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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