Table 5. Number of Industrial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province:  First Quarter, 2006

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, 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                         254       212486    1128272        66        74609     592161       20         7336      18578

National Capital Region              28        30795     159708         4         3773      37584        3         5410      10155

First District                        1           35        350         0            0          0        0            0          0
Second District                      12         7787      58382         3         3623      37334        0            0          0
Third district                        5        12303      22407         0            0          0        1         4938       5164
Fourth district                      10        10670      78569         1          150        250        2          472       4991

Region I - Ilocos Region             12        13532      37475         1          172       2434        2          180        206

Ilocos norte                          2          180        206         0            0          0        2          180        206
La union                              8        13265      36820         1          172       2434        0            0          0
Pangasinan                            2           87        449         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley            7         1820       9697         0            0          0        1           43         75

Cagayan                               2           59        102         0            0          0        1           43         75
Isabela                               4         1678       9281         0            0          0        0            0          0
Nueva vizcaya                         1           83        314         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region III - Central Luzon           27        38449     154058         8         8424      27409        1           99        100

Bataan                                1          147        300         0            0          0        0            0          0
Bulacan                              10        18149      65928         4         5277       9629        0            0          0
Nueva Ecija                           6         2653       9366         0            0          0        0            0          0
Pampanga                              9        16919      77779         4         3147      17780        1           99        100
Tarlac                                1          581        685         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              56        46652     450751        21        23030     369816        2          312       1024

Batangas                             13        12962     163575         9        10780     152469        1          240        528
Cavite                               16        12811      54186         3         1205      11119        0            0          0
Laguna                               20        19583     228623         9        11045     206228        1           72        496
Quezon                                5          601       1967         0            0          0        0            0          0
Rizal                                 2          695       2400         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 5         3037      18084         0            0          0        0            0          0

Occidental mindoro                    3         2674      16180         0            0          0        0            0          0
Oriental mindoro                      1           63        398         0            0          0        0            0          0
Palawan                               1          300       1506         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region V - Bicol                      8         1595      12541         1           90        670        0            0          0

Albay                                 4          990       7953         1           90        670        0            0          0
Camarines Sur                         3          437       3675         0            0          0        0            0          0
Masbate                               1          168        913         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region VI - Western Visayas          14         6204      31803         0            0          0        2          235        826

Antique                               1          100        351         0            0          0        0            0          0
Capiz                                 4         1956       7622         0            0          0        0            0          0
Iloilo                                4          868       5595         0            0          0        1          145        679
Negros Occidental                     5         3280      18235         0            0          0        1           90        147

Region vii - central visayas         32        27869      89901        15        17989      63393        3          320        775

Bohol                                 3         1121       3037         0            0          0        1           21         24
Cebu                                 27        26359      86027        14        17653      62743        1          246        564
Negros Oriental                       2          389        837         1          336        650        1           53        187

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         4         4283      18867         0            0          0        2          401       4987

Eastern Samar                         1          361       4750         0            0          0        1          361       4750
Leyte                                 3         3922      14117         0            0          0        1           40        237

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       1          324        540         0            0          0        0            0          0

Isabela City                          1          324        540         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao          7         2929       9124         1            7         27        0            0          0

Bukidnon                              5          589       2304         1            7         27        0            0          0
Misamis Oriental                      2         2340       6820         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region xi - davao region             31        27241     111476        10        19246      83088        2          191        197

Davao del Norte                      14         6694      34550         6         3964      28119        0            0          0
Davao del Sur                        13        20018      75351         2        14877      53762        1          130        135
Compostela Valley                     4          529       1575         2          405       1207        1           61         62

Region XII - Soccsksargen            11         4814      20650         3         1686       7179        0            0          0

North cotabato                        2          337        463         0            0          0        0            0          0
South cotabato                        7         3277      13753         3         1686       7179        0            0          0
Sultan kudarat                        2         1200       6434         0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                  9         1337       1985         2          192        561        2          145        233

Agusan del norte                      5          362        771         2          192        561        1           70         90
Agusan del sur                        4          975       1214         0            0          0        1           75        143

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            2         1605       1612         0            0          0        0            0          0

Maguindanao                           2         1605       1612         0            0          0        0            0          0

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                             REFINERY            |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
Region, 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                           3          247      1,054          3         690      8,347      162      129,604    508,132

National Capital Region               2          155        654          1         610      7,726       18       20,847    103,589

