Table 4. Number of Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province: Second Quarter, 2006

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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                       3,016    1,099,445  10,301,631       54       14,956     96,913       45       55,608    454,102

National Capital Region           1,780      594,140   7,528,851       10        5,550     37,389        3        9,679     21,951

First District                       48       68,182     509,698        0            0          0        1        5,267     11,403
Second District                     112       75,830     529,745        1        3,267     24,450        0            0          0
Third District                       16        4,526      16,639        1          178        858        0            0          0
Fourth District                   1,604      445,602   6,472,769        8        2,105     12,081        2        4,412     10,548

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             20        5,788      31,533        1          124        868        0            0          0

Abra                                  2        1,293      11,423        0            0          0        0            0          0
Benguet                              17        4,313      19,243        1          124        868        0            0          0
Ifugao                                1          182         867        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region I - Ilocos Region             70       22,525     130,267        3        1,141     11,659        6        1,969     10,615

Ilocos Norte                         23        5,156      37,346        0            0          0        6        1,969     10,615
Ilocos Sur                            5        8,081      17,386        0            0          0        0            0          0
La Union                             13        2,351      30,708        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pangasinan                           29        6,937      44,827        3        1,141     11,659        0            0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley           25        6,412      26,431        0            0          0        0            0          0

Cagayan                               6        1,167       6,532        0            0          0        0            0          0
Isabela                              13        2,336      12,118        0            0          0        0            0          0
Nueva Vizcaya                         1          226         844        0            0          0        0            0          0
Quirino                               5        2,683       6,937        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region III - Central Luzon          279       74,968     409,521       14        1,452      9,518        9       10,697     78,965

Bataan                               14        4,099      23,399        0            0          0        1          224      2,116
Bulacan                              51       13,818      46,854        0            0          0        0            0          0
Nueva Ecija                          21        4,067      22,582        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pampanga                            172       48,881     293,043       14        1,452      9,518        8       10,473     76,849
Tarlac                               19        3,481      22,243        0            0          0        0            0          0
Aurora                                2          622       1,400        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon             187       38,383     273,855        3          302        475        4          998     11,231

Batangas                             17        2,315      18,165        0            0          0        0            0          0
Cavite                               73        8,671      76,759        2           32        193        3          923     10,614
Laguna                               58       11,167      67,945        0            0          0        0            0          0
Quezon                               21        7,253      54,322        1          270        282        1           75        617
Rizal                                18        8,977      56,664        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVB - Mimaropa                35       10,762      87,321        1          140      1,618        0            0          0

Marinduque                            5          213       1,472        0            0          0        0            0          0
Occidental Mindoro                    2          437       2,894        0            0          0        0            0          0
Oriental Mindoro                     14        5,294      39,814        1          140      1,618        0            0          0
Palawan                              13        4,788      42,963        0            0          0        0            0          0
Romblon                               1           30         178        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region V - Bicol                     45       13,007      73,110        3          534      5,900        1        1,829     16,376

Albay                                14        7,011      32,437        0            0          0        0            0          0
Camarines Norte                       2          190       1,550        1           90        850        0            0          0
Camarines Sur                        19        4,709      31,873        1          292      2,800        1        1,829     16,376
Catanduanes                           6          557       4,326        1          152      2,250        0            0          0
Masbate                               2          479       2,549        0            0          0        0            0          0
Sorsogon                              2           61         375        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          77       33,363     201,197        5          638      4,135        4        6,286     48,705

Aklan                                13        7,506      57,633        1          194      1,800        3        1,940     13,979
Antique                               3          677       3,723        0            0          0        0            0          0
Capiz                                10        3,298      16,040        1          120        392        0            0          0
Iloilo                               23       10,813      70,997        2          292      1,878        1        4,346     34,726
Negros Occidental                    27       10,848      51,504        1           32         65        0            0          0
Guimaras                              1          221       1,300        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region VII - Central Visayas        182      192,407     907,961        6        3,055     15,803        7       16,016    228,575

Bohol                                21        7,484      47,570        1          507      1,775        1        2,351     24,827
Cebu                                136      166,232     773,360        5        2,548     14,028        6       13,665    203,748
Negros Oriental                      22       18,497      85,072        0            0          0        0            0          0
Siquijor                              3          194       1,959        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        28        7,699      37,108        1           40        230        2        1,342      6,050

Eastern Samar                         1          286       3,153        0            0          0        0            0          0
Leyte                                16        6,222      28,092        0            0          0        2        1,342      6,050
Samar (Western Samar)                 3          570       2,366        0            0          0        0            0          0
Southern leyte                        8          621       3,497        1           40        230        0            0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula      35        6,615      37,510        0            0          0        3        1,276     10,044

