Table 4. Number of Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province: Third Quarter, 2005

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                                               TOTAL             |               BANKS            |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
        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                       1,580     798,761    4,821,461       45      39,436     303,969       47      40,124     279,743

National Capital Region             285     190,732    1,515,619       10       6,757     129,681        1       1,520      17,565

First District                       42      21,294      185,289        1         240       2,880        0           0           0
Second District                      79      70,346      468,267        5       6,067     122,875        1       1,520      17,565
Third District                       28       9,642       24,140        0           0           0        0           0           0
Fourth District                     136      89,450      837,923        4         450       3,926        0           0           0

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             12       2,612       18,633        0           0           0        0           0           0

Abra                                  1         221        1,294        0           0           0        0           0           0
Benguet                               8       1,501       11,361        0           0           0        0           0           0
Ifugao                                3         890        5,978        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region I - Ilocos Region             42      11,560       93,647        1         482       6,030        1         491       6,570

Ilocos Norte                         17       5,162       43,919        0           0           0        1         491       6,570
Ilocos Sur                            8       2,049        9,821        0           0           0        0           0           0
La Union                             17       4,349       39,907        1         482       6,030        0           0           0

Region II - Cagayan Valley           34      11,016       54,083        2         589       3,965        2         773       4,982

Cagayan                               4         834        5,377        0           0           0        0           0           0
Isabela                              20       7,680       35,647        1         154       1,790        1         307       2,133
Nueva Vizcaya                         8       2,424       12,839        1         435       2,175        1         466       2,849
Quirino                               2          78          220        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region III - Central Luzon          237      94,295      438,583        9       2,447      14,863       10       4,465      32,673

Bataan                                8       1,715       15,504        1         535       6,190        1         236         892
Bulacan                              53      16,416       98,363        0           0           0        0           0           0
Nueva Ecija                          40      39,228      122,361        1       1,027       3,066        1         995       1,071
Pampanga                            100      23,250      148,477        6         796       4,937        5       2,412      24,841
Tarlac                               29      11,488       37,314        1          89         670        1         411       2,909
Zambales                              7       2,198       16,564        0           0           0        2         411       2,960

Region IVA - Calabarzon             292      93,365      486,469        8       1,219       7,345        7       4,762      22,046

Batangas                             39      29,484      162,958        0           0           0        0           0           0
Cavite                              164      25,396      147,038        6       1,081       6,681        4       2,106       8,860
Laguna                               52      24,030      118,341        2         138         664        0           0           0
Quezon                               10       1,970        6,740        0           0           0        1         800       2,534
Rizal                                27      12,485       51,392        0           0           0        2       1,856      10,652

Region IVB - Mimaropa                63      23,873      137,263        2       3,383       5,030        2       4,327      49,642

Marinduque                            1          18           50        0           0           0        0           0           0
Occidental Mindoro                    2       1,604        5,138        0           0           0        0           0           0
Oriental Mindoro                     40      12,883       47,890        2       3,383       5,030        0           0           0
Palawan                              15       8,638       80,776        0           0           0        1       4,006      47,563
Romblon                               5         730        3,409        0           0           0        1         321       2,079

Region V - Bicol                     39      17,746      162,893        2         727       2,999        2         828       5,370

Albay                                 8       2,643       12,213        1         370       1,701        0           0           0
Camarines Norte                       5       1,296        4,012        1         357       1,298        0           0           0
Camarines Sur                        15      11,728      133,760        0           0           0        1         228       1,400
Catanduanes                           4       1,003        6,675        0           0           0        0           0           0
Masbate                               4         876        4,856        0           0           0        1         600       3,970
Sorsogon                              3         200        1,377        0           0           0        0           0           0

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Table 4. (continued)
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                                               TOTAL             |               BANKS            |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
        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 VI - Western Visayas          94      67,076      287,328        0           0           0        9      13,820      85,914

Aklan                                24      17,598      110,396        0           0           0        7      11,860      69,495
Antique                               2         274        1,325        0           0           0        0           0           0
Capiz                                 7      15,975       37,018        0           0           0        0           0           0
Iloilo                               27      14,413       57,112        0           0           0        2       1,960      16,419
Negros Occidental                    34      18,816       81,477        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region VII - Central Visayas        139     201,433    1,248,820        6      22,960     129,617        2         744       4,435

Bohol                                11       6,719       23,387        1         179       2,333        0           0           0
Cebu                                113     191,571    1,213,010        5      22,781     127,284        2         744       4,435
Negros Oriental                      14       3,108       12,267        0           0           0        0           0           0
Siquijor                              1          35          156        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        25       7,988       47,327        1          86         450        0           0           0

