Table 4. Number of New Commercial Building Constructions Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions,
         by Type of Building, by Region and Province:  Second Quarter, 2003
        (Floor Area in Square Meters, Value in Thousand Pesos)

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                                        TOTAL            |           BANKS           |      HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
Region, Province,                    |  Floor |          |        |  Floor |         |        |  Floor |
  City, and Municipality      Number |   Area |    Value | Number |   Area |   Value | Number |   Area |   Value
                                 (1) |    (2) |      (3) |    (4) |    (5) |     (6) |    (7) |    (8) |     (9)
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Philippines                    1,447  873,289  6,649,330       45   18,070   133,537       81   69,243   803,748

National Capital Region          268  450,726  4,260,972       13    2,862    16,612        4    8,855    45,538

Manila, First District            32   21,575    217,550        -        -         -        1    3,126    19,805
Second District                  101  216,833  1,577,424        6    1,005     5,594        3    5,729    25,733
Third District                    14    5,428     33,008        -        -         -        -        -         -
Fourth District                  121  206,890  2,432,990        7    1,857    11,018        -        -         -

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          38   42,771    650,985        -        -         -        1   25,549   558,309

Abra                               5    2,149      7,291        -        -         -        -        -         -
Benguet                           30   39,576    640,152        -        -         -        1   25,549   558,309
Kalinga-Apayao                     2      960      3,349        -        -         -        -        -         -
Mountain Province                  1       86        193        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                 75   21,654     90,539        2      278       886        1      135       300

Ilocos Norte                      12    5,014     17,886        -        -         -        -        -         -
Ilocos Sur                        11    5,553     21,942        1      100       300        1      135       300
La Union                          14    1,781     11,018        -        -         -        -        -         -
Pangasinan                        38    9,306     39,693        1      178       586        -        -         -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        18    4,302     15,865        -        -         -        -        -         -

Cagayan                            5    2,327      8,196        -        -         -        -        -         -
Isabela                            7    1,315      5,112        -        -         -        -        -         -
Nueva Vizcaya                      2       40        200        -        -         -        -        -         -
Quirino                            4      620      2,357        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon       225   54,795    246,795        3      487     4,001        6    1,811     8,121

Bataan                            10    1,568      6,632        -        -         -        -        -         -
Bulacan                           46   16,897     72,367        -        -         -        1      190       856
Nueva Ecija                       13    3,193     22,943        1       28       279        -        -         -
Pampanga                          98   25,126     97,720        -        -         -        2    1,381     5,799
Tarlac                            51    6,717     39,514        2      459     3,722        -        -         -
Zambales                           7    1,294      7,619        -        -         -        3      240     1,466

Region IV - Southern Tagalog     259   72,652    415,220        9    2,907    19,176        3    1,901    12,948

Batangas                          43    7,241     37,276        1      534     3,281        -        -         -
Cavite                            91   25,405    144,198        2      264     1,246        2    1,205     9,660
Laguna                            59   19,466    114,120        2      550     7,026        1      696     3,288
Marinduque                         5    1,389      8,012        2      979     6,064        -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                 3    1,208      6,344        -        -         -        -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                  10    3,703     18,308        2      580     1,559        -        -         -
Palawan                           14    4,226     40,008        -        -         -        -        -         -
Quezon                            11    6,411     28,944        -        -         -        -        -         -
Rizal                             19    2,653     14,755        -        -         -        -        -         -
Aurora                             4      950      3,255        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                  49   12,509     63,152        2      466     1,966        3    1,227     3,184

Albay                             13    3,186     13,579        1      340     1,600        1      130       605
Camarines Norte                    2    1,755      9,918        -        -         -        1      509       779
Camarines Sur                     26    5,219     26,780        1      126       366        -        -         -
Catanduanes                        4      572      5,906        -        -         -        -        -         -
Masbate                            1      588      1,800        -        -         -        1      588     1,800
Sorsogon                           3    1,189      5,169        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region VI - Western Visayas      107   21,142    108,657        1      290     2,514       49    6,766    47,308

Aklan                             61    8,301     55,144        1      290     2,514       49    6,766    47,308
Antique                            5    1,710      7,401        -        -         -        -        -         -
Capiz                              7    1,466      8,861        -        -         -        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                 34    9,665     37,251        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region VII - Central Visayas     119   40,471    193,729        4      410     1,707        4   10,305    81,491

Bohol                             15    1,557      6,774        -        -         -        -        -         -
Cebu                              65   29,006    161,252        4      410     1,707        3   10,284    81,450
Negros Oriental                   29    8,936     17,818        -        -         -        1       21        41
Siquijor                          10      972      7,885        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     21    5,863     21,378        1      127       492        1      151       800

