Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province: Second Quarter, 2004

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                                              TOTAL             |            RESIDENTIAL          |       NONRESIDENTIAL
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                     27,748   4,250,465   28,623,228   19,786   2,335,587   13,293,847    2,978   1,757,486  13,301,393

National Capital Region          3,691   1,458,428   13,388,580    1,829     584,243    4,317,901      645     809,187   7,988,632

Manila, First District             378     275,224    2,289,059      180      34,462      292,142       95     237,334   1,923,175
Second District                  1,554     446,432    3,205,430      847     351,561    2,457,964      211      79,737     475,732
Third District                     306      51,509      299,239      181      27,581      170,822       37      14,189      69,261
Fourth District                  1,453     685,263    7,594,852      621     170,639    1,396,973      302     477,927   5,520,464

Cordillera Administrative          312      60,417      341,077      235      39,801      203,618       34      19,412     113,002
  Region

Abra                                22       2,688       12,758       14       1,635        5,898        2         816       5,441
Benguet                            260      55,273      314,144      199      36,103      188,276       25      18,266     103,086
Ifugao                               7         504        4,212        5         504        1,948        2           0       2,264
Kalinga                             14       1,477        7,539        9       1,084        5,399        4         330       1,884
Mountain Province                    1           0          327        0           0            0        1           0         327
Apayao                               8         475        2,097        8         475        2,097        0           0           0

Region I - Ilocos                2,061     227,760    1,176,594    1,737     170,757      800,682      166      52,014     315,599

Ilocos Norte                       610      55,770      283,377      484      46,932      226,287       47       6,903      34,365
Ilocos Sur                         252      24,085      131,211      221      20,513       90,612       12       2,676      31,464
La Union                           298      44,448      237,402      235      27,868      138,860       44      15,410      86,395
Pangasinan                         901     103,457      524,604      797      75,444      344,923       63      27,025     163,375

Region II - Cagayan Valley         708      68,593      321,878      653      51,393      218,580       49      15,485      91,181

Batanes                              6         877        3,856        5         347        3,093        1         530         763
Cagayan                            461      31,900      142,734      450      27,991      112,744       10       3,909      28,757
Isabela                            176      25,980      122,378      142      14,830       65,582       29       9,435      45,912
Nueva Vizcaya                       23       2,791       23,007       15       1,525        8,558        8       1,266      14,449
Quirino                             42       7,045       29,903       41       6,700       28,603        1         345       1,300

Region III - Central Luzon       2,634     376,200    2,015,660    2,071     205,702    1,077,647      388     162,401     806,594

Bataan                             224      25,505      157,417      203      20,966      118,014       15       4,393      35,729
Bulacan                          1,012     127,960      616,421      836      67,382      335,108      127      58,799     251,374
Nueva Ecija                        264      34,905      196,814      171      20,394       96,708       38      13,577      81,395
Pampanga                           863     140,639      823,496      662      72,034      406,850      154      66,277     354,072
Tarlac                             226      42,778      198,666      173      21,940      109,557       38      17,928      73,866
Zambales                             8       1,209        6,060        6         850        3,789        2         359       2,271
Aurora                              37       3,204       16,786       20       2,136        7,621       14       1,068       7,887

Region IVA - Calabarzon          6,258     698,639    4,390,361    5,052     476,318    2,874,585      487     177,554   1,099,857

Batangas                         1,641     209,619    1,266,741    1,258     144,458      853,491      148      48,765     244,970
Cavite                           1,635     177,097    1,088,215    1,250     121,925      760,774      174      43,751     254,425
Laguna                           1,850     164,925    1,010,612    1,646     104,510      542,965      101      52,189     388,273
Quezon                             291      26,892      185,638      234      21,670      134,090       16       4,746      40,571
Rizal                              841     120,106      839,155      664      83,755      583,265       48      28,103     171,618

Region IVB - Mimaropa              379      52,538      268,558      267      29,782      145,746       79      21,670     115,210

Marinduque                         110       9,009       47,111       82       7,481       35,779       12         960       6,690
Occidental Mindoro                  24       2,366       10,605       23       2,366        9,527        1           0       1,078
Oriental Mindoro                   102      23,149      116,402       68      10,605       55,926       34      12,544      60,476
Palawan                            111      15,196       84,446       67       6,865       36,760       29       7,831      44,781
Romblon                             32       2,818        9,994       27       2,465        7,754        3         335       2,185

