Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building, by Region and Province
         for the Fourth 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                     24,777   3,652,502   25,465,239   16,383    2,094,617  14,284,941    3,187    1,404,973   9,192,080

National Capital Region          3,928   1,177,848   10,251,377    1,671      540,031   5,258,303    1,264      569,401   4,223,822

First District                     285      36,578      373,691       95       25,270     188,517       56        9,983     106,234
Second District                  1,160     392,526    4,383,957      577      302,439   3,604,024      164       73,863     503,017
Third District                     433      86,570      441,137      271       44,525     225,046       82       22,938     109,658
Fourth District                  2,050     662,174    5,052,592      728      167,797   1,240,716      962      462,617   3,504,913

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           186      41,259      241,178      150       23,778     152,743       24       17,167      81,677

Abra                                10       2,262       13,157        7          781       4,516        3        1,481       8,641
Benguet                            167      37,349      222,129      139       22,308     145,328       16       14,727      70,043
Ifugao                               3         934        2,592        0            0           0        3          934       2,592
Kalinga                              6         714        3,300        4          689       2,899        2           25         401

Region I - Ilocos Region         1,634     202,133    1,215,059    1,268      145,549     808,846      125       52,638     330,244

Ilocos Norte                       486      44,182      339,233      378       35,067     231,942       30        6,785      82,407
Ilocos Sur                         254      24,032      130,245      180       17,590      90,418       16        5,892      32,737
La Union                           243      37,573      249,231      200       26,359     156,997       33       11,039      88,979
Pangasinan                         651      96,346      496,350      510       66,533     329,489       46       28,922     126,121

Region II - Cagayan Valley         308      36,854      193,865      245       26,970     142,138       26        8,571      46,191

Batanes                             14       2,008       12,861       12        1,808      11,506        0            0           0
Cagayan                            133      14,864       71,175      118       13,351      57,075        3        1,513      13,726
Isabela                             98      10,178       58,790       74        7,166      44,829       13        1,899      10,553
Nueva Vizcaya                       53       8,791       45,397       32        3,897      24,275        9        4,894      20,723
Quirino                             10       1,013        5,642        9          748       4,453        1          265       1,189

Region III - Central Luzon       2,210     324,277    1,878,598    1,601      211,590   1,217,580      284      107,215     554,771

Bataan                             115      18,726      114,822       95       12,512      78,823       18        6,214      31,901
Bulacan                            707      95,475      502,966      543       63,718     319,506       56       29,850     167,095
Nueva Ecija                        258      38,191      205,536      132       15,608      92,653       75       21,904      96,532
Pampanga                           817     131,954      790,716      599       87,823     513,959      102       41,394     215,517
Tarlac                             172      25,656      165,921      137       19,104     123,262       20        6,532      37,398
Zambales                            79      12,146       84,411       67       10,944      78,606       11        1,153       5,588
Aurora                              62       2,129       14,226       28        1,881      10,771        2          168         740

Region IVA - Calabarzon          6,235     786,939    5,702,872    5,121      505,429   3,447,248      415      250,768   1,877,208

Batangas                           802     187,082    1,361,347      612       81,350     549,191       72      102,877     773,484
Cavite                           1,803     193,023    1,526,095    1,359      138,946   1,112,862      143       44,406     285,067
Laguna                           2,392     264,134    1,743,302    2,169      172,382     962,195      125       78,614     658,405
Quezon                             565      58,338      390,844      460       45,353     294,878       34       11,923      72,572
Rizal                              673      84,362      681,284      521       67,398     528,122       41       12,948      87,680

Region IVB - Mimaropa              569      52,539      341,334      314       31,846     173,566      139       19,235     129,362

Marinduque                          55       4,249       25,411       46        3,025      13,799        5        1,224       5,795
Occidental Mindoro                  11       2,265        6,623        4          701       2,097        5        1,564       4,191
Oriental Mindoro                    55       9,887       81,325       27        3,941      24,520       25        5,878      55,745
Palawan                            100      11,660      102,849       50        6,242      42,105       25        5,203      37,125
Romblon                            348      24,478      125,126      187       17,937      91,045       79        5,366      26,506

