Table 2. Number of New Residential Building Constructions Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions,
by Type of Building, by Region and Province: 1st Quarter of 2003
(Floor Area in Square Meters, Value in Thousand Pesos)
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TOTAL | SINGLE | DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
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 15,545 1,980,677 10,943,133 13,981 1,554,727 7,874,477 393 57,591 298,344
National Capital Region 2,038 637,356 4,556,814 1,793 411,013 2,471,449 120 22,502 121,540
Manila, First District 178 33,484 248,640 155 26,966 199,094 2 162 1,465
Second District 930 363,004 2,311,189 829 212,870 1,133,871 58 10,459 53,994
Third District 197 33,079 180,425 167 28,066 150,030 18 3,057 16,367
Fourth District 733 207,789 1,816,560 642 143,111 988,454 42 8,824 49,714
Cordillera Administrative
Region 184 34,852 178,044 133 18,184 98,060 5 829 6,425
Abra 5 568 3,194 3 378 2,075 - - -
Benguet 171 33,395 170,464 122 16,917 91,599 5 829 6,425
Ifugao 5 427 1,492 5 427 1,492 - - -
Kalinga-Apayao 1 133 403 1 133 403 - - -
Mountain Province 2 329 2,491 2 329 2,491 - - -
Region I - Ilocos 989 97,231 445,873 948 89,980 411,027 9 1,645 6,487
Ilocos Norte 473 43,082 201,527 470 41,802 196,221 1 361 1,444
Ilocos Sur 247 22,098 102,909 243 20,847 95,611 2 191 911
La Union 269 32,051 141,437 235 27,331 119,195 6 1,093 4,132
Pangasinan - - - - - - - - -
Region II - Cagayan Valley 449 51,893 237,000 440 49,620 223,127 3 723 4,062
Batanes 1 120 1,080 1 120 1,080 - - -
Cagayan 246 28,069 119,784 246 28,069 119,784 - - -
Isabela 102 13,976 60,670 98 13,139 56,454 1 293 1,012
Nueva Vizcaya 53 4,931 35,573 49 4,001 26,701 2 430 3,050
Quirino 47 4,797 19,893 46 4,291 19,108 - - -
Region III - Central Luzon 1,520 170,647 908,098 1,088 112,601 583,438 36 4,908 27,555
Bataan 116 11,192 57,601 107 9,622 48,191 - - -
Bulacan 612 57,097 293,235 318 21,044 91,362 12 2,057 13,165
Nueva Ecija 154 20,188 101,491 147 17,853 87,624 5 768 4,406
Pampanga 407 52,058 278,357 309 38,011 202,217 14 1,660 7,604
Tarlac 139 16,745 89,845 130 15,253 82,170 3 299 1,832
Zambales 92 13,367 87,569 77 10,818 71,874 2 124 548
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,107 367,591 2,103,548 2,620 295,811 1,738,445 105 14,738 82,542
Batangas 246 32,030 174,798 229 28,533 159,266 7 851 5,362
Cavite 799 86,250 538,791 551 67,210 450,316 26 3,523 19,186
Laguna 606 72,162 395,465 536 60,368 329,228 35 4,145 19,730
Marinduque 80 6,989 29,866 80 6,989 29,866 - - -
Occidental Mindoro 5 892 3,597 3 517 2,083 - - -
Oriental Mindoro 75 9,981 51,506 65 8,904 47,044 2 271 850
Palawan 119 13,723 67,581 114 12,823 64,311 2 280 901
Quezon 380 34,331 171,464 348 29,571 146,897 7 741 3,215
Rizal 739 104,336 644,390 636 73,999 483,344 26 4,927 33,298
Romblon 31 3,563 13,271 31 3,563 13,271 - - -
Aurora 27 3,334 12,819 27 3,334 12,819 - - -
Region V - Bicol 558 53,568 247,855 424 42,944 211,327 23 2,320 9,305
Albay 41 7,400 29,273 41 7,400 29,273 - - -
Camarines Norte 56 5,055 26,537 54 4,839 25,933 2 216 604
Camarines Sur 365 30,044 135,326 234 19,804 100,278 20 1,936 7,825
Catanduanes 26 2,530 12,052 26 2,530 12,052 - - -
Masbate 19 2,654 15,905 19 2,654 15,905 - - -
Sorsogon 51 5,885 28,762 50 5,717 27,886 1 168 876
Region VI - Western Visayas 756 97,865 485,159 741 94,599 470,226 7 1,165 5,685
Aklan 27 4,103 20,956 21 2,549 13,859 1 140 616
Antique 20 2,192 10,676 20 2,192 10,676 - - -
Capiz 94 12,710 47,178 92 12,194 44,178 2 516 3,000
Iloilo 288 47,310 239,175 288 47,310 239,175 - - -
