Table 4. Number of New Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction,
         by Type of Building, by Region and Province: First Quarter, 2004

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                                         TOTAL             |           BANKS          |      HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
Region, Province,                    |   Floor |           |        |  Floor |        |        |  Floor |
  City, and Municipality      Number |    Area |     Value | Number |   Area |  Value | Number |   Area |   Value
                                 (1) |     (2) |       (3) |    (4) |    (5) |    (6) |    (7) |    (8) |     (9)
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Philippines                    1,437   514,524   3,260,582       50   10,588   78,530       22   27,294   152,101

National Capital Region          174   206,545   1,754,620        4      832    6,713        -        -         -

Manila, First District            32    16,707     166,097        -        -        -        -        -         -
Second District                   54    74,583     385,719        3      464    2,698        -        -         -
Third District                    15     4,997      23,081        -        -        -        -        -         -
Fourth District                   73   110,258   1,179,723        1      368    4,015        -        -         -

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          47    28,530     155,304        1      411    2,179        5   13,257    63,963

Abra                               3       750       4,820        -        -        -        -        -         -
Benguet                           38    26,860     144,165        1      411    2,179        5   13,257    63,963
Ifugao                             3       640       2,907        -        -        -        -        -         -
Kalinga                            3       280       3,412        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                 84    16,245      70,373        5      845    9,317        1       56       454

Ilocos Norte                      18     1,793       3,683        -        -        -        -        -         -
Ilocos Sur                        10     1,655      10,375        1      104    1,072        -        -         -
La Union                          18     3,000      13,073        -        -        -        -        -         -
Pangasinan                        38     9,797      43,242        4      741    8,245        1       56       454

Region II - Cagayan Valley        24     4,822      29,657        3      737    6,713        1      252       520

Cagayan                            3       667       5,284        1      161      682        -        -         -
Isabela                           15     2,806      14,519        2      576    6,031        1      252       520
Nueva Vizcaya                      5     1,141       9,497        -        -        -        -        -         -
Quirino                            1       208         357        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon       260    44,453     208,420        7    1,472    9,848        4    1,757     7,734

Bataan                             4       722       3,023        -        -        -        -        -         -
Bulacan                           92     9,776      46,347        4    1,062    8,236        -        -         -
Nueva Ecija                       27     6,636      29,814        1      220      279        3    1,127     7,039
Pampanga                         103    19,689     100,939        1       70      774        1      630       695
Tarlac                            25     4,849      19,154        1      120      559        -        -         -
Zambales                           5       645       1,760        -        -        -        -        -         -
Aurora                             4     2,136       7,383        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region IVA - Calabarzon          252    62,542     375,590       13    2,200   20,396        1    3,703    42,280

Batangas                          50    18,724     108,151        2      304      721        -        -         -
Cavite                            67    16,128      90,261        -        -        -        -        -         -
Laguna                            78    17,360     124,282        6    1,347   15,688        1    3,703    42,280
Quezon                             8       741       5,113        1      257    1,705        -        -         -
Rizal                             49     9,589      47,783        4      292    2,282        -        -         -

Region IVB - Mimaropa             34     7,788      31,072        3    1,080    4,260        -        -         -

Marinduque                         3       759       3,909        -        -        -        -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                 2       667       2,388        -        -        -        -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                  23     5,439      20,877        3    1,080    4,260        -        -         -
Palawan                            6       923       3,898        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                  42    10,619      53,692        1      340    1,578        -        -         -

Albay                              7     2,820      13,145        1      340    1,578        -        -         -
Camarines Norte                    5     1,436       5,222        -        -        -        -        -         -
Camarines Sur                     22     4,897      27,461        -        -        -        -        -         -
Catanduanes                        2       141         877        -        -        -        -        -         -
Masbate                            3       717       2,932        -        -        -        -        -         -
Sorsogon                           3       608       4,055        -        -        -        -        -         -

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Table 4. (continued)

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                                         TOTAL             |           BANKS          |      HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
Region, Province,                    |   Floor |           |        |  Floor |        |        |  Floor |
  City, and Municipality      Number |    Area |     Value | Number |   Area |  Value | Number |   Area |   Value
                                 (1) |     (2) |       (3) |    (4) |    (5) |    (6) |    (7) |    (8) |     (9)
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Region VI - Western Visayas       41    13,738      67,072        1      120      976        6    5,450    32,225

Aklan                             10     6,351      31,023        -        -        -        3    4,686    25,397
Antique                            5     1,905      14,117        -        -        -        1      400     4,651
Capiz                              7     1,680       5,810        1      120      976        1      172       788
Iloilo                             2       240         687        -        -        -        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                 17     3,562      15,435        -        -        -        1      192     1,389

Region VII - Central Visayas     136    43,365     224,021        3      981    6,927        -        -         -

Bohol                              2     1,763       6,859        -        -        -        -        -         -
Cebu                             104    38,203     201,514        3      981    6,927        -        -         -
Negros Oriental                   28     3,355      15,448        -        -        -        -        -         -
Siquijor                           2        44         200        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     27     5,000      22,586        -        -        -        -        -         -