Leyte                             12    3,057     11,848        1      127       492        1      151       800
Northern Samar                     2       92        925        -        -         -        -        -         -
Samar (Western Samar)              3    1,184      3,692        -        -         -        -        -         -
Southern Leyte                     2    1,300      3,984        -        -         -        -        -         -
Biliran                            2      230        929        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region IX - Western Mindanao      69   41,088    152,503        3    5,400    60,612        4    6,499    22,500

Basilan                            4      595      2,540        -        -         -        -        -         -
Zamboanga Del Sur                 65   40,493    149,963        3    5,400    60,612        4    6,499    22,500

Region X - Northern Mindanao      16    4,693     18,765        -        -         -        -        -         -

Bukidnon                           7    1,414      4,927        -        -         -        -        -         -
Camiguin                           1      777      2,596        -        -         -        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                 7    2,358     10,957        -        -         -        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                   1      144        285        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region XI - Southern Mindanao    104   76,268    321,902        5    4,682    24,211        3      750     2,039

Davao Del Norte                   15    1,582      4,754        -        -         -        -        -         -
Davao Del Sur                     39   16,894     72,720        4    4,500    22,930        1      318     1,457
Davao Oriental                     3      306        599        -        -         -        -        -         -
South Cotabato                    44   55,426    222,757        1      182     1,281        2      432       582
Sarangani                          3    2,060     21,072        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region XII - Central Mindanao     34   17,873     65,241        1      130       953        2    5,294    21,210

Lanao Del Norte                   13    2,024      6,351        -        -         -        1       69       289
North Cotabato                    14   14,575     52,021        1      130       953        1    5,225    20,921
Sultan Kudarat                     7    1,274      6,869        -        -         -        -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga              34    4,700     17,047        1       31       407        -        -         -

Agusan Del Norte                  16    2,568      9,004        1       31       407        -        -         -
Agusan Del Sur                     2      344      2,519        -        -         -        -        -         -
Surigao Del Norte                 11    1,180      2,948        -        -         -        -        -         -
Surigao Del Sur                    5      608      2,576        -        -         -        -        -         -

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                        11    1,782      6,580        -        -         -        -        -         -

Maguindanao                       11    1,782      6,580        -        -         -        -        -         -

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Table 4. (concluded)

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                             CONDOMINIUM OFFICE BUILDING |           STORE           |           OTHERS
Region, Province,                    |  Floor |          |        |  Floor |         |        |  Floor |
  City, and Municipality      Number |   Area |    Value | Number |   Area |   Value | Number |   Area |    Value
                                (10) |   (11) |     (12) |   (13) |   (14) |    (15) |   (16) |   (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                      231  412,173  3,974,484     520   209,638   914,014      570  164,165    823,547

National Capital Region           90  337,980  3,637,667      92    74,959   386,186       69   26,070    174,969

Manila, First District            14   12,195    143,942       6       973    10,277       11    5,281     43,526
Second District                   34  138,715  1,198,817      36    66,013   313,140       22    5,371     34,140
Third District                     4    2,289     11,400       4       757     4,665        6    2,382     16,943
Fourth District                   38  184,781  2,283,508      46     7,216    58,104       30   13,036     80,360

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           5    6,330     38,639       9     1,702     6,178       23    9,190     47,859

Abra                               3    1,312      4,690       1       393     1,001        1      444      1,600
Benguet                            2    5,018     33,949       5       263     1,635       22    8,746     46,259
Kalinga-Apayao                     -        -          -       2       960     3,349        -        -          -
Mountain Province                  -        -          -       1        86       193        -        -          -

Region I - Ilocos                 10    7,411     24,730      26     4,928    24,583       36    8,902     40,040

Ilocos Norte                       1    3,712      8,000       7       768     2,389        4      534      7,497
Ilocos Sur                         2    1,186      7,202       2     1,497     8,830        5    2,635      5,310
La Union                           3      658      4,387       3       135       627        8      988      6,004
Pangasinan                         4    1,855      5,141      14     2,528    12,737       19    4,745     21,229

Region II - Cagayan Valley         5    1,091      5,670       6     1,037     6,291        7    2,174      3,904

Cagayan                            1      200        972       3       917     5,924        1    1,210      1,300
Isabela                            2      771      3,815       2       102       317        3      442        980
Nueva Vizcaya                      -        -          -       1        18        50        1       22        150
Quirino                            2      120        883       -         -         -        2      500      1,474

Region III - Central Luzon        20    7,764     33,496      85    11,835    54,826      111   32,898    146,351

Bataan                             4      941      2,761       3       174       872        3      453      2,999
Bulacan                            3      909      4,130       7     2,415     9,519       35   13,383     57,862
Nueva Ecija                        4    1,784     13,401       6       799     3,143        2      582      6,120
Pampanga                           5    3,169      7,799      36     5,264    17,883       55   15,312     66,239
Tarlac                             3      323      1,799      32     3,071    22,844       14    2,864     11,149
Zambales                           1      638      3,606       1       112       565        2      304      1,982

