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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