Table 3. Number of New Non-Residential Building Constructions Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions,
by Type of Building, by Region and Province: Third Quarter, 2003
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TOTAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL
Region, Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.)| (P1,000) | | (sq.m.)| (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9)
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Philippines 2,972 1,144,333 6,947,214 1,770 601,193 3,617,123 348 247,132 1,148,476
National Capital Region 556 339,907 2,455,297 373 254,476 1,813,924 44 39,450 189,595
Manila, First District 48 18,401 153,623 36 15,997 130,474 4 531 3,501
Second District 271 190,971 1,343,865 194 145,168 1,002,616 16 18,971 78,392
Third District 50 18,355 88,743 15 9,134 29,920 10 5,118 15,180
Fourth District 187 112,180 869,066 128 84,177 650,914 14 14,830 92,522
Cordillera Administrative
Region 48 15,599 78,119 31 11,487 51,295 1 784 3,406
Abra 6 1,638 6,906 5 1,566 6,543 - - -
Benguet 37 12,188 56,656 26 9,921 44,752 1 784 3,406
Ifugao 2 1,577 12,521 - - - - - -
Kalinga-Apayao 3 196 2,036 - - - - - -
Region I - Ilocos 167 33,639 186,899 97 19,570 84,426 16 4,089 14,618
Ilocos Norte 47 6,848 32,643 33 5,396 24,539 3 441 2,023
Ilocos Sur 24 5,318 30,425 12 4,229 16,113 5 369 1,171
La Union 35 7,921 32,441 14 1,581 7,143 5 2,325 6,256
Pangasinan 61 13,552 91,390 38 8,364 36,631 3 954 5,168
Region II - Cagayan Valley 55 18,662 115,007 26 4,405 19,888 6 4,090 8,298
Batanes 1 - 2,377 - - - - - -
Cagayan 16 6,923 49,037 7 852 5,105 2 304 922
Isabela 24 8,821 29,805 14 3,400 13,866 4 3,786 7,376
Nueva Vizcaya 11 2,684 30,965 5 153 917 - - -
Quirino 3 234 2,823 - - - - - -
Region III - Central Luzon 546 139,122 800,377 382 59,030 346,184 47 45,690 250,869
Aurora 7 676 5,673 4 498 2,718 - - -
Bataan 24 6,537 52,121 7 1,184 6,109 9 3,506 25,246
Bulacan 118 51,838 262,355 53 7,397 25,746 19 32,055 174,884
Nueva Ecija 42 12,587 62,094 19 5,166 24,146 6 3,400 7,442
Pampanga 305 49,638 328,965 277 35,417 246,534 10 6,429 41,490
Tarlac 41 12,909 62,873 16 5,118 18,443 3 300 1,807
Zambales 9 4,937 26,296 6 4,250 22,488 - - -
Region IVA - Calabarzon 462 214,441 1,500,137 253 86,394 507,597 79 64,493 428,700
Batangas 120 42,167 515,956 52 6,511 28,900 25 27,127 214,691
Cavite 139 77,947 517,415 93 51,119 337,362 16 11,705 106,046
Laguna 106 52,186 250,850 53 15,186 70,476 23 22,157 92,447
Quezon 53 24,094 124,064 36 11,883 59,154 3 175 803
Rizal 44 18,047 91,852 19 1,695 11,705 12 3,329 14,713
Region IVB - Mimaropa 78 17,322 112,988 31 6,006 34,127 16 6,853 28,406
Marinduque 9 708 10,059 1 12 30 - - -
Occidental Mindoro 13 1,740 20,779 2 256 812 2 121 388
Oriental Mindoro 28 5,169 27,204 17 3,022 13,151 4 1,130 3,976
Palawan 26 9,428 53,094 9 2,439 18,282 10 5,602 24,042
Romblon 2 277 1,852 2 277 1,852 - - -
Region V - Bicol 84 22,924 117,138 48 12,080 60,375 7 2,097 13,951
Albay 10 5,500 25,274 7 4,510 21,475 1 35 171
Camarines Norte 4 506 2,577 4 506 2,577 - - -
Camarines Sur 43 12,205 60,058 27 5,782 29,726 4 1,287 8,998
Catanduanes 3 196 754 2 95 504 - - -
Masbate 13 3,234 15,840 6 734 2,712 1 580 3,160
Sorsogon 11 1,283 12,635 2 453 3,381 1 195 1,622
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Table 3. (continued)
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TOTAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL
Region, Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.)| (P1,000) | | (sq.m.)| (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9)
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Region VI - Western Visayas 135 51,178 230,711 80 32,101 164,012 23 11,179 29,493