Region V - Bicol                   452      73,354      410,873      303       53,272     254,200       62       19,985     133,759

Albay                              115      38,749      162,118       79       31,421     113,964       22        7,328      37,577
Camarines Norte                     37       2,727       16,779       34        2,409      12,470        2          318       4,149
Camarines Sur                      222      21,777      152,847      144       13,553      90,089       18        8,224      56,214
Catanduanes                         24       2,596       17,074       20        2,254      14,188        3          301       2,404
Masbate                             16       1,092       10,283        6          840       4,611        2          252       2,024
Sorsogon                            38       6,413       51,772       20        2,795      18,878       15        3,562      31,391

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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        937     140,570      854,323      686      82,112      481,374      110       54,590    304,952

Aklan                               37       8,589       71,043       19       3,418       25,535       18        5,171     45,508
Antique                             18       2,807       15,451       14       1,412        9,179        4        1,395      6,272
Capiz                               82      12,659       67,938       59       8,334       44,493       18        4,025     19,326
Iloilo                             294      40,165      252,817      243      32,686      194,171       31        7,260     46,217
Negros Occidental                  493      74,667      436,961      341      35,250      201,512       36       36,068    184,000
Guimaras                            13       1,683       10,113       10       1,012        6,484        3          671      3,629

Region VII - Central Visayas     2,887     341,557    1,745,420    1,917     193,893      996,340      238      143,151    677,144

Bohol                              649      49,728      245,538      483      39,891      174,608       34        8,248     65,393
Cebu                             1,648     248,643    1,315,248    1,026     117,729      677,233      170      128,510    578,917
Negros Oriental                    561      39,388      166,661      388      33,559      130,890       26        5,352     28,795
Siquijor                            29       3,798       17,973       20       2,714       13,609        8        1,041      4,039

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      351      41,374      257,381      220      26,736      154,077       54       14,111     84,110

Eastern Samar                       27       3,024       25,882       16       2,062       12,493        6          822      9,754
Leyte                              219      27,012      165,256      140      16,591       94,480       25       10,122     57,117
Samar (Western Samar)               25       3,341       21,917       18       2,246       14,476        6        1,095      6,910
Southern Leyte                      45       4,044       29,135       34       3,579       25,669        6          465      2,395
Biliran                             35       3,953       15,191       12       2,258        6,959       11        1,607      7,934

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    549      41,238      248,358      249      24,066      122,337       47       14,539    102,866

Zamboanga Del Norte                411      18,699       88,248      179      16,893       76,986        4        1,145      5,954
Zamboanga Del Sur                  136      22,401      159,551       68       7,035       44,792       43       13,394     96,912
Isabela City                         2         138          559        2         138          559        0            0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao       963     107,083      517,803      530      74,490      321,252       82       31,431    161,580

Bukidnon                           143      20,144       76,806       82      11,160       37,232       34        8,869     37,881
Camiguin                            72       4,338       21,444       34       3,598       18,213       11          719      2,108
Lanao Del Norte                    420      32,689      125,278      191      32,393      107,199        3          296      1,992
Misamis Occidental                  41       4,617       22,363       37       4,561       21,310        0            0          0
Misamis Oriental                   287      45,295      271,912      186      22,778      137,298       34       21,547    119,599

Region XI - Davao Region         2,631     212,493    1,200,440    1,606     109,095      533,186      224       77,878    339,321

Davao Del Norte                  1,247      58,895      215,045      848      39,939      125,428       69       15,012     57,613
Davao Del Sur                      775     131,020      917,068      462      54,552      361,696      135       56,358    264,390
Davao Oriental                      38       5,241       21,019       34       3,413       12,979        4        1,828      8,040
Compostela Valley                  571      17,337       47,308      262      11,191       33,083       16        4,680      9,278

