Table 3. Number of New NonResidential Building Constructions Started, Floor Area and Value of 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            |          COMMERCIAL          |        INDUSTRIAL
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                    2,396  1,314,750  7,305,250    1,432    869,166  4,761,880      277  207,062   921,041

National Capital Region          469    490,219  3,005,209      316    393,129  2,264,556       39   46,864   295,182

Manila, First District            51    160,387    648,983       43    158,722    582,092        4    1,665    54,255
Second District                  174    145,654  1,026,066      116     94,110    623,681       17   24,297   176,650
Third District                    51     29,043    108,876       14      7,090     38,967       12   15,176    41,368
Fourth District                  193    155,135  1,221,284      143    133,207  1,019,816        6    5,726    22,909

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                         57      20,618    147,132       49     17,127    122,332        1       71       250

Abra                              3       2,064      9,065        3      2,064      9,065        -        -         -
Benguet                          51      18,076    136,967       44     14,660    112,406        1       71       250
Ifugao                            1          75        239        -          -          -        -        -         -
Kalinga-Apayao                    -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Mountain Province                 2         403        861        2        403        861        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                90      57,504    241,459       50     41,329    122,361        9    3,646    11,185

Ilocos Norte                     41       7,890     52,958       21      4,588     33,175        3      557     1,162
Ilocos Sur                       18       6,629     27,567       10      2,561     13,519        3    1,994     7,216
La Union                         31      42,985    160,934       19     34,180     75,667        3    1,095     2,807
Pangasinan                        -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -

Region II - Cagayan Valley       53      11,563     62,361       30      6,749     29,854        7    1,198     2,507

Batanes                           -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Cagayan                           4       2,599     15,910        3      2,139     11,610        -        -         -
Isabela                          32       5,025     22,515       16      2,338      9,974        7    1,198     2,507
Nueva Vizcaya                     9       2,757     20,762        5      1,392      5,830        -        -         -
Quirino                           8       1,182      3,174        6        880      2,440        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon      403     163,693    683,816      275     57,393    283,504       49   65,757   211,981

Bataan                            8       1,587     12,346        4        566      2,758        1      200       385
Bulacan                          92      76,746    231,785       48     13,245     53,939       24   42,838   107,737
Nueva Ecija                      36      10,071     50,717       23      5,982     33,385        5      894     1,832
Pampanga                        208      50,302    265,494      173     27,900    145,517       13   15,068    79,209
Tarlac                           33      17,755     83,274       18      7,007     33,600        4    3,862     7,430
Zambales                         26       7,232     40,200        9      2,693     14,305        2    2,895    15,388

Region IV - Southern Tagalog    398     231,070  1,759,049      217    161,181  1,233,811       70   34,643   275,638

Batangas                         48      37,082    281,632       18     33,592    246,601        9    2,205    19,398
Cavite                          105     115,809  1,017,239       68     92,423    809,456       12   10,547    97,632
Laguna                           73      27,998    169,116       41     11,570     61,028       25   12,502    92,130
Marinduque                        4         494      2,083        1         86        650        1       89       110
Occidental Mindoro                1         121        488        -          -          -        -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                 25       4,608     21,342       17      3,835     18,847        3      105       265
Palawan                          37      14,091     89,091       19      5,418     23,505       10    6,052    55,443
Quezon                           35      10,353     55,674       14      5,420     24,904        3      607     1,678
Rizal                            50      17,410     99,733       26      6,283     36,615        6    2,422     8,775
Romblon                           7         708     10,939        3        594      4,888        1      114       207
Aurora                           13       2,396     11,712       10      1,960      7,317        -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                 59      25,740    121,162       34     11,113     45,995        5    2,760     4,935

Albay                             7       4,526     22,877        5      3,042     15,103        -        -         -
Camarines Norte                   9       5,410     23,668        6      2,946      8,467        1       48       201
Camarines Sur                    33      11,317     49,925       16      2,235     11,139        4    2,712     4,734
Catanduanes                       1         291      1,008        1        291      1,008        -        -         -
Masbate                           3         774      4,185        3        774      4,185        -        -         -
Sorsogon                          6       3,422     19,499        3      1,825      6,093        -        -         -

Region VI - Western Visayas      99      21,108     81,684       66     14,491     47,883        7    1,813     4,114

Aklan                            29       4,151     18,681       27      3,946     17,709        1       75       397
Antique                           3         331      5,755        1        100        557        -        -         -
Capiz                            21       4,993     17,816       12      3,913     11,313        3       78       362
Iloilo                            4           -      4,913        -          -          -        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                42      11,633     34,519       26      6,532     18,304        3    1,660     3,355
Guimaras                          -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -

Region VII - Central Visayas    216     111,225    586,020      126     66,854    323,212       39   11,479    35,514

