Table 3. Number of New Non-Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions,
         by Type of Building, by Region, Province and Municipality: Fourth Quarter, 2003

=========================================================================================================================================
                                            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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philippines                     2,770     1,140,277   7,039,299     1,802       584,263   3,516,082       305      238,156   1,223,270

National Capital Region           383       302,120   2,356,986       263       223,992   1,753,761        37       27,034     189,244

Manila, First District             50        21,677     187,185        29        14,034     111,737         3        2,641      18,727
Second District                   174       132,278     963,872       130       102,784     713,144        18       19,334     144,690
Third District                     46        18,935      94,170        29        12,640      37,918         7        1,956       9,647
Fourth District                   113       129,230   1,111,759        75        94,534     890,962         9        3,103      16,180

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          58         28,339     181,038        43        22,579     154,926         3          363       3,465

Abra                               2             82         240         2            82         240         -            -           -
Benguet                           51         27,317     175,491        38        21,797     151,923         3          363       3,465
Kalinga                            3            612       4,364         1           372       1,820         -            -           -
Mountain province                  1            272         711         1           272         711         -            -           -
Apayao                             1             56         232         1            56         232         -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos                125         37,086     231,984        70        29,591     176,758        10        2,523       7,524

Ilocos norte                      36          5,263      24,440        15         2,368       5,664         2          226         650
Ilocos sur                        13          2,188      10,346         6         2,090       5,622         1           12          14
La union                          23          6,360      38,215        11         3,763      22,206         5        1,636       4,379
Pangasinan                        53         23,275     158,983        38        21,370     143,266         2          649       2,481

Region II - Cagayan Valley        50         18,065     113,402        14         3,130      27,435         7        5,269      10,826

Cagayan                            9          6,455      45,797         4           974      10,119         1        1,369       2,948
Isabela                           30         10,453      61,319         8         1,774      14,819         5        3,580       7,374
Nueva vizcaya                     10            837       5,782         2           382       2,497         -            -           -
Quirino                            1            320         504         -             -           -         1          320         504

Region III - Central Luzon       554        135,279     696,452       434        54,012     248,741        41       45,403     181,061

Bataan                            18          9,541     116,533         2           456       2,830         8        2,460      22,264
Bulacan                          133         36,225     152,269       103        20,186      88,112        15        9,600      34,487
Nueva ecija                       38         10,522      55,119        16         3,873      19,515         2        1,184       2,921
Pampanga                         308         63,181     300,030       286        23,441     111,301         9       30,522     116,938
Tarlac                            30          9,447      41,709        15         1,815       7,115         4        1,456       3,810
Zambales                          16          3,515      20,726        10         3,061      17,768         2           93         491
Aurora                            11          2,848      10,066         2         1,180       2,100         1           88         150

Region IVA - Calabarzon          625        191,204   1,249,564       425        82,818     447,264        91       73,208     570,094

Batangas                         219         73,988     504,413       172        43,405     262,697        27       24,040     192,597
Cavite                           154         41,743     282,433       117        19,028      87,608        16       11,365     114,038
Laguna                           171         58,841     354,176        84        11,590      52,836        44       35,699     252,166
Quezon                            17          1,796      15,396         9           851       4,626         -            -           -
Rizal                             64         14,836      93,146        43         7,944      39,497         4        2,104      11,293

Region IVB - Mimaropa              87        15,482      93,702        50        10,865      40,118        11        2,623      17,089

Marinduque                        15            890      13,224         4           447       1,950         2           54         128
Occidental Mindoro                 5            288       6,294         0             -           -         2          264         845
Oriental Mindoro                  26          3,684      23,989        19         3,064      14,680         1          180         500
Palawan                           32          9,245      41,275        22         6,371      20,042         6        2,125      15,616
Romblon                            9          1,375       8,920         5           983       3,446         -            -           -

Region V - Bicol                  66         18,415     115,452        46        15,048      74,202         2          846       5,323

Albay                             16          8,187      36,946        16         8,187      36,946         -            -           -
Camarines Norte                    3            402       2,367         3           402       2,367         -            -           -
Camarines Sur                     22          3,300      31,022        12         2,362      10,661         1          774       4,791
Catanduanes                        4          1,181       6,960         3         1,047       6,385         -            -           -
Masbate                            5            857       8,578         4           713       7,682         -            -           -
Sorsogon                          16          4,488      29,579         8         2,337      10,161         1           72         532

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 3.  (continued)

========================================================================================================================================
                                            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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Region VI - Western Visayas       138        35,825     206,037        80        23,224      101,185        12         3,223     10,100

Aklan                              26         6,166      39,367        22         5,979       34,796         2           187      1,780
Antique                             4           298       2,271         2           115          416         -             -          -
Capiz                              14         3,802      14,714        11         3,033        8,268         1           104        107
Iloilo                             45        13,532      73,021        24         8,666       29,950         3         1,475      5,280
Negros Occidental                  47        11,941      74,098        21         5,431       27,755         6         1,457      2,933
Guimaras                            2            86       2,566         -             -            -         -             -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas      156       155,415     968,893        95        27,214      176,369        36        26,728    113,864

