Table 3. Number of Non-Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions, by Type of Building,
         by Region, and Province for the First Quarter, 2006

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                                            TOTAL               |            COMMERCIAL             |           INDUSTRIAL
        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                     2,961    1,366,113   10,183,300     1,919       885,611   6,889,671       254      212,486    1,128,272

National Capital Region           980      543,835    5,046,985       825       485,515   4,624,933        28       30,795      159,708

First District                     31       42,920      708,105        19        38,199     664,370         1           35          350
Second District                   228      175,058    1,276,061       165       149,265   1,073,319        12        7,787       58,382
Third District                     34       16,896       45,755        15         3,037      16,157         5       12,303       22,407
Fourth District                   687      308,961    3,017,064       626       295,014   2,871,087        10       10,670       78,569

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           33       14,586      103,713        20         8,611      34,092         0            0            0

Abra                                8        7,121       43,498         4         5,218       9,581         0            0            0
Benguet                            17        6,512       49,969        10         2,849      22,062         0            0            0
Ifugao                              6          494        1,864         5           494         746         0            0            0
Kalinga                             2          459        8,382         1            50       1,703         0            0            0

Region I - Ilocos Region          148       49,811      277,978        75        21,494     104,100        12       13,532       37,475

Ilocos norte                       41        5,043       32,477        14         2,243      11,990         2          180          206
Ilocos sur                          9        4,209       69,753         4           832       5,716         0            0            0
La union                           38       21,190       85,036        22         6,045      35,383         8       13,265       36,820
Pangasinan                         60       19,369       90,712        35        12,374      51,011         2           87          449

Region II - Cagayan Valley         45       26,578      174,118        20         3,845      21,841         7        1,820        9,697

Batanes                             1           70          712         0             0           0         0            0            0
Cagayan                            10       17,715      120,681         4           814       5,698         2           59          102
Isabela                            23        6,299       38,986         9         1,277       6,763         4        1,678        9,281
Nueva vizcaya                       8        1,749        9,942         5         1,333       7,680         1           83          314
Quirino                             3          745        3,797         2           421       1,700         0            0            0

Region III - Central Luzon        355      153,666      749,614       168        64,749     343,913        27       38,449      154,058

Bataan                             23        6,081       31,000        11         5,284      20,702         1          147          300
Bulacan                            89       48,015      212,938        44         9,311      58,898        10       18,149       65,928
Nueva ecija                        69       19,241      112,181        42        11,671      67,533         6        2,653        9,366
Pampanga                          122       61,049      289,326        48        31,979     160,681         9       16,919       77,779
Tarlac                             40       15,461       69,644        18         5,063      23,173         1          581          685
Zambales                            7        1,623       15,085         3         1,165      11,936         0            0            0
Aurora                              5        2,196       19,440         2           276         990         0            0            0

Region IVA - Calabarzon           332      141,203    1,131,629       184        56,632     350,432        56       46,652      450,751

Batangas                           37       20,733      221,888        19         5,811      45,862        13       12,962      163,575
Cavite                            150       45,680      293,385        95        17,260     108,984        16       12,811       54,186
Laguna                             70       39,288      366,598        30        15,093     102,175        20       19,583      228,623
Quezon                             38       15,033       94,743        20         7,581      34,946         5          601        1,967
Rizal                              37       20,469      155,015        20        10,887      58,465         2          695        2,400

Region IVB - Mimaropa              66       26,816      398,744        37        11,558      91,298         5        3,037       18,084

Marinduque                          5        1,773       24,809         4           207       1,160         0            0            0
Occidental mindoro                  9        5,671       42,828         3           643       3,841         3        2,674       16,180
Oriental mindoro                   23        5,916       34,437        18         4,644      28,801         1           63          398
Palawan                            28       12,916      295,920        12         6,064      57,496         1          300        1,506
Romblon                             1          540          750         0             0           0         0            0            0

Region V - Bicol                   85       21,803      133,955        55        11,109      63,946         8        1,595       12,541

Albay                              18        7,031       35,976         8         1,879       8,583         4          990        7,953
Camarines norte                     3          646        5,203         1            80         566         0            0            0
Camarines sur                      43       10,077       69,323        32         6,156      38,835         3          437        3,675
Catanduanes                         6        1,656        8,882         5         1,361       7,010         0            0            0
Masbate                             7          746        3,680         2           166         550         1          168          913
Sorsogon                            8        1,647       10,891         7         1,467       8,402         0            0            0

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                            TOTAL               |            COMMERCIAL             |           INDUSTRIAL
        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       112       72,425      499,782        69        57,694     337,880        14        6,204       31,803

Aklan                              12       21,231      196,966        12        21,231     196,966         0            0            0
Antique                             3          411        2,678         2           311       2,327         1          100          351
Capiz                              16        4,580       21,636        10         2,384      12,395         4        1,956        7,622
Iloilo                             30        8,479      130,563        20         5,044      33,808         4          868        5,595
Negros occidental                  49       37,377      145,316        25        28,724      92,384         5        3,280       18,235
Guimaras                            2          347        2,623         0             0           0         0            0            0