Bohol                            11       7,403     69,858        6      3,765     18,849        3      138       302
Cebu                            146      94,240    486,468       85     57,680    288,588       29    9,531    30,313
Negros Oriental                  57       9,496     29,208       33      5,323     15,289        7    1,810     4,899
Siquijor                          2          86        486        2         86        486        -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas    69      18,938     70,688       33     10,694     38,024        8    4,630    16,791

Eastern Samar                    15       4,700     16,487        8      4,110     13,613        -        -         -
Leyte                            36      11,557     44,703       15      4,715     18,767        7    4,342    16,316
Northern Samar                    -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Samar                             2       1,100      3,874        2      1,100      3,874        -        -         -
Southern Leyte                   15       1,553      5,556        8        769      1,770        1      288       475
Biliran                           1          28         68        -          -          -        -        -         -

Region IX - Western Mindanao     28       9,282     33,570       17      4,593     20,766        5    1,912     4,043

Basilan                           1         432      5,068        1        432      5,068        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Norte               -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                27       8,850     28,502       16      4,161     15,698        5    1,912     4,043

Region X - Northern Mindanao     37       7,620     28,416       21      3,911     14,641        1      728     1,945

Bukidnon                         21       5,286     16,991       13      2,434      7,890        1      728     1,945
Camiguin                          3         337        902        3        337        902        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                6       1,147      4,834        2        494      2,741        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                  7         850      5,689        3        646      3,108        -        -         -

Region XI - Southern Mindanao   267     122,365    356,716      122     69,728    178,199       31   29,706    52,677

Davao                            53       8,514     18,696       20      3,602      6,880       10    1,903     2,465
Davao del Sur                   158      91,517    268,654       69     59,905    143,650       12   16,991    29,921
Davao Oriental                    1         283        310        -          -          -        -        -         -
South Cotabato                   50      18,594     62,327       30      5,788     26,579        7    7,788    14,652
Sarangani                         5       3,457      6,729        3        433      1,090        2    3,024     5,639

Region XII - Central Mindanao    32       5,289     21,581       18      2,628      9,990        -        -         -
																						   
Lanao del Norte                  17       2,539      8,258        9      1,405      4,198        -        -         -
Cotabato                          8         991      4,003        5        728      3,221        -        -         -
Sultan Kudarat                    7       1,759      9,320        4        495      2,571        -        -         -
																							   
Region XIII - Caraga            109      15,573     92,663       53      7,569     25,035        5    1,752     4,175

Agusan del Norte                 21       5,062     21,321       13      1,694      4,006        3    1,553     3,487
Agusan del Sur                   42       6,027     30,189       16      1,839      8,545        1      151       598
Surigao del Norte                41       4,211     39,513       22      3,811     11,707        -        -         -
Surigao del Sur                   5         273      1,640        2        225        777        1       48        90

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                       10       2,943     13,724        5        677      1,717        1      103       104

Sulu                              -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Tawi-Tawi                         -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Lanao del Sur                     -           -          -        -          -          -        -        -         -
Maguindanao                      10       2,943     13,724        5        677      1,717        1      103       104

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Table 3. (concluded)

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                                      INSTITUTIONAL        |         AGRICULTURAL         |      OTHERS
Region and Province                  |    Floor |          |        |    Floor |          |        |         
                              Number |     Area |    Value | Number |     Area |    Value | Number |   Value 
                                (10) |     (11) |     (12) |   (13) |     (14) |     (15) |   (16) |    (17) 
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Philippines                      451    220,899  1,384,134       54     17,623     58,629      182   179,566

National Capital Region           58     50,226    390,375        -          -          -       56    55,096

Manila, First District             -          -          -        -          -          -        4    12,636
Second District                   30     27,247    220,818        -          -          -       11     4,917
Third District                    11      6,777     25,373        -          -          -       14     3,168
Fourth District                   17     16,202    144,184        -          -          -       27    34,375

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                           7      3,420     24,550        -          -          -        -         -

Abra                               -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Benguet                            6      3,345     24,311        -          -          -        -         -
Ifugao                             1         75        239        -          -          -        -         -
Kalinga Apayao                     -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Mountain Province                  -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                 16     10,784     93,484        7      1,745      2,544        8    11,885

Ilocos Norte                       9      2,514      9,088        3        231        591        5     8,942
Ilocos Sur                         2      2,053      5,880        1         21         40        2       912
La Union                           5      6,217     78,516        3      1,493      1,913        1     2,031
Pangasinan                         -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        11      3,472     21,440        2        144        210        3     8,350

