Table 3. Number of New NonResidential 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            |          COMMERCIAL          |        INDUSTRIAL
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                    2,634  1,148,121  6,335,618    1,498    590,354  3,306,684      359  235,498   968,750

National Capital Region          518    306,392  2,464,206      364    210,805  1,603,023       34   32,753   228,859
	
Manila, First District            54     28,729    307,135       35     15,921    121,297        3    1,192    10,509
Second District                  195    137,872    695,060      136     89,862    346,328       13   18,648   157,361
Third District                    48     20,930     99,288       23     12,312     52,921        9    8,618    39,705
Fourth District                  221    118,861  1,362,723      170     92,710  1,082,477        9    4,295    21,284

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          38     19,296     89,378       22      6,689     29,044        4    1,063     5,539

Abra                               2        764      1,778        2        764      1,778        -        -         -
Benguet                           32     18,137     84,323       17      5,549     24,176        4    1,063     5,539
Ifugao                             2        256      2,404        2        256      2,404        -        -         -
Kalinga-Apayao                     1        120        686        1        120        686        -        -         -
Mountain Province                  1         19        187        -          -          -        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                160     32,745    172,106       76     13,320     46,965       11    2,203    10,904

Ilocos Norte                      30      4,648     22,851       16      2,714      8,395        2      556     2,738
Ilocos Sur                        15      2,308     19,090        7      2,249      7,332        2       59        90
La Union                          52     13,746     80,701       23      3,563     12,754        -        -         -
Pangasinan                        63     12,043     49,464       30      4,794     18,484        7    1,588     8,076

Region II - Cagayan Valley        37      8,336     57,271       17      3,649     24,470        3    1,916     4,336

Cagayan                            2        514      3,163        2        514      3,163        -        -         -
Isabela                           20      4,245     17,694        6        885      3,996        3    1,916     4,336
Nueva Vizcaya                     11      3,083     33,831        8      2,214     16,764        -        -         -
Quirino                            4        494      2,583        1         36        547        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon       465    132,758    654,621      266     60,433    342,833      122   45,732   149,922

Bataan                            16      5,653     32,352       11      4,742     29,841        2      553     1,037
Bulacan                          128     54,654    265,477       79     16,181    114,272       27   25,447    64,094
Nueva Ecija                       39      9,633     43,093       22      5,554     26,067        3    1,536     4,408
Pampanga                         150     53,589    229,047      111     27,633    128,686       17   17,160    68,711
Tarlac                           119      7,148     66,478       38      5,312     37,967       72      945    11,514
Zambales                          13      2,081     18,174        5      1,011      6,000        1       91       158

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     527    258,061  1,262,598      281    120,457    548,150       79   65,361   329,374

Batangas                          63     23,526    160,879       40      9,576     46,742       12    3,389    22,279
Cavite                            89     62,920    375,126       54     38,130    249,862        6   10,384    30,802
Laguna                           123     55,359    301,362       58     10,077     52,909       25   35,699   215,332
Marinduque                         9        869     15,122        4        493      1,627        2      112       244
Occidental Mindoro                18     13,781     57,141       11     11,373     40,211        3    2,258     8,998
Oriental Mindoro                  17      9,552     39,408       13      7,357     32,081        4    2,195     7,327
Palawan                           24      5,314     30,834       12      2,894     13,663        4    1,657     7,385
Quezon                           120     43,898    169,598       54     10,822     50,664       18    2,736     6,216
Rizal                             46     38,013    102,201       31     29,335     59,186        4    6,899    30,740
Romblon                           16      4,639     10,097        2        210        375        1       32        51
Aurora                             2        190        830        2        190        830        -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                  54     49,686    267,574       29      9,000     63,816        4      867     2,762

Albay                             12      4,491     41,014        8      2,685     34,293        -        -         -
Camarines Sur                     29     39,082    187,411       13      4,276     16,442        3      777     2,498
Catanduanes                        2        408      2,070        1        296      1,570        -        -         -
Masbate                            1        204      1,398        1        204      1,398        -        -         -
Sorsogon                          10      5,501     35,681        6      1,539     10,113        1       90       264
														 
Region VI - Western Visayas        61   17,720    109,831       36     8,133     33,058         9     4,525    25,366
														 
Aklan                              12    3,737     19,358       10     2,973     17,241         1        80       230
Antique                             2      236      1,794        1       124        749         -         -         -
Capiz                              13    3,221     18,216        8     2,725      6,035         2       176       732
Iloilo                              2      137      4,477        1       137        597         -         -         -
Negros Occidental                  32   10,389     65,986       16     2,174      8,436         6     4,269    24,404
															 
Region VII - Central Visayas      255  100,879    393,576      164    42,174    230,831        30    42,584    87,090
														 