Region VII - Central Visayas      232      142,501      807,637       154        87,045     567,234        32       27,869       89,901

Bohol                              24       18,972       75,193        17         2,403      15,923         3        1,121        3,037
Cebu                              180      115,817      684,647       121        80,198     532,244        27       26,359       86,027
Negros oriental                    25        7,334       44,140        14         4,246      17,217         2          389          837
Siquijor                            3          378        3,657         2           198       1,850         0            0            0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      65       22,873      150,909        25         8,422      44,836         4        4,283       18,867

Eastern samar                       9        3,374       40,180         3         1,837      17,144         1          361        4,750
Leyte                              31       14,134       81,829        13         5,376      22,538         3        3,922       14,117
Northern samar                      3        1,476        5,348         1           300         418         0            0            0
Samar (western samar)              13        2,664       19,429         1           284       1,461         0            0            0
Southern leyte                      8          625        3,407         7           625       3,275         0            0            0
Biliran                             1          600          716         0             0           0         0            0            0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    15        2,384        9,439        14         2,060       8,899         1          324          540

Zamboanga del sur                  14        2,060        8,899        14         2,060       8,899         0            0            0
Isabela City                        1          324          540         0             0           0         1          324          540

Region X - Northern Mindanao       58       14,553       67,201        27         5,632      19,796         7        2,929        9,124

Bukidnon                           33        6,899       30,552        13         2,365       9,209         5          589        2,304
Camiguin                            1           96          300         0             0           0         0            0            0
Lanao del norte                     6        2,418       20,444         3         1,024       3,815         0            0            0
Misamis oriental                   18        5,140       15,905        11         2,243       6,772         2        2,340        6,820

Region XI - Davao Region          264       94,196      442,945       150        46,714     214,344        31       27,241      111,476

Davao del norte                    91       28,331      117,232        47        15,117      42,106        14        6,694       34,550
Davao del sur                     142       62,182      312,035        85        29,551     164,826        13       20,018       75,351
Davao oriental                     10        1,548        6,960         7         1,340       5,929         0            0            0
Compostela valley                  21        2,135        6,718        11           706       1,483         4          529        1,575

Region XII - Soccsksargen          98       19,863      101,304        62         7,134      26,314        11        4,814       20,650

North Cotabato                      6        1,533       13,197         1            52         227         2          337          463
South Cotabato                     61       14,630       68,638        34         5,506      21,700         7        3,277       13,753
Sultan kudarat                      8        1,938       10,960         5           414       1,156         2        1,200        6,434
Saranggani                          1           43          310         1            43         310         0            0            0
Cotabato City                      22        1,719        8,199        21         1,119       2,921         0            0            0

Region XIII - Caraga               70       17,415       83,564        34         7,397      35,813         9        1,337        1,985

Agusan del Norte                   35        9,589       44,880        15         3,985      19,647         5          362          771
Agusan del Sur                     22        4,243       15,477        11           832       2,205         4          975        1,214
Surigao del Norte                  11        2,851       17,637         7         2,257      11,461         0            0            0
Surigao del Sur                     2          732        5,570         1           323       2,500         0            0            0

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                          3        1,605        3,783         0             0           0         2        1,605        1,612

Basilan                             1            0        2,171         0             0           0         0            0            0
Maguindanao                         2        1,605        1,612         0             0           0         2        1,605        1,612
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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                          INSTITUTIONAL          |           AGRICULTURAL            |       OTHERS
        Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value |  Number |  Floor Area  |    Value |   Number |     Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |         |     (sq.m.)  | (P1,000) |          |  (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |    (13) |        (14)  |     (15) |     (16) |      (17)
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Philippines                         441      216,627   1,634,371       160        51,389     188,130        187     342,856

National Capital Region              45       27,525     198,099         0             0           0         82      64,245

First District                        6        4,686      39,682         0             0           0          5       3,703
Second District                      24       18,006     125,551         0             0           0         27      18,809
Third District                        7        1,556       4,586         0             0           0          7       2,605
Fourth District                       8        3,277      28,280         0             0           0         43      39,128

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                              9        5,747      67,408         3           228       1,095          1       1,118


Abra                                  2        1,786      33,412         2           117         505          0           0
Benguet                               6        3,552      27,317         1           111         590          0           0
Ifugao                                0            0           0         0             0           0          1       1,118
Kalinga                               1          409       6,679         0             0           0          0           0

Region I - Ilocos Region             30       10,870      98,949        23         3,915      18,962          8      18,492

Ilocos Norte                          9        1,788      10,870        14           832       3,381          2       6,030
Ilocos Sur                            3        3,337      53,981         1            40          56          1      10,000
La Union                              4        1,466      11,273         3           414       1,329          1         231
Pangasinan                           14        4,279      22,825         5         2,629      14,196          4       2,231

Region II - Cagayan Valley           15       20,526     139,150         2           387       2,699          1         731

Batanes                               1           70         712         0             0           0          0           0
Cagayan                               4       16,842     114,881         0             0           0          0           0
Isabela                               9        3,344      22,211         0             0           0          1         731
Nueva Vizcaya                         1          270       1,346         1            63         602          0           0
Quirino                               0            0           0         1           324       2,097          0           0

