TABLE 1. NUMBER, FLOOR AREA AND VALUE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS, BY TYPE OF BUILDING
         BY REGION AND PROVINCE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2002
		 
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                                                    TOTAL         |             RESIDENTIAL     |          NON-RESIDENTIAL
                PROVINCE/           Number |Floor Area |   Value  | Number |Floor Area|   Value |Number |Floor Area |   Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY              | (sq.m.)   | (P1,000) |        | (sq.m.)  | (P1,000)|       |(sq.m.)    | (P1,000)
                                      (1)  |   (2)     |    (3)   |   (4)  |   (5)    |    (6)  | (7)   |  (8)      |    (9)
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PHILIPPINES                         19,178   2,563,700  15,099,796  12,916   1,440,074 7,427,154  2,322     986,662  5,871,250
											         	
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION              2,703     566,066   4,515,116   1,414     305,685 2,004,903    388     218,203  1,687,353
											         	
MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                 301      68,251     844,884     137      41,413   383,138     58      22,867    278,726
SECOND DISTRICT                      1,309     241,304   1,486,421     701     146,773   825,244    185      85,030    474,975
THIRD DISTRICT                         195      22,845     157,202     109      15,326    84,435     29       6,455     49,601
FOURTH DISTRICT                        898     233,666   2,026,609     467     102,173   712,086    116     103,851    884,051
											         	
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION       235      40,916     322,377     183      31,739   167,986     17       7,346     49,133
											         	
ABRA                                     5       1,290       6,449       3         714     3,450      2         576      2,999
BENGUET                                219      37,842     303,783     173      30,461   161,678     12       5,710     37,125
IFUGAO                                   1          52         408       1          52       408      -           -          -
KALINGA-APAYAO                           8         612       7,159       6         512     2,450      2         100      4,709
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE                        2       1,120       4,578       -           -         -      1         960      4,300
											         	
REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION          1,476     161,116     763,494   1,214     114,853   491,097    154      42,039    227,203
											         	
ILOCOS NORTE                           395      33,154     158,194     310      26,963   116,603     31       4,947     27,620
ILOCOS SUR                             251      20,542      94,868     212      16,735    73,888     14       2,730      7,218
LA UNION                               231      30,381     142,276     188      19,937    93,192     36       9,528     44,584
PANGASINAN                             599      77,039     368,156     504      51,218   207,414     73      24,834    147,781
											         	
REGION II   - CAGAYAN                  475      55,609     256,730     409      37,049   166,171     45      15,659     79,438
											         													  
CAGAYAN                                256      26,555     131,875     242      19,990    94,920     12       6,510     36,645
ISABELA                                102      16,615      61,671      73       9,502    38,158     16       4,975     18,294
NUEVA VIZCAYA                           92       8,428      49,347      80       6,241    27,083     11       2,187     18,759
QUIRINO                                 25       4,011      13,837      14       1,316     6,010      6       1,987      5,740
											         													  
REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON          1,536     217,322   1,259,052   1,027     105,280   573,634    275     101,588    562,408
											         													  
BATAAN                                 112      11,444      63,252      85       8,370    44,469     14       2,252     13,951
BULACAN                                607      59,216     283,360     464      33,191   171,455     91      24,199     94,397
NUEVA ECIJA                            241      23,214     129,094     125      13,159    66,904     44       8,792     53,610
PAMPANGA                               385      97,332     552,152     228      35,056   202,292     82      58,900    286,867
TARLAC                                 180      24,772     222,052     117      14,414    81,313     43       7,445    113,242
ZAMBALES                                11       1,344       9,142       8       1,090     7,201      1           -        341
											         													  
REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG       4,933     736,977   4,424,186   3,585     362,751 2,057,453    640     326,567  2,029,686
											         													  
BATANGAS                                 8       6,504      51,088       1          33        79      2       2,882     27,946
CAVITE                               1,747     206,357   1,151,437   1,234     131,234   816,627    190      55,434    214,655
LAGUNA                               1,015     196,716   1,034,983     781      91,410   474,198    123      93,343    471,309
MARINDUQUE                              24       2,204       7,805      17       1,366     5,114      3         737      2,395
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                      12       1,107       8,004       2         116       464      9         991      7,510
ORIENTAL MINDORO                        58      10,235      59,369      39       6,736    38,904     17       3,499     20,424
PALAWAN                                217      24,166     147,215     139      16,647    86,785     35       7,139     58,077
QUEZON                                 713     197,056   1,361,104     551      47,304   228,268     72     148,215  1,117,933
RIZAL                                1,109      89,052     586,017     799      65,118   395,973    184      13,596    103,614
ROMBLON                                  1         378       1,189       1         378     1,189      -           -          -
AURORA                                  29       3,202      15,975      21       2,409     9,852      5         731      5,823
											         													  