First District                        1           35        350          0           0          0        0            0          0
Second District                       1          120        304          0           0          0        8        4,044     20,744
Third District                        0            0          0          0           0          0        4        7,365     17,243
Fourth District                       0            0          0          1         610      7,726        6        9,438     65,602

Region I - Ilocos Region              0            0          0          0           0          0        9       13,180     34,835

La Union                              0            0          0          0           0          0        7       13,093     34,386
Pangasinan                            0            0          0          0           0          0        2           87        449

Region II - Cagayan Valley            0            0          0          0           0          0        6        1,777      9,622

Cagayan                               0            0          0          0           0          0        1           16         27
Isabela                               0            0          0          0           0          0        4        1,678      9,281
Nueva Vizcaya                         0            0          0          0           0          0        1           83        314

Region II - Central Luzon             0            0          0          0           0          0       18       29,926    126,549

Bataan                                0            0          0          0           0          0        1          147        300
Bulacan                               0            0          0          0           0          0        6       12,872     56,299
Nueva Ecija                           0            0          0          0           0          0        6        2,653      9,366
Pampanga                              0            0          0          0           0          0        4       13,673     59,899
Tarlac                                0            0          0          0           0          0        1          581        685

Region IVA - Calabarzon               0            0          0          0           0          0       33       23,310     79,911

Batangas                              0            0          0          0           0          0        3        1,942     10,578
Cavite                                0            0          0          0           0          0       13       11,606     43,067
Laguna                                0            0          0          0           0          0       10        8,466     21,899
Quezon                                0            0          0          0           0          0        5          601      1,967
Rizal                                 0            0          0          0           0          0        2          695      2,400

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 0            0          0          0           0          0        5        3,037     18,084

Occidental Mindoro                    0            0          0          0           0          0        3        2,674     16,180
Oriental Mindoro                      0            0          0          0           0          0        1           63        398
Palawan                               0            0          0          0           0          0        1          300      1,506

Region V - Bicol                      0            0          0          0           0          0        7        1,505     11,871

Albay                                 0            0          0          0           0          0        3          900      7,283
Camarines Sur                         0            0          0          0           0          0        3          437      3,675
Masbate                               0            0          0          0           0          0        1          168        913

Region VI - Western Visayas           0            0          0          0           0          0       12        5,969     30,977

Antique                               0            0          0          0           0          0        1          100        351
Capiz                                 0            0          0          0           0          0        4        1,956      7,622
Iloilo                                0            0          0          0           0          0        3          723      4,916
Negros Occidental                     0            0          0          0           0          0        4        3,190     18,088

Region VII - Central Visayas          1           92        400          2          80        621       11        9,388     24,712

Bohol                                 1           92        400          0           0          0        1        1,008      2,613
Cebu                                  0            0          0          2          80        621       10        8,380     22,099

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, 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 VIII - Eastern Visayas         0            0          0          0           0          0        2        3,882     13,880

Leyte                                 0            0          0          0           0          0        2        3,882     13,880

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       0            0          0          0           0          0        1          324        540

Isabela City                          0            0          0          0           0          0        1          324        540

Region X - Northern Mindanao          0            0          0          0           0          0        6        2,922      9,097

Bukidnon                              0            0          0          0           0          0        4          582      2,277
Misamis Oriental                      0            0          0          0           0          0        2        2,340      6,820

Region XI - Davao Region              0            0          0          0           0          0       19        7,804     28,191

Davao del Norte                       0            0          0          0           0          0        8        2,730      6,431
Davao del Sur                         0            0          0          0           0          0       10        5,011     21,454
Compostela Valley                     0            0          0          0           0          0        1           63        306

Region XII - Soccsksargen             0            0          0          0           0          0        8        3,128     13,471

North Cotabato                        0            0          0          0           0          0        2          337        463
South Cotabato                        0            0          0          0           0          0        4        1,591      6,574
Sultan Kudarat                        0            0          0          0           0          0        2        1,200      6,434

Region XIII - Caraga                  0            0          0          0           0          0        5        1,000      1,191

Agusan del Norte                      0            0          0          0           0          0        2          100        120
Agusan del Sur                        0            0          0          0           0          0        3          900      1,071

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            0            0          0          0           0          0        2        1,605      1,612

Maguindanao                           0            0          0          0           0          0        2        1,605      1,612
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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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