Bohol                               3         2,895      21,945         2           251        2,045         -             -          -
Cebu                              103       145,807     916,201        65        23,401      157,166        29        25,431    108,386
Negros Oriental                    39         3,770      14,966        23         2,090        9,233         5           566        782
Siquijor                           11         2,943      15,781         5         1,472        7,925         2           731      4,696

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     100        32,433     158,117        39        10,456       56,060        16         5,532     10,773

Eastern Samar                       8         2,895      27,388         5         2,632       24,157         -             -          -
Leyte                              62        23,699     107,131        20         4,276       17,702        10         4,759      8,636
Northern Samar                      6         1,039       3,968         2           323          885         1           160        881
Samar (Western Samar)               9         1,398       6,868         4           801        3,201         2           112        359
Southern Leyte                     12         2,769       6,597         5         1,791        3,950         3           501        897
Biliran                             3           633       6,165         3           633        6,165         -             -          -

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    21         4,106      15,438        17         3,776       14,322         1           140        200

Zamboanga del Norte                 3           301         821         2           209          655         -             -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                  18         3,805      14,617        15         3,567       13,667         1           140        200

Region X - Northern Mindanao      116        33,657     196,390        68        15,171       73,773         9         5,166     35,501

Bukidnon                           26         9,773      42,662         9         4,187       16,544         2           460      1,172
Camiguin                            1            36         482         -             -            -         1            36        482
Lanao del Norte                    25         6,881      52,414        16         3,990       19,111         1         2,210     26,938
Misamis Occidental                 16         3,746      14,576        11         2,160       10,204         1           288        550
Misamis Oriental                   48        13,221      86,256        32         4,834       27,914         4         2,172      6,359

Region XI - Davao                 133        67,587     207,325        73        21,968       80,243        19        37,634     63,020

Compostela Valley                   5           459         667         4           439          567         -             -          -
Davao del Norte                    49        34,608      80,876        24         2,891       11,812        11        31,379     52,425
Davao del Sur                      72        31,445     119,429        43        18,103       65,726         7         6,159     10,369
Davao Oriental                      7         1,075       6,353         2           535        2,138         1            96        226

Region XII - Soccsksargen          78        42,089     117,513        47        33,157       71,598         8         1,501      3,214

Cotabato City                       9         1,856       7,605         8         1,256        6,977         1           600        628
North Cotabato                      8         1,229       4,754         4           755        1,923         2           185        665
South Cotabato                     44        36,712      91,309        28        30,109       59,212         3           264        879
Sultan Kudarat                     11         1,676       6,345         7         1,037        3,486         2           452      1,042
Saranggani                          6           616       7,500         -             -            -         -             -          -

Region XIII - Caraga               80        23,175     131,006        38         7,262       19,327         2           963      1,972

Agusan del Norte                   22         5,907      29,026        13         2,535        7,525         -             -          -
Agusan del Sur                      9         1,102       4,738         5           584        1,761         -             -          -
Surigao del Norte                  40        14,235      89,153        18         3,803        9,481         -             -          -
Surigao del Sur                     9         1,931       8,089         2           340          560         2           963      1,972

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 3.  (continued)

==============================================================================================================================
                                           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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philippines                         365       293,024   1,872,912        55        24,834      50,945         243     376,090

National Capital Region              58        51,094     348,182         -             -           -          25      65,799

Manila, First District               11         5,002      40,118         -             -           -           7      16,603
Second District                      21        10,160      65,746         -             -           -           5      40,292
Third District                        7         4,339      46,091         -             -           -           3         514
Fourth District                      19        31,593     196,227         -             -           -          10       8,390

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                              8         5,397      15,023         -             -           -           4       7,624

Benguet                               7         5,157      14,327         -             -           -           3       5,776
Kalinga                               1           240         696         -             -           -           1       1,848

Region I - Ilocos                    13         2,821      13,636        13         2,151       5,142          19      28,924

Ilocos Norte                          4         1,514       5,005         8         1,155       2,565           7      10,556
Ilocos Sur                            2            86         692         -             -           -           4       4,018
La Union                              3           721       5,113         1           240         422           3       6,095
Pangasinan                            4           500       2,826         4           756       2,155           5       8,255

Region II - Cagayan Valley           18         9,666      60,601         -             -           -          11      14,540

Cagayan                               4         4,112      32,730         -             -           -           -           -
Isabela                              13         5,099      25,371         -             -           -           4      13,755
Nueva Vizcaya                         1           455       2,500         -             -           -           7         785

Region III - Central Luzon           45        29,261     227,264        15         6,603      18,775          19      20,611