Eastern Samar                      4       330       2,239        -        -        -        -        -         -
Leyte                              4       357       1,565        -        -        -        -        -         -
Northern Samar                     7     2,680      12,841        -        -        -        -        -         -
Samar (Western Samar)              3       226         494        -        -        -        -        -         -
Southern Leyte                     6       706       2,423        -        -        -        -        -         -
Biliran                            3       701       3,024        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula   34     5,924      26,550        1      311    3,071        1      212     1,229

Zamboanga Del Norte                1       694       1,600        -        -        -        -        -         -
Zamboanga Del Sur                 32     5,065      24,209        1      311    3,071        1      212     1,229
Isabela City                       1       165         741        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao      57    14,270      49,299        2      122      783        -        -         -

Bukidnon                          16     4,952      18,336        1        7       18        -        -         -
Camiguin                           2       147         497        -        -        -        -        -         -
Lanao Del Norte                   22     4,486      13,887        -        -        -        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                 1        66         281        -        -        -        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                  16     4,619      16,298        1      115      765        -        -         -

Region XI - Davao                117    26,925     113,814        6    1,137    5,769        1      127       500

Davao Del Norte                   24     4,207      14,268        -        -        -        -        -         -
Davao Del Sur                     77    19,004      84,009        5      500    1,814        1      127       500
Davao Oriental                    11     1,996      11,275        1      637    3,955        -        -         -
Compostela Valley                  5     1,718       4,262        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region XII - Soccsksargen         57    14,222      38,799        -        -        -        2    2,480     3,196

South Cotabato                    40    11,563      28,941        -        -        -        2    2,480     3,196
Sultan Kudarat                     3       253       1,310        -        -        -        -        -         -
Saranggani                         2       726       1,550        -        -        -        -        -         -
Cotabato City                     12     1,680       6,998        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga              49     9,296      38,316        -        -        -        -        -         -

Agusan Del Norte                  18     5,338      12,315        -        -        -        -        -         -
Agusan Del Sur                    23     1,641       4,532        -        -        -        -        -         -
Surigao Del Norte                  4     1,087       5,944        -        -        -        -        -         -
Surigao Del Sur                    4     1,230      15,525        -        -        -        -        -         -

Autonomous Region in
  Muslim Mindanao                  2       240       1,397        -        -        -        -        -         -

Maguindanao                        1       180         917        -        -        -        -        -         -
Sulu                               1        60         480        -        -        -        -        -         -

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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                      212   180,443   1,403,898      485   136,595   817,576      668   159,604     808,477

National Capital Region           70   127,712   1,123,325       43    57,304   496,827       57    20,697     127,755

Manila, First District            18    12,983     127,425        7     1,936    22,902        7     1,788      15,770
Second District                   22    59,428     302,589       11     9,384    40,470       18     5,307      39,962
Third District                     5     3,556      15,721        6       972     4,278        4       469       3,082
Fourth District                   25    51,745     677,590       19    45,012   429,177       28    13,133      68,941

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           5     2,848      22,575       15     2,377     9,634       21     9,637      56,953

Abra                               1       288       1,560        1       302     2,241        1       160       1,019
Benguet                            4     2,560      21,015       11     1,435     4,486       17     9,197      52,522
Ifugao                             -         -           -        3       640     2,907        -         -           -
Kalinga                            -         -           -        -         -         -        3       280       3,412

Region I - Ilocos                  2        69         155       33     6,284    27,842       43     8,991      32,605

Ilocos Norte                       1        20          50       10       563     2,260        7     1,210       1,373
Ilocos Sur                         -         -           -        4     1,084     4,466        5       467       4,837
La Union                           -         -           -        7     1,074     3,688       11     1,926       9,385
Pangasinan                         1        49         105       12     3,563    17,428       20     5,388      17,010

Region II - Cagayan Valley         2     1,136       5,829       12     1,756     8,577        6       941       8,018

Cagayan                            1       256       1,787        -         -         -        1       250       2,815
Isabela                            1       880       4,042        9       960     3,628        2       138         298
Nueva Vizcaya                      -         -           -        2       588     4,592        3       553       4,905
Quirino                            -         -           -        1       208       357        -         -           -

Region III - Central Luzon        19     7,458      34,229       53     9,088    36,655      177    24,678     119,954

Bataan                             1       125         328        2       163     1,295        1       434       1,400
Bulacan                            3     1,281       4,464        5       714     3,006       80     6,719      30,641
Nueva Ecija                        3     1,373       6,525       15     3,098    12,385        5       818       3,586
Pampanga                           6     2,204      14,095       13     1,401     5,354       82    15,384      80,021
Tarlac                             3       605       1,989       13     3,085    13,095        8     1,039       3,511
Zambales                           -         -           -        4       361       965        1       284         795
Aurora                             3     1,870       6,828        1       266       555        -         -           -

Region IVA - Calabarzon           39    16,056     100,982       87     9,264    39,088      112    31,319     172,844