Region IV - Southern Tagalog      32   11,803     76,091      84    21,215   105,060      131   34,826    201,945

Batangas                           4      432      4,423      11     1,207     6,635       27    5,068     22,937
Cavite                            10    3,976     19,866      29     8,845    49,126       48   11,115     64,300
Laguna                            12    5,728     18,447      21     4,012    22,792       23    8,480     62,567
Marinduque                         -        -          -       -         -         -        3      410      1,948
Occidental Mindoro                 1      350      3,595       -         -         -        2      858      2,749
Oriental Mindoro                   -        -          -       5     2,252    10,608        3      871      6,141
Palawan                            2      900     26,206       4     1,851     5,718        8    1,475      8,084
Quezon                             -        -          -       5     1,433     4,488        6    4,978     24,456
Rizal                              3      417      3,554       5       665     2,438       11    1,571      8,763
Aurora                             -        -          -       4       950     3,255        -        -          -

Region V - Bicol                   6    1,837     10,016      18     4,852    25,199       20    4,127     22,787

Albay                              1      273      1,167       7     1,737     6,773        3      706      3,434
Camarines Norte                    -        -          -       1     1,246     9,139        -        -          -
Camarines Sur                      4    1,056      6,973       8     1,735     8,051       13    2,302     11,390
Catanduanes                        -        -          -       2       134     1,236        2      438      4,670
Sorsogon                           1      508      1,876       -         -         -        2      681      3,293

Region VI - Western Visayas       10    2,658     12,980      28     6,931    24,906       19    4,497     20,949

Aklan                              1      304      1,609       3        77       148        7      864      3,565
Antique                            3      907      4,379       1       483     1,907        1      320      1,115
Capiz                              1      315        940       3       138       320        3    1,013      7,601
Negros Occidental                  5    1,132      6,052      21     6,233    22,531        8    2,300      8,668

Region VII - Central Visayas      20    8,167     34,916      48    15,701    46,006       43    5,888     29,609

Bohol                              2      208        952       4       224       691        9    1,125      5,131
Cebu                              12    7,540     32,642      28     8,541    32,029       18    2,231     13,424
Negros Oriental                    4      307        592      14     6,863    13,035       10    1,745      4,150
Siquijor                           2      112        730       2        73       251        6      787      6,904

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      3    2,572      8,687       9       866     2,383        7    2,147      9,016

Leyte                              2    1,492      5,007       6       448     1,325        2      839      4,224
Northern Samar                     -        -          -       1        20        50        1       72        875
Samar (Western Samar)              -        -          -       -         -         -        3    1,184      3,692
Southern Leyte                     1    1,080      3,680       1       220       304        -        -          -
Biliran                            -        -          -       1       178       704        1       52        225

Region IX - Western Mindanao       5   13,578     25,604      26     4,826    13,167       31   10,785     30,620

Basilan                            -        -          -       1       367     1,366        3      228      1,174
Zamboanga Del Sur                  5   13,578     25,604      25     4,459    11,801       28   10,557     29,446

Region X - Northern Mindanao       2    1,232      5,060       7     1,950     8,379        7    1,511      5,326

Bukidnon                           1      855      3,341       4       313     1,241        2      246        345
Camiguin                           -        -          -       -         -         -        1      777      2,596
Misamis Occidental                 1      377      1,719       3     1,637     7,138        3      344      2,100
Misamis Oriental                   -        -          -       -         -         -        1      144        285

Region XI - Southern Mindanao     10    8,031     52,045      45    47,569   174,042       41   15,236     69,565

Davao Del Norte                    -        -          -       9       761     2,647        6      821      2,107
Davao Del Sur                      2    2,648     11,341      18     2,573     6,809       14    6,855     30,183
Davao Oriental                     -        -          -       -         -         -        3      306        599
South Cotabato                     7    3,383     19,882      18    44,235   164,586       16    7,194     36,426
Sarangani                          1    2,000     20,822      -         -         -         2       60        250

Region XII - Central Mindanao      3      473      4,007      16     8,749    28,018       12    3,227     11,053

Lanao Del Norte                    1      360      3,128       5       271       767        6    1,324      2,167
North Cotabato                     1       78        672       8     7,932    24,936        3    1,210      4,539
Sultan Kudarat                     1       35        207       3       546     2,315        3      693      4,347

Region XIII - Caraga               9    1,161      4,760      13     1,253     4,541       11    2,255      7,339

Agusan Del Norte                   2      350      1,418       6       474     1,624        7    1,713      5,555
Agusan Del Sur                     1      280      2,374       -         -         -        1       64        145
Surigao Del Norte                  5      483        848       4       289       880        2      408      1,220
Surigao Del Sur                    1       48        120       3       490     2,037        1       70        419

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                         1       85        116       8     1,265     4,249        2      432      2,215

Maguindanao                        1       85        116       8     1,265     4,249        2      432      2,215

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

Page last updated:  November 13, 2003
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