Negros Occidental 319 30,487 162,440 312 29,291 157,604 4 509 2,069
Guimaras 8 1,063 4,734 8 1,063 4,734 - - -
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,146 172,980 710,340 2,090 158,680 653,765 28 3,396 12,375
Bohol 233 20,838 77,839 232 16,048 61,124 - - -
Cebu 1,576 130,130 567,137 1,524 120,850 528,245 25 3,166 11,407
Negros Oriental 330 21,248 60,703 327 21,018 59,735 3 230 968
Siquijor 7 764 4,661 7 764 4,661 - - -
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 464 44,260 175,639 435 41,469 166,261 24 1,106 2,042
Eastern Samar 29 4,002 18,909 29 4,002 18,909 - - -
Leyte 268 25,570 100,440 239 22,779 91,062 24 1,106 2,042
Northern Samar 16 1,025 2,524 16 1,025 2,524 - - -
Samar 43 5,571 23,553 43 5,571 23,553 - - -
Southern Leyte 91 6,791 26,557 91 6,791 26,557 - - -
Biliran 17 1,301 3,656 17 1,301 3,656 - - -
Region IX - Western Mindanao 254 29,967 103,809 253 29,813 103,335 1 154 474
Basilan 5 746 3,421 5 746 3,421 - - -
Zamboanga del Norte 162 19,456 57,855 162 19,456 57,855 - - -
Zamboanga del Sur 87 9,765 42,533 86 9,611 42,059 1 154 474
Region X - Northern Mindanao 320 25,393 73,909 317 24,446 70,677 2 613 1,925
Bukidnon 98 9,721 28,150 97 9,387 26,843 - - -
Camiguin 50 3,815 11,466 48 3,202 9,541 2 613 1,925
Misamis Occidental 139 9,218 26,706 139 9,218 26,706 - - -
Misamis Oriental 33 2,639 7,587 33 2,639 7,587 - - -
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 1,876 109,598 414,447 1,833 103,100 388,121 24 2,276 12,114
Davao 625 26,299 69,478 623 26,219 68,943 1 61 485
Davao del Sur 1,037 68,668 294,391 1,001 62,934 269,976 22 2,013 11,026
Davao Oriental 38 2,784 7,017 38 2,784 7,017 - - -
South Cotabato 159 10,716 39,839 154 10,032 38,463 1 202 603
Sarangani 17 1,131 3,722 17 1,131 3,722 - - -
Region XII - Central Mindanao 215 19,526 63,902 209 17,980 59,742 1 118 390
Lanao del Norte 184 16,322 52,673 179 15,078 49,238 1 118 390
Cotabato 6 497 2,243 6 497 2,243 - - -
Sultan Kudarat 25 2,707 8,986 24 2,405 8,261 - - -
Region XIII - Caraga 554 61,054 212,996 542 57,591 199,777 5 1,098 5,423
Agusan del Norte 154 14,068 47,253 152 13,559 44,054 - - -
Agusan del Sur 24 2,103 6,290 24 2,103 6,290 - - -
Surigao del Norte 351 41,971 150,882 344 39,425 142,014 4 1,040 5,268
Surigao del Sur 25 2,912 8,571 22 2,504 7,419 1 58 155
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao 115 6,896 25,700 115 6,896 25,700 - - -
Sulu - - - - - - - - -
Tawi-Tawi - - - - - - - - -
Lanao del Sur - - - - - - - - -
Maguindanao 115 6,896 25,700 115 6,896 25,700 - - -
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Table 2. (concluded)
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APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA | RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM | OTHERS
Region and Province | Floor | | | Floor | | | Floor |
Number | Area | Value | Number | Area | Value | Number | Area | Value
(10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18)
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Philippines 428 253,564 1,869,274 2 233 1,349 741 114,562 899,689
National Capital Region 122 175,323 1,497,702 - - - 3 28,518 466,123
Manila, First District 21 6,356 48,081 - - - - - -
Second District 43 139,675 1,123,324 - - - - - -
Third District 12 1,956 14,028 - - - - - -
Fourth District 46 27,336 312,269 - - - 3 28,518 466,123
Cordillera Administrative
Region 15 4,655 12,778 - - - 31 11,184 60,781
Abra - - - - - - 2 190 1,119
Benguet 15 4,655 12,778 - - - 29 10,994 59,662
Ifugao - - - - - - - - -
Kalinga Apayao - - - - - - - - -