Aklan 40 9,515 48,584 36 8,923 47,043 2 114 759
Antique 4 495 2,668 4 495 2,668 - - -
Capiz 18 3,668 19,080 13 3,020 16,737 4 534 2,022
Iloilo 7 6,464 52,705 3 6,464 51,240 - - -
Negros Occidental 66 31,036 107,674 24 13,199 46,324 17 10,531 26,712
Region VII - Central Visayas 247 82,566 449,486 121 36,269 215,577 43 25,622 61,682
Bohol 5 1,853 7,926 1 674 1,899 3 1,179 5,291
Cebu 172 69,585 404,575 88 31,364 200,604 36 20,768 50,422
Negros Oriental 63 10,743 35,702 26 3,896 11,841 4 3,675 5,969
Siquijor 7 385 1,283 6 335 1,233 - - -
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 53 10,771 55,559 32 7,747 39,714 5 1,044 6,142
Biliran 3 260 556 1 75 110 - - -
Eastern Samar 3 191 462 - - - 1 116 225
Leyte 18 3,833 20,512 7 1,928 9,297 2 614 3,840
Northern Samar 1 250 1,997 - - - 1 250 1,997
Samar (Western Samar) 14 4,956 26,545 12 4,616 25,909 - - -
Southern Leyte 14 1,281 5,487 12 1,128 4,398 1 64 80
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 74 15,158 69,253 59 11,240 52,700 6 2,510 10,384
Isabela City 2 1126 4598 - - - - - -
Zamboanga del Norte 2 100 163 1 100 104 - - -
Zamboanga del Sur 70 13,932 64,492 58 11,140 52,596 6 2,510 10,384
Zamboanga Sibugay - - - - - - - - -
Region X - Northern Mindanao 113 43,995 140,876 61 16,858 59,353 13 6,043 12,255
Bukidnon 26 24,706 77,238 17 7,138 33,757 1 562 701
Lanao del Norte 33 2,436 14,693 13 1,801 5,666 3 138 585
Misamis Occidental 16 3,382 10,362 7 1,630 4,834 1 225 251
Misamis Oriental 38 13,471 38,583 24 6,289 15,096 8 5,118 10,718
Region XI - Davao 135 63,112 249,508 71 22,965 103,131 15 22,120 54,404
Compostela Valley 14 1,397 8,396 4 834 2,464 1 40 60
Davao del Norte 58 10,997 43,830 32 7,919 34,195 7 1,414 4,146
Davao del Sur 57 49,005 188,379 30 12,673 57,743 6 20,492 50,024
Davao Oriental 6 1,713 8,903 5 1,539 8,729 1 174 174
Region XII - Soccsksargen 96 38,800 195,697 52 11,087 31,970 14 7,502 27,885
Cotabato City 7 11,483 83,389 6 1,011 3,389 - - -
Sarangani 1 230 493 - - - - - -
South Cotabato 76 24,925 107,492 36 8,224 25,150 14 7,502 27,885
Sultan Kudarat 12 2,162 4,323 10 1,852 3,431 - - -
Region XIII - Caraga 121 36,907 189,102 52 9,398 32,148 13 3,566 8,388
Agusan del Norte 35 9,945 27,567 21 6,258 16,078 8 2,973 7,087
Agusan del Sur 26 2,583 11,739 15 741 2,654 - - -
Surigao del Norte 55 23,640 144,587 12 1,772 9,240 5 593 1,301
Surigao del Sur 5 739 5,209 4 627 4,176 - - -
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao 2 230 1,060 1 80 702 - - -
Basilan 2 230 1,060 1 80 702 - - -
Maguindanao - - - - - - - - -
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Table 3. (continued)
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INSTITUTIONAL | AGRICULTURAL | OTHERS
Region, Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (P1,000)
(10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17)
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Philippines 496 259,314 1,582,062 90 36,694 69,003 268 530,550
National Capital Region 52 44,171 318,994 1 1,810 7,000 86 125,784
Manila, First District 5 1,873 19,056 - - - 3 592
Second District 23 25,022 182,588 1 1,810 7,000 37 73,269
Third District 4 4,103 36,545 - - - 21 7,098
Fourth District 20 13,173 80,805 - - - 25 44,825
Cordillera Administrative Region 14 2,858 22,359 1 470 647 1 412
Abra 1 72 363 - - - - -
Benguet 9 1,483 8,086 - - - 1 412
Ifugao 1 1,107 11,874 1 470 647 - -
Kalinga-Apayao 3 196 2,036 - - - - -
Region I - Ilocos 23 7,616 53,787 13 2,364 3,446 18 30,622
Ilocos Norte 7 918 4,033 3 93 285 1 1,763
Ilocos Sur 2 678 909 1 42 140 4 12,092
La Union 7 2,757 17,092 6 1,258 1,650 3 300
Pangasinan 7 3,263 31,753 3 971 1,371 10 16,467
Region II - Cagayan Valley 14 9,631 75,588 2 536 1,647 7 9,586
