Table 2. Number of Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions, by Type of Building,
by Region and Province for the Third Quarter of 2005
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TOTAL | SINGLE | DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
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 17,129 2,013,427 12,148,181 12,996 1,526,226 9,068,961 1,195 103,641 622,909
National Capital Region 1,396 404,428 2,936,337 1,154 261,700 1,825,368 49 9,881 74,078
First District 127 22,703 174,980 97 16,088 126,755 4 704 3,578
Second District 724 237,976 1,585,561 649 147,608 989,287 10 1,443 9,762
Third District 82 12,754 66,908 70 11,531 62,212 3 288 1,817
Fourth District 463 130,995 1,108,888 338 86,473 647,114 32 7,446 58,921
Cordillera Administrative
Region 109 18,571 124,601 101 17,255 115,034 5 978 6,781
Abra 6 1,273 4,663 6 1,273 4,663 0 0 0
Benguet 91 15,601 111,286 83 14,285 101,719 5 978 6,781
Kalinga 2 305 1,265 2 305 1,265 0 0 0
Apayao 10 1,392 7,387 10 1,392 7,387 0 0 0
Region I - Ilocos Region 784 77,221 440,205 738 70,862 400,985 30 2,463 15,293
Ilocos Norte 422 38,677 231,822 395 35,607 212,845 21 920 7,768
Ilocos Sur 207 18,116 91,379 201 17,293 85,670 3 334 2,058
La Union 155 20,428 117,004 142 17,962 102,470 6 1,209 5,467
Region II - Cagayan Valley 273 35,704 196,426 261 32,927 177,742 2 326 2,314
Batanes 5 968 6,759 5 968 6,759 0 0 0
Cagayan 68 9,721 46,156 68 9,721 46,156 0 0 0
Isabela 130 15,095 88,237 125 14,150 82,560 0 0 0
Nueva Vizcaya 57 8,246 47,773 50 6,414 34,766 2 326 2,314
Quirino 13 1,674 7,501 13 1,674 7,501 0 0 0
Region III - Central Luzon 1,945 242,492 1,444,174 1,600 193,461 1,172,541 103 7,988 40,364
Bataan 101 12,503 79,790 87 10,849 70,726 4 533 2,979
Bulacan 741 71,980 365,638 552 46,770 244,016 79 4,498 19,589
Nueva Ecija 179 23,546 138,695 159 18,631 108,124 2 260 1,980
Pampanga 586 85,602 575,753 491 72,673 493,782 8 815 4,401
Tarlac 151 23,885 121,170 142 22,603 116,456 1 284 660
Zambales 134 20,734 144,341 118 17,981 121,850 9 1,598 10,755
Aurora 53 4,242 18,787 51 3,954 17,587 0 0 0
Region IVA - Calabarzon 5,735 579,822 3,628,964 3,463 383,790 2,536,677 929 69,587 414,540
Batangas 512 67,799 397,078 438 52,761 307,865 7 899 6,135
Cavite 3,263 270,829 1,565,595 1,495 155,174 974,351 834 58,919 340,308
Laguna 920 125,065 844,003 606 73,240 522,289 55 4,929 32,626
Quezon 364 37,545 233,761 351 35,547 220,765 5 863 4,759
Rizal 676 78,584 588,527 573 67,068 511,407 28 3,977 30,712
Region IVB - Mimaropa 155 21,460 127,533 134 17,008 100,309 2 493 2,571
Marinduque 7 719 4,941 6 592 2,723 0 0 0
Occidental Mindoro 6 839 3,370 6 839 3,370 0 0 0
Oriental Mindoro 63 11,568 70,431 43 7,243 45,425 2 493 2,571
Palawan 58 6,044 36,972 58 6,044 36,972 0 0 0
Romblon 21 2,290 11,819 21 2,290 11,819 0 0 0
Region V - Bicol 405 52,667 255,461 279 43,600 208,785 9 1,210 7,214
Albay 67 21,913 78,636 67 21,913 78,636 0 0 0
Camarines Norte 43 3,614 20,200 39 3,047 16,539 1 60 850
Camarines Sur 242 20,785 120,506 122 12,590 79,621 7 958 5,435
Catanduanes 22 3,001 15,032 22 3,001 15,032 0 0 0
Masbate 4 439 2,745 4 439 2,745 0 0 0
Sorsogon 27 2,915 18,342 25 2,610 16,212 1 192 929
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Table 2. (continued)
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TOTAL | SINGLE | DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
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 594 82,386 502,161 559 75,861 462,728 16 2,645 18,020
Aklan 52 12,395 78,095 51 12,125 77,236 0 0 0
Antique 8 1,328 9,565 8 1,328 9,565 0 0 0
Capiz 62 11,806 57,810 61 11,436 54,702 1 370 3,108
Iloilo 124 20,882 129,156 107 17,390 109,003 7 1,082 7,203
Negros Occidental 345 35,753 226,425 329 33,360 211,112 8 1,193 7,709