Batangas                          12    11,120      73,146       19     2,214     7,710       17     5,086      26,574
Cavite                             4       945       5,705       27     3,350    15,808       36    11,833      68,748
Laguna                            12     2,280      12,124       28     2,569     9,276       31     7,461      44,914
Quezon                             2       159       1,896        3       229     1,197        2        96         315
Rizal                              9     1,552       8,111       10       902     5,097       26     6,843      32,293

Region IVB - Mimaropa              1       304       1,224       11     1,625     7,741       19     4,779      17,847

Marinduque                         -         -           -        2       602     2,701        1       157       1,208
Occidental Mindoro                 1       304       1,224        -         -         -        1       363       1,164
Oriental Mindoro                   -         -           -        6       838     4,249       14     3,521      12,368
Palawan                            -         -           -        3       185       791        3       738       3,107

Region V - Bicol                   5     1,863       9,722       14     3,482    15,223       22     4,934      27,169

Albay                              1     1,040       4,778        4     1,395     6,589        1        45         200
Camarines Norte                    1       288         780        1       120       422        3     1,028       4,020
Camarines Sur                      3       535       4,164        4     1,129     4,598       15     3,233      18,699
Catanduanes                        -         -           -        1        28       165        1       113         712
Masbate                            -         -           -        2       552     1,935        1       165         997
Sorsogon                           -         -           -        2       258     1,514        1       350       2,541

Region VI - Western Visayas        9     3,359      13,633       13     2,393    13,535       12     2,416       6,703

Aklan                              1       780       3,024        4       505     1,958        2       380         644
Antique                            1       803       3,100        2       622     6,176        1        80         190
Capiz                              1       303         812        1        80       478        3     1,005       2,756
Iloilo                             1       150         424        -         -         -        1        90         263
Negros Occidental                  5     1,323       6,273        6     1,186     4,923        5       861       2,850

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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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Region VII - Central Visayas      15     5,944      29,429       48    12,098    54,484       70    24,342     133,181

Bohol                              -         -           -        2     1,763     6,859        -         -           -
Cebu                              12     5,592      27,428       33     8,157    36,269       56    23,473     130,890
Negros Oriental                    3       352       2,001       12     2,156    11,286       13       847       2,161
Siquijor                           -         -           -        1        22        70        1        22         130

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      5     1,696       8,735       17     1,925     7,658        5     1,379       6,193

Eastern Samar                      -         -           -        4       330     2,239        -         -           -
Leyte                              1        96         395        3       261     1,170        -         -           -
Northern Samar                     4     1,600       8,340        1       360     1,500        2       720       3,001
Samar (Western Samar)              -         -           -        2       162       195        1        64         299
Southern Leyte                     -         -           -        6       706     2,423        -         -           -
Biliran                            -         -           -        1       106       131        2       595       2,893

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    4       603       3,495       16     2,090     6,749       12     2,708      12,006

Zamboanga del Norte                -         -           -        1       694     1,600        -         -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                  4       603       3,495       14     1,231     4,408       12     2,708      12,006
Isabela City                       -         -           -        1       165       741        -         -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao       7     1,970       5,361       22     8,761    28,034       26     3,417      15,121

Bukidnon                           1       105         281        9     3,952    15,648        5       888       2,389
Camiguin                           -         -           -        -         -         -        2       147         497
Lanao del Norte                    3     1,153       2,780        6     1,765     4,039       13     1,568       7,068
Misamis Occidental                 1        66         281        -         -         -        -         -           -
Misamis Oriental                   2       646       2,019        7     3,044     8,347        6       814       5,167

Region XI - Davao                 18     7,544      39,012       57     9,878    39,053       35     8,239      29,480

Davao del Norte                    2       753       3,176       16     2,059     6,735        6     1,395       4,357
Davao del Sur                     13     5,901      30,788       32     5,964    27,642       26     6,512      23,265
Davao Oriental                     2       610       4,569        5       417       893        3       332       1,858
Compostela Valley                  1       280         479        4     1,438     3,783        -         -           -

Region XII - Soccsksargen          8     1,009       1,960       17     3,637    16,650       30     7,096      16,993

South Cotabato                     6       950       1,797       14     2,803    12,139       18     5,330      11,809
Sultan Kudarat                     -         -           -        -         -         -        3       253       1,310
Saranggani                         1        30          50        -         -         -        1       696       1,500
Cotabato City                      1        29         113        3       834     4,511        8       817       2,374

Region XIII - Caraga               3       872       4,232       25     4,393     8,429       21     4,031      25,655

Agusan del Norte                   1       187         720        6     3,220     5,433       11     1,931       6,162
Agusan del Sur                     1       135         312       18     1,140     2,886        4       366       1,334
Surigao del Norte                  1       550       3,200        1        33       110        2       504       2,634
Surigao del Sur                    -         -           -        -         -         -        4     1,230      15,525

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                         -         -           -        2       240     1,397        -         -           -

Maguindanao                        -         -           -        1       180       917        -         -           -
Sulu                               -         -           -        1        60       480        -         -           -

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

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