Zamboanga del Norte                   4          615       2,878        0            0          0        0            0          0
Zamboanga del Sur                    31        6,000      34,632        0            0          0        3        1,276     10,044

Region X - Northern Mindanao         65       39,550     206,923        3        1,078      5,091        1          405      2,666

Bukidnon                             26        7,793      28,325        1          756      2,952        0            0          0
Camiguin                              1           39         176        0            0          0        0            0          0
Lanao del Norte                       4        1,001       2,756        0            0          0        0            0          0
Misamis Oriental                     34       30,717     175,666        2          322      2,139        1          405      2,666

Region XI - Davao Region            107       34,126     266,085        3          814      3,997        1        4,103     15,791

Davao del Norte                      30        6,046      36,627        1          120        789        0            0          0
Davao del Sur                        61       25,075     218,280        1           65        560        1        4,103     15,791
Davao Oriental                        8        2,066       7,768        1          629      2,648        0            0          0
Compostela Valley                     8          939       3,410        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XII - Soccsksargen            58       14,692      56,201        1           88        230        4        1,008      3,133

North Cotabato                        5        1,878       6,246        0            0          0        1          542      2,000
South Cotabato                       36       10,047      36,380        1           88        230        3          466      1,133
Sultan Kudarat                       10        1,678       8,447        0            0          0        0            0          0
Saranggani                            5          776       2,754        0            0          0        0            0          0
Cotabato City                         2          313       2,374        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                 18        3,545      15,457        0            0          0        0            0          0

Agusan del Norte                      8        2,543      11,056        0            0          0        0            0          0
Agusan del Sur                        8          352       1,556        0            0          0        0            0          0
Surigao del Norte                     1           70         175        0            0          0        0            0          0
Surigao del Sur                       1          580       2,670        0            0          0        0            0          0

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            5        1,463      12,300        0            0          0        0            0          0

Basilan                               2        1,040       9,365        0            0          0        0            0          0
Lanao del Sur                         3          423       2,935        0            0          0        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                       1,585      658,964   7,341,414      713      200,699  1,307,608      619      169,218   1,101,594

National Capital Region           1,383      447,532   6,397,166      232       92,850    810,399      152       38,529     261,946

First District                       13       32,125     257,990       20       27,061    212,591       14        3,729      27,714
Second District                      35       37,981     189,608       42       19,085    203,157       34       15,497     112,530
Third District                        1           60         300        7        2,094      8,072        7        2,194       7,409
Fourth District                   1,334      377,366   5,949,268      163       44,610    386,579       97       17,109     114,293

Cordillera Administrative             5        1,688      12,723        2          800      3,322       12        3,176      14,620
  Region

Abra                                  2        1,293      11,423        0            0          0        0            0           0
Benguet                               3          395       1,300        2          800      3,322       11        2,994      13,753
Ifugao                                0            0           0        0            0          0        1          182         867

Region I - Ilocos Region              4        1,582      28,862       23        3,674     19,607       34       14,159      59,524

Ilocos Norte                          1          306       3,000        8          349      2,599        8        2,532      21,132
Ilocos Sur                            0            0           0        1          175      1,336        4        7,906      16,050
La Union                              2          964      22,745        3          809      3,950        8          578       4,013
Pangasinan                            1          312       3,117       11        2,341     11,722       14        3,143      18,329

Region II - Cagayan Valley            4        1,069       5,396       11        2,051     12,532       10        3,292       8,503

Cagayan                               2           95         814        4        1,072      5,718        0            0           0
Isabela                               1          748       3,738        6          809      5,267        6          779       3,113
Nueva Vizcaya                         1          226         844        0            0          0        0            0           0
Quirino                               0            0           0        1          170      1,547        4        2,513       5,390

Region III - Central Luzon           64       21,962     155,220      115       27,854    100,124       77       13,003      65,694

Bataan                                5        2,165      12,492        3        1,442      6,075        5          268       2,716
Bulacan                               2          229       2,321       23       10,605     34,326       26        2,984      10,207
Nueva Ecija                           2        1,256       3,369       15        1,878     11,611        4          933       7,602
Pampanga                             51       17,471     132,863       65       11,680     38,121       34        7,805      35,692
Tarlac                                4          841       4,175        7        1,627      8,591        8        1,013       9,477
Aurora                                0            0           0        2          622      1,400        0            0           0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              17        7,663      54,556       75        9,222     55,181       88       20,198     152,412

Batangas                              1          161       1,113       10          866      8,785        6        1,288       8,267
Cavite                               10        1,513       9,218       22        2,547     21,906       36        3,656      34,828
Laguna                                5          884       6,290       34        4,374     20,330       19        5,909      41,325
Quezon                                0            0           0        4          199      1,302       15        6,709      52,121
Rizal                                 1        5,105      37,935        5        1,236      2,858       12        2,636      15,871

