Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building, by Region and Province
         for the Third Quarter of 2005

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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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Philippines                     24,438   3,526,786   22,671,440   17,129    2,013,427  12,148,181    2,766    1,384,776   8,316,986

National Capital Region          3,128     687,583    5,909,209    1,396      404,428   2,936,337      416      247,147   1,838,863

First District                     445      59,784      646,461      127       22,703     174,980       70       31,592     305,561
Second District                  1,438     329,320    2,502,282      724      237,976   1,585,561      120       78,207     540,204
Third District                     176      31,009      156,268       82       12,754      66,908       43       13,554      47,835
Fourth District                  1,069     267,470    2,604,198      463      130,995   1,108,888      183      123,794     945,263

Cordillera Administrative
 Region                            181      28,916      219,342      109       18,571     124,601       42        7,153      64,490

Abra                                 7       1,494        5,957        6        1,273       4,663        1          221       1,294
Benguet                            131      23,172      175,281       91       15,601     111,286       11        5,179      34,584
Ifugao                               8       2,015        9,879        2          305       1,265        5          910       7,774
Kalinga                             13       2,235       11,107       10        1,392       7,387        3          843       3,720
Mountain Province                   22           0       17,118        0            0           0       22            0      17,118

Region I - Ilocos Region           968     103,044      684,176      784       77,221     440,205       70       23,407     164,501

Ilocos Norte                       509      50,877      340,400      422       38,677     231,822       26       10,915      91,321
Ilocos Sur                         259      21,677      158,706      207       18,116      91,379       12        3,561      12,544
La Union                           200      30,490      185,070      155       20,428     117,004       32        8,931      60,636

Region II - Cagayan Valley         371      52,335      305,203      273       35,704     196,426       49       15,151      86,106

Batanes                              8       1,068       14,144        5          968       6,759        0            0           0
Cagayan                            107      11,448       64,710       68        9,721      46,156        6        1,657      17,712
Isabela                            165      26,253      143,142      130       15,095      88,237       30        9,903      50,539
Nueva Vizcaya                       73      11,493       74,599       57        8,246      47,773       10        3,247      17,283
Quirino                             18       2,073        8,608       13        1,674       7,501        3          344         572

Region III - Central Luzon       2,571     433,018    2,398,217    1,945      242,492   1,444,174      386      185,319     852,814

Bataan                             131      29,842      186,412      101       12,503      79,790       17       16,708      88,050
Bulacan                            902     120,996      611,201      741       71,980     365,638       88       47,164     232,150
Nueva Ecija                        297      83,183      374,294      179       23,546     138,695       72       58,592     223,128
Pampanga                           758     123,686      825,207      586       85,602     575,753      140       37,439     207,139
Tarlac                             211      43,558      186,489      151       23,885     121,170       49       19,528      63,143
Zambales                           161      26,989      190,045      134       20,734     144,341       16        5,386      35,654
Aurora                             111       4,764       24,569       53        4,242      18,787        4          502       3,550

Region IVA - Calabarzon          6,919     912,724    5,755,923    5,735      579,822   3,628,964      521      284,365   1,758,970

Batangas                           694     136,550      864,226      512       67,799     397,078       81       64,761     425,310
Cavite                           3,712     336,817    2,012,665    3,263      270,829   1,565,595      225       55,144     365,833
Laguna                           1,216     278,825    1,790,066      920      125,065     844,003      137      128,101     780,833
Quezon                             442      56,282      324,632      364       37,545     233,761       24       16,744      78,051
Rizal                              855     104,250      764,334      676       78,584     588,527       54       19,615     108,943

Region IVB - Mimaropa              264      50,930      306,322      155       21,460     127,533       91       28,934     174,493

Marinduque                          11         852        5,486        7          719       4,941        2           78         311
Occidental Mindoro                  10       2,763        9,613        6          839       3,370        3        1,820       5,827
Oriental Mindoro                   113      26,325      128,292       63       11,568      70,431       47       14,757      57,692
Palawan                             99      17,652      144,651       58        6,044      36,972       30       11,231     104,211
Romblon                             31       3,338       18,280       21        2,290      11,819        9        1,048       6,452

