TABLE 2. STATISTICS ON CUMULATIVE TOTAL NUMBER, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE
OF BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION, BY REGION AND PROVINCE, FOR THE YEARS 1977-1998.
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REGION/PROVINCE Number Floor Area Value
(in sq. m.) (P1,000)
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PHILIPPINES 1,134,724 177,481,317 656,868,727
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 287,051 77,974,596 353,753,093
MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT 29,304 7,509,545 24,702,393
SECOND DISTRICT 103,834 30,029,179 140,528,758
THIRD DISTRICT 55,803 10,262,845 20,219,275
FOURTH DISTRICT 98,110 30,173,027 168,302,667
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 12,315 2,177,730 7,640,690
ABRA 605 92,580 169,350
BENGUET 9,683 1,867,287 7,068,324
IFUGAO 502 59,990 97,722
KALINGA-APAYAO 1,289 134,947 243,069
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE 236 22,926 62,225
REGION I - ILOCOS REGION 56,582 6,600,870 22,490,780
ILOCOS NORTE 12,960 1,043,616 2,667,749
ILOCOS SUR 5,073 615,658 1,963,278
LA UNION 12,831 1,763,964 9,136,812
PANGASINAN 25,718 3,177,632 8,722,941
REGION II - CAGAYAN 17,575 2,486,609 5,881,263
BATANES 1,556 57,657 66,641
CAGAYAN 6,912 951,013 2,331,850
ISABELA 5,700 1,011,550 2,236,621
NUEVA VIZCAYA 2,201 349,142 944,104
QUIRINO 1,206 117,247 302,047
REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON 97,653 13,482,527 40,822,845
BATAAN 3,966 636,154 3,172,401
BULACAN 44,943 4,567,814 13,618,468
NUEVA ECIJA 12,114 1,638,590 5,021,717
PAMPANGA 23,108 4,104,334 12,479,372
TARLAC 8,212 1,677,909 4,592,100
REGION IV - SOUTHERN TAGALOG 233,388 26,092,038 97,311,712
BATANGAS 31,128 3,926,594 17,370,172
CAVITE 70,164 6,897,917 25,724,011
LAGUNA 43,597 6,199,768 24,833,333
MARINDUQUE 4,315 269,761 805,919
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO 1,429 199,586 523,968
ORIENTAL MINDORO 5,088 431,729 1,195,937
PALAWAN 4,366 682,742 2,088,907
QUEZON 21,283 2,055,700 6,549,859
RIZAL 49,427 5,193,079 17,634,107
ROMBLON 1,679 143,996 350,029
AURORA 912 91,166 235,470
REGION V - BICOL 28,259 4,019,301 11,297,617
ALBAY 7,606 1,265,002 3,485,460
CAMARINES NORTE 3,137 393,886 1,031,945
CAMARINES SUR 11,209 1,580,465 4,523,186
CATANDUANES 1,370 185,300 466,088
MASBATE 1,852 257,375 626,488
SORSOGON 3,085 337,273 1,164,450
REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS 46,537 6,594,184 18,232,576
AKLAN 3,118 541,542 1,572,410
ANTIQUE 3,314 398,572 984,009
CAPIZ 4,636 639,459 1,505,227
ILOILO 16,759 2,588,323 7,174,855
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 18,545 2,407,030 6,934,244
GUIMARAS 165 19,258 61,831
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS 86,193 11,007,248 34,990,162
BOHOL 16,675 1,083,622 2,515,292
CEBU 50,198 8,392,706 29,441,730
NEGROS ORIENTAL 17,701 1,405,727 2,802,928
SIQUIJOR 1,619 125,193 230,212
REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS 28,200 3,952,509 8,197,010
EASTERN SAMAR 1,552 179,061 391,213
LEYTE 17,005 2,866,356 5,804,632
NORTHERN SAMAR 1,528 145,231 329,674
WESTERN SAMAR 2,611 325,808 784,055
SOUTHERN LEYTE 5,136 403,264 775,018
BILIRAN 368 32,789 112,418
REGION IX - WESTERN MINDANAO 24,055 2,505,423 4,692,104
BASILAN 1,561 146,810 200,228
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE 7,637 577,000 1,219,811
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR 14,857 1,781,613 3,272,065
REGION X - NORTHERN MINDANAO 70,537 6,963,499 16,341,312
AGUSAN DEL NORTE 14,810 1,045,739 2,172,690
AGUSAN DEL SUR 2,354 232,160 503,193
BUKIDNON 6,589 883,133 1,881,108
CAMIGUIN 1,995 143,375 312,416
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL 6,871 706,004 1,573,199
MISAMIS ORIENTAL 32,750 3,486,163 8,878,693
SURIGAO DEL NORTE 5,168 466,925 1,020,013
REGION XI - SOUTHERN MINDANAO 114,463 10,265,888 27,307,625
DAVAO DEL NORTE 33,105 1,819,248 4,254,575
DAVAO DEL SUR 62,989 6,020,769 17,497,517
DAVAO ORIENTAL 2,093 219,965 486,719
SOUTH COTABATO 13,498 1,867,868 4,365,251
SURIGAO DEL SUR 2,635 317,747 606,156
SARANGANI 143 20,291 97,407
REGION XII - CENTRAL MINDANAO 25,736 2,675,995 6,884,780
LANAO DEL NORTE 17,125 1,673,730 4,256,891
LANAO DEL SUR 304 34,305 40,120
MARAWI CITY 12 289 796
COTABATO CITY 2,650 248,829 878,654
NORTH COTABATO 3,163 360,641 784,138
SULTAN KUDARAT 2,482 358,201 924,181
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO 6,180 682,900 1,025,158
MAGUINDANAO 5,233 563,957 839,181
SULU 770 83,106 140,070
TAWI-TAWI 177 35,837 45,907
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