Table 4. Number of New Commercial 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          |           BANKS           |      HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
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                    1,432  869,166  4,761,880       40    8,661    46,366       22   24,170    73,248

National Capital Region          316  393,129  2,264,556       12    2,819    16,520        2      254     2,238
																		  
Manila, First District            43  158,722    582,092        -        -         -        1      180     1,620
Second District                  116   94,110    623,681        6      720     3,395        1       74       618
Third District                    14    7,090     38,967        1       96     3,055        -        -         -
Fourth District                  143  133,207  1,019,816        5    2,003    10,070        -        -         -
																						   
Cordillera Administrative																   
  Region                          49   17,127    122,332        2      835     5,108        -        -         -
																					   
Abra                               3    2,064      9,065        -        -         -        -        -         -
Benguet                           44   14,660    112,406        2      835     5,108        -        -         -
Ifugao                             -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Kalinga-Apayao                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Mountain Province                  2      403        861        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                 50   41,329    122,361        -        -         -        -        -         -
														 
Ilocos Norte                      21    4,588     33,175        -        -         -        -        -         -
Ilocos Sur                        10    2,561     13,519        -        -         -        -        -         -
La Union                          19   34,180     75,667        -        -         -        -        -         -
Pangasinan                         -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        30    6,749     29,854        1       60       265        1      312     1,320

Batanes                            -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Cagayan                            3    2,139     11,610        -        -         -        -        -         -
Isabela                           16    2,338      9,974        1       60       265        1      312     1,320
Nueva Vizcaya                      5    1,392      5,830        -        -         -        -        -         -
Quirino                            6      880      2,440        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon       275   57,393    283,504        2      234     1,311        6    3,849    16,424

Bataan                             4      566      2,758        -        -         -        -        -         -
Bulacan                           48   13,245     53,939        -        -         -        1      492       501
Nueva Ecija                       23    5,982     33,385        1      141       611        -        -         -
Pampanga                         173   27,900    145,517        1       93       700        4    3,255    15,308
Tarlac                            18    7,007     33,600        -        -         -        -        -         -
Zambales                           9    2,693     14,305        -        -         -        1      102       615

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     217  161,181  1,233,811        5      955     9,494        3      879     5,104

Batangas                          18   33,592    246,601        2      164       644        -        -         -
Cavite                            68   92,423    809,456        2      535     6,036        -        -         -
Laguna                            41   11,570     61,028        -        -         -        -        -         -
Marinduque                         1       86        650        -        -         -        -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                17    3,835     18,847        -        -         -        -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                   -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Palawan                           19    5,418     23,505        -        -         -        2      717     3,153
Quezon                            14    5,420     24,904        -        -         -        1      162     1,951
Rizal                             26    6,283     36,615        -        -         -        -        -         -
Romblon                            3      594      4,888        -        -         -        -        -         -
Aurora                            10    1,960      7,317        1      256     2,814        -        -         -
						    
Region V - Bicol                  34   11,113     45,995        1      320     1,414        -        -         -

Albay                              5    3,042     15,103        -        -         -        -        -         -
Camarines Norte                    6    2,946      8,467        1      320     1,414        -        -         -
Camarines Sur                     16    2,235     11,139        -        -         -        -        -         -
Catanduanes                        1      291      1,008        -        -         -        -        -         -
Masbate                            3      774      4,185        -        -         -        -        -         -
Sorsogon                           3    1,825      6,093        -        -         -        -        -         -
														    
Region VI - Western Visayas       66   14,491     47,883        2      990     3,169        -        -         -

Aklan                             27    3,946     17,709        -        -         -        -        -         -
Antique                            1      100        557        -        -         -        -        -         -
Capiz                             12    3,913     11,313        -        -         -        -        -         -
Iloilo                             -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                 26    6,532     18,304        2      990     3,169        -        -         -
Guimaras                           -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region VII - Central Visayas     126   66,854    323,212        6      782     3,007        4    9,465    17,967

Bohol                              6    3,765     18,849        1      279       401        -        -         -
Cebu                              85   57,680    288,588        5      503     2,606        4    9,465    17,967
Negros Oriental                   33    5,323     15,289        -        -         -        -        -         -
Siquijor                           2       86        486        -        -         -        -        -         -
							  								    
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     33   10,694     38,024        -        -         -        1      375     1,123
														    
Eastern Samar                      8    4,110     13,613        -        -         -        -        -         -
Leyte                             15    4,715     18,767        -        -         -        -        -         -
Northern Samar                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Samar (Western Samar)              2    1,100      3,874        -        -         -        1      375     1,123
Southern Leyte                     8      769      1,770        -        -         -        -        -         -
Biliran                            -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region IX - Western Mindanao      17    4,593     20,766        1      239       521        3      876     6,243

