Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region, Province, and Municipality: Fourth Quarter, 2004

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                                            TOTAL             |            RESIDENTIAL          |       NONRESIDENTIAL
Province/                            |Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area|      Value |        |Floor Area |
City/Municipality             Number |   (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.)|    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.)|     Value
                                 (1) |       (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5)|        (6) |    (7) |        (8)|       (9)
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Philippines                   25,906   3,550,580   23,319,086   18,226    2,030,208  11,929,797    2,855   1,379,925   9,175,230

National Capital Region        2,771     831,006    6,757,691    1,368      355,715   2,983,097      288     434,818   2,716,780

First District                   278      34,405      388,253      115       18,143     126,267       38      14,134     117,105
Second District                1,163     337,059    2,227,581      569      157,188     975,955       79     156,543     837,256
Third District                   293      63,717      322,028      171       29,464     155,809       53      31,124     123,973
Fourth District                1,037     395,825    3,819,829      513      150,920   1,725,066      118     233,017   1,638,446

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                        235      49,582      382,899      170       30,289     202,190       33      17,212     159,838

Abra                               9       1,669       19,545        4          335       2,943        3       1,334      15,620
Benguet                          206      45,932      352,314      151       28,562     192,382       27      15,563     142,268
Ifugao                             4         455        3,163        3          318       2,160        0           0           0
Kalinga                            9       1,202        6,864        5          750       3,692        3         315       1,950
Apayao                             7         324        1,013        7          324       1,013        0           0           0

Region I - Ilocos Region       2,188     230,007    1,198,043    1,878      180,446     880,752      171      42,562     222,879

Ilocos norte                     550      55,998      338,240      431       43,649     233,637       45      10,046      67,025
Ilocos sur                       690      49,223      227,444      640       44,270     170,484       16       4,560      23,476
La union                         234      36,843      209,327      192       27,189     162,551       32       8,399      41,444
Pangasinan                       714      87,943      423,032      615       65,338     314,080       78      19,557      90,934

Region II - Cagayan Valley       522      50,959      274,688      463       40,612     196,806       46       9,968      71,558

Batanes                            8       1,419        9,962        4        1,419       7,621        3           0       1,551
Cagayan                          249      25,167      126,193      237       20,813      96,558       12       4,354      29,635
Isabela                          213      17,605       94,064      180       13,294      63,516       24       3,932      27,107
Nueva Vizcaya                     15       2,292       14,863       14        2,292      14,141        1           0         722
Quirino                           37       4,476       29,606       28        2,794      14,970        6       1,682      12,543

Region III - Central Luzon     2,026     323,075    2,039,039    1,421      163,179     990,930      425     153,862     955,964

Bataan                           148      19,362      135,351      123       15,085      99,086       14       2,978      17,999
Bulacan                          452      73,094      395,633      355       38,231     214,661       67      32,713     169,221
Nueva Ecija                      304      37,953      219,108      221       25,130     139,640       48      12,096      73,553
Pampanga                         697     118,263      901,751      424       48,432     328,395      217      68,561     532,259
Tarlac                           237      46,521      226,471      158       18,287     101,225       63      28,074     120,201
Zambales                         106      23,700      141,473       87       14,685      96,225       10       8,617      38,789
Aurora                            82       4,182       19,252       53        3,329      11,698        6         823       3,942

Region IVA - Calabarzon        7,891     973,203    6,231,999    6,476      620,927   3,696,177      651     303,120   2,067,006

Batangas                       1,090     115,925      759,557      792       78,028     432,841      143      35,051     267,265
Cavite                         3,282     428,495    2,557,488    2,674      237,354   1,339,976      254     167,155   1,087,761
Laguna                         2,625     326,401    2,121,561    2,277      219,805   1,279,265      218      88,351     617,326
Quezon                           195      18,727      117,627      155       16,023      93,233       11       2,447      16,444
Rizal                            699      83,655      675,766      578       69,717     550,862       25      10,116      78,210

Region IVB - MIMAROPA            477      61,640      332,864      321       33,340     169,141      114      26,405     156,408

Marinduque                        78       5,008       26,205       56        3,987      20,880       15         754       3,221
Occidental Mindoro                13       1,961        7,402       10        1,291       5,207        2         612       1,960
Oriental Mindoro                 132      24,994      145,061       85       11,223      57,833       45      13,741      86,986
Palawan                          122      14,731       89,710       75        7,872      46,248       31       6,808      42,763
Romblon                          132      14,946       64,486       95        8,967      38,973       21       4,490      21,478