Region III - Central Luzon           34       14,573      94,798        98        35,895     127,993         28      28,852

Bataan                                2          162         781         2           488       1,218          7       7,999
Bulacan                              10        4,300      25,875        23        16,255      60,859          2       1,378
Nueva ecija                          10        3,965      22,646         2           952       2,180          9      10,456
Pampanga                              6        3,461      21,046        52         8,690      21,710          7       8,110
Tarlac                                3          599       3,644        16         9,218      41,395          2         747
Zambales                              1          196       2,386         2           262         601          1         162
Aurora                                2        1,890      18,420         1            30          30          0           0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              76       36,948     314,779         2           971       1,243         14      14,424

Batangas                              4        1,110      11,426         1           850       1,025          0           0
Cavite                               36       15,609     127,111         0             0           0          3       3,104
Laguna                               10        4,491      25,339         1           121         218          9      10,243
Quezon                               13        6,851      57,830         0             0           0          0           0
Rizal                                13        8,887      93,073         0             0           0          2       1,077

Region IVB - Mimaropa                17       12,221     131,879         0             0           0          7     157,483

Marinduque                            1        1,566      23,649         0             0           0          0           0
Occidental Mindoro                    3        2,354      22,807         0             0           0          0           0
Oriental Mindoro                      4        1,209       5,238         0             0           0          0           0
Palawan                               8        6,552      79,435         0             0           0          7     157,483
Romblon                               1          540         750         0             0           0          0           0

Region V - Bicol                     19        8,698      56,037         3           401       1,431          0           0

Albay                                 6        4,162      19,440         0             0           0          0           0
Camarines norte                       2          566       4,637         0             0           0          0           0
Camarines sur                         6        3,144      25,762         2           340       1,051          0           0
Catanduanes                           1          295       1,872         0             0           0          0           0
Masbate                               3          351       1,837         1            61         380          0           0
Sorsogon                              1          180       2,489         0             0           0          0           0

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                          INSTITUTIONAL          |           AGRICULTURAL            |       OTHERS
        Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value |  Number |  Floor Area  |    Value |   Number |     Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |         |     (sq.m.)  | (P1,000) |          |  (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |    (13) |        (14)  |     (15) |     (16) |      (17)
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Region VI - Western Visayas          23        8,314     118,097         2           213         692          4      11,310

Capiz                                 2          240       1,619         0             0           0          0           0
Iloilo                                5        2,390      90,545         1           177         615          0           0
Negros Occidental                    14        5,337      23,310         1            36          77          4      11,310
Guimaras                              2          347       2,623         0             0           0          0           0

Region VII - Central Visayas         30       26,699     135,058         5           888       2,162         11      13,282

Bohol                                 3       15,244      55,927         1           204         306          0           0
Cebu                                 20        8,576      56,899         4           684       1,856          8       7,621
Negros oriental                       6        2,699      20,425         0             0           0          3       5,661
Siquijor                              1          180       1,807         0             0           0          0           0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        25        9,400      79,543         2           768       3,216          9       4,447

Eastern samar                         2        1,008      13,877         1           168       2,500          2       1,909
Leyte                                12        4,836      44,329         0             0           0          3         845
Northern samar                        2        1,176       4,930         0             0           0          0           0
Samar (western samar)                 9        2,380      16,407         0             0           0          3       1,561
Southern leyte                        0            0           0         0             0           0          1         132
Biliran                               0            0           0         1           600         716          0           0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         14        5,265      16,701         6           727       5,690          4      15,890

Bukidnon                              9        3,218      13,349         6           727       5,690          0           0
Camiguin                              1           96         300         0             0           0          0           0
Lanao del norte                       2        1,394       2,109         0             0           0          1      14,520
Misamis oriental                      2          557         943         0             0           0          3       1,370

Region XI - Davao Region             59       15,435      99,611         9         4,806       8,778         15       8,736

Davao del norte                      20        5,323      35,758         6         1,197       2,489          4       2,329
Davao del sur                        31        9,004      59,172         3         3,609       6,289         10       6,397
Davao oriental                        3          208       1,031         0             0           0          0           0
Compostela valley                     5          900       3,650         0             0           0          1          10

Region XII - Soccsksargen            19        5,725      38,532         5         2,190      14,169          1       1,639

North cotabato                        3        1,144      12,507         0             0           0          0           0
South cotabato                       14        3,657      17,377         5         2,190      14,169          1       1,639
Sultan kudarat                        1          324       3,370         0             0           0          0           0
Cotabato city                         1          600       5,278         0             0           0          0           0

Region XIII - Caraga                 26        8,681      45,730         0             0           0          1          36

Agusan del norte                     14        5,242      24,426         0             0           0          1          36
Agusan del sur                        7        2,436      12,058         0             0           0          0           0
Surigao del norte                     4          594       6,176         0             0           0          0           0
Surigao del sur                       1          409       3,070         0             0           0          0           0

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                            0            0           0         0             0           0          1       2,171

Basilan                               0            0           0         0             0           0          1       2,171

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

Page last updated:  August 17, 2006
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