Basilan                            1      432      5,068        -        -         -        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Norte                -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                 16    4,161     15,698        1      239       521        3      876     6,243

Region X - Northern Mindanao      21    3,911     14,641        2      649     2,203        1       34        92

Bukidnon                          13    2,434      7,890        2      649     2,203        1       34        92
Camiguin                           3      337        902        -        -         -        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                 2      494      2,741        -        -         -        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                   3      646      3,108        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region XI - Southern Mindanao    122   69,728    178,199        5      486     2,913        1    8,126    22,737

Davao del Norte                   20    3,602      6,880        -        -         -        -        -         -
Davao del Sur                     69   59,905    143,650        3      290     2,065        1    8,126    22,737
Davao Oriental                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
South Cotabato                    30    5,788     26,579        2      196       848        -        -         -
Sarangani                          3      433      1,090        -        -         -        -        -         -
														    
Region XII - Central Mindanao     18    2,628      9,990        -        -         -        -        -         -
													    
Lanao del Norte                    9    1,405      4,198        -        -         -        -        -         -
North Cotabato                     5      728      3,221        -        -         -        -        -         -
Sultan Kudarat                     4      495      2,571        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga              53    7,569     25,035        1      292       441        -        -         -

Agusan del Norte                  13    1,694      4,006        1      292       441        -        -         -
Agusan del Sur                    16    1,839      8,545        -        -         -        -        -         -
Surigao del Norte                 22    3,811     11,707        -        -         -        -        -         -
Surigao del Sur                    2      225        777        -        -         -        -        -         -
    
Autonomous Region in Muslim     
  Mindanao                         5      677      1,717        -        -         -        -        -         -

Sulu                               -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Tawi-Tawi                          -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
lanao del Sur                      -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -         -
Maguindanao                        5      677      1,717        -        -         -        -        -         -

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Table 4. (continued)

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                             CONDOMINIUM OFFICE BUILDING |           STORE           |           OTHERS
Region, Province,                    |  Floor |          |        |  Floor |         |        |  Floor |         
  City, and Municipality      Number |   Area |    Value | Number |   Area |   Value | Number |   Area |    Value 
                               (10)  |   (11) |     (12) |  (13)  |   (14) |    (15) |   (16) |   (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                      233  344,695  1,875,623      599  295,233 1,612,437      538  196,407  1,154,206

National Capital Region          111  302,330  1,653,324      106   26,096   169,009       85   61,630    423,465

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           9    6,870     44,801       21    4,008    14,787       17    5,414     57,636

Abra                               2    1,689      7,768        1      375     1,297
Benguet                            7    5,181     37,033       18    3,230    12,629       17    5,414     57,636
Ifugao                             -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Kalinga-Apayao                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Mountain Province                  -        -          -        2      403       861        -        -          -

Region I - Ilocos                  4    2,178     11,677       21   32,018    59,837       25    7,133     50,847

Ilocos Norte                       1      908      3,511       12    1,509     4,457        8    2,171     25,207
Ilocos Sur                         2    1,186      7,051        3      331     2,147        5    1,044      4,321
La Union                           1       84      1,115        6   30,178    53,233       12    3,918     21,319
Pangasinan                         -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -

Region II - Cagayan Valley         4      883      3,528       15    3,612    18,927        9    1,882      5,814

Batanes                            -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Cagayan                            -        -          -        2    1,578    10,358        1      561      1,252
Isabela                            3      561      2,838        9    1,319     5,254        2       86        297
Nueva Vizcaya                      -        -          -        2      468     2,416        3      924      3,414
Quirino                            1      322        690        2      247       899        3      311        851

Region III - Central Luzon        13    2,595     13,052      144   18,650    85,724      110   32,065    166,993

Bataan                             1      121        911        -        -         -        3      445      1,847
Bulacan                            -        -          -       22    5,885    28,827       25    6,868     24,611
Nueva Ecija                        3      795      4,734        8    2,502    16,551       11    2,544     11,489
Pampanga                           4      680      1,840      103    8,901    34,559       61   14,971     93,110
Tarlac                             1       30        269        8      688     2,754        9    6,289     30,577
Zambales                           4      969      5,298        3      674     3,033        1      948      5,359

Region IV - Southern Tagalog      17    4,472     29,648       84  129,730 1,065,256      108   25,145    124,309

