Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Constructions, by Type of Building by Region and Province: 
         Fourth Quarter, 2002 
         (Floor Area in Square Meters, Value in Thousand Pesos)
	 
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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                   22,497  3,207,131  17,449,831   15,545  1,938,954  9,479,324    2,634  1,148,121  6,335,618

National Capital Region        3,041    679,686   5,349,196    1,534    327,665  2,101,298      518    306,392  2,464,206
																										    
Manila, First District           322     61,569     661,996      128     27,787    227,418       54     28,729    307,135
Second District                1,291    315,594   1,847,515      711    159,650    938,713      195    137,872    695,060
Third District                   241     44,079     245,379      132     20,595    110,763       48     20,930     99,288
Fourth District                1,187    258,444   2,594,306      563    119,633    824,404      221    118,861  1,362,723
																										    
Cordillera Administrative
  Region                         272     53,643     313,467      182     31,957    187,027       38     19,296     89,378
																										    
Abra                              11      2,176       8,869        9      1,412      7,091        2        764      1,778
Benguet                          244     48,892     292,124      162     28,379    171,154       32     18,137     84,323
Ifugao                             5        606       5,869        3        350      3,465        2        256      2,404
Kalinga-Apayao                     8      1,726       5,608        6      1,606      4,522        1        120        686
Mountain Province                  4        243         997        2        210        795        1         19        187
																										    
Region I - Ilocos              1,596    158,209     740,257    1,320    120,074    514,793      160     32,745    172,106
																										    
Ilocos Norte                     449     38,340     183,424      358     31,668    142,740       30      4,648     22,851
Ilocos Sur                       234     16,342      78,900      197     13,930     56,059       15      2,308     19,090
La Union                         251     33,871     175,002      185     19,876     88,834       52     13,746     80,701
Pangasinan                       662     69,656     302,931      580     54,600    227,160       63     12,043     49,464
																										    
Region II - Cagayan Valley       278     28,853     155,366      217     19,520     84,896       37      8,336     57,271
																										    
Batanes                            7        473       3,322        6        454      3,179       -          -           -
Cagayan                           66      5,638      20,848       64      5,124     17,685        2        514      3,163
Isabela                           97     12,367      56,820       70      7,926     36,074       20      4,245     17,694
Nueva Vizcaya                     75      7,692      58,008       56      4,291     20,193       11      3,083     33,831
Quirino                           33      2,683      16,368       21      1,725      7,765        4        494      2,583
																										    
Region III - Central Luzon     2,360    285,456   1,501,674    1,664    145,167    748,657      465    132,758    654,621
																										    
Bataan                           160     20,305     105,817      133     13,684     68,463       16      5,653     32,352
Bulacan                        1,108    112,068     558,721      907     55,349    262,822      128     54,654    265,477
Nueva Ecija                      277     27,623     129,073      169     16,957     74,331       39      9,633     43,093
Pampanga                         416     86,068     448,441      228     30,027    188,570      150     53,589    229,047
Tarlac                           280     25,532     156,086      152     18,247     86,984      119      7,148     66,478
Zambales                         119     13,860     103,536       75     10,903     67,487       13      2,081     18,174
																										    
Region IV  - Southern Tagalog  5,310    978,131   5,010,189    4,102    683,583  3,393,976      527    258,061  1,262,598
																										    
Batangas                         524     74,729     449,155      379     49,776    260,883       63     23,526    160,879
Cavite                           996    391,595   1,867,642      710    318,598  1,437,687       89     62,920    375,126
Laguna                         1,330    197,570   1,036,794    1,091    123,525    621,669      123     55,359    301,362
Marinduque                        81      6,178      36,046       69      5,309     20,700        9        869     15,122
Occidental Mindoro                36     15,653      64,316       16      1,706      6,643       18     13,781     57,141
Oriental Mindoro                  60     15,629      72,168       43      6,077     32,760       17      9,552     39,408
Palawan                          138     12,834      68,331       69      7,480     36,595       24      5,314     30,834
Quezon                         1,228    127,882     629,262      995     82,454    419,857      120     43,898    169,598
Rizal                            787    117,607     719,517      629     75,082    502,830       46     38,013    102,201
Romblon                          102     15,436      54,446       76     10,748     43,195       16      4,639     10,097
Aurora                            28      3,018      12,512       25      2,828     11,157        2        190        830