Region XII - Soccsksargen          320      29,261      158,971      211      14,169       63,395       50       13,737     71,884

North Cotabato                      37       3,608       24,953       17       1,495       10,864       11        2,113     10,538
South Cotabato                     156      14,039       81,374      116       7,119       31,267       21        6,009     34,423
Sultan Kudarat                      34       3,207       13,357       25       1,797        8,364        6        1,394      4,341
Saranggani                          20       1,214        5,031       11         806        2,213        7          408      2,079
Cotabato City                       73       7,193       34,256       42       2,952       10,687        5        3,813     20,503

Region XIII - Caraga               556      41,517      232,691      254      30,552      154,744       39        9,656     62,689

Agusan Del Norte                   293      23,423      117,701      154      18,703       98,394       21        3,841     13,424
Agusan Del Sur                      84       5,315       43,901       24       1,311        5,198        5        4,004     36,256
Surigao Del Norte                  154       9,185       48,071       58       7,923       36,184        6          832      4,959
Surigao Del Sur                     25       3,594       23,018       18       2,615       14,968        7          979      8,050

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                          61       2,206       14,696       37       1,039        3,612        4          900     10,500

Basilan                              2         778        9,890        0           0            0        2          778      9,890
Lanao Del Sur                       10         542        2,983        8         420        2,373        2          122        610
Maguindanao                         49         886        1,823       29         619        1,239        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                      1,073      152,912     855,017     4,134    1,133,201        42    5,811       233     93,307

National Capital Region            173       68,416     315,359       820      453,893        35    3,716        55     43,338

First District                      14        1,325       9,826       120       69,114         0        0        11      7,269
Second District                     63       16,224     109,752       356      167,164         6    1,484        12      4,675
Third District                      24       19,107      85,855        56       20,578         2      259         8      2,765
Fourth District                     72       31,760     109,926       288      197,037        27    1,973        24     28,629

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             6          314       2,652         6        4,106         0        0         0          0

Benguet                              6          314       2,652         6        4,106         0        0         0          0

Region I - Ilocos Region            33        3,946      39,488       208       36,481         2    1,490        60      8,602

Ilocos Norte                        24        2,330      11,180        54       13,704         1      190        54      8,180
Ilocos Sur                           6          550       1,553        52        5,537         0        0         2        199
La Union                             1          175       1,253         9        2,002         0        0         4        223
Pangasinan                           2          891      25,502        93       15,238         1    1,300         0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley           5        1,313       3,218        32        2,318         0        0         0          0

Batanes                              2          200       1,355         0            0         0        0         0          0
Cagayan                              0            0           0        12          374         0        0         0          0
Isabela                              3        1,113       1,863         8        1,545         0        0         0          0
Nueva Vizcaya                        0            0           0        12          399         0        0         0          0

Region III - Central Luzon          66        5,472      26,787       259       79,460         1      230        19      6,859

Bataan                               0            0           0         2        4,098         0        0         1         50
Bulacan                             40        1,907       8,467        68        7,898         0        0         4      2,627
Nueva Ecija                          8          679       2,686        43       13,665         1      230        12      3,615
Pampanga                            12        2,737      15,233       104       46,007         0        0         1        260
Tarlac                               1           20          69        14        5,192         0        0         0          0
Zambales                             1           49         217         0            0         0        0         1        307
Aurora                               4           80         115        28        2,600         0        0         0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon            322       30,742     157,198       377      221,218         1      110        27     13,884

Batangas                            12        2,855      14,838       106       23,834         1      110         1        202
Cavite                             188        9,671      54,860       113       73,306         0        0         8        851
Laguna                              52       13,138      54,994        46       67,708         0        0         2      2,648
Quezon                              17        1,062       7,165        54       16,229         0        0        14      9,555
Rizal                               53        4,016      25,341        58       40,141         0        0         2        628

Region IVB - Mimaropa               23        1,458       3,356        93       35,050         0        0         3      1,538