Region V - Bicol                 388      49,024      270,673      237       35,118     165,979       57      11,932      80,118

Albay                             60      14,281       63,590       45       12,366      43,931       11       1,915       9,595
Camarines Norte                   26       3,085       13,260       22        2,443       9,418        2         642       3,662
Camarines Sur                    188      18,446      103,790       89        9,835      50,664       25       7,467      46,769
Catanduanes                       29       3,336       20,123       22        2,947      17,025        1          43         266
Masbate                           33       3,607       29,772       20        2,754      16,131       10         732      10,576
Sorsogon                          52       6,269       40,138       39        4,773      28,810        8       1,133       9,250

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Table 1.  (continued)

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                                            TOTAL             |            RESIDENTIAL          |       NONRESIDENTIAL
Province/                            |Floor Area |     Value  |        |Floor Area |     Value  |        |Floor Area |	  Value
City/Municipality             Number |   (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.)|    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.)|   (1,000)
                                 (1) |       (2) |        (3) |    (4) |       (5) |        (6) |    (7) |       (8) |       (9)
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Region VI - Western Visayas      986     157,436    1,093,538      692       93,502     534,860      114      62,214     481,652

Aklan                             40      26,360      204,064       17        3,092      16,068       19      23,268     184,859
Antique                           18       5,916       37,101       14        2,458      13,370        4       3,458      23,731
Capiz                             81      14,226       82,559       56        8,314      40,102       20       5,912      38,959
Iloilo                           360      60,405      425,487      328       47,539     286,813       16      12,866     133,957
Negros Occidental                482      49,941      341,938      273       31,625     176,694       54      16,596      99,570
Guimaras                           5         588        2,389        4          474       1,813        1         114         576

Region VII - Central Visayas   2,750     289,392    1,601,783    1,882      178,169     816,197      277     106,580     686,028

Bohol                            696      48,252      210,957      459       40,578     159,933       45       5,224      37,030
Cebu                           1,630     208,248    1,240,235    1,126      113,607     557,080      178      92,690     607,596
Negros Oriental                  382      26,797      112,367      269       19,384      73,607       43       7,373      30,716
Siquijor                          42       6,095       38,224       28        4,600      25,577       11       1,293      10,686

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas    461      68,036      372,239      277       44,254     224,031       91      22,323     113,143

Eastern Samar                     56       5,411       43,905       33        3,848      24,903       18       1,518      16,790
Leyte                            211      30,818      153,706      130       18,191      89,341       32      12,204      43,662
Northern Samar                    39       4,779       21,262       25        1,857       6,047        8       2,760      14,724
Samar (Western Samar)             41       4,931       24,858       23        3,189      14,597       14       1,163       8,266
Southern Leyte                    79      18,873      115,008       45       15,515      81,680       13       3,146      25,322
Biliran                           35       3,224       13,500       21        1,654       7,463        6       1,532       4,379

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula  315      31,720      174,757      169       15,257      74,811       67      14,607      73,851

Zamboanga del Norte               74       3,286       11,115       42        3,155      10,463        0           0           0
Zamboanga del Sur                236      27,304      153,729      127       12,102      64,348       63      13,477      64,053
Isabela city                       5       1,130        9,913        0            0           0        4       1,130       9,798

Region X - Northern Mindanao   1,671     109,441      652,120      870       80,946     292,745      110      25,860     301,788

Bukidnon                         152      17,114       80,275       80        9,081      26,417       20       7,986      50,848
Camiguin                          71       4,187       45,236       23        1,938       5,830        7       2,249      38,219
Lanao del Norte                  725      36,792      129,753      396       31,942     103,414       19       3,727      21,432
Misamis Occidental               123      11,492       52,651      102        8,367      33,044        8       3,095      14,408
Misamis Oriental                 600      39,856      344,205      269       29,618     124,040       56       8,803     176,881

Region XI - Davao Region       1,916     174,442      932,252    1,284       99,435     469,253      190      62,783     364,337

Davao del Norte                  678      38,105      141,990      482       24,739      85,853       46       8,012      29,592
Davao del Sur                    835     115,294      704,854      535       60,566     339,258      126      48,654     295,325
Davao Oriental                    35       5,635       23,588       28        2,494       6,720        4       3,141      16,838
Compostela Valley                368      15,408       61,820      239       11,636      37,422       14       2,976      22,582

Region XII - Soccsksargen        511      91,468      741,346      342       23,774     100,681      103      65,143     613,573