Region V - Bicol                 565     94,382     501,150      408     43,676    207,622       54     49,686    267,574

Albay                            119     18,272     116,010       84     13,781     63,256       12      4,491     41,014
Camarines Norte                   16      1,301       7,372       16      1,301      7,372       -          -           -
Camarines Sur                    305     59,094     287,807      209     19,400     90,678       29     39,082    187,411
Catanduanes                       43      3,349      17,602       37      2,877     14,529        2        408      2,070
Masbate                           23      2,467      13,990       20      2,172     11,653        1        204      1,398
Sorsogon                          59      9,899      58,369       42      4,145     20,134       10      5,501     35,681

Region VI - Western Visayas      861    115,661     558,483      723     96,682    416,945       61     17,720    109,831

Aklan                             42      8,204      41,282       24      4,216     18,472       12      3,737     19,358
Antique                           27      2,783      14,459       20      2,295      9,208        2        236      1,794
Capiz                            105     15,155      62,623       76     11,477     36,890       13      3,221     18,216
Iloilo                           363     51,787     223,081      352     51,479    215,269        2        137      4,477
Negros Occidental                283     29,064     170,941      210     18,547     91,009       32     10,389     65,986
Guimaras                          41      8,668      46,097       41      8,668     46,097        -          -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas   2,772    307,118   1,236,158    2,061    204,037    807,011      255    100,879    393,576

Bohol                            754     54,146     231,462      613     42,582    137,865       30     11,135     84,361
Cebu                           1,567    209,690     858,403    1,153    139,049    600,315      151     69,252    240,137
Negros Oriental                  414     39,941     129,351      271     19,985     58,527       63     19,572     65,227
Siquijor                          37      3,341      16,942       24      2,421     10,304       11        920      3,851
										      					 						   
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas    511     52,041     277,476      303     33,759    139,226       80    15,856      90,181
										      					 						   
Eastern Samar                     56      4,285      37,362       14      1,508      6,960       19     2,366      18,892
Leyte                            266     31,416     146,089      188     19,916     80,667       33     9,902      47,664
Northern Samar                    13        687       2,082        9        516      1,614        2       102         293
Samar                             24      4,235      27,249       18      4,034     24,170        3       201       2,358
Southern Leyte                    72      6,509      27,370       46      5,046     15,618        9     1,286       9,516
Biliran                           80      4,909      37,324       28      2,739     10,197       14     1,999      11,458
										      					 						   
Region IX - Western Mindanao     392     32,205     146,195      188     19,718     86,241       50    10,115      44,005
										      					 						   
Basilan                            9      2,698       9,386        6        938      4,537        2     1,760       4,627
Zamboanga del Norte              221     10,447      41,513       85      9,381     35,261        4       934       4,125
Zamboanga del Sur                162     19,060      95,296       97      9,399     46,443       44     7,421      35,253
										      					 						   
Region X - Northern Mindanao   1,209    101,726     441,935      677     51,309    197,135       70    48,676     202,934
										      					 						   
Bukidnon                         121     33,317     122,635       62      7,186     20,043       13    25,950     101,132
Camiguin                          89      2,691      11,563       34      2,361      8,350        2       330       1,153
Misamis Occidental                45      4,227      15,651       32      2,951      7,879        2      1,243      2,898
Misamis Oriental                 954     61,491     292,086      549     38,811    160,863       53     21,153     97,751
										      					 						   
Region XI - Southern Mindanao  1,921    214,267     810,459    1,328     94,798    365,533      186    114,484    402,921
										      					 						   
Davao                            431     15,791      45,271      289     12,185     34,937       13      1,952      7,630
Davao del Sur                  1,066    160,331     606,366      868     66,801    274,464      102     91,248    317,655
Davao Oriental                    76      6,577      21,092       54      4,351     12,267        9      1,971      8,416
South Cotabato                   342     30,689     135,344      114     11,311     43,319       59     18,584     67,380
Sarangani                          6        879       2,386        3        150        546        3        729      1,840
										      					 						   