Batanes                            -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Cagayan                            1        460      4,300        -          -          -        -         -
Isabela                            6      1,459      5,220        1         30         87        2     4,727
Nueva Vizcaya                      3      1,365     11,309        -          -          -        1     3,623
Quirino                            1        188        611        1        114        123        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon        48     32,507    137,088       14      8,036     34,933       17    16,310

Bataan                             2        713      8,655        1        108        548        -         -
Bulacan                           10     18,613     60,320        5      2,050      5,461        5     4,328
Nueva Ecija                        3        503      1,965        3      2,692     11,545        2     1,990
Pampanga                          16      7,174     34,822        1        160        170        5     5,776
Tarlac                             6      3,860     22,825        4      3,026     17,209        1     2,210
Zambales                          11      1,644      8,501        -          -          -        4     2,006

Region IV - Southern Tagalog      73     33,001    212,747       10      2,245     10,614       28    26,239

Batangas                           8        750      7,412        4        535      2,853        9     5,368
Cavite                            21     12,839    103,615        -          -          -        4     6,536
Laguna                             4      3,926     12,142        -          -          -        3     3,816
Marinduque                         2        319      1,323        -          -          -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                 1        121        488        -          -          -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                   1        217        535        3        451        812        1       883
Palawan                            3      1,882      8,304        1        739        837        4     1,002
Quezon                            15      3,806     22,480        2        520      6,112        1       500
Rizal                             15      8,705     52,053        -          -          -        3     2,290
Romblon                            -          -          -        -          -          -        3     5,844
Aurora                             3        436      4,395        -          -          -        -         -
															  
Region V - Bicol                  17     11,867     66,075        -          -          -        3     4,157
														  
Albay                              2      1,484      7,774        -          -          -        -         -
Camarines Norte                    2      2,416     15,000        -          -          -        -         -
Camarines Sur                     11      6,370     31,974        -          -          -        2     2,078
Catanduanes                        -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Masbate                            -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Sorsogon                           2      1,597     11,327        -          -          -        1     2,079

Region VI - Western Visayas       19      4,804     19,113        -          -          -        7    10,574

Aklan                              1        130        575        -          -          -        -         -
Antique                            1        231      1,200        -          -          -        1     3,998
Capiz                              6      1,002      6,141        -          -          -        -         -
Iloilo                             -          -          -        -          -          -        4     4,913
Negros Occidental                 11      3,441     11,197        -          -          -        2     1,663
Guimaras                           -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -

Region VII - Central Visayas      36     32,837    223,297        1         55         60       14     3,937

Bohol                              1      3,500     49,924        -          -          -        1       783
Cebu                              20     27,029    164,513        -          -          -       12     3,054
Negros Oriental                   15      2,308      8,860        1         55         60        1       100
Siquijor                           -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     17      3,206     11,321        4        408        937        7     3,615

Eastern Samar                      5        530      2,471        1         60        307        1        96
Leyte                              7      2,152      5,929        3        348        630        4     3,061
Northern Samar                     -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Samar                              -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Southern Leyte                     4        496      2,853        -          -          -        2       458
Biliran                            1         28         68        -          -          -        -         -

Region IX - Western Mindanao       6      2,777      8,761        -          -          -        -         -

Basilan                            -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Zamboanga del Norte                -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                  6      2,777      8,761        -          -          -        -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao      10      1,454      4,662        4      1,527      5,562        1     1,606

Bukidnon                           3        597      1,594        4      1,527      5,562        -         -
Camiguin                           -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                 4        653      2,093        -          -          -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                   3        204        975        -          -          -        1     1,606

Region XI - Southern Mindanao     87     20,165    112,813        9      2,766      2,927       18    10,100
						
Davao del Norte                   18      2,854      8,955        1        155        156        4       240
Davao del Sur                     60     14,061     87,424        4        560        595       13     7,064
Davao Oriental                     1        283        310        -          -          -        -         -
South Cotabato                     8      2,967     16,124        4      2,051      2,176        1     2,796
Sarangani                          -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -

Region XII - Central Mindanao     10      2,017     10,508        2        644        709        2       374

Lanao del Norte                    4        490      2,977        2        644        709        2       374
North Cotabato                     3        263        782        -          -          -        -         -
Sultan Kudarat                     3      1,264      6,749        -          -          -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga              33      6,199     36,169        1         53        133       17    27,151

Agusan del Norte                   4      1,762     13,695        1         53        133        -         -
Agusan del Sur                    25      4,037     21,046        -          -          -        -         -
Surigao del Norte                  4        400      1,428        -          -          -       15    26,378
Surigao del Sur                    -          -          -        -          -          -        2       773

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                         3      2,163     11,731        -          -          -        1       172

Sulu                               -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Tawi-Tawi                          -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Lanao del Sur                      -          -          -        -          -          -        -         -
Maguindanao                        3      2,163     11,731        -          -          -        1       172

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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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