Marinduque                           0            0           0         4        5,817         0        0         0          0
Occidental Mindoro                   0            0           0         2          335         0        0         0          0
Oriental Mindoro                     1           68         813         2          247         0        0         0          0
Palawan                              4          215         312        21       23,307         0        0         3      1,538
Romblon                             18        1,175       2,231        64        5,344         0        0         0          0

Region V - Bicol                     2           97         708        85       22,206         0        0         3      2,525

Albay                                0            0           0        14       10,577         0        0         0          0
Camarines Norte                      0            0           0         1          160         0        0         0          0
Camarines Sur                        0            0           0        60        6,544         0        0         1        935
Catanduanes                          1           41         482         0            0         0        0         0          0
Masbate                              0            0           0         8        3,648         0        0         0          0
Sorsogon                             1           56         226         2        1,277         0        0         2      1,590

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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        18        3,868       18,624       123       49,373         1       25        25      8,529

Aklan                               0            0            0         0            0         0        0         1      1,864
Antique                             0            0            0         0            0         0        0         1        140
Capiz                               1          300        1,448         4        2,671         0        0         0          0
Iloilo                              2          219        1,919        18       10,510         0        0         8      1,002
Negros Occidental                  15        3,349       15,257       101       36,192         1       25        15      5,523

Region VII - Central Visayas      108        4,513       19,977       624       51,959         0        0         7      3,490

Bohol                              60        1,589        4,330        72        1,207         0        0         0          0
Cebu                               27        2,404       14,479       425       44,619         0        0         4      1,286
Negros Oriental                    20          477          843       127        6,133         0        0         3      2,204
Siquijor                            1           43          325         0            0         0        0         0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      13          527        2,650        64       16,544         0        0         8        400

Eastern Samar                       1          140          751         4        2,884         0        0         1         50
Leyte                               9          299        1,693        45       11,966         0        0         0          0
Samar (Western Samar)               0            0            0         1          531         0        0         0          0
Southern Leyte                      0            0            0         5        1,071         0        0         6        340
Biliran                             3           88          206         9           92         0        0         1         10

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    27        2,633       11,986       226       11,169         0        0         1        200

Zamboanga Del Norte                19          661        1,099       209        4,209         0        0         0          0
Zamboanga Del Sur                   8        1,972       10,887        17        6,960         0        0         1        200

Region X - Northern Mindanao        9        1,162        4,711       342       30,260         0        0         2        198

Bukidnon                            1          115          452        26        1,241         0        0         2        198
Camiguin                            1           21          181        26          942         0        0         0          0
Lanao Del Norte                     0            0            0       226       16,087         0        0         0          0
Misamis Occidental                  1           56          150         3          903         0        0         0          0
Misamis Oriental                    6          970        3,928        61       11,087         0        0         0          0

Region XI - Davao Region          217       25,520      239,918       584       88,015         2      240        18      1,647

Davao Del Norte                    89        3,944       21,124       241       10,880         1       10         7      1,372
Davao Del Sur                      44       20,110      217,200       134       73,782         1      230         6        233
Compostela Valley                  84        1,466        1,594       209        3,353         0        0         5         42

Region XII - Soccsksargen          23        1,355        5,838        36       17,854         0        0         3        822

North Cotabato                      0            0            0         9        3,551         0        0         0          0
South Cotabato                      8          911        4,803        11       10,881         0        0         3        822
Sultan Kudarat                      1           16           81         2          571         0        0         0          0
Saranggani                          0            0            0         2          739         0        0         0          0
Cotabato City                      14          428          954        12        2,112         0        0         0          0

Region XIII - Caraga               13        1,309        2,083       250       13,175         0        0         2      1,275

Agusan Del Norte                    9          879        1,604       109        4,279         0        0         1        271
Agusan Del Sur                      0            0            0        55        2,447         0        0         0          0
Surigao Del Norte                   4          430          479        86        6,449         0        0         1      1,004

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                         15          267          464         5          120         0        0         0          0

Maguindanao                        15          267          464         5          120         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:  May 26,2006
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