Bohol                              30   11,135     84,361       22    11,029     73,730         -         -         -
Cebu                              151   69,252    240,137       96    22,689    119,510        24    40,961    82,760
Negros Oriental                    63   19,572     65,227       36     7,584     33,940         6     1,623     4,330
Siquijor                           11      920      3,851       10       872      3,651         -         -         -
															 
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      80   15,856     90,181       22     3,714     16,350         9     5,140    13,170
														 
Eastern Samar                      19    2,366     18,892        3       372      1,402         -         -         -
Leyte                              33    9,902     47,664       10     2,363     10,729         5     4,552    12,330
Northern Samar                      2      102        293        1        72        260         1        30        33
Samar                               3      201      2,358        1        26        206         1       175       267
Southern Leyte                      9    1,286      9,516        5       569      2,460         1       183       273
Biliran                            14    1,999     11,458        2       312      1,293         1       200       267
															 
Region IX - Western Mindanao       50   10,115     44,005       30     6,493     16,728         5     1,656     1,960
														 
Basilan                             2    1,760      4,627        -         -          -         -         -         -
Zamboanga del Norte                 4      934      4,125        3       890      3,625         -         -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                  44    7,421     35,253       27     5,603     13,103         5     1,656     1,960
															 
Region X - Northern Mindanao       70   48,676    202,934       30     6,233     27,806        12     8,847    26,726
														 
Bukidnon                           13   25,950    101,132        5     1,280      5,002         1        28        69
Camiguin                            2      330      1,153        1        32        140         1       298     1,013
Misamis Occidental                  2    1,243      2,898        -         -          -         1     1,099     2,200
Misamis Oriental                   53   21,153     97,751       24     4,921     22,664         9     7,422    23,444
															 
Region XI - Southern Mindanao     186  114,484    402,921       91    83,779    260,818        23    14,120    60,041
														 
Davao                              13    1,952      7,630        5     1,357      3,125         1       106     1,500
Davao del Sur                     102   91,248    317,655       51    74,893    226,476         9     7,189    40,922
Davao Oriental                      9    1,971      8,416        4       446      3,138         2     1,265     4,274
South Cotabato                     59   18,584     67,380       30     7,052     28,047        11     5,560    13,345
Sarangani                           3      729      1,840        1        31         32         -         -         -
															 
Region XII - Central Mindanao      32    9,559     31,313       20     4,820     16,944         4     2,509     5,617
														 
Lanao del Norte                    13    5,190     17,523        9     3,142     10,535         1       600     1,370
Cotabato                           10    2,017      8,394        4       637      3,583         2       661     1,804
Sultan Kudarat                      9    2,352      5,396        7     1,041      2,826         1     1,248     2,443
                              
Region XIII - Caraga               87   21,094     78,806       39     8,636     32,919         9     5,790    16,008
                             
Agusan del Norte                   27   12,073     36,954       15     4,991     21,360         7     4,596    10,768
Agusan del Sur                     19    2,723     16,486        3       166        910         1       594     3,501
Surigao del Norte                  28    4,556     16,783       18     3,142      9,659         1       600     1,739
Surigao del Sur                    13    1,742      8,583        3       337        990         -         -         -

Autonomous Region in Muslim 							 
  Mindanao                         14    2,464     14,297       11     2,019     12,929         1       432     1,076
														 
Maguindanao                        14    2,464     14,297       11     2,019     12,929         1       432     1,076

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Table 3. (concluded)

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                                      INSTITUTIONAL        |         AGRICULTURAL         |      OTHERS
Region and Province                  |    Floor |          |        |    Floor |          |        |        
                              Number |     Area |    Value | Number |     Area |    Value | Number |  Value 
                                (10) |     (11) |     (12) |   (13) |     (14) |     (15) |   (16) |   (17) 
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Philippines                      444    277,661  1,397,261       95     44,608    105,163      238  557,760

National Capital Region           33     62,834    335,423        -          -          -       87  296,901
	
Manila, First District             6     11,616    114,601        -          -          -       10   60,728
Second District                   15     29,362    136,091        -          -          -       31   55,280
Third District                     -          -          -        -          -          -       16    6,662
Fourth District                   12     21,856     84,731        -          -          -       30  174,231

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           9     11,544     50,329        -          -          -        3    4,466

Benguet                            8     11,525     50,142        -          -          -        3    4,466
Mountain Province                  1         19        187        -          -          -        -        -

Region I - Ilocos                 33     11,657     63,840       25      5,565     18,606       15   31,791
	
Ilocos Norte                       5      1,124      7,855        5        254        456        2    3,407
Ilocos Sur                         -          -          -        -          -          -        6   11,668
La Union                           8      5,781     40,494       16      4,402     15,951        5   11,502
Pangasinan                        20      4,752     15,491        4        909      2,199        2    5,214

Region II - Cagayan Valley        13      2,724     22,227        1         47         85        3    6,153
	
Isabela                            9      1,397      7,947        1         47         85        1    1,330
Nueva Vizcaya                      1        869     12,244        -          -          -        2    4,823
Quirino                            3        458      2,036        -          -          -        -        -

