Generation of Constructions Statistics from Approved Building Permit - 4th Qtr. 2003

Table 4. Number of New Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction,
         by Type of Building, by Region, Province and Municipality: Fourth Quarter, 2003

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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                    1,802   584,263   3,516,082       41    9,605   50,248       42   23,156    99,076

National Capital Region          263   223,992   1,753,761        8      959    4,780        1    2,410    14,730

Manila, First District            29    14,034     111,737        -        -        -        -        -         -
Second District                  130   102,784     713,144        6      697    3,980        -        -         -
Third District                    29    12,640      37,918        1      200      400        -        -         -
Fourth District                   75    94,534     890,962        1       62      400        1    2,410    14,730

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                          43    22,579     154,926        1      962    4,604        2    1,243     8,545

Abra                               2        82         240        -        -        -        -        -         -
Benguet                           38    21,797     151,923        1      962    4,604        2    1,243     8,545
Kalinga                            1       372       1,820        -        -        -        -        -         -
Mountain Province                  1       272         711        -        -        -        -        -         -
Apayao                             1        56         232        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                 70    29,591     176,758        -        -        -        1      270       408

Ilocos Norte                      15     2,368       5,664        -        -        -        1      270       408
Ilocos Sur                         6     2,090       5,622        -        -        -        -        -         -
La Union                          11     3,763      22,206        -        -        -        -        -         -
Pangasinan                        38    21,370     143,266        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region II - Cagayan Valley        14     3,130      27,435        2      680    8,288        -        -         -

Cagayan                            4       974      10,119        -        -        -        -        -         -
Isabela                            8     1,774      14,819        2      680    8,288        -        -         -
Nueva Vizcaya                      2       382       2,497        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon       434    54,012     248,741        8    2,020    9,644        3    1,185     2,673

Bataan                             2       456       2,830        -        -        -        -        -         -
Bulacan                          103    20,186      88,112        3      728    3,512        1      147       735
Nueva Ecija                       16     3,873      19,515        1       52      225        -        -         -
Pampanga                         286    23,441     111,301        2      350      871        1       38       338
Tarlac                            15     1,815       7,115        -        -        -        -        -         -
Zambales                          10     3,061      17,768        2      890    5,036        -        -         -
Aurora                             2     1,180       2,100        -        -        -        1    1,000     1,600

Region IVA - Calabarzon          425    82,818     447,264        5    1,206    8,363        6    3,720    12,762

Batangas                         172    43,405     262,697        1      110      595        2    1,554     4,688
Cavite                           117    19,028      87,608        2      556    2,840        0        0         0
Laguna                            84    11,590      52,836        2      540    4,928        4    2,166     8,074
Quezon                             9       851       4,626        -        -        -        -        -         -
Rizal                             43     7,944      39,497        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region IVB - Mimaropa             50    10,865      40,118        1      176      326        7    1,547     3,480

Marinduque                         4       447       1,950        -        -        -        -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                  19     3,064      14,680        1      176      326        2      133       541
Palawan                           22     6,371      20,042        -        -        -        5    1,414     2,939
Romblon                            5       983       3,446        -        -        -        -        -         -
								 
Region V - Bicol                  46    15,048      74,202        1      130      736        6    4,503    18,360

Albay                             16     8,187      36,946        1      130      736        4    3,530    14,474
Camarines Norte                    3       402       2,367        -        -        -        -        -         -
Camarines Sur                     12     2,362      10,661        -        -        -        1      356     1,388
Catanduanes                        3     1,047       6,385        -        -        -        -        -         -
Masbate                            4       713       7,682        -        -        -        -        -         -
Sorsogon                           8     2,337      10,161        -        -        -        1      617     2,498

Region VI - Western Visayas       80    23,224     101,185        -        -        -        4    2,351    15,474

Aklan                             22     5,979      34,796        -        -        -        4    2,351    15,474
Antique                            2       115         416        -        -        -        -        -         -
Capiz                             11     3,033       8,268        -        -        -        -        -         -
Iloilo                            24     8,666      29,950        -        -        -        -        -         -
Negros Occidental                 21     5,431      27,755        -        -        -        -        -         -

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Table 4. (continued)

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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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Region VII - Central Visayas      95    27,214     176,369        8    1,301    6,585        2    1,339     6,573

Bohol                              2       251       2,045        1      130      402        -        -         -
Cebu                              65    23,401     157,166        5      912    5,275        1      810     3,119
Negros Oriental                   23     2,090       9,233        2      259      908        -        -         -
Siquijor                           5     1,472       7,925        -        -        -        1      529     3,454

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     39    10,456      56,060        1       25      120        4    1,747     7,414