Region V - Bicol                   609      81,443      504,856      405       52,667     255,461       95       28,325     220,769

Albay                              115      29,943      124,847       67       21,913      78,636       31        8,030      37,355
Camarines Norte                     50       5,030       25,660       43        3,614      20,200        6        1,416       5,175
Camarines Sur                      352      34,756      282,638      242       20,785     120,506       28       13,971     146,844
Catanduanes                         32       4,591       24,865       22        3,001      15,032        6        1,555       8,723
Masbate                             20       2,794       16,842        4          439       2,745       15        2,355      13,643
Sorsogon                            40       4,329       30,004       27        2,915      18,342        9          998       9,029

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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        922     175,606    1,037,417      594      82,386     502,161       150      87,170     441,533

Aklan                               83      30,482      195,181       52      12,395      78,095        27      18,087     114,523
Antique                             13       3,063       19,092        8       1,328       9,565         4       1,735       9,097
Capiz                               86      32,909      146,159       62      11,806      57,810        14      20,872      79,616
Iloilo                             188      37,119      228,045      124      20,882     129,156        37      16,116      84,493
Negros Occidental                  549      71,811      447,830      345      35,753     226,425        68      30,360     153,804
Guimaras                             3         222        1,110        3         222       1,110         0           0           0

Region VII - Central Visayas     2,926     488,274    2,787,068    2,230     197,278   1,080,983       252     285,302   1,649,074

Bohol                              248      28,465      129,970      173      19,760      95,976        14       7,841      30,217
Cebu                             2,229     424,884    2,508,391    1,720     148,599     871,937       210     271,677   1,594,209
Negros Oriental                    442      34,472      145,637      332      28,501     110,569        27       5,749      24,492
Siquijor                             7         453        3,070        5         418       2,501         1          35         156

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      546      60,882      349,287      368      45,305     233,900        60      13,144      81,534

Eastern Samar                       47       5,715       36,651       29       4,963      27,239         6         608       4,150
Leyte                              323      38,029      207,203      215      26,789     135,699        34       9,135      46,516
Northern Samar                      30       2,447       11,330       23       1,948       7,740         3         391       3,095
Samar (Western Samar)               32       4,084       25,621       24       3,729      23,556         7         355       2,050
Southern Leyte                      67       7,056       45,293       53       5,414      28,169         6       1,586      15,325
Biliran                             47       3,551       23,189       24       2,462      11,497         4       1,069      10,398

Region Ix - Zamboanga Peninsula    243      41,319      240,607      123      12,846      62,614        56      25,163     151,066

Zamboanga Del Norte                 68       2,956        8,569       36       2,956       7,993         0           0           0
Zamboanga Del Sur                  170      37,782      226,799       87       9,890      54,621        53      24,582     146,263
Isabela City                         5         581        5,239        0           0           0         3         581       4,803

Region X - Northern Mindanao     1,096     107,749      521,412      622      71,758     292,918       146      32,654     189,161

Bukidnon                           205      22,630       81,682      112      15,330      48,775        37       7,216      29,916
Camiguin                           112       6,682       31,356       22       2,624      11,958        64       4,058      18,223
Lanao Del Norte                    429      23,606       95,912      231      19,618      70,357         7       3,319      16,966
Misamis Occidental                 122      14,756       65,108       99      12,167      46,080        13       2,209      15,255
Misamis Oriental                   228      40,075      247,354      158      22,019     115,748        25      15,852     108,801

Region XI - Davao Region         2,289     190,742    1,014,390    1,637     108,760     518,268       235      74,686     411,568

Davao Del Norte                    772      46,442      171,855      519      26,302      81,078        83      18,053      75,165
Davao Del Sur                    1,087     124,370      778,207      832      69,277     401,592       127      50,422     311,978
Davao Oriental                      53       4,095       15,533       41       3,224      11,558         4         811       3,731
Compostela Valley                  377      15,835       48,795      245       9,957      24,040        21       5,400      20,694

Region XII - Soccsksargen          519      55,229      328,280      327      23,981     115,739       123      30,335     151,562