Region V - Bicol                   552      69,925      379,569      350      50,259      235,842       82      18,700     118,052

Albay                              105      24,591       99,209       84      22,614       82,180       11       1,977       8,846
Camarines Norte                     35       6,574       34,676       25       2,362       11,888        9       4,095      22,288
Camarines Sur                      277      22,238      139,314      149      15,044       85,537       28       7,051      43,184
Catanduanes                         45       3,160       23,816       36       2,823       15,440        6         168       6,278
Masbate                             42       7,078       34,834       23       3,631       18,271       17       3,062      14,237
Sorsogon                            48       6,284       47,720       33       3,785       22,526       11       2,347      23,219

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Table 1.  (continued)

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                                              TOTAL             |            RESIDENTIAL          |       NONRESIDENTIAL
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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Region VI - Western Visayas      1,565     218,961    1,279,734    1,301     167,593      992,262      116      49,652     236,153

Aklan                               54      14,125       99,201       31       6,393       34,003       15       7,625      60,635
Antique                             21       4,013       20,843       10       1,423        9,974        8       2,545       9,068
Capiz                               98      13,398       66,490       74       9,500       40,888       16       3,629      20,586
Iloilo                             770     105,774      665,065      752     104,251      645,768        4       1,463      13,996
Negros Occidental                  597      79,686      420,832      409      44,061      254,326       73      34,390     131,868
Guimaras                            25       1,965        7,303       25       1,965        7,303        0           0           0

Region VII - Central Visayas     2,951     355,677    1,945,984    1,989     172,197      745,372      247     177,092  1, 129,597

Bohol                              878      60,339      255,053      646      46,965      187,410       65       8,991      47,189
Cebu                             1,555     257,043    1,520,113      997     100,748      476,820      125     155,026  1, 000,690
Negros Oriental                    483      32,149      127,390      323      21,480       63,329       49      10,151      58,807
Siquijor                            35       6,146       43,428       23       3,004       17,813        8       2,924      22,911

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      467      53,831      290,743      334      42,377      205,410       64       9,942      62,355

Eastern Samar                       47       4,843       34,283       25       3,406       20,367       14       1,437      10,159
Leyte                              198      27,295      137,834      149      21,973       97,509       14       3,984      24,972
Northern Samar                      47       4,931       24,855       37       3,585       19,679        7       1,346       5,110
Samar (Western Samar)               29       3,061       16,344       22       2,452       11,956        6         609       4,197
Southern Leyte                     104       9,031       56,417       76       7,419       41,741       14       1,486      12,222
Biliran                             42       4,670       21,010       25       3,542       14,158        9       1,080       5,695

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula  1,100      69,527      295,082      608      50,120      198,914       60      17,183      79,108

Zamboanga del Norte                937      43,653      167,573      503      38,931      143,107       22       3,353      15,227
Zamboanga del Sur                  161      25,341      125,596      104      11,124       55,486       37      13,362      62,289
Isabela City                         2         533        1,913        1          65          321        1         468       1,592

Region X - Northern Mindanao     1,546     142,758      618,430      900      76,137      294,585      157      64,935     292,339

Bukidnon                           221      35,075      112,970      151      15,072       42,630       42      19,469      63,502
Camiguin                            74       3,197       18,478       27       2,882       15,099        7         315       2,467
Lanao del Norte                    612      35,338      123,149      314      23,708       79,473       42      10,908      38,143
Misamis Occidental                 150      13,402       96,408      112       9,326       39,269       23       4,044      54,615
Misamis Oriental                   489      55,746      267,425      296      25,149      118,114       43      30,199     133,612

Region XI - Davao                2,243     214,601    1,106,065    1,686     147,456      690,029      147      63,065     387,511

Davao del Norte                    623      31,475      107,419      433      23,134       73,410       43       7,274      28,038
Davao del Sur                    1,199     164,365      935,866      989     110,607      579,581       78      51,687     337,536
Davao Oriental                      62       4,367       19,741       38       2,743        8,381        7       1,136      10,372
Compostela Valley                  359      14,394       43,039      226      10,972       28,657       19       2,968      11,565