North cotabato                    28       4,559       23,724       14        1,881       7,860       11       2,678      14,903
South cotabato                   273      73,325      662,937      163       11,847      59,013       77      59,803     586,735
Sultan kudarat                    42       3,667       13,141       29        2,223       8,256        9       1,321       4,036
Saranggani                        17       1,688        5,837       17        1,688       5,837        0           0           0
Cotabato city                    151       8,229       35,707      119        6,135      19,715        6       1,341       7,899

Region XIII - CARAGA             767      55,472      240,088      356       32,113     118,762      111      19,536     103,246

Agusan del Norte                 359      23,851       88,155      215       18,282      64,485       24       4,879      18,809
Agusan del Sur                   155      10,750       53,710       46        3,206      13,508       49       7,208      38,118
Surigao del Norte                241      20,022       92,936       88        9,986      38,002       36       7,275      45,181
Surigao del Sur                   12         849        5,287        7          639       2,767        2         174       1,138

Autonomous Region in
   Muslim Mindanao                31       4,677       23,067       20        3,132      13,385        7       1,000       7,061

Basilan                            7         673        5,880        2          353       1,452        4         320       4,413
Lanao del Sur                     22       3,817       16,662       16        2,592      11,408        3         680       2,648
Sulu                               2         187          525        2          187         525        0           0           0

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Table 1.  (continued)

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                                          ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |    DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
Province/                            | Floor Area|      Value |         |      Value|          | Value  |         |
City/Municipality             Number |    (sq.m.)|    (1,000) |  Number |    (1,000)|   Number |(1,000) |  Number |    Value
                                (10) |       (11)|       (12) |    (13) |       (14)|     (15) |   (16) |    (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                    1,141      140,447     748,200     3,684    1,465,859         6      323       232     75,918

National Capital Region          178       40,473     265,688       937      792,126         1       80        34      5,269

First District                    25        2,128      21,672       100      123,209         0        0         6      1,426
Second District                   75       23,328     145,293       440      269,077         0        0         3        397
Third District                    17        3,129      18,295        52       23,951         1       80         7      1,469
Fourth District                   61       11,888      80,428       345      375,889         0        0        18      1,977

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                         18        2,081      12,939        14        7,932         0        0         4        161

Abra                               0            0           0         2          982         0        0         0          0
Benguet                           16        1,807      10,714        12        6,950         0        0         4        161
Ifugao                             1          137       1,003         0            0         0        0         0          0
Kalinga                            1          137       1,222         0            0         0        0         0          0

Region I - Ilocos Region          44        6,999      21,769        95       72,643         1       15        64     16,722

Ilocos Norte                      30        2,303      10,665        44       26,913         1       15        53     15,658
Ilocos Sur                         4          393         723        30       32,761         0        0         4        368
La Union                           5        1,255       3,475         5        1,857         0        0         7        696
Pangasinan                         5        3,048       6,906        16       11,112         0        0         0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley         2          379       1,890        11        4,434         0        0         0          0

Batanes                            0            0           0         1          790         0        0         0          0
Isabela                            2          379       1,890         7        1,551         0        0         0          0
Quirino                            0            0           0         3        2,093         0        0         0          0

Region III - Central Luzon        53        6,034      38,039       127       54,106         1       50         5        586

Bataan                             6        1,299      14,775         5        3,491         0        0         0          0
Bulacan                           20        2,150       8,895        10        2,856         0        0         0          0
Nueva Ecija                        6          727       1,086        29        4,829         1       50         3        486
Pampanga                          13        1,270      10,955        43       30,142         0        0         1         50
Tarlac                             2          160         516        14        4,529         0        0         1         50
Zambales                           4          398       1,782         5        4,677         0        0         0          0
Aurora                             2           30          30        21        3,582         0        0         0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon          398       49,156     276,526       366      192,290         0        0        38     25,751

Batangas                          29        2,846      13,039       126       46,412         0        0         2     14,696
Cavite                           264       23,986      90,095        90       39,656         0        0        21      8,008
Laguna                            57       18,245     146,680        73       78,290         0        0         8        742
Quezon                             4          257         771        25        7,179         0        0         4      1,740
Rizal                             44        3,822      25,941        52       20,753         0        0         3        565

Region IVB - Mimaropa             17        1,895       4,469        25        2,846         0        0         4      3,530

Marinduque                         5          267       1,023         2        1,081         0        0         0          0
Occidental Mindoro                 1           58         235         0            0         0        0         0          0
Oriental Mindoro                   1           30         212         1           30         0        0         0          0
Palawan                            2           51          82        14          617         0        0         4      3,530
Romblon                            8        1,489       2,917         8        1,118         0        0         0          0