North Cotabato                      31       3,340       18,635       21       1,944      10,811         9       1,396       7,376
South Cotabato                     253      35,116      248,211      158      13,942      75,859        69      20,785     116,251
Sultan Kudarat                      24       5,796       20,706       12         876       3,066        11       4,920      16,940
Saranggani                          36       2,926       11,575       31       2,115       8,993         3         563       1,992
Cotabato City                      175       8,051       29,153      105       5,104      17,010        31       2,671       9,003

Region XIII - Caraga               830      55,670      305,000      404      38,031     185,815        73      16,221      78,902

Agusan Del Norte                   366      29,605      130,538      179      18,430      72,630        35      10,113      29,084
Agusan Del Sur                     316      14,776      104,252      165      12,166      84,574        20       2,430      16,998
Surigao Del Norte                  142      10,227       49,487       59       7,324      28,360        13       2,727      12,348
Surigao Del Sur                      6       1,062       20,723        1         111         251         5         951      20,472

Autonomous Region In Muslim
 Mindanao                           56       1,322        4,731       22         717       2,082         1         300       1,580

Lanao Del Sur                        5         260        1,098        2         260         966         0           0           0
Maguindanao                         51       1,062        3,633       20         457       1,116         1         300       1,580

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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                        975      128,583     690,634     3,568    1,515,639        32   21,954       235     94,838

National Capital Region            188       36,008     238,244     1,128      895,765        22   16,026        42     12,464

First District                      31        5,489      40,782       217      125,138         0        0         8      1,380
Second District                     79       13,137      92,732       515      283,785         3       60         7      2,549
Third District                      20        4,701      26,802        31       14,723         0        0         4        332
Fourth District                     58       12,681      77,928       365      472,119        19   15,966        23      8,203

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             9        3,192      11,008        21       19,243         0        0         0          0

Benguet                              8        2,392      10,168        21       19,243         0        0         0          0
Ifugao                               1          800         840         0            0         0        0         0          0

Region I - Ilocos Region            27        2,416      11,728        87       67,742         1      600        62      8,687

Ilocos Norte                        21        1,285       6,710        40       10,547         0        0        56      7,851
Ilocos Sur                           1            0          52        39       54,731         1      600         1        300
La Union                             5        1,131       4,966         8        2,464         0        0         5        536

Region II - Cagayan Valley           8        1,480       5,535        41       17,136         0        0         0          0

Batanes                              1          100         698         2        6,687         0        0         0          0
Cagayan                              2           70         100        31          742         0        0         0          0
Isabela                              4        1,255       4,232         1          134         0        0         0          0
Nueva Vizcaya                        0            0           0         6        9,543         0        0         0          0
Quirino                              1           55         505         1           30         0        0         0          0

Region III - Central Luzon          58        5,207      28,385       182       72,844         5    3,275        18     21,185

Bataan                               5          631       4,751         8       13,821         0        0         0          0
Bulacan                             33        1,852       7,554        40        5,859         2    1,725         3      2,295
Nueva Ecija                          8        1,045       3,939        38        8,532         2      300         9      7,877
Pampanga                             5          645       5,478        27       36,837         1    1,250         2      7,094
Tarlac                               1          145         431        10        1,745         0        0         4      3,919
Zambales                             5          869       6,202         6        3,848         0        0         0          0
Aurora                               1           20          30        53        2,202         0        0         0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon            374       48,537     248,980       289      119,009         1       10        27      5,955

Batangas                            16        3,990      11,987        85       29,851         0        0         0          0
Cavite                             192       10,844      63,713        32       17,524         0        0        10      1,580
Laguna                              90       25,659     132,833        69       32,397         0        0         6        852
Quezon                              12        1,993       5,396        42        7,424         1       10        11      3,523
Rizal                               64        6,051      35,051        61       31,813         0        0         0          0

Region Ivb - Mimaropa                7          536       1,834        11        2,462         0        0         5      6,687

Marinduque                           2           55         234         0            0         0        0         0          0
Occidental Mindoro                   1          104         416         0            0         0        0         0          0
Oriental Mindoro                     0            0           0         3          169         0        0         1      4,866
Palawan                              4          377       1,184         7        2,284         0        0         4      1,821
Romblon                              0            0           0         1            9         0        0         0          0