Region XII - Soccsksargen          745     129,549      586,677      516      43,232      195,958      152      81,812     363,482

North Cotabato                      72       6,224       34,017       56       2,995       16,349       14       3,229      17,054
South Cotabato                     474      84,151      436,313      318      29,037      134,084      108      50,842     279,929
Sultan Kudarat                      58       5,296       23,016       47       4,507       17,950        7         789       4,606
Saranggani                          28       8,350       28,887       14       1,815        6,396       12       6,535      20,591
Cotabato City                      113      25,528       64,444       81       4,878       21,179       11      20,417      41,302

Region XIII - Caraga               535      53,043      218,114      258      28,220       96,716      104      17,364     102,599

Agusan del Sur                     173      12,405       54,828       33       2,657        9,517       58       9,601      43,985
Surigao del Norte                  306      34,672      127,496      189      21,428       70,282       34       6,006      40,780
Surigao del Sur                     56       5,966       35,790       36       4,135       16,917       12       1,757      17,834

Autonomous Region
  in Muslim Mindanao                 1          18          122        0           0            0        1          18         122

Basilan                              1          18          122        0           0            0        1          18         122
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Table 1.  (continued)

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                                          ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |    DEMOLITIONS    | STREET FURNITURE
Region and Province                  |     Floor |            |         |           |          |        |          |
                              Number |      Area |      Value |  Number |     Value |   Number |  Value |   Number |    Value
                                (10) |      (11) |       (12) |    (13) |      (14) |     (15) |   (16) |     (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                    1,179     157,392      787,585     3,805   1,240,403         15   11,645        274     67,199

National Capital Region          301      64,998      383,275       916     698,772          6    9,944         20      9,933

Manila, First District            32       3,428       26,226        71      47,516          2      100          9        668
Second District                  106      15,134       92,140       390     179,594          2      540          2      1,122
Third District                    25       9,739       36,534        63      22,622          1    9,284          3        240
Fourth District                  138      36,697      228,375       392     449,040          1       20          6      7,903

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          16       1,204        6,099        27      18,358          1       10         16        717

Abra                               4         237          686         2         733          0        0          0          0
Benguet                           11         904        5,157        25      17,625          1       10         16        717
Kalinga                            1          63          256         0           0          0        0          0          0

Region I - Ilocos                 47       4,989       27,058       111      33,255          0        0        102     19,637

Ilocos Norte                      27       1,935        7,954        52      14,771          0        0         82     14,594
Ilocos Sur                         6         896        5,969        13       3,166          0        0          0          0
La Union                           7       1,170        7,581        12       4,566          0        0         17      3,882
Pangasinan                         7         988        5,554        34      10,752          0        0          3      1,161

Region II - Cagayan Valley         3       1,715        9,954         3       2,163          1       10          3      1,532

Batanes                            0           0            0         0           0          1       10          0          0
Cagayan                            0           0            0         1       1,233          0        0          0          0
Isabela                            3       1,715        9,954         2         930          0        0          2      1,351
Quirino                            0           0            0         0           0          0        0          1        181

Region III - Central Luzon        58       8,097       30,920       117     100,499          4      348          9      1,486

Bataan                             1         146        1,076         5       2,598          0        0          0          0
Bulacan                           27       1,779        9,539        22      20,400          3      265          2        350
Nueva Ecija                       10         934        2,056        45      16,655          0        0          5        786
Pampanga                           9       2,328       11,004        38      51,570          1       83          2        350
Tarlac                            11       2,910        7,245         4       7,998          0        0          0          0
Aurora                             0           0            0         3       1,278          0        0          0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon          330      44,767      239,730       389     176,189          0        0         27     17,381

Batangas                          43      16,396       93,917       192      74,363          0        0          0          0
Cavite                           155      11,421       49,513        56      23,503          0        0          9      2,083
Laguna                            54       8,226       43,222        49      36,152          0        0          4      1,356
Quezon                             7         476        2,376        34       8,601          0        0          8      5,765
Rizal                             71       8,248       50,702        58      33,570          0        0          6      8,177

Region IVB - Mimaropa              9       1,086        4,685        24       2,917          0        0          1        250