REGION V    - BICOL                    654      87,794     451,426     498      47,440   204,714     69      37,817    202,322
											         													  
ALBAY                                   83      13,963      76,601      62      10,168    43,950      9       3,795     18,384
CAMARINES NORTE                         32       4,493      20,930      29       3,773    17,753      2         720      2,695
CAMARINES SUR                          420      54,222     250,718     327      24,928   100,436     35      27,198    132,031
CATANDUANES                             39       4,787      28,753      29       3,174    15,588      6       1,613     11,158
MASBATE                                 18       2,906      13,145      12       1,619     6,297      4       1,287      5,965
SORSOGON                                62       7,423      61,279      39       3,778    20,690     13       3,204     32,089

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                                                    TOTAL           |         RESIDENTIAL        |        NON-RESIDENTIAL
                PROVINCE/            Number  |Floor Area |   Value  | Number |Floor Area|  Value | Number| Floor Area|  Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                | (sq.m.)   | (P1,000) |        | (sq.m.)  |(P1,000)|       | (sq.m.)   |(P1,000)
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REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS          911     148,943     709,305     707      96,133   454,990    106     50,122     208,969
											         													  
AKLAN                                   75      19,105     120,910      35       5,655    27,982     28      12,525     80,148
ANTIQUE                                 23       3,464      19,745      18       2,483    12,395      5         981      7,350
CAPIZ                                  128      15,651      62,694      97      12,136    46,093     13       3,435     12,183
ILOILO                                 324      52,735     252,744     313      52,193   249,687      4         542      2,397
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                      356      57,464     251,418     239      23,142   117,039     56      32,639    106,891
GUIMARAS                                 5         524       1,794       5         524     1,794      -          -          -
											         													  
REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS        1,753     171,885     748,279   1,074     112,162   448,384    174      54,467    218,500
											         													  
BOHOL                                  178      13,554      37,366     146      10,546    31,895      4       2,938      4,363
CEBU                                 1,113     123,821     560,040     624      76,590   331,313    113      43,254    166,575
NEGROS ORIENTAL                        443      32,422     140,027     294      23,799    77,825     51       7,442     44,188
SIQUIJOR                                19       2,088      10,846      10       1,227     7,351      6         833      3,374
											         													  
REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS          538      59,896     279,726     354      34,732   158,754     73      19,188     81,776
											         													  
EASTERN SAMAR                           37       2,705      25,191      14       1,389     7,563      8       1,278      8,572
LEYTE                                  307      42,786     193,832     230      23,772   113,495     39      13,727     57,096
NORTHERN SAMAR                           9         222         970       1          96       310      -           -          -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                   33        1,920       7,63      11       1,125     3,975      5         447        868
SOUTHERN LEYTE                          84        6,915      30,55      65       6,074    25,675     10         791      4,098
BILIRAN                                 68        5,348      21,54      33       2,276     7,736     11       2,945     11,142
											         													  
REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO         405      20,435      71,715     261      19,832    68,631      1         416        588
											         													  
BASILAN                                  5         655       1,921       4         239     1,333      1         416        588
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                    400      19,780      69,794     257      19,593    67,298      -           -          -
											         													  
REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO        691      47,147     261,346     372      33,192   104,589     63      13,276     91,704
											         													  
BUKIDNON                               188      17,014      50,088      97       9,509    26,075     38       7,450     23,249
CAMIGUIN                               136       4,137      18,642      52       4,137    16,709      -           -          -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                     160      16,834      59,007     121      11,528    33,495     17       4,682     17,739
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                       207       9,162     133,609     102       8,018    28,310      8       1,144     50,716
											         													  			   
REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO      1,946     173,189     704,877   1,222      94,561   363,982    191      69,887    280,164
											         													  
DAVAO DEL NORTE                        732      35,993     106,617     439      24,261    63,281     55      10,328     35,721
DAVAO DEL SUR                          731       83,589     438,99     499      45,906   232,431     78      32,562    167,418
DAVAO ORIENTAL                         114       7,254      15,334      68       5,071    12,245      6       1,178      1,588
SOUTH COTABATO                         363      44,253     141,110     211      18,853    54,836     51      24,189     73,800
SARANGANI                                6       2,100       2,826       5         470     1,189      1       1,630      1,637
											    													  
REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO         236      21,327      82,884     168      14,551    51,338     30       6,544     29,197
											         												  
LANAO DEL NORTE                        200      17,051      67,631     142      11,796    42,014     23       5,067     24,164
SULTAN KUDARAT                          36       4,276      15,253      26       2,755     9,324      7       1,477      5,033
											         												  	  
CARAGA                                 543      44,296     194,291     325      24,676    86,808     73      18,358     95,340
											         												  
AGUSAN DEL NORTE                       253      16,698      65,302     182      12,414    42,362     20       3,553     16,294
AGUSAN DEL SUR                          74       1,657       9,518      11         877     2,855      6         780      5,614
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                      189      21,979     107,551     112       9,293    35,165     43      12,155     69,385
SURIGAO DEL SUR                         27       3,962      11,920      20       2,092     6,426      4       1,870      4,047

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO   143      10,782      54,992     103       5,438    23,720     23       5,185     27,469
											         												  
MAGUINDANAO                            142      10,662      54,742     103       5,438    23,720     22       5,065     27,219
TAWI-TAWI                                1         120         250       -          -       -         1         120        250

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                                               ADDITIONS          |ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS      DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
                PROVINCE/             Number | Floor Area| Value  | Number  |  Value    | Number | Value   | Number  | Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                |  (sq.m.)  |(P1,000)|         | (P1,000)  |        |(P1,000) |         | (P1,000)
                                      (10)   |  (11)     |  (12)  |  (13)   |   (14)    | (15)   | (16)    | (17)    | (18)
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PHILIPPINES                          1,061     136,964    700,047    2,879   1,101,345       58    24,252      249      91,686

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION                193      42,178    283,966      708     538,894       45    20,443       46      29,985

MANILA, FIRST DISTRICT                  21       3,971     38,257       85     144,763        -         -        8       1,470
SECOND DISTRICT                         83       9,501     42,925      340     143,277       30    16,048       22      23,796
THIRD DISTRICT                          10       1,064      5,301       47      17,865        2     3,636        3         805
FOURTH DISTRICT                         79      27,642    197,483      236     232,989       13       759       13       3,914

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION         9       1,831     11,834       26      93,424        3       422        -           -

BENGUET                                  8       1,671     11,556       26      93,424        3       422        -           -
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE                        1         160        278        -           -        -         -        -           -

REGION I    - ILOCOS REGION             47       4,224     24,109       61      21,085        1     3,000       49       6,233

ILOCOS NORTE                            25       1,244      4,842       29       9,129        -         -       37       4,587
ILOCOS SUR                               6       1,077      6,184       19       7,578        1     3,000        3         904
LA UNION                                 5         916      3,616        2         884        -         -        9         742
PANGASINAN                              11         987      9,467       11       3,494        -         -        -           -

REGION II   - CAGAYAN                   11       2,901      6,029       10       5,092        -         -        -           -

CAGAYAN                                  1          55        302        1           8        -         -        -           -
ISABELA                                  5       2,138      3,640        8       1,579        -         -        -           -
NUEVA VIZCAYA                            -           -          -        1       3,505        -         -        -           -
QUIRINO                                  5         708      2,087        -           -        -         -        -           -

REGION III  - CENTRAL LUZON             89      10,454     44,620      145      78,390        3       110       15       3,880

BATAAN                                   9         822      2,421        4       2,411        -         -        -           -
BULACAN                                 36       1,826      9,526       16       7,982        -         -        1       1,000
NUEVA ECIJA                             11       1,263      2,639       61       5,941        3       110       10       1,794
PAMPANGA                                20       3,376     12,232       55      50,761        -         -        3         378
TARLAC                                  11       2,913     16,202        9      11,295        -         -        1         708
ZAMBALES                                 2         254      1,600        -           -        -         -        -           -

REGION IV   - SOUTHERN TAGALOG         371      47,659    220,593      337     116,454        2        10       64      29,425

BATANGAS                                 4       3,589     16,852        1       6,211        -         -        -           -
CAVITE                                 231      19,689     72,915       92      47,240        -         -       36      17,309
LAGUNA                                  44      11,963     61,217       67      28,259        -         -       13       7,953
MARINDUQUE                               1         101        112        3         184        -         -        -           -
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO                       -           -          -        1          30        -         -        1         302
ORIENTAL MINDORO                         -           -          -        2          41        -         -        -           -
PALAWAN                                  1         380        799       42       1,554        -         -        7       2,256
QUEZON                                  18       1,537      5,856       72       9,047        2        10        3       1,073
RIZAL                                   70      10,338     62,662       56      23,768        -         -        4         532
AURORA                                   2          62        180        1         120        -         -        -           -