Eastern Samar                         1           9           58        0           0           0        0           0           0
Leyte                                15       6,445       36,430        1          86         450        0           0           0
Northern Samar                        2         391        1,325        0           0           0        0           0           0
Samar (Western Samar)                 3         253        1,454        0           0           0        0           0           0
Southern Leyte                        2         320          430        0           0           0        0           0           0
Biliran                               2         570        7,630        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula      40       5,533       32,161        0           0           0        1         346       1,836

Zamboanga del Sur                    38       5,258       29,463        0           0           0        1         346       1,836
Isabela City                          2         275        2,698        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         46      14,632       62,389        0           0           0        3       4,229      18,410

Bukidnon                             20       4,305       16,337        0           0           0        1         178         462
Camiguin                              3         524        1,223        0           0           0        0           0           0
Lanao del Norte                       2         453        2,727        0           0           0        0           0           0
Misamis Occidental                    7         946        6,788        0           0           0        0           0           0
Misamis Oriental                     14       8,404       35,314        0           0           0        2       4,051      17,948

Region XI - Davao Region            134      40,299      173,203        3         696       3,831        3       2,152      18,882

Davao del Norte                      50      10,353       30,836        0           0           0        1         346       4,280
Davao del Sur                        73      28,466      137,957        3         696       3,831        2       1,806      14,602
Davao Oriental                        1         256        1,060        0           0           0        0           0           0
Compostela Valley                    10       1,224        3,350        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region XII - Soccsksargen            69      10,126       41,814        0           0           0        4       1,667      11,418

South Cotabato                       36       6,577       28,616        0           0           0        1       1,104       9,426
Sultan Kudarat                        5         678        4,340        0           0           0        0           0           0
Saranggani                            3         563        1,992        0           0           0        3         563       1,992
Cotabato City                        25       2,308        6,866        0           0           0        0           0           0

Region XIII - Caraga                 29       6,475       21,229        1          90         158        0           0           0

Agusan del Norte                     18       4,641       14,048        0           0           0        0           0           0
Agusan del Sur                        5         768        2,321        0           0           0        0           0           0
Surigao del Norte                     5         976        4,702        0           0           0        0           0           0
Surigao del Sur                       1          90          158        1          90         158        0           0           0

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Table 4. (continued)

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                                   CONDOMINIUM/OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            OTHERS
        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                         263     356,797    2,398,551      517     182,862     829,281      708     179,542    1,009,917

National Capital Region             112     132,552    1,032,399       70      23,170     184,987       92      26,733      150,987

First District                       26      17,356      149,792        7       1,016       8,924        8       2,682       23,693
Second District                      20      43,855      204,663       29       8,031      55,944       24      10,873       67,220
Third District                        2         311        1,673        3         271         940       23       9,060       21,527
Fourth District                      64      71,030      676,271       31      13,852     119,179       37       4,118       38,547

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                              1         750        7,088        5         731       5,247        6       1,131        6,298

Abra                                  0           0            0        0           0           0        1         221        1,294
Benguet                               1         750        7,088        3         321       1,167        4         430        3,106
Ifugao                                0           0            0        2         410       4,080        1         480        1,898

Region I - Ilocos Region              3         639       10,095       16       3,006      16,839       21       6,942       54,113

Ilocos Norte                          2         528        9,386        8         938       7,255        6       3,205       20,708
Ilocos Sur                            0           0            0        3       1,096       4,278        5         953        5,543
La Union                              1         111          709        5         972       5,306       10       2,784       27,862

Region II - Cagayan Valley            7       2,032       12,846       14       5,509      24,214        9       2,113        8,076

Cagayan                               3         800        5,162        1          34         215        0           0            0
Isabela                               4       1,232        7,684        9       4,267      17,624        5       1,720        6,416
Nueva Vizcaya                         0           0            0        4       1,208       6,375        2         315        1,440
Quirino                               0           0            0        0           0           0        2          78          220

Region III - Central Luzon           25       5,784       37,848       82      56,216     199,465      111      25,383      153,734

Bataan                                4         552        5,594        0           0           0        2         392        2,828
Bulacan                               6       1,179       11,044       14       4,944      35,654       33      10,293       51,665
Nueva Ecija                           5         922        3,279       25      34,122     100,404        8       2,162       14,541
Pampanga                              6       1,488       12,959       26       8,493      37,016       57      10,061       68,724
Tarlac                                4       1,643        4,972       15       8,370      24,668        8         975        4,095
Zambales                              0           0            0        2         287       1,723        3       1,500       11,881

Region IVA - Calabarzon              33      35,810      167,464       66      11,892      72,915      178      39,682      216,699