Guimaras 3 222 1,110 3 222 1,110 0 0 0
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,230 197,278 1,080,983 1,329 143,483 722,686 19 2,963 17,201
Bohol 173 19,760 95,976 166 17,396 82,442 0 0 0
Cebu 1,720 148,599 871,937 827 97,225 527,364 19 2,963 17,201
Negros Oriental 332 28,501 110,569 331 28,444 110,379 0 0 0
Siquijor 5 418 2,501 5 418 2,501 0 0 0
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 368 45,305 233,900 303 38,882 203,886 7 1,339 8,629
Eastern Samar 29 4,963 27,239 28 4,869 26,783 1 94 456
Leyte 215 26,789 135,699 156 21,531 113,107 2 295 2,036
Northern Samar 23 1,948 7,740 22 1,838 6,640 1 110 1,100
Samar (Western Samar) 24 3,729 23,556 22 3,001 18,956 2 728 4,600
Southern Leyte 53 5,414 28,169 52 5,293 27,340 0 0 0
Biliran 24 2,462 11,497 23 2,350 11,060 1 112 437
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 123 12,846 62,614 122 12,330 61,164 0 0 0
Zamboanga del Sur 36 2,956 7,993 36 2,956 7,993 0 0 0
Zamboanga del Sur 87 9,890 54,621 86 9,374 53,171 0 0 0
Region X - Northern Mindanao 622 71,758 292,918 615 69,897 286,965 5 742 2,874
Bukidnon 112 15,330 48,775 109 14,084 45,393 2 187 549
Camiguin 22 2,624 11,958 22 2,624 11,958 0 0 0
Lanao del Norte 231 19,618 70,357 231 19,618 70,357 0 0 0
Misamis Occidental 99 12,167 46,080 99 12,167 46,080 0 0 0
Misamis Oriental 158 22,019 115,748 154 21,404 113,177 3 555 2,325
Region XI - Davao Region 1,637 108,760 518,268 1,605 105,100 501,873 12 2,203 9,112
Davao del Norte 519 26,302 81,078 513 25,397 78,343 2 463 1,441
Davao del Sur 832 69,277 401,592 814 66,699 388,455 9 1,620 7,233
Davao Oriental 41 3,224 11,558 41 3,224 11,558 0 0 0
Compostela Valley 245 9,957 24,040 237 9,780 23,517 1 120 438
Region XII - Soccsksargen 327 23,981 115,739 315 22,361 108,779 7 823 3,918
North Cotabato 21 1,944 10,811 14 1,204 7,032 4 403 1,658
South Cotabato 158 13,942 75,859 155 13,187 73,284 2 331 1,698
Sultan Kudarat 12 876 3,066 12 876 3,066 0 0 0
Saranggani 31 2,115 8,993 31 2,115 8,993 0 0 0
Cotabato City 105 5,104 17,010 103 4,979 16,404 1 89 562
Region XIII - Caraga 404 38,031 185,815 396 36,992 181,357 0 0 0
Agusan del Norte 179 18,430 72,630 174 17,831 71,124 0 0 0
Agusan del Sur 165 12,166 84,574 165 12,166 84,574 0 0 0
Surigao del Norte 59 7,324 28,360 56 6,884 25,408 0 0 0
Surigao del Sur 1 111 251 1 111 251 0 0 0
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao 22 717 2,082 22 717 2,082 0 0 0
Lanao del Sur 2 260 966 2 260 966 0 0 0
Maguindanao 20 457 1,116 20 457 1,116 0 0 0
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Table 2. (continued)
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APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA | RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM | OTHERS
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
(10) | (11)| (12)| (13) | (14)| (15)| (16) | (17)| (18)
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Philippines 2,474 224,588 1,283,312 11 87,448 747,128 453 71,524 425,871
National Capital Region 179 45,162 284,694 10 87,182 746,335 4 503 5,862
First District 25 5,811 43,769 0 0 0 1 100 878
Second District 58 20,189 119,963 4 68,333 461,565 3 403 4,984
Third District 9 935 2,879 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fourth District 87 18,227 118,083 6 18,849 284,770 0 0 0
Cordillera Administrative
Region 2 260 2,286 0 0 0 1 78 500
Benguet 2 260 2,286 0 0 0 1 78 500
Region I - Ilocos Region 6 2,072 12,081 0 0 0 10 1,824 11,846
Ilocos Norte 5 1,904 10,876 0 0 0 1 246 333
Ilocos Sur 1 168 1,205 0 0 0 2 321 2,446
La Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1,257 9,067
Region II - Cagayan Valley 5 945 5,677 0 0 0 5 1,506 10,693