Marinduque                         7         568        2,280         9       2,362          0        0          0          0
Oriental Mindoro                   1         500        2,374        14         531          0        0          1        250
Palawan                            1          18           31         1          24          0        0          0          0

Region V - Bicol                   9         966        5,786       111      19,889          0        0          0          0

Albay                              0           0            0        10       8,183          0        0          0          0
Camarines Norte                    1         117          500         0           0          0        0          0          0
Camarines Sur                      2         143          699        98       9,894          0        0          0          0
Masbate                            1         169          786         2       1,312          0        0          0          0
Catanduanes                        2         385        2,326         0           0          0        0          0          0
Sorsogon                           3         152        1,475         1         500          0        0          0          0

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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                                          ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |    DEMOLITIONS    | STREET FURNITURE
Region and Province                  |     Floor |            |         |           |          |        |          |
                              Number |      Area |      Value |  Number |     Value |   Number |  Value |   Number |    Value
                                (10) |      (11) |       (12) |    (13) |      (14) |     (15) |   (16) |     (17) |     (18)
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Region VI - Western Visayas       18       1,716        8,222       130      43,097          0        0         18      4,154

Aklan                              3         107          811         5       3,752          0        0          0          0
Antique                            1          45          304         2       1,497          0        0          0          0
Capiz                              2         269        1,082         6       3,934          0        0          0          0
Iloilo                             1          60          937        13       4,364          0        0          2      1,453
Negros Occidental                 11       1,235        5,088       104      29,550          0        0         16      2,701

Region VII - Central Visayas      89       6,388       17,427       626      53,588          1      191         34      5,648

Bohol                             54       4,383        9,146       113      11,308          0        0         12      2,131
Cebu                              18       1,269        6,121       415      36,482          1      191         22      3,517
Negros Oriental                   15         518        1,211        96       4,043          0        0          0          0
Siquijor                           2         218          949         2       1,755          0        0          0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     12       1,512        9,932        57      13,046          0        0         18      1,066

Eastern Samar                      0           0            0         8       3,757          0        0          0          0
Leyte                              8       1,338        9,523        27       5,830          0        0         10        345
Northern Samar                     0           0            0         3          66          0        0          0          0
Samar (Western Samar)              0           0            0         1         191          0        0          0          0
Southern Leyte                     2         126          304        12       2,150          0        0          8        721
Biliran                            2          48          105         6       1,052          0        0          0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula   48       2,224        7,016       384      10,044          0        0          4        375

Zamboanga del Norte               38       1,369        2,408       374       6,831          0        0          0          0
Zamboanga del Sur                 10         855        4,608        10       3,213          0        0          4        375

Region X - Northern Mindanao      60       1,686        4,193       429      27,313          1    1,092          5        434

Bukidnon                           9         534        1,785        19       5,053          0        0          2        136
Camiguin                           0           0            0        40         912          0        0          0          0
Lanao del Norte                   41         722          907       215       4,626          0        0          0          0
Misamis Occidental                 1          32           95        14       2,429          0        0          0          0
Misamis Oriental                   9         398        1,406       141      14,293          1    1,092          3        298

Region XI - Davao                137       4,080       11,067       273      17,458          0        0          6        111

Davao del Norte                   58       1,067        1,524        89       4,447          0        0          5         15
Davao del Sur                     36       2,071        8,083        96      10,666          0        0          0          0
Davao Oriental                    17         488          988         0           0          0        0          1         96
Compostela Valley                 26         454          472        88       2,345          0        0          0          0

Region XII - Soccsksargen         17       4,505       10,305        60      16,932          1       50          7      4,095

North Cotabato                     0           0            0         2         614          0        0          0          0
South Cotabato                     7       4,272        9,824        41      12,476          0        0          4      1,870
Sultan Kudarat                     0           0            0         4         460          0        0          3      2,225
Saranggani                         0           0            0         2       1,900          0        0          0          0
Cotabato City                     10         233          481        11       1,482          1       50          0          0

Region XIII - Caraga              25       7,459       11,916       148       6,883          0        0          4        380

Agusan del Sur                     4         147          214        78       1,112          0        0          0          0
Surigao del Norte                 19       7,238       11,532        64       4,902          0        0          4        380
Surigao del Sur                    2          74          170         6         869          0        0          0          0

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

Page last updated:  October 20, 2004
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