Region XII - Central Mindanao    321     30,811     106,046      241     20,849     70,658       32      9,559     31,313
										      					 						   
Lanao del Norte                  231     20,814      72,612      181     15,245     51,234       13      5,190     17,523
Cotabato                          42      4,246      16,741       22      2,229      8,232       10      2,017      8,394
Sultan Kudarat                    48      5,751      16,693       38      3,375     11,192        9      2,352      5,396
										      					 						   
Region XIII - Caraga             943     65,737     246,104      490     40,076    135,772       87     21,094     78,806
                                                                                                                
Agusan del Norte                 454     29,530      98,890      194     16,354     52,938       27     12,073     36,954
Agusan del Sur                    97      5,067      26,890       29      2,344      9,551       19      2,723     16,486
Surigao del Norte                339     26,324     100,029      234     18,304     62,237       28      4,556     16,783
Surigao del Sur                   53      4,816      20,295       33      3,074     11,046       13      1,742      8,583

Autonomous Region in Muslim     
  Mindanao *                     145      9,205      55,676      107      6,084     22,534       14      2,464     14,297    								 							   

Maguindanao                      145      9,205      55,676      107      6,084     22,534       14      2,464     14,297
										      					 						   
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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                    1,088    120,056     610,856    3,230  1,024,033         53   10,943        257     60,711

National Capital Region          233     45,629     262,784      756    520,908         42    9,001         57      5,966

Manila, First District            37      5,053      44,237      103     83,206          -        -         11      1,686
Second District                  100     18,072     104,479      285    109,263         22    4,847         22      1,076
Third District                    19      2,554      11,496       42     23,832          -        -          3        153
Fourth District                   77     19,950     102,572      326    304,607         20    4,154         21      3,051

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                          21      2,390      14,639       31     22,423          1       30         10        625

Benguet                           20      2,376      14,624       30     22,023          1       30         10        625
Kalinga-Apayao                     -          -           -        1        400          -        -          -          -
Mountain Province                  1         14          15        -          -          -        -          -          -

Region I - Ilocos                 55      5,390      36,172       61     17,186          1      226         48      8,077

Ilocos Norte                      35      2,024       8,731       26      9,102          -        -         30      4,763
Ilocos Sur                         3        104         175       19      3,576          1      226          6        557
La Union                           4        249       2,079       10      3,388          -        -         12      2,757
Pangasinan                        13      3,013      25,187        6      1,120          -        -          -          -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        15        997       7,765        9      5,434          -        -          4        997

Batanes                            1         19         143        -          -          -        -          -          -
Isabela                            2        196         400        5      2,652          -        -          4        997
Nueva Vizcaya                      7        318       1,754        1      2,230          -        -          -          -
Quirino                            5        464       5,468        3        552          -        -          -          -

Region III - Central Luzon        84      7,531      30,149      147     68,247          2    1,043          6      1,670

Bataan                             6        968       3,367        5      1,635          -        -          1        893
Bulacan                           42      2,065       9,385       31     21,037          -        -          -          -
Nueva Ecija                       16      1,033       4,082       53      7,567          1       50          4        451
Pampanga                           8      2,452       7,821       30     23,003          1      993          -          -
Tarlac                             2        137         411        7      2,213          -        -          1        326
Zambales                          10        876       5,083       21     12,792          -        -          -          -

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     318     36,487     171,271      363    182,344          4       98         54     24,924

Batangas                           7      1,427      10,295       75     17,098          -        -          -          -
Cavite                           151     10,077      42,443       46     12,386          -        -         14      2,379
Laguna                            68     18,686      83,886       48     29,877          -        -          4        762
Marinduque                         -          -           -        3        224          -        -          -          -
Occidental Mindoro                 2        166         532        -          -          -        -          -          -
Palawan                            1         40          40       44        862          -        -          4      1,463
Quezon                            22      1,530       7,330       91     32,477          2       28         28     19,872
Rizal                             66      4,512      26,583       46     87,903          2       70          3        248
Romblon                            1         49         162        9        992          -        -          1        200
Aurora                             -          -           -        1        525          -        -          -          -
                       