Mountain Province - - - - - - - - -
Region I - Ilocos 3 1,171 4,548 - - - 29 4,435 23,811
Ilocos Norte 2 919 3,862 - - - - - -
Ilocos Sur - - - - - - 2 1,060 6,387
La Union 1 252 686 - - - 27 3,375 17,424
Pangasinan - - - - - - - - -
Region II - Cagayan Valley 2 288 1,584 - - - 4 1,262 8,227
Batanes - - - - - - - - -
Cagayan - - - - - - - - -
Isabela 2 288 1,584 - - - 1 256 1,620
Nueva Vizcaya - - - - - - 2 500 5,822
Quirino - - - - - - 1 506 785
Region III - Central Luzon 76 13,733 75,965 1 103 891 319 39,302 220,249
Bataan 8 1,530 9,360 - - - 1 40 50
Bulacan 24 2,584 13,794 - - - 258 31,412 174,914
Nueva Ecija 1 1,067 8,341 - - - 1 500 1,120
Pampanga 35 6,608 33,891 - - - 49 5,779 34,645
Tarlac 2 277 1,035 - - - 4 916 4,808
Zambales 6 1,667 9,544 1 103 891 6 655 4,712
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 147 37,108 195,591 1 130 458 234 19,804 86,512
Batangas 2 453 2,369 - - - 8 2,193 7,801
Cavite 30 3,051 17,375 - - - 192 12,466 51,914
Laguna 24 5,191 34,269 - - - 11 2,458 12,238
Marinduque - - - - - - - - -
Occidental Mindoro - - - - - - 2 375 1,514
Oriental Mindoro - - - 1 130 458 7 676 3,154
Palawan 2 552 1,994 - - - 1 68 375
Quezon 21 3,074 15,555 - - - 4 945 5,797
Rizal 68 24,787 124,029 - - - 9 623 3,719
Romblon - - - - - - - - -
Aurora - - - - - - - - -
Region V - Bicol 8 821 3,716 - - - 103 7,483 23,507
Albay - - - - - - - - -
Camarines Norte - - - - - - - - -
Camarines Sur 8 821 3,716 103 7,483 23,507
Catanduanes - - - - - - - - -
Masbate - - - - - - - - -
Sorsogon - - - - - - - - -
Region VI - Western Visayas 4 1,495 6,358 - - - 4 606 2,890
Aklan 2 849 3,761 - - - 3 565 2,720
Antique - - - - - - - - -
Capiz - - - - - - - - -
Iloilo - - - - - - - - -
Negros Occidental 2 646 2,597 - - - 1 41 170
Guimaras - - - - - - - - -
Region VII - Central Visayas 26 10,791 43,889 - - - 2 113 311
Bohol 1 4,790 16,715 - - - - - -
Cebu 25 6,001 27,174 - - - 2 113 311
Negros Oriental - - - - - - - - -
Siquijor - - - - - - - - -
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 5 1,685 7,336 - - - - - -
Eastern Samar - - - - - - - - -
Leyte 5 1,685 7,336 - - - - - -
Northern Samar - - - - - - - - -
Samar (Western Samar) - - - - - - - - -
Southern Leyte - - - - - - - - -
Biliran - - - - - - - - -
Region IX - Western Mindanao - - - - - - - - -
Basilan - - - - - - - - -
Zamboanga del Norte - - - - - - - - -
Zamboanga del Sur - - - - - - - - -
Region X - Northern Mindanao - - - - - - 1 334 1,307
Bukidnon - - - - - - 1 334 1,307
Camiguin - - - - - - - - -
Misamis Occidental - - - - - - - - -
Misamis Oriental - - - - - - - - -
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 12 3,560 12,437 - - - 7 662 1,775
Davao del Norte - - - - - - 1 19 50
Davao del Sur 10 3,338 11,959 - - - 4 383 1,430
Davao Oriental - - - - - - - - -
South Cotabato 2 222 478 - - - 2 260 295
Sarangani - - - - - - - - -
Region XII - Central Mindanao 5 1,428 3,770 - - - - - -
Lanao del Norte 4 1,126 3,045 - - - - - -
North Cotabato - - - - - - - - -
Sultan Kudarat 1 302 725 - - - - - -
Region XIII - Caraga 3 1,506 3,600 - - - 4 859 4,196
Agusan del Norte - - - - - - 2 509 3,199
Agusan del Sur - - - - - - - - -
Surigao del Norte 3 1,506 3,600 - - - - - -
Surigao del Sur - - - - - - 2 350 997
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao - - - - - - - - -
Sulu - - - - - - - - -
Tawi-Tawi - - - - - - - - -
Lanao del Sur - - - - - - - - -
Maguindanao - - - - - - - - -
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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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