Region V - Bicol                  10        1,974       5,601        84       18,975         0        0         2      1,255

Albay                              0            0           0         4       10,064         0        0         0          0
Camarines Norte                    0            0           0         2          180         0        0         0          0
Camarines Sur                      3        1,144       1,890        71        4,467         0        0         0          0
Catanduanes                        3          346       1,907         3          925         0        0         0          0
Masbate                            1          121         500         2        2,565         0        0         1      1,080
Sorsogon                           3          363       1,304         2          774         0        0         1        175

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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                                          ADDITIONS           | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |    DEMOLITIONS    |  STREET FURNITURE
Province/                            | Floor Area|      Value |         |     Value |          | Value  |         |
City/Municipality             Number |    (sq.m.)|    (1,000) |  Number |    (1,000)|   Number |(1,000) |  Number |    Value
                                (10) |       (11)|       (12) |    (13) |       (14)|     (15) |   (16) |    (17) |     (18)
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Region VI - Western Visayas       10        1,720      15,551       170       61,475         2       28        25      8,983

Aklan                              0            0           0         4        3,137         0        0         0          0
Antique                            0            0           0         0            0         0        0         1      1,078
Capiz                              0            0           0         5        3,498         0        0         0          0
Iloilo                             0            0           0        16        4,717         0        0         5      4,859
Negros Occidental                 10        1,720      15,551       145       50,123         2       28        19      3,046

Region VII - Central Visayas      76        4,643      19,832       515       79,726         1      150        20      5,949

Bohol                             55        2,450       8,132       137        5,862         0        0         6      1,522
Cebu                              17        1,951      10,634       309       64,925         1      150        11        244
Negros Oriental                    2           40          40        68        8,004         0        0         3      4,183
Siquijor                           2          202       1,026         1          935         0        0         0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas     15        1,459       4,533        78       30,532         0        0         9      1,255

Eastern Samar                      2           45          73         3        2,139         0        0         0          0
Leyte                              4          423       1,625        45       19,078         0        0         2        966
Northern Samar                     4          162         311         2          180         0        0         0          0
Samar (Western Samar)              1          579       1,790         3          205         0        0         0          0
Southern Leyte                     3          212         696        18        7,310         0        0         7        289
Biliran                            1           38          38         7        1,620         0        0         0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula   13        1,856       6,738        66       19,357         0        0        18      2,430

Zamboanga del Norte                3          131         168        29          484         0        0         0          0
Zamboanga del Sur                 10        1,725       6,570        36       18,758         0        0        18      2,430
Isabela City                       0            0           0         1          115         0        0         0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao      75        2,635       6,538       616       51,049         0        0         1        223

Bukidnon                           1           47         126        51        2,884         0        0         0          0
Camiguin                           0            0           0        41        1,187         0        0         0          0
Lanao del Norte                   63        1,123       1,395       247        3,512         0        0         1        223
Misamis Occidental                 1           30          99        12        5,100         0        0         0          0
Misamis Oriental                  10        1,435       4,918       265       38,366         0        0         0          0

Region XI - Davao Region         165       12,224      48,652       277       50,010         0        0         7      1,948

Davao del Norte                   66        5,354      21,768        84        4,777         0        0         4         11
Davao del Sur                     54        6,074      26,027       120       44,244         0        0         3      1,937
Davao Oriental                     0            0           0         3           30         0        0         0          0
Compostela Valley                 45          796         857        70          959         0        0         0          0

Region XII - Soccsksargen         15        2,551       8,875        51       18,217         0        0         0          0

North Cotabato                     0            0           0         3          961         0        0         0          0
South Cotabato                     6        1,675       4,716        27       12,473         0        0         0          0
Sultan Kudarat                     2          123         380         2          469         0        0         0          0
Cotabato City                      7          753       3,779        19        4,314         0        0         0          0

Region XIII - Caraga              50        3,823       8,390       250        9,690         0        0         1      1,856

Agusan del Norte                   9          690       1,652       111        3,209         0        0         0          0
Agusan del Sur                     1          336       1,229        59          855         0        0         0          0
Surigao del Norte                 39        2,761       5,460        78        4,293         0        0         1      1,856
Surigao del Sur                    1           36          49         2        1,333         0        0         0          0

Autonomous Region in
   Muslim Mindanao                 2          545       2,170         2          451         0        0         0          0

Basilan                            0            0           0         1           15         0        0         0          0
Lanao del Sur                      2          545       2,170         1          436         0        0         0          0

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

Page last updated:  April 27,2005
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