Table 2. Number of New Residential Building Constructions Started, Floor Area and Value of 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            |           SINGLE             |     DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
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                   15,545  1,938,954  9,479,324   13,631  1,695,626  8,238,760      323   43,808   217,692

National Capital Region        1,534    327,665  2,101,298    1,322    271,883  1,748,093       68   12,196    68,737

Manila, First District           128     27,787    227,418      108     21,540    176,881        2      448     2,512
Second District                  711    159,650    938,713      629    132,532    760,782       26    4,031    26,055
Third District                   132     20,595    110,763      109     16,526     86,766       12    1,537     7,628
Fourth District                  563    119,633    824,404      476    101,285    723,664       28    6,180    32,542

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                         182     31,957    187,027      122     20,646    120,243        4      769     3,362

Abra                               9      1,412      7,091        3        391      2,177        2      313     1,515
Benguet                          162     28,379    171,154      110     18,778    111,162        2      456     1,847
Ifugao                             3        350      3,465        3        350      3,465        -        -         -
Kalinga-Apayao                     6      1,606      4,522        4        917      2,644        -        -         -
Mountain Province                  2        210        795        2        210        795        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos              1,320    120,074    514,793    1,289    113,393    482,536       12    1,505     6,974

Ilocos Norte                     358     31,668    142,740      351     29,717    135,205        3      259     1,114
Ilocos Sur                       197     13,930     56,059      195     13,592     53,000        -        -         -
La Union                         185     19,876     88,834      172     17,260     72,666        5      807     4,626
Pangasinan                       580     54,600    227,160      571     52,824    221,665        4      439     1,234

Region II - Cagayan Valley       217     19,520     84,896      210     18,626     81,184        2      349     1,865

Batanes                            6        454      3,179        6        454      3,179        -        -         -
Cagayan                           64      5,124     17,685       64      5,124     17,685        -        -         -
Isabela                           70      7,926     36,074       65      7,268     33,227        2      349     1,865
Nueva Vizcaya                     56      4,291     20,193       55      4,163     19,838        -        -         -
Quirino                           21      1,725      7,765       20      1,617      7,255        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon     1,664    145,167    748,657      952     92,495    489,194       39    4,310    22,880

Bataan                           133     13,684     68,463      122     12,225     61,229        3      251     1,117
Bulacan                          907     55,349    262,822      277     16,589     83,059       15    1,757     7,377
Nueva Ecija                      169     16,957     74,331      162     15,580     67,541        4      303     1,367
Pampanga                         228     30,027    188,570      189     23,315    150,110       10      998     5,743
Tarlac                           152     18,247     86,984      142     15,852     73,560        2      268     2,332
Zambales                          75     10,903     67,487       60      8,934     53,695        5      733     4,944

Region IV - Southern Tagalog   4,102    683,583  3,393,976    3,414    599,155  3,004,618      118   15,743    80,603

Batangas                         379     49,776    260,883      351     39,579    215,496       11    4,721    18,047
Cavite                           710    318,598  1,437,687      580    300,624  1,348,331       21    2,215    11,745
Laguna                         1,091    123,525    621,669      809     88,091    476,789       30    2,588    12,850
Marinduque                        69      5,309     20,700       68      5,199     20,131        -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                16      1,706      6,643       13      1,176      4,501        2      442     1,787
Oriental Mindoro                  43      6,077     32,760       38      5,187     29,164        -        -         -
Palawan                           69      7,480     36,595       67      6,409     28,152        -        -         -
Quezon                           995     82,454    419,857      833     73,390    377,059       22    1,682    10,190
Rizal                            629     75,082    502,830      554     65,924    450,643       32    4,095    25,984
Romblon                           76     10,748     43,195       76     10,748     43,195        -        -         -
Aurora                            25      2,828     11,157       25      2,828     11,157        -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                 408     43,676    207,622      356     38,443    185,250       25    2,230     7,515

Albay                             84     13,781     63,256       84     13,781     63,256        -        -         -
Camarines Norte                   16      1,301      7,372       16      1,301      7,372        -        -         -
Camarines Sur                    209     19,400     90,678      161     14,597     70,249       22    1,848     5,910
Catanduanes                       37      2,877     14,529       36      2,829     14,191        -        -         -
Masbate                           20      2,172     11,653       20      2,172     11,653        -        -         -
Sorsogon                          42      4,145     20,134       39      3,763     18,529        3      382     1,605