Region V - Bicol                  17      1,020       4,040       86     21,914          -        -          2         68

Albay                              -          -           -       23     11,740          -        -          -          -
Camarines Sur                     11        612       2,109       56      7,609          -        -          1         43
Catanduanes                        2         64         380        2        623          -        -          -          -
Masbate                            1         91         275        1        664          -        -          -          -
Sorsogon                           3        253       1,276        4      1,278          -        -          1         25

Region VI - Western Visayas       12      1,259       4,022       65     27,685          -        -          2      4,143

Aklan                              3        251       1,448        3      2,004          -        -          -          -
Antique                            1        252         462        4      2,995          -        -          -          -
Capiz                              4        457         802       12      6,715          -        -          -          -
Iloilo                             1        171         844        8      2,491          -        -          2      4,143
Negros Occidental                  3        128         466       38     13,480          -        -          -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas      37      2,202       8,127      419     27,444          1      522         41      8,907

Bohol                             11        429       1,573      100      7,663          1      522          3         75
Cebu                              18      1,389       5,640      245     12,311          -        -         31      2,570
Negros Oriental                    8        384         914       72      4,683          -        -          7      6,262
Siquijor                           -          -           -        2      2,787          -        -          -          -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     26      2,426      10,165      102     37,904          -        -          9      1,001

Eastern Samar                      6        411       1,686       17      9,824          -        -          -          -
Leyte                             14      1,598       7,684       31     10,074          -        -          7        225
Northern Samar                     1         69         150        1         25          -        -          -          -
Samar                              -          -           -        3        721          -        -          1         35
Southern Leyte                     3        177         320       14      1,916          -        -          1        741
Biliran                            2        171         325       36     15,344          -        -          -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao      19      2,372       7,776      135      8,173          -        -          3        290

Basilan                            -          -           -        1        222          -        -          -          -
Zamboanga del Norte                6        132         176      126      1,951          -        -          -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                 13      2,240       7,600        8      6,000          -        -          3        290
								
Region X - Northern Mindanao      21      1,741       6,484      441     35,382          -        -          5      1,343

Bukidnon                           2        181         485       44        975          -        -          -          -
Camiguin                           -          -           -       53      2,060          -        -          -          -
Misamis Occidental                 1         33          90       10      4,784          -        -          -          -
Misamis Oriental                  18      1,527       5,909      334     27,563          -        -          5      1,343

Region XI - Southern Mindanao    167      4,985      23,411      240     18,594          1        8          4        152

Davao                             93      1,654       2,266       36        438          -        -          -          -
Davao del Sur                     41      2,282       6,552       55      7,695          -        -          3        136
Davao Oriental                     8        255         332        5         77          -        -          -          -
South Cotabato                    25        794      14,261      144     10,384          1        8          1         16

Region XII - Central Mindanao      9        403         818       39      3,257          -        -          2      2,092

Lanao del Norte                    8        379         713       29      3,142          -        -          1         38
Cotabato                           -          -           -       10        115          -        -          -          -
Sultan Kudarat                     1         24         105        -          -          -        -          1      2,054
                                  
Region XIII - Caraga              42      4,567      21,295      324     10,231          -        -         10        456

Agusan del Norte                  14      1,103       2,624      219      6,374          -        -          -          -
Agusan del Sur                     -          -           -       49        853          -        -          -          -
Surigao del Norte                 28      3,464      18,671       49      2,338          -        -         10        456
Surigao del Sur                    -          -           -        7        666          -        -          -          -

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Minndanao *                     12        657       1,938       12     16,907          1       15          -          -

Maguindanao                       12        657       1,938       12     16,907          1       15          -          -

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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         Philippines National Statistics Office
         Manila, Philippines

Note: * No approved building permit applications for Lanao Sur, Sulu and Tawi-tawi.

Page last updated:   April 29, 2003
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