindanao     11        495       1,739       36      1,579          -        -         -           -

Lanao del Norte                   10        177         315       34      1,179          -        -         -           -
North Cotabato                     -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Sultan Kudarat                     1        318       1,424        2        400          -        -         -           -
                 
Region XIII - Caraga              51      4,190      16,653      298      8,964          -        -        19       5,210

Agusan del Norte                  11      1,662       3,866      122      3,446          -        -         -           -
Agusan del Sur                     2        196         235       67        984          -        -         1         582
Surigao del Norte                 37      2,310      12,452      101      3,718          -        -        18       4,628
Surigao del Sur                    1         22         100        8        816          -        -         -           -

Autonomous Region in Muslim 
  Minndanao                        3        244         775        8      1,422          1       50         -           -
   
Sulu                               -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Tawi-Tawi                          -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Lanao del Sur                      -          -           -        -          -          -        -         -           -
Maguindanao                        3        244         775        8      1,422          1       50         -           -

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

Page last updated:   August 13, 2003
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