Region VI - Western Visayas      723     96,682    416,945      710     93,894    404,308        4      687     2,845

Aklan                             24      4,216     18,472       18      2,894     12,794        1      143       797
Antique                           20      2,295      9,208       19      2,183      8,171        -        -         -
Capiz                             76     11,477     36,890       75     11,051     35,368        1      426     1,522
Iloilo                           352     51,479    215,269      352     51,479    215,269        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                210     18,547     91,009      205     17,619     86,609        2      118       526
Guimaras                          41      8,668     46,097       41      8,668     46,097        -        -         -

Region VII - Central Visayas   2,061    204,037    807,011    1,987    191,403    749,565       29    3,446    11,835

Bohol                            613     42,582    137,865      612     42,267    136,270        1      315     1,595
Cebu                           1,153    139,049    600,315    1,084    127,151    546,902       25    2,908     9,712
Negros Oriental                  271     19,985     58,527      267     19,564     56,089        3      223       528
Siquijor                          24      2,421     10,304       24      2,421     10,304        -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas    303     33,759    139,226      294     31,886    132,571        4      468     2,083

Eastern Samar                     14      1,508      6,960       14      1,508      6,960        -        -         -
Leyte                            188     19,916     80,667      182     18,450     75,594        3      388     1,633
Northern Samar                     9        516      1,614        9        516      1,614        -        -         -
Samar                             18      4,034     24,170       15      3,627     22,588        1       80       450
Southern Leyte                    46      5,046     15,618       46      5,046     15,618        -        -         -
Biliran                           28      2,739     10,197       28      2,739     10,197        -        -         -

Region IX - Western Mindanao     188     19,718     86,241      187     19,679     86,126        1       39       115

Basilan                            6        938      4,537        6        938      4,537        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Norte               85      9,381     35,261       84      9,342     35,146        1       39       115
Zamboanga del Sur                 97      9,399     46,443       97      9,399     46,443        -        -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao     677     51,309    197,135      665     49,848    191,934        6      374     1,616

Bukidnon                          62      7,186     20,043       61      7,036     19,457        -        -         -
Camiguin                          34      2,361      8,350       34      2,361      8,350        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                32      2,951      7,879       31      2,531      6,829        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                 549     38,811    160,863      539     37,920    157,298        6      374     1,616

Region XI - Southern Mindanao  1,328     94,798    365,533    1,311     91,810    351,555        4      692     3,487

Davao                            289     12,185     34,937      286     11,995     33,902        -        -         -
Davao del Sur                    868     66,801    274,464      860     65,290    267,719        2      476     2,800
Davao Oriental                    54      4,351     12,267       54      4,351     12,267        -        -         -
South Cotabato                   114     11,311     43,319      108     10,024     37,121        2      216       687
Sarangani                          3        150        546        3        150        546        -        -         -

Region XII - Central Mindanao    241     20,849     70,658      236     19,510     64,979        1      199       448

Lanao del Norte                  181     15,245     51,234      177     14,089     45,985        1      199       448
Cotabato                          22      2,229      8,232       21      2,046      7,802        -        -         -
Sultan Kudarat                    38      3,375     11,192       38      3,375     11,192        -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga             490     40,076    135,772      476     37,449    126,884        6      801     3,327

Agusan del Norte                 194     16,354     52,938      192     16,086     51,748        -        -         -
Agusan del Sur                    29      2,344      9,551       27      1,991      8,715        1      106       240
Surigao del Norte                234     18,304     62,237      228     16,986     58,659        2       94       250
Surigao del Sur                   33      3,074     11,046       29      2,386      7,762        3      601     2,837

Autonomous Region in Muslim     
  Mindanao                       107      6,084     22,534      100      5,506     19,720        -        -         -

Maguindanao                      107      6,084     22,534      100      5,506     19,720        -        -         -

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Table 2.  (continued)

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                                   APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA    |   RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM    |          OTHERS
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                    1,145    126,856    642,736        1        135       747       445   72,529   379,389

National Capital Region          144     43,586    284,468        -          -         -         -        -         -

Manila, First District            18      5,799     48,025        -          -         -         -        -         -
Second District                   56     23,087    151,876        -          -         -         -        -         -
Third District                    11      2,532     16,369        -          -         -         -        -         -
Fourth District                   59     12,168     68,198        -          -         -         -        -         -

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                           5      1,655     11,235        -          -         -        51    8,887    52,187