Eastern Samar                      5     2,632      24,157        -        -        -        -        -         -
Leyte                             20     4,276      17,702        1       25      120        3      847     5,684
Northern Samar                     2       323         885        -        -        -        -        -         -
Samar (Western Samar)              4       801       3,201        -        -        -        -        -         -
Southern Leyte                     5     1,791       3,950        -        -        -        1      900     1,730
Biliran                            3       633       6,165        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula   17     3,776      14,322        -        -        -        3    1,851     7,359

Zamboanga del Norte                2       209         655        -        -        -        -        -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                 15     3,567      13,667        -        -        -        3    1,851     7,359

Region X - Northern Mindanao      68    15,171      73,773        4      912    4,471        -        -         -

Bukidnon                           9     4,187      16,544        1      513    2,003        -        -         -
Lanao del Norte                   16     3,990      19,111        -        -        -        -        -         -
Misamis Occidental                11     2,160      10,204        1       72      300        -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                  32     4,834      27,914        2      327    2,168        -        -         -

Region XI - Davao                 73    21,968      80,243        1       34      180        2      159       272

Davao del Norte                   24     2,891      11,812        -        -        -        -        -         -
Davao del Sur                     43    18,103      65,726        1       34      180        2      159       272
Davao Oriental                     2       535       2,138        -        -        -        -        -         -
Compostela Valley                  4       439         567        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region XII - Soccsksargen         47    33,157      71,598        1    1,200    2,151        1      831     1,026

North Cotabato                     4       755       1,923        -        -        -        -        -         -
South Cotabato                    28    30,109      59,212        1    1,200    2,151        1      831     1,026
Sultan Kudarat                     7     1,037       3,486        -        -        -        -        -         -
Cotabato City                      8     1,256       6,977        -        -        -        -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga              38     7,262      19,327        -        -        -        -        -         -

Agusan del Norte                  13     2,535       7,525        -        -        -        -        -         -
Agusan del Sur                     5       584       1,761        -        -        -        -        -         -
Surigao del Norte                 18     3,803       9,481        -        -        -        -        -         -
Surigao del Sur                    2       340         560        -        -        -        -        -         -

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Table 4. (continued)
 
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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                      236   222,933   1,672,628      573   142,232   684,929      910   186,337   1,009,201

National Capital Region           96   163,101   1,376,199       82    27,769   194,471       76    29,753     163,581

Manila, First District            13     9,728      65,326       12     2,586    24,318        4     1,720      22,093
Second District                   51    70,823     515,889       35    16,537   111,177       38    14,727      82,098
Third District                     7     7,043      16,875       10     1,752    10,098       11     3,645      10,545
Fourth District                   25    75,507     778,109       25     6,894    48,878       23     9,661      48,845

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                           2     4,904      33,083       11     1,997    10,502       27    13,473      98,192

Abra                               -         -           -        2        82       240        -         -           -
Benguet                            2     4,904      33,083        7     1,587     9,319       26    13,101      96,372
Kalinga                            -         -           -        -         -         -        1       372       1,820
Mountain Province                  -         -           -        1       272       711        -         -           -
Apayao                             -         -           -        1        56       232        -         -           -

Region I - Ilocos                  4     1,731       9,582       26    17,179   118,230       39    10,411      48,538

Ilocos Norte                       1       136         250        4        70       214        9     1,892       4,792
Ilocos Sur                         -         -           -        4     1,661     4,300        2       429       1,322
La Union                           -         -           -        3     1,005     3,816        8     2,758      18,390
Pangasinan                         3     1,595       9,332       15    14,443   109,900       20     5,332      24,034

Region II - Cagayan Valley         5     1,168      11,569        2       272     1,173        5     1,010       6,405

Cagayan                            4       974      10,119        -         -         -        -         -           -
Isabela                            -         -           -        1        84       126        5     1,010       6,405
Nueva Vizcaya                      1       194       1,450        1       188     1,047        -         -           -

Region III - Central Luzon        15     7,080      26,039       87    12,624    69,340      321    31,103     141,045

Bataan                             -         -           -        1       336     2,605        1       120         225
Bulacan                            6     2,636       6,057       46     6,648    26,506       47    10,027      51,302
Nueva Ecija                        1     1,144       2,578        9     1,641    12,190        5     1,036       4,522
Pampanga                           5     1,648       8,347       21     3,134    24,535      257    18,271      77,210
Tarlac                             -         -           -        8       747     2,849        7     1,068       4,266
Zambales                           3     1,652       9,057        2       118       655        3       401       3,020
Aurora                             -         -           -        -         -         -        1       180         500

Region IVA - Calabarzon           30     6,132      41,437      145    18,945    83,968      239    52,815     300,734