REGION V    - BICOL                     11       2,537     11,600       76      32,790        -         -        4         465

ALBAY                                    -           -          -        12     14,267        -         -        2         286
CAMARINES NORTE                          -           -          -        1         482        -         -        -           -
CAMARINES SUR                            7       2,096      9,426       51       8,825        -          -       -           -
CATANDUANES                              -           -          -        4       2,007        -         -        -           -
MASBATE                                  -           -          -        2         883        -         -        -           -
SORSOGON                                 4         441      2,174        6       6,326        -         -        2         179

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                                               ADDITIONS          |ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS      DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
                PROVINCE/             Number | Floor Area| Value  | Number  |  Value    | Number | Value   | Number  | Value
            CITY/MUNICIPALITY                |  (sq.m.)  |(P1,000)|         | (P1,000)  |        |(P1,000) |         | (P1,000)
                                      (10)   |  (11)     |  (12)  |  (13)   |   (14)    | (15)   | (16)    | (17)    | (18)
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REGION VI   - WESTERN VISAYAS           19       2,688     15,705       79      29,641        1       105       11      11,515

AKLAN                                    4         925      4,850        8       7,930        -         -        3       1,547
CAPIZ                                    2          80        316       16       4,102        -         -        -           -
ILOILO                                   -           -          -        7         660        -         -        3         676
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL                       13       1,683     10,539       48      16,949        1       105        5       9,292

REGION VII  - CENTRAL VISAYAS           43       5,256     37,549      462      43,846        1        65       20       3,939

BOHOL                                    1          70        346       27         762        -         -        1          60
CEBU                                    32       3,977     33,325      344      28,827        1        65       11       2,875
NEGROS ORIENTAL                          9       1,181      3,787       89      14,227        -         -        7         307
SIQUIJOR                                 1          28         91        2          30        -         -        1         697

REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS           19       5,976     14,253       92      24,943        1        85        8         276

EASTERN SAMAR                            1          38         42       14       9,014        -         -        2          61
LEYTE                                    9       5,287     11,491       29      11,750        -         -        1          35
NORTHERN SAMAR                           2         126        337        6         323        -         -        -           -
SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)                    4         348      2,112       13         683        -         -        -           -
SOUTHERN LEYTE                           2          50         93        7         689        1        85        5         180
BILIRAN                                  1         127        178       23       2,484        -         -        -           -

REGION IX   - WESTERN MINDANAO           6         187        215      137       2,281        -         -        -           -

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE                      6         187        215      137       2,281        -         -        -           -

REGION X    - NORTHERN MINDANAO         21         679      2,110      235      62,943        1        12        4         138

BUKIDNON                                14          55        141       39         623        1        12        1          10
CAMIGUIN                                 -           -          -       84       1,933        -         -        -           -
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL                       7         624      1,969       15       5,804        -         -        -           -
MISAMIS ORIENTAL                         -           -          -       97      54,583        -         -        3         128

REGION XI   - SOUTHERN MINDANAO        194       8,741     19,216      339      41,515        -         -        9       3,515

DAVAO DEL NORTE                         71       1,404      1,599      167       6,016        -         -        6       2,375
DAVAO DEL SUR                           79       5,121     14,080       75      25,061        -         -        2       1,020
DAVAO ORIENTAL                          32       1,005      1,356        8         145        -         -        -           -
SOUTH COTABATO                          12       1,211      2,181       89      10,293        -         -        1         120
																							  
REGION XII  - CENTRAL MINDANAO          11         232        466       27       1,883        -         -        -           -

LANAO DEL NORTE                         10         188        281       25       1,172        -         -        -           -
SULTAN KUDARAT                           1          44        185        2         711        -         -        -           -

AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO     8         159      2,481        9       1,322        -         -        -           -

MAGUINDANAO                              8         159      2,481        9       1,322        -         -        -           -

CARAGA                                   9       1,262      5,301      136       6,842        -         -        19      2,315

AGUSAN DEL NORTE                         2         731      3,996       49       2,650        -         -         -          -
AGUSAN DEL SUR                           -           -          -       57       1,049        -         -         -          -
SURIGAO DEL NORTE                        7         531      1,305       27       1,696        -         -        19      2,315
SURIGAO DEL SUR                          -           -          -        3       1,447        -         -         -          -

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

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