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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