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
Page last updated: April 29, 2003
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