Bataan                                3         6,235      86,584         2           390         966           3       3,889
Bulacan                               5         3,129      15,933         5         3,310       8,940           5       4,797
Nueva Ecija                          10         3,090      16,501         3         2,375       7,022           7       9,160
Pampanga                              8         8,858      70,596         3           360         547           2         648
Tarlac                                9         6,176      28,667         -             -           -           2       2,117
Zambales                              2           193       1,167         2           168       1,300           -           -
Aurora                                8         1,580       7,816         -             -           -           -           -

Region IVA - Calabarzon              54        25,400     155,793         9         9,778      14,746          46      61,667

Batangas                              7         4,869      34,398         5         1,674       6,323           8       8,398
Cavite                               12        11,350      66,234         -             -           -           9      14,553
Laguna                               16         3,556      12,634         2         7,996       8,066          25      28,474
Quezon                                6           877       4,032         1            68         137           1       6,601
Rizal                                13         4,748      38,495         1            40         220           3       3,641

Region IVB - Mimaropa                10         1,994       9,990         -             -           -          16      26,505

Marinduque                            3           389         794         -             -           -           6      10,352
Occidental Mindoro                    1            24          77         -             -           -           2       5,372
Oriental Mindoro                      1           440       2,538         -             -           -           5       6,271
Palawan                               3           749       5,442         -             -           -           1         175
Romblon                               2           392       1,139         -             -           -           2       4,335

Region V - Bicol                      6         2,521       8,920         -             -           -          12      27,007

Camarines Sur                         1           164         744         -             -           -           8      14,826
Catanduanes                           1           134         575         -             -           -           0           0
Masbate                               1           144         896         -             -           -           0           0
Sorsogon                              3         2,079       6,705         -             -           -           4      12,181
																		  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 3.  (concluded)

=============================================================================================================================
                                           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)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Region VI - Western Visayas          24         7,169      53,135          5         2,209       6,626         17     34,991

Aklan                                 0             0           0          0             0           0          2      2,791
Antique                               2           183       1,855          0             0           0          0          0
Capiz                                 2           665       6,339          0             0           0          0          0
Iloilo                                8         2,063      15,314          1         1,328       4,930          9     17,547
Negros Occidental                    12         4,258      29,627          3           795       1,511          5     12,272
Guimaras                              0             0           0          1            86         185          1      2,381

Region VII - Central Visayas         11       100,703     669,196          3           770       1,150         11      8,314

Bohol                                 1         2,644      19,900          0             0           0          0          0
Cebu                                  3        96,945     645,247          1            30         150          5      5,252
Negros Oriental                       7         1,114       4,049          0             0           0          4        902
Siquijor                              0             0           0          2           740       1,000          2      2,160

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        29        16,412      77,120          1            33         169         15     13,995

Eastern Samar                         2           263       1,756          0             0           0          1      1,475
Leyte                                19        14,631      68,881          1            33         169         12     11,743
Northern Samar                        3           556       2,202          0             0           0          0          0
Samar (Western Samar)                 2           485       2,597          0             0           0          1        711
Southern Leyte                        3           477       1,684          0             0           0          1         66

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       3           190         916          0             0           0          0          0

Zamboanga Del Norte                   1            92         166          0             0           0          0          0
Zamboanga Del Sur                     2            98         750          0             0           0          0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         18        11,652      62,620          2         1,668       2,015         19     22,481

Bukidnon                              6         3,656      13,535          1         1,470       1,500          8      9,911
Lanao Del Norte                       4           681       3,745          0             0           0          4      2,620
Misamis Occidental                    3         1,100       3,307          1           198         515          0          0
Misamis Oriental                      5         6,215      42,033          0             0           0          7      9,950

Region XI - Davao                    28         7,985      42,376          0             0           0         13     21,686

Davao Del Norte                       7           338       1,622          0             0           0          7     15,017
Davao Del Sur                        17         7,183      37,847          0             0           0          5      5,487
Davao Oriental                        3           444       2,807          0             0           0          1      1,182
Compostela Valley                     1            20         100          0             0           0          0          0

Region XII - Soccsksargen             9         5,869      31,021          6         1,562       2,208          8      9,472

North Cotabato                        2           289       2,166          0             0           0          0          0
South Cotabato                        5         5,393      27,038          5           946       1,329          3      2,851
Sultan Kudarat                        2           187       1,817          0             0           0          0          0
Saranggani                            0             0           0          1           616         879          5      6,621

Region XIII - Caraga                 31        14,890      97,119          1            60         114          8     12,474

Agusan Del Norte                      8         3,312      21,387          1            60         114          0          0
Agusan Del Sur                        4           518       2,977          0             0           0          0          0
Surigao Del Norte                    15        10,432      68,544          0             0           0          7     11,128
Surigao Del Sur                       4           628       4,211          0             0           0          1      1,346

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  May 3, 2004
Related press release | Generation of Constructions Statistics from Approved Building Permit