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 5          849       4,808       15        5,272     47,693       14        4,501      33,202

Marinduque                            0            0           0        3          162      1,244        2           51         228
Occidental Mindoro                    0            0           0        1          336      2,569        1          101         325
Oriental Mindoro                      0            0           0        6        1,182      8,555        7        3,972      29,641
Palawan                               5          849       4,808        4        3,562     35,147        4          377       3,008
Romblon                               0            0           0        1           30        178        0            0           0

Region V - Bicol                      4        4,121      18,726       23        4,611     22,675       14        1,912       9,433

Albay                                 2        3,692      16,839        9        3,010     14,128        3          309       1,470
Camarines Norte                       0            0           0        1          100        700        0            0           0
Camarines Sur                         1          150         241       11        1,395      7,172        5        1,043       5,284
Catanduanes                           0            0           0        1           71        450        4          334       1,626
Masbate                               1          279       1,646        0            0          0        1          200         903
Sorsogon                              0            0           0        1           35        225        1           26         150

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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          10        7,881      57,083       32       12,539     60,628       26        6,019      30,646

Aklan                                 3        4,061      35,842        4        1,135      5,109        2          176         903
Antique                               0            0           0        3          677      3,723        0            0           0
Capiz                                 0            0           0        4        1,780      9,376        5        1,398       6,272
Iloilo                                5        2,162      12,919        4          332        999       11        3,681      20,475
Negros Occidental                     2        1,658       8,322       16        8,394     40,121        8          764       2,996
Guimaras                              0            0           0        1          221      1,300        0            0           0

Region VII - Central Visayas         36      124,594     400,627       71       24,438     96,665       62       24,304     166,291

Bohol                                 3          664       2,032       10          782      3,470        6        3,180      15,466
Cebu                                 32      114,918     357,253       47       15,714     55,730       46       19,387     142,601
Negros Oriental                       1        9,012      41,342       13        7,918     37,165        8        1,567       6,565
Siquijor                              0            0           0        1           24        300        2          170       1,659

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas          4        2,289      10,132       12        2,217      9,561        9        1,811      11,135

Eastern Samar                         0            0           0        1          286      3,153        0            0           0
Leyte                                 4        2,289      10,132        7        1,583      5,148        3        1,008       6,762
Samar (Western Samar)                 0            0           0        1           81         92        2          489       2,274
Southern Leyte                        0            0           0        3          267      1,168        4          314       2,099

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       5        1,291      10,436       16          983      3,722       11        3,065      13,308

Zamboanga del Norte                   0            0           0        2          125        470        2          490       2,408
Zamboanga del Sur                     5        1,291      10,436       14          858      3,252        9        2,575      10,900

Region X - Northern Mindanao         12       24,912     126,229       27        4,963     16,272       22        8,192      56,665

Bukidnon                              4          829       3,237       14        3,399     11,167        7        2,809      10,969
Camiguin                              0            0           0        0            0          0        1           39         176
Lanao del Norte                       1          559       1,328        1          336        941        2          106         487
Misamis Oriental                      7       23,524     121,664       12        1,228      4,164       12        5,238      45,033

Region XI - Davao Region             17        6,699      40,674       34        5,885     27,121       52       16,625     178,502

Davao del Norte                       8        4,279      28,188       12        1,357      6,889        9          290         761
Davao del Sur                         2        1,180       8,804       18        4,140     17,944       39       15,587     175,181
Davao Oriental                        4          988       3,139        2          193      1,265        1          256         716
Compostela Valley                     3          252         543        2          195      1,023        3          492       1,844

Region XII - Soccsksargen            13        3,622      11,979       13        1,990     10,434       27        7,984      30,425

North Cotabato                        2        1,074       3,295        1          232        851        1           30         100
South Cotabato                        7        2,086       5,896        7          768      5,909       18        6,639      23,212
Sultan Kudarat                        4          462       2,788        2          288      1,444        4          928       4,215
Saranggani                            0            0           0        3          702      2,230        2           74         524
Cotabato City                         0            0           0        0            0          0        2          313       2,374

Region XIII - Caraga                  1          580       2,670       11          940      6,434        6        2,025       6,353

Agusan del Norte                      0            0           0        4          652      4,966        4        1,891       6,090
Agusan del Sur                        0            0           0        7          288      1,468        1           64          88
Surigao del Norte                     0            0           0        0            0          0        1           70         175
Surigao del Sur                       1          580       2,670        0            0          0        0            0           0

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            1          630       4,127        1          410      5,238        3          423       2,935

Basilan                               1          630       4,127        1          410      5,238        0            0           0
Lanao del Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0        3          423       2,935

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

Page last updated:  December 1, 2006
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