Table 5. Number of New Industrial 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              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
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                         305      238,156   1,223,270       75      113,575    630,009       21        3,724     16,571

National Capital Region              37       27,034     189,244        7        2,533     16,883        4        1,601      8,628

Manila, First District                3        2,641      18,727        0            0          0        0            0          0
Second District                      18       19,334     144,690        5        2,184     15,373        1          115        967
Third District                        7        1,956       9,647        1          223        223        0            0          0
Fourth District                       9        3,103      16,180        1          126      1,287        3        1,486      7,661

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                              3          363       3,465        0            0          0        0            0          0

Benguet                               3          363       3,465        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region I - Ilocos                    10        2,523       7,524        1           36        298        0            0          0

Ilocos Norte                          2          226         650        0            0          0        0            0          0
Ilocos Sur                            1           12          14        0            0          0        0            0          0
La Union                              5        1,636       4,379        1           36        298        0            0          0
Pangasinan                            2          649       2,481        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley            7        5,269      10,826        0            0          0        0            0          0

Cagayan                               1        1,369       2,948        0            0          0        0            0          0
Isabela                               5        3,580       7,374        0            0          0        0            0          0
Quirino                               1          320         504        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region III - Central Luzon           41       45,403     181,061        9       29,994    125,353        0            0          0

Bataan                                8        2,460      22,264        4        2,200     20,287        0            0          0
Bulacan                              15        9,600      34,487        1          420        924        0            0          0
Nueva Ecija                           2        1,184       2,921        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pampanga                              9       30,522     116,938        2       27,158    103,341        0            0          0
Tarlac                                4        1,456       3,810        2          216        801        0            0          0
Zambales                              2           93         491        0            0          0        0            0          0
Aurora                                1           88         150        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              91       73,208     570,094       29       38,817    355,240        6          433      2,075

Batangas                             27       24,040     192,597        6        5,708     43,799        0            0          0
Cavite                               16       11,365     114,038        5        3,094     78,802        1          162        655
Laguna                               44       35,699     252,166       17       29,025    228,439        4          216        610
Rizal                                 4        2,104      11,293        1          990      4,200        1           55        810

Region IVB - Mimaropa                11        2,623      17,089        1          410      6,054        0            0          0

Marinduque                            2           54         128        0            0          0        0            0          0
Occidental Mindoro                    2          264         845        0            0          0        0            0          0
Oriental Mindoro                      1          180         500        0            0          0        0            0          0
Palawan                               6        2,125      15,616        1          410      6,054        0            0          0

Region V - Bicol                      2          846       5,323        0            0          0        0            0          0

Camarines Sur                         1          774       4,791        0            0          0        0            0          0
Sorsogon                              1           72         532        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region V - Bicol                     12        3,223      10,100        4        1,022      3,634        0            0          0

Aklan                                 2          187       1,780        2          187      1,780        0            0          0
Capiz                                 1          104         107        0            0          0        0            0          0
Iloilo                                3        1,475       5,280        1           76        274        0            0          0
Negros Occidental                     6        1,457       2,933        1          759      1,580        0            0          0

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
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 VII - Central Visayas         36       26,728     113,864       17        9,555     68,819        4          387        752

Cebu                                 29       25,431     108,386       16        9,446     68,634        1           30        255
Negros Oriental                       5          566         782        1          109        185        3          357        497
Siquijor                              2          731       4,696        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        16        5,532      10,773        0            0          0        2           69        114

Leyte                                10        4,759       8,636        0            0          0        0            0          0
Northern Samar                        1          160         881        0            0          0        0            0          0
Samar (Western Samar)                 2          112         359        0            0          0        0            0          0
Southern Leyte                        3          501         897        0            0          0        2           69        114

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       1          140         200        0            0          0        0            0          0

Zamboanga Del Sur                     1          140         200        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao          9        5,166      35,501        1          254      2,692        1           54         95

Bukidnon                              2          460       1,172        0            0          0        0            0          0
Camiguin                              1           36         482        0            0          0        0            0          0
Lanao Del Norte                       1        2,210      26,938        0            0          0        0            0          0
Misamis Occidental                    1          288         550        0            0          0        0            0          0
Misamis Oriental                      4        2,172       6,359        1          254      2,692        1           54         95

Region XI - Davao                    19       37,634      63,020        3       30,690     50,157        4        1,180      4,907

Davao Del Norte                      11       31,379      52,425        3       30,690     50,157        2          238        796
Davao Del Sur                         7        6,159      10,369        0            0          0        2          942      4,111
Davao Oriental                        1           96         226        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XI - Davao                     8        1,501       3,214        3          264        879        0            0          0

North Cotabato                        2          185         665        0            0          0        0            0          0
South Cotabato                        3          264         879        3          264        879        0            0          0
Sultan Kudarat                        2          452       1,042        0            0          0        0            0          0
Cotabato City                         1          600         628        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                  2          963       1,972        0            0          0        0            0          0

Surigao Del Sur                       2          963       1,972        0            0          0        0            0          0