Batangas                              6      23,327      116,811       10       2,551      25,597       23       3,606       20,550
Cavite                               13       4,381       16,133       24       3,348      14,532      117      14,480      100,832
Laguna                               11       5,348       29,504       19       3,502      19,367       20      15,042       68,806
Quezon                                1          62          255        1          60         200        7       1,048        3,751
Rizal                                 2       2,692        4,761       12       2,431      13,219       11       5,506       22,760

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 6       2,370       11,259       18       6,308      36,593       35       7,485       34,739

Marinduque                            0           0            0        1          18          50        0           0            0
Occidental Mindoro                    0           0            0        0           0           0        2       1,604        5,138
Oriental Mindoro                      5       2,186       10,119        6       2,019       6,138       27       5,295       26,603
Palawan                               1         184        1,140       10       4,138      29,805        3         310        2,268
Romblon                               0           0            0        1         133         600        3         276          730

Region V - Bicol                      7       1,804        7,822        7       1,352       5,739       21      13,035      140,963

Albay                                 4       1,411        6,425        1         405       2,196        2         457        1,891
Camarines Norte                       0           0            0        0           0           0        4         939        2,714
Camarines Sur                         1          68          126        2         681       1,386       11      10,751      130,848
Catanduanes                           0           0            0        2         217       1,785        2         786        4,890
Masbate                               1         247          766        1          19          60        1          10           60
Sorsogon                              1          78          505        1          30         312        1          92          560

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Table 4. (continued)

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                                   CONDOMINIUM/OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            OTHERS
        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 VI - Western Visayas          12      13,080       69,419       33      28,222      82,205       40      11,954       49,790

Aklan                                 2       1,408       15,774       12       3,555      20,891        3         775        4,236
Antique                               0           0            0        0           0           0        2         274        1,325
Capiz                                 2         510        1,889        2      14,732      31,417        3         733        3,712
Iloilo                                4       3,663        9,093        6         697       3,804       15       8,093       27,796
Negros Occidental                     4       7,499       42,663       13       9,238      26,093       17       2,079       12,721

Region VII - Central Visayas         23     145,518      965,863       59      19,486      90,862       49      12,725       58,043

Bohol                                 0           0            0        8       5,822      18,421        2         718        2,633
Cebu                                 21     145,338      965,013       43      12,440      67,430       42      10,268       48,848
Negros Oriental                       2         180          850        7       1,189       4,855        5       1,739        6,562
Siquijor                              0           0            0        1          35         156        0           0            0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         6       4,388       25,951       11       2,704      17,880        7         810        3,046

Eastern Samar                         0           0            0        1           9          58        0           0            0
Leyte                                 3       3,738       19,201        6       2,063      14,293        5         558        2,486
Northern Samar                        0           0            0        1         339       1,045        1          52          280
Samar (Western Samar)                 1          80          150        2         173       1,304        0           0            0
Southern Leyte                        1         120          150        0           0           0        1         200          280
Biliran                               1         450        6,450        1         120       1,180        0           0            0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       1         515        3,830       18       1,723       5,635       20       2,949       20,860

Zamboanga del Sur                     1         515        3,830       18       1,723       5,635       18       2,674       18,162
Isabela City                          0           0            0        0           0           0        2         275        2,698

Region X - Northern Mindanao          3       3,015       12,378       26       3,697      17,185       14       3,691       14,416

Bukidnon                              1          53          205       13       1,675       6,352        5       2,399        9,318
Camiguin                              0           0            0        0           0           0        3         524        1,223
Lanao del Norte                       0           0            0        0           0           0        2         453        2,727
Misamis Occidental                    1         241        2,173        5         643       4,455        1          62          160
Misamis Oriental                      1       2,721       10,000        8       1,379       6,378        3         253          988

Region XI - Davao Region             12       6,567       25,131       58      13,588      51,622       58      17,296       73,737

Davao del Norte                       6       3,838        8,301       27       3,634       9,552       16       2,535        8,703
Davao del Sur                         5       2,473       15,770       25       9,503      40,177       38      13,988       63,577
Davao Oriental                        1         256        1,060        0           0           0        0           0            0
Compostela Valley                     0           0            0        6         451       1,893        4         773        1,457

Region XII - Soccsksargen            10       1,546        7,504       27       4,157      13,280       28       2,756        9,612

South Cotabato                        3         835        3,726       17       3,271      10,621       15       1,367        4,843
Sultan Kudarat                        1         135        1,200        1         270       1,500        3         273        1,640
Cotabato City                         6         576        2,578        9         616       1,159       10       1,116        3,129

Region XIII - Caraga                  2         427        1,654        7       1,101       4,613       19       4,857       14,804

Agusan del Norte                      2         427        1,654        1          43         175       15       4,171       12,219
Agusan del Sur                        0           0            0        3         256         649        2         512        1,672
Surigao del Norte                     0           0            0        3         802       3,789        2         174          913

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

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