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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