Region III - Central Luzon        38     19,098    109,615       18      7,495     16,354       21   35,897
	
Bataan                             2        284        972        1         74        502        -        -
Bulacan                           15     12,162     77,287        1        864      2,083        6    7,741
Nueva Ecija                        8      1,853      9,369        3        690      2,804        3      445
Pampanga                           8      3,775     15,778       11      5,021      9,107        3    6,765
Tarlac                             1         45        426        2        846      1,858        6   14,713
Zambales                           4        979      5,783        -          -          -        3    6,233

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     114     49,587    260,972       21     22,656     42,045       32   82,057
	
Batangas                           4      9,870     74,216        1        691      1,502        6   16,140
Cavite                            23     14,333     62,074        1         73        375        5   32,013
Laguna                            23      6,353     20,287        9      3,230      8,016        8    4,818
Marinduque                         2        264      1,251        -          -          -        1   12,000
Occidental Mindoro                 2        150        478        -          -          -        2    7,454
Palawan                            5        763      4,390        -          -          -        3    5,396
Quezon                            34     11,678     78,770       10     18,662     32,152        4    1,796
Rizal                              8      1,779      9,835        -          -          -        3    2,440
Romblon                           13      4,397      9,671        -          -          -        -        -

Region V - Bicol                  17     39,521    197,114        2        298      1,421        2    2,461
	
Albay                              3      1,556      5,450        1        250      1,271        -        -
Camarines Sur                     12     34,029    168,310        -          -          -        1      161
Catanduanes                        1        112        500        -          -          -        -        -
Sorsogon                           1      3,824     22,854        1         48        150        1    2,300

Region VI - Western Visayas        9      4,981     30,314        1         81        450        6   20,643
	
Aklan                              1        684      1,887        -          -          -        -        -
Antique                            1        112      1,045        -          -          -        -        -
Capiz                              2        320      1,684        -          -          -        1    9,765
Iloilo                             -          -          -        -          -          -        1    3,880
Negros Occidental                  5      3,865     25,698        1         81        450        4    6,998

Region VII - Central Visayas      29     16,001     49,432        4        120        199       28   26,024
	
Bohol                              1         73        304        1         33         50        6   10,277
Cebu                              13      5,602     22,870        -          -          -       18   14,997
Negros Oriental                   14     10,278     26,058        3         87        149        4      750
Siquijor                           1         48        200        -          -          -        -        -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     41      6,972     53,023        1         30        120        7    7,518
	
Eastern Samar                     15      1,994     17,443        -          -          -        1       47
Leyte                             13      2,957     18,916        1         30        120        4    5,569
Samar                              -          -          -        -          -          -        1    1,885
Southern Leyte                     2        534      6,766        -          -          -        1       17
Biliran                           11      1,487      9,898        -          -          -        -        -
																			   							
Region IX - Western Mindanao       6      1,966      6,197        -          -          -        9   19,120
	
Basilan                            1      1,760      4,587        -          -          -        1       40
Zamboanga del Norte                1         44        500        -          -          -        -        -
Zamboanga del Sur                  4        162      1,110        -          -          -        8   19,080
                                                                                               	
Region X - Northern Mindanao      19     28,310    126,588        6      5,286     20,111        3    1,703
	
Bukidnon                           3     21,108     82,384        4      3,534     13,677        -        -
Misamis Occidental                 1        144        698        -          -          -        -        -
Misamis Oriental                  15      7,058     43,506        2      1,752      6,434        3    1,703

Region XI - Southern Mindanao     43     13,933     57,018       12      2,652      5,017       17   20,027
	
Davao                              6        489      1,815        -          -          -        1    1,190
Davao del Sur                     28      8,755     34,382        2        411      1,481       12   14,394
Davao Oriental                     2        260        918        -          -          -        1       86
South Cotabato                     7      4,429     19,903        9      1,543      2,301        2    3,784
Sarangani                          -          -          -        1        698      1,235        1      573

Region XII - Central Mindanao      6      2,010      8,175        2        220        577        -        -
	
Lanao del Norte                    2      1,291      5,168        1        157        450        -        -
Cotabato                           4        719      3,007        -          -          -        -        -
Sultan Kudarat                     -          -          -        1         63        127        -        -

Region XIII - Caraga              33      6,510     26,923        2        158        178        4    2,778
  
Agusan del Norte                   5      2,486      4,826        -          -          -        -        -
Agusan del Sur                    15      1,963     12,075        -          -          -        -        -
Surigao del Norte                  5        718      2,586        1         96        101        3    2,698
Surigao del Sur                    8      1,343      7,436        1         62         77        1       80

Autonomous Region in Muslim 
  Mindanao                         1         13         71        -          -          -        1      221
	
Maguindanao                        1         13         71        -          -          -        1      221

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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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