Abra                               -          -          -        -          -         -         4      708     3,399
Benguet                            5      1,655     11,235        -          -         -        45    7,490    46,910
Kalinga-Apayao                     -          -          -        -          -         -         2      689     1,878

Region I - Ilocos                 10      3,533     17,442        -          -         -         9    1,643     7,841

Ilocos Norte                       4      1,692      6,421        -          -         -         -        -         -
Ilocos Sur                         1        288      3,004        -          -         -         1       50        55
La Union                           1        256      4,100        -          -         -         7    1,553     7,442
Pangasinan                         4      1,297      3,917        -          -         -         1       40       344

Region II - Cagayan Valley         3        309        982        -          -         -         2      236       865

Isabela                            3        309        982        -          -         -         -        -         -
Nueva Vizcaya                      -          -          -        -          -         -         1      128       355
Quirino                            -          -          -        -          -         -         1      108       510

Region III - Central Luzon       451     14,548     56,711        1        135       747       221   33,679   179,125

Bataan                             8      1,208      6,117        -          -         -         -        -         -
Bulacan                          427      9,152     26,480        -          -         -       188   27,851   145,906
Nueva Ecija                        1        561      2,295        -          -         -         2      513     3,128
Pampanga                          12      2,546     15,147        -          -         -        17    3,168    17,570
Tarlac                             1        610      2,311        1        135       747         6    1,382     8,034
Zambales                           2        471      4,361        -          -         -         8      765     4,487

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     435     44,920    188,501        -          -         -       135   23,765   120,254

Batangas                           7      1,005      2,767        -          -         -        10    4,471    24,573
Cavite                            19      1,327      6,108        -          -         -        90   14,432    71,503
Laguna                           236     30,372    118,534        -          -         -        16    2,474    13,496
Marinduque                         -          -          -        -          -         -         1      110       569
Occidental Mindoro                 -          -          -        -          -         -         1       88       355
Oriental Mindoro                   -          -          -        -          -         -         5      890     3,596
Palawan                            2      1,071      8,443        -          -         -         -        -         -
Quezon                           136      7,050     30,742        -          -         -         4      332     1,866
Rizal                             35      4,095     21,907        -          -         -         8      968     4,296

Region V - Bicol                  20      1,956      8,606        -          -         -         7    1,047     6,251

Camarines Sur                     20      1,956      8,606        -          -         -         6      999     5,913
Catanduanes                        -          -          -        -          -         -         1       48       338

Region VI - Western Visayas        3        733      3,521        -          -         -         6    1,368     6,271

Aklan                              1        285      1,647        -          -         -         4      894     3,234
Antique                            -          -          -        -          -         -         1      112     1,037
Negros Occidental                  2        448      1,874        -          -         -         1      362     2,000

Region VII - Central Visayas      43      8,917     44,755        -          -         -         2      271       856

Cebu                              42      8,719     42,845        -          -         -         2      271       856
Negros Oriental                    1        198      1,910        -          -         -         -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      5      1,405      4,572        -          -         -         -        -         -

Leyte                              3      1,078      3,440        -          -         -         -        -         -
Samar                              2        327      1,132        -          -         -         -        -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao       5        987      3,462        -          -         -         1      100       123

Bukidnon                           1        150        586        -          -         -         -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                 1        420      1,050        -          -         -         -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                   3        417      1,826        -          -         -         1      100       123

Region XI - Southern Mindanao      6      1,365      7,108        -          -         -         7      931     3,383
						
Davao                              -          -          -        -          -         -         3      190     1,035
Davao del Sur                      5      1,015      3,925        -          -         -         1       20        20
South Cotabato                     1        350      3,183        -          -         -         3      721     2,328

Region XII - Central Mindanao      4      1,140      5,231        -          -         -         -        -         -

Lanao del Norte                    3        957      4,801        -          -         -         -        -         -
Cotabato                           1        183        430        -          -         -         -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga               4      1,224      3,328        -          -         -         4      602     2,233

Agusan del Norte                   -          -          -        -          -         -         2      268     1,190
Agusan del Sur                     -          -          -        -          -         -         1      247       596
Surigao del Norte                  4      1,224      3,328        -          -         -         -        -         -
Surigao del Sur                    -          -          -        -          -         -         1       87       447

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                         7        578      2,814        -          -         -         -        -         -

Maguindanao                        7        578      2,814        -          -         -         -        -         -

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

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