Batanes - - - - - - 1 2,377
Cagayan 5 5,767 42,288 - - - 2 722
Isabela 4 1,235 4,095 1 400 1,400 1 3,068
Nueva Vizcaya 4 2,531 28,392 - - - 2 1,656
Quirino 1 98 813 1 136 247 1 1,763
Region III - Central Luzon 60 25,620 152,051 28 8,782 15,263 29 36,010
Aurora 1 178 574 - - - 2 2,381
Bataan 5 1,847 15,359 - - - 3 5,407
Bulacan 10 5,602 36,220 21 6,784 11,898 15 13,607
Nueva Ecija 9 3,448 19,327 4 573 1,774 4 9,405
Pampanga 15 7,407 37,531 1 385 400 2 3,010
Tarlac 17 6,451 39,232 2 1,040 1,191 3 2,200
Zambales 3 687 3,808 - - - - -
Region IVA - Calabarzon 86 61,911 332,741 9 1,643 5,651 35 225,448
Batangas 16 7,403 71,750 5 1,126 3,040 22 197,575
Cavite 27 15,123 64,349 - - - 3 9,658
Laguna 22 14,843 77,588 - - - 8 10,339
Quezon 10 11,634 55,556 3 402 1,841 1 6,710
Rizal 11 12,908 63,498 1 115 770 1 1,166
Region IVB - Mimaropa 12 3,401 17,885 4 1062 2283 15 30,287
Marinduque 3 327 1,433 2 369 840 3 7,756
Occidental Mindoro 3 1,198 4,136 1 165 528 5 14,915
Oriental Mindoro 4 1,017 6,254 - - - 3 3,823
Palawan 2 859 6,062 1 528 915 4 3,793
Region V - Bicol 24 8,747 38,229 - - - 5 4,583
Albay 2 955 3,628 - - - - -
Camarines Sur 10 5,136 20,575 - - - 2 759
Catanduanes 1 101 250 - - - - -
Masbate 6 1,920 9,968 - - - - -
Sorsogon 5 635 3,808 - - - 3 3,824
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Table 3. (concluded)
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INSTITUTIONAL | AGRICULTURAL | OTHERS
Region, Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (P1,000)
(10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17)
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Region VI - Western Visayas 22 7,046 28,569 2 852 1,643 8 6,994
Aklan 1 478 502 - - - 1 280
Capiz 1 114 321 - - - - -
Iloilo - - - - - - 4 1,465
Negros Occidental 20 6,454 27,746 2 852 1,643 3 5,249
Region VII - Central Visayas 39 19,725 136,605 5 950 1,660 39 33,962
Bohol - - - - - - 1 736
Cebu 21 16,629 125,262 3 824 1,510 24 26,777
Negros Oriental 18 3,096 11,343 1 76 100 14 6,449
Siquijor - - - 1 50 50 - -
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 12 1,830 8,817 2 150 368 2 518
Biliran 2 185 446 - - - - -
Eastern Samar 1 45 156 1 30 81 - -
Leyte 6 1,171 6,570 1 120 287 2 518
Samar (Western Samar) 2 340 636 - - - - -
Southern Leyte 1 89 1,009 - - - - -
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 8 1,408 6,110 - - - 1 59
Isabela City 2 1,126 4,598
Zamboanga del Norte - - - - - - 1 59
Zamboanga del Sur 6 282 1,512 - - - - -
Region X - Northern Mindanao 24 8,262 38,380 7 12,832 21,599 8 9,289
Bukidnon 4 4,388 21,796 4 12,618 20,984 - -
Lanao del Norte 10 461 2,808 1 36 167 6 5,467
Misamis Occidental 6 1,349 4,829 2 178 448 - -
Misamis Oriental 4 2,064 8,947 - - - 2 3,822
Region XI - Davao 36 15,072 82,355 5 2,955 4,037 8 5,581
Compostela Valley 4 580 4212 1 105 105 6 4076
Davao del Norte 16 1,292 2,476 1 210 492 - -
Davao del Sur 16 13,200 75,667 3 2,640 3,440 2 1,505
Region XII - Soccsksargen 20 18953 123,622 5 1258 1907 5 10,313
Cotabato City 1 10,472 80,000 - - - - -
Sarangani - - - 1 230 493 - -
South Cotabato 17 8,171 42,730 4 1,028 1,414 5 10,313
Sultan Kudarat 2 310 892 - - - - -
Region XIII - Caraga 49 22,913 145,612 6 1,030 1,852 1 1,102
Agusan del Norte 5 714 3,300 - - - 1 1,102
Agusan del Sur 11 1,842 9,085 - - - - -
Surigao del Norte 32 20,245 132,194 6 1,030 1,852 - -
Surigao del Sur 1 112 1,033 - - - - -
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao 1 150 358 - - - - -
Basilan 1 150 358 - - - - -
Maguindanao - - - - - - - -
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Source: Industry Statistics Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: February 24, 2004
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