Isabela 5 945 5,677 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nueva Vizcaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1,506 10,693
Region III - Central Luzon 148 19,799 124,734 1 266 793 93 20,978 105,742
Bataan 10 1,121 6,085 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulacan 26 2,892 18,989 0 0 0 84 17,820 83,044
Nueva Ecija 17 4,427 27,391 0 0 0 1 228 1,200
Pampanga 81 9,504 57,018 0 0 0 6 2,610 20,552
Tarlac 6 678 3,108 0 0 0 2 320 946
Zambales 6 889 10,943 1 266 793 0 0 0
Aurora 2 288 1,200 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region IVA - Calabarzon 1,121 93,779 461,325 0 0 0 222 32,666 216,422
Batangas 5 632 3,338 0 0 0 62 13,507 79,740
Cavite 784 39,106 126,675 0 0 0 150 17,630 124,261
Laguna 253 45,794 280,665 0 0 0 6 1,102 8,423
Quezon 6 928 5,749 0 0 0 2 207 2,488
Rizal 73 7,319 44,898 0 0 0 2 220 1,510
Region IVB - Mimaropa 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3,959 24,653
Marinduque 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 127 2,218
Occidental Mindoro 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3,832 22,435
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Table 2. (concluded)
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APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA | RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM | OTHERS
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
(10) | (11)| (12)| (13) | (14)| (15)| (16) | (17)| (18)
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Region V - Bicol 61 3,893 18,364 0 0 0 56 3,964 21,098
Camarines Norte 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 507 2,811
Camarines Sur 61 3,893 18,364 0 0 0 52 3,344 17,086
Sorsogon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 113 1,201
Region VI - Western Visayas 7 1,094 7,493 0 0 0 12 2,786 13,920
Aklan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 270 859
Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2,410 12,950
Negros Occidental 7 1,094 7,493 0 0 0 1 106 111
Region VII - Central Visayas 877 49,588 336,017 0 0 0 5 1,244 5,079
Bohol 7 2,364 13,534 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebu 870 47,224 322,483 0 0 0 4 1,187 4,889
Negros Oriental 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57 190
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 57 4,963 20,556 0 0 0 1 121 829
Leyte 57 4,963 20,556 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Leyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 121 829
REGION IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1 516 1,450 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zamboanga del Sur 1 516 1,450 0 0 0 0 0 0
REGION X - Northern Mindano 2 1,119 3,079 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bukidnon 1 1,059 2,833 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misamis Oriental 1 60 246 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region XI - Davao Region 5 923 4,450 0 0 0 15 534 2,833
Davao del Norte 3 382 1,103 0 0 0 1 60 191
Davao del Sur 2 541 3,347 0 0 0 7 417 2,557
Compostela Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 57 85
Region XII - Soccsksargen 1 36 44 0 0 0 4 761 2,998
North Cotabato 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 337 2,121
South Cotabato 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 424 877
Cotabato City 1 36 44 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region XIII - Caraga 2 439 1,062 0 0 0 6 600 3,396
Agusan del Norte 2 439 1,062 0 0 0 3 160 444
Surigao del Norte 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 440 2,952
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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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