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                             REFINERY            |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
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)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                           1          691       4,280        4       2,774      54,136      204      117,392    518,274

National Capital Region               0            0           0        1       2,052      51,324       25       20,848    112,409

Manila, First District                0            0           0        0           0           0        3        2,641     18,727
Second District                       0            0           0        1       2,052      51,324       11       14,983     77,026
Third District                        0            0           0        0           0           0        6        1,733      9,424
Fourth District                       0            0           0        0           0           0        5        1,491      7,232

Cordillera Administrative 
  Region                              0            0           0        0           0           0        3          363      3,465

Benguet                               0            0           0        0           0           0        3          363      3,465

Region I - Ilocos                     0            0           0        0           0           0        9        2,487      7,226

Ilocos Norte                          0            0           0        0           0           0        2          226        650
Ilocos Sur                            0            0           0        0           0           0        1           12         14
La Union                              0            0           0        0           0           0        4        1,600      4,081
Pangasinan                            0            0           0        0           0           0        2          649      2,481

Region II - Cagayan Valley            0            0           0        0           0           0        7        5,269     10,826

Cagayan                               0            0           0        0           0           0        1        1,369      2,948
Isabela                               0            0           0        0           0           0        5        3,580      7,374
Quirino                               0            0           0        0           0           0        1          320        504

Region III - Central Luzon            0            0           0        1         396       1,930       31       15,013     53,778

Bataan                                0            0           0        0           0           0        4          260      1,977
Bulacan                               0            0           0        0           0           0       14        9,180     33,563
Nueva Ecija                           0            0           0        0           0           0        2        1,184      2,921
Pampanga                              0            0           0        1         396       1,930        6        2,968     11,667
Tarlac                                0            0           0        0           0           0        2        1,240      3,009
Zambales                              0            0           0        0           0           0        2           93        491
Aurora                                0            0           0        0           0           0        1           88        150

Region IVA - Calabarzon               0            0           0        0           0           0       56       33,958    212,779

Batangas                              0            0           0        0           0           0       21       18,332    148,798
Cavite                                0            0           0        0           0           0       10        8,109     34,581
Laguna                                0            0           0        0           0           0       23        6,458     23,117
Rizal                                 0            0           0        0           0           0        2        1,059      6,283
						 
Region IVB - Mimaropa                 0            0           0        0           0           0       10        2,213     11,035

Marinduque                            0            0           0        0           0           0        2           54        128
Occidental Mindoro                    0            0           0        0           0           0        2          264        845
Oriental Mindoro                      0            0           0        0           0           0        1          180        500
Palawan                               0            0           0        0           0           0        5        1,715      9,562

Region V - Bicol                      0            0           0        0           0           0        2          846      5,323

Camarines Sur                         0            0           0        0           0           0        1          774      4,791
Sorsogon                              0            0           0        0           0           0        1           72        532

Region VI - Western Visayas           0            0           0        1         240         550        7        1,961      5,916

Capiz                                 0            0           0        0           0           0        1          104        107
Iloilo                                0            0           0        0           0           0        2        1,399      5,006
Negros Occidental                     0            0           0        1         240         550        4          458        803

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Table 5.  (concluded)

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                                             REFINERY            |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
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)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Region VII - Central Visayas          1          691       4,280        0            0          0       14       16,095    40,013

Cebu                                  0            0           0        0            0          0       12       15,955    39,497
Negros Oriental                       0            0           0        0            0          0        1          100       100
Siquijor                              1          691       4,280        0            0          0        1           40       416

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         0            0           0        0            0          0       14        5,463    10,659

Leyte                                 0            0           0        0            0          0       10        4,759     8,636
Northern Samar                        0            0           0        0            0          0        1          160       881
Samar (Western Samar)                 0            0           0        0            0          0        2          112       359
Southern Leyte                        0            0           0        0            0          0        1          432       783

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       0            0           0        0            0          0        1          140       200

Zamboanga Del Sur                     0            0           0        0            0          0        1          140       200

Region X - Northern Mindanao          0            0           0        0            0          0        7        4,858    32,714

Bukidnon                              0            0           0        0            0          0        2          460     1,172
Camiguin                              0            0           0        0            0          0        1           36       482
Lanao Del Norte                       0            0           0        0            0          0        1        2,210    26,938
Misamis Occidental                    0            0           0        0            0          0        1          288       550
Misamis Oriental                      0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,864     3,572

Region XI - Davao                     0            0           0        1           86        332       11        5,678     7,624

Davao Del Norte                       0            0           0        1           86        332        5          365     1,140
Davao Del Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0        5        5,217     6,258
Davao Oriental                        0            0           0        0            0          0        1           96       226

Region XII - Soccsksargen             0            0           0        0            0          0        5        1,237     2,335

North Cotabato                        0            0           0        0            0          0        2          185       665
Sultan Kudarat                        0            0           0        0            0          0        2          452     1,042
Cotabato City                         0            0           0        0            0          0        1          600       628

Region XIII - Caraga                  0            0           0        0            0          0        2          963     1,972

Surigao Del Sur                       0            0           0        0            0          0        2          963     1,972

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

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