Batangas                           2      605      5,607        8   31,229   228,726        6    1,594     11,624
Cavite                             6    1,446      9,659       25   84,344   763,532       35    6,098     30,229
Laguna                             3      417      3,508       15    7,011    36,810       23    4,142     20,710
Marinduque                         -        -          -        1       86       650        -        -          -
Occidental Mindoro                 -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Oriental Mindoro                   -        -          -        8    2,335    13,339        9    1,500      5,508
Palawan                            2      174      1,390        7      976     6,502        8    3,551     12,460
Quezon                             2    1,664      7,773        6    2,123    10,463        5    1,471      4,717
Rizal                              2      166      1,711        6      875     3,675       18    5,242     31,229
Romblon                            -        -          -        2      291       595        1      303      4,293
Aurora                             -        -          -        6      460       964        3    1,244      3,539

Region V - Bicol                   6    2,113      7,313       11    2,969    11,069       16    5,711     26,199

Albay                              1      300      1,600        2    1,412     5,874        2    1,330      7,629
Camarines Norte                    -        -          -        2      100       158        3    2,526      6,895
Camarines Sur                      3      150        605        6    1,295     4,052        7      790      6,482
Catanduanes                        -        -          -        -        -         -        1      291      1,008
Masbate                            -        -          -        -        -         -        3      774      4,185
Sorsogon                           2    1,663      5,108        1      162       985        -        -          -

Region VI - Western Visayas       13    4,708     11,268       22    4,848    16,030       29    3,945     17,416

Aklan                              2      840      1,852        9      721     3,163       16    2,385     12,694
Antique                            -        -          -        1      100       557        -        -          -
Capiz                              7    1,469      4,603        3    2,032     5,231        2      412      1,479
Iloilo                             -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Negros Occidental                  4    2,399      4,813        9    1,995     7,079       11    1,148      3,243
Guimaras                           -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas      20    5,295     47,763       52   17,658    54,163       44   33,654    200,312

Bohol                              1      350      5,000        4    3,136    13,448        -        -          -
Cebu                              12    3,968     37,032       34   13,143    37,195       30   30,601    193,788
Negros Oriental                    6      918      5,321       13    1,352     3,444       14    3,053      6,524
Siquijor                           1       59        410        1       27        76        -        -          -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      6    2,499     11,229       18    6,415    21,906        8    1,405      3,766

Eastern Samar                      -        -          -        8    4,110    13,613        -        -          -
Leyte                              5    2,445     11,165        3      960     3,942        7    1,310      3,660
Northern Samar                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Samar (Western Samar)              -        -          -        1      725     2,751        -        -          -
Southern Leyte                     1       54         64        6      620     1,600        1       95        106
Biliran                            -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao       2    1,424      7,068        5    1,339     4,069        6      715      2,865

Basilan                            1      432      5,068        -        -         -        -        -          -
Zamboanga del Norte                -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                  1      992      2,000        5    1,339     4,069        6      715      2,865

Region X - Northern Mindanao       2      149        470        7    1,204     4,598        9    1,875      7,278

Bukidnon                           1       14         56        4      558     1,490        5    1,179      4,049
Camiguin                           1      135        414        -        -         -        2      202        488
Misamis Occidental                 -        -          -        -        -         -        2      494      2,741
Misamis Oriental                   -        -          -        3      646     3,108        -        -          -

Region XI - Southern Mindanao     18    6,556     26,085       54   42,466    73,512       44   12,094     52,952

Davao                              -        -          -       16    2,678     4,743        4      924      2,137
Davao del Sur                     10    4,840     15,954       30   37,781    62,701       25    8,868     40,193
Davao Oriental                     -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
South Cotabato                     7    1,448      9,503        7    1,872     5,693       14    2,272     10,535
Sarangani                          1      268        628        1      135       375        1       30         87
                                                                                            
Region XII - Central Mindanao      2      708      2,402        8      796     4,303        8    1,124      3,285

Lanao del Norte                    1      420      1,960        4      356     1,524        4      629        714
North Cotabato                     1      288        442        4      440     2,779        -        -          -
Sultan Kudarat                     -        -          -        -        -         -        4      495      2,571

Region XIII - Caraga               6    1,915      5,995       27    3,279     8,978       19    2,083      9,621
                              
Agusan del Norte                   -        -          -        5      762     1,459        7      640      2,106
Agusan del Sur                     1       90        120        7      386     1,070        8    1,363      7,355
Surigao del Norte                  5    1,825      5,875       13    1,906     5,672        4       80        160
Surigao del Sur                    -        -          -        2      225       777        -        -          -
                               
Autonomous Region in Muslim 
  Mindanao                         -        -          -        4      145       269        1      532      1,448

Sulu                               -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Tawi-Tawi                          -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Lanao del Sur                      -        -          -        -        -         -        -        -          -
Maguindanao                        -        -          -        4      145       269        1      532      1,448
   
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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         Philippines National Statistics Office
         Manila, Philippines

Page last updated:  August 13, 2003

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