Batangas                           4     1,810      20,119       53     7,752    29,717      112    32,179     207,578
Cavite                            16     2,625      10,323       37     5,970    27,231       62     9,877      47,214
Laguna                             7     1,184       6,190       35     3,438    13,998       36     4,262      19,646
Quezon                             2       128       1,197        3       154     1,260        4       569       2,169
Rizal                              1       385       3,608       17     1,631    11,762       25     5,928      24,127

Region IVA - Calabarzon            6     1,582       5,148       18     4,501    15,905       18     3,059      15,259

Marinduque                         -         -           -        2       343     1,650        2       104         300
Oriental Mindoro                   -         -           -        6       618     1,715       10     2,137      12,098
Palawan                            4     1,119       3,061        8     3,050    11,346        5       788       2,696
Romblon                            2       463       2,087        2       490     1,194        1        30         165

Region V - Bicol                   8     4,131      21,551       12     2,448    13,821       19     3,836      19,734

Albay                              2     2,274      10,988        6     1,224     6,144        3     1,029       4,604
Camarines Norte                    1        48         520        -         -         -        2       354       1,847
Camarines Sur                      1       300       2,245        2       567     3,578        8     1,139       3,450
Catanduanes                        1       635       3,486        1       216     2,283        1       196         616
Masbate                            -         -           -        1        25       150        3       688       7,532
Sorsogon                           3       874       4,312        2       416     1,666        2       430       1,685

Region VI - Western Visayas       11     6,727      20,445       34     8,067    36,605       31     6,079      28,661

Aklan                              2       135         735        8     1,674     7,349        8     1,819      11,238
Antique                            -         -           -        1        56       319        1        59          97
Capiz                              2     1,218       1,804        7     1,259     2,944        2       556       3,520
Iloilo                             5     4,297      12,601       10     2,192    11,559        9     2,177       5,790
Negros Occidental                  2     1,077       5,305        8     2,886    14,434       11     1,468       8,016

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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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Region VII - Central Visayas      10     8,908      58,007       41    4,901     26,809       34    10,765    78,395

Bohol                              1       121       1,643        -        -          -        -         -         -
Cebu                               7     8,624      55,461       25    3,202     19,398       27     9,853    73,913
Negros Oriental                    2       163         903       14    1,438      6,785        5       230       637
Siquijor                           -         -           -        2      261        626        2       682     3,845

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     12     2,501      13,773       10    2,294      7,195       12     3,889    27,558

Eastern Samar                      1       233         555        2      541      4,310        2     1,858    19,292
Leyte                              5     1,297       4,444        6    1,202      2,044        5       905     5,410
Northern Samar                     1        43         194        -        -          -        1       280       691
Samar (Western Samar)              3       368       2,714        1      433        487        -         -         -
Southern Leyte                     -         -           -        1      118        354        3       773     1,866
Biliran                            2       560       5,866        -        -          -        1        73       299

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    3       367       1,682        9    1,195      3,742        2       363     1,539

Zamboanga del Norte                1        88         455        1      121        200        -         -         -
Zamboanga del Sur                  2       279       1,227        8    1,074      3,542        2       363     1,539

Region X - Northern Mindanao       9     1,824       8,483       27    6,147     28,399       28     6,288    32,420

Bukidnon                           1       153         481        3    2,190     10,020        4     1,331     4,040
Lanao del Norte                    2       331       1,743        4    1,613      6,796       10     2,046    10,572
Misamis Occidental                 2       430       1,987        2      484      2,850        6     1,174     5,067
Misamis Oriental                   4       910       4,272       18    1,860      8,733        8     1,737    12,741
									
Region XI - Davao                 13    10,497      37,550       25    5,551     18,043       32     5,727    24,198

Davao del Norte                    3       385       1,274       10      708      1,828       11     1,798     8,710
Davao del Sur                      8     9,636      35,015       11    4,345     14,771       21     3,929    15,488
Davao Oriental                     1       353       1,138        1      182      1,000        -         -         -
Compostela Valley                  1       123         123        3      316        444        -         -         -

Region XII - Soccsksargen          9     1,902       6,988       23   24,297     47,358       13     4,927    14,075

North Cotabato                     -         -           -        -        -          -        4       755     1,923
South Cotabato                     7     1,544       5,130       13   22,748     39,747        6     3,786    11,158
Sultan Kudarat                     -         -           -        4      651      2,492        3       386       994
Cotabato City                      2       358       1,858        6      898      5,119        -         -         -

Region XIII - Caraga               3       378       1,092       21    4,045      9,368       14     2,839     8,867

Agusan del Norte                   2       234         592        6    1,696      3,806        5       605     3,127
Agusan del Sur                     -         -           -        4      128        511        1       456     1,250
Surigao del Norte                  1       144         500        9    1,881      4,491        8     1,778     4,490
Surigao del Sur                    -         -           -        2      340        560        -         -         -

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

Page last updated:  May 3, 2004
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