Region V - Bicol                     4          451       2,263       105       26,363         0        0         1        267

Albay                                0            0           0        17        8,856         0        0         0          0
Camarines Norte                      0            0           0         1          285         0        0         1        267
Camarines Sur                        0            0           0        82       15,288         0        0         0          0
Catanduanes                          1           35         500         3          610         0        0         0          0
Masbate                              0            0           0         1          454         0        0         0          0
Sorsogon                             3          416       1,763         1          870         0        0         0          0

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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         25        6,050      24,278       153       69,445         1    1,977        32     20,871

Aklan                                0            0           0         4        2,563         1    1,977         3     15,022
Antique                              0            0           0         1          430         0        0         0          0
Capiz                                2          231       1,330         8        7,403         0        0         0          0
Iloilo                               2          121         904        25       13,492         0        0         9      2,842
Negros Occidental                   21        5,698      22,044       115       45,557         0        0        19      2,877
Guimaras                             0            0           0         0            0         0        0         1        130

Region VII - Central Visayas        76        5,694      21,185       368       35,826         0        0         8     10,402

Bohol                               39          864       3,008        22          769         0        0         0          0
Cebu                                26        4,608      17,658       273       24,587         0        0         5      9,913
Negros Oriental                     11          222         519        72       10,057         0        0         3        489
Siquijor                             0            0           0         1          413         0        0         0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       14        2,433      17,197       104       16,656         0        0        10      1,930

Eastern Samar                        1          144         453        11        4,809         0        0         0          0
Leyte                                8        2,105      15,899        66        9,089         0        0         0          0
Northern Samar                       3          108         420         1           75         0        0         0          0
Samar (Western Samar)                0            0           0         1           15         0        0         1        759
Southern Leyte                       1           56         316         7        1,483         0        0         9      1,171
Biliran                              1           20         109        18        1,185         0        0         0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula     13        3,310      22,297        51        4,630         0        0         7      1,321

Zamboanga Del Norte                  0            0           0        32          576         0        0         0          0
Zamboanga Del Sur                   13        3,310      22,297        17        3,618         0        0         7      1,321
Isabela City                         0            0           0         2          436         0        0         0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao        16        3,337      22,059       312       17,274         0        0         7        180

Bukidnon                             1           84         274        55        2,717         0        0         1         40
Camiguin                             0            0           0        26        1,175         0        0         0          0
Lanao Del Norte                      2          669       4,525       189        4,064         0        0         6        140
Misamis Occidental                   3          380       1,081         7        2,692         0        0         0          0
Misamis Oriental                    10        2,204      16,179        35        6,626         0        0         0          0

Region XI - Davao Region           102        7,296      28,074       315       56,480         1        7         8      1,409

Davao Del Norte                     37        2,087       5,632       133        9,980         1        7         6      1,391
Davao Del Sur                       35        4,671      21,683        93       42,954         0        0         0          0
Davao Oriental                       3           60         140         5          104         0        0         0          0
Compostela Valley                   27          478         619        84        3,442         0        0         2         18

Region XII - Soccsksargen           21          913       2,551        48       58,428         1       59         5      3,070

North Cotabato                       0            0           0         1          448         0        0         0          0
South Cotabato                       3          389       1,042        23       55,059         1       59         4      2,820
Sultan Kudarat                       0            0           0         1          700         0        0         1        250
Saranggani                           1          248         540         1           50         0        0         0          0
Cotabato City                       17          276         969        22        2,171         0        0         0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                15        1,418       4,425       338       35,858         0        0         3        410

Agusan Del Norte                    10        1,062       3,837       142       24,987         0        0         1        350
Agusan Del Sur                       2          180         202       129        2,478         0        0         2         60
Surigao Del Norte                    3          176         386        67        8,393         0        0         0          0

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                          18          305         591        15          478         0        0         0          0

Lanao Del Sur                        0            0           0         3          132         0        0         0          0
Maguindanao                         18          305         591        12          346         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:  February 21,2006
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