Table 5. Number of Industrial 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              |             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                         337      278,841   1,855,679       84       80,452    679,797       16        3,688     13,220

National Capital Region              43       36,680     121,746        3        1,169      6,086        3        1,665      5,896

First District                        6        6,031      11,971        0            0          0        0            0          0
Second District                      17        9,763      32,090        3        1,169      6,086        1           35        100
Third District                       13       14,993      45,787        0            0          0        0            0          0
Fourth District                       7        5,893      31,898        0            0          0        2        1,630      5,796

Region I - Ilocos Region              9        3,197      20,276        2          605      4,665        1           12         50

La Union                              5        1,891       9,448        1          165      1,065        1           12         50
Pangasinan                            4        1,306      10,828        1          440      3,600        0            0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley            6        2,185       6,132        1          416      1,000        0            0          0

Isabela                               5        1,769       5,132        0            0          0        0            0          0
Quirino                               1          416       1,000        1          416      1,000        0            0          0

Region III - Central Luzon           49       30,395     177,714       12        5,222     26,933        1          142      1,127

Bulacan                              19       17,749      83,068        3        1,587      6,712        0            0          0
Nueva Ecija                           7        4,043      55,059        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pampanga                             15        5,629      20,375        6        1,746      4,616        1          142      1,127
Tarlac                                5          875       3,102        2          222        605        0            0          0
Aurora                                3        2,099      16,110        1        1,667     15,000        0            0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              84      115,737     897,434       35       48,343    476,844        3        1,223      5,162

Batangas                             15       30,131     357,605        9       29,519    353,342        0            0          0
Cavite                               17        9,506      75,774        5        5,565     32,130        1          136        522
Laguna                               41       70,321     448,665       20       12,795     89,610        0            0          0
Quezon                                5        2,241       6,740        0            0          0        1          575      3,798
Rizal                                 6        3,538       8,650        1          464      1,762        1          512        842

Region IVB - Mimaropa                14        7,219      84,424        2           94      2,005        0            0          0

Oriental Mindoro                      5        1,240       7,412        0            0          0        0            0          0
Palawan                               9        5,979      77,012        2           94      2,005        0            0          0

Region V - Bicol                      7        1,383      10,240        1          376      4,883        0            0          0

Camarines Sur                         2          191       1,980        0            0          0        0            0          0
Masbate                               5        1,192       8,260        1          376      4,883        0            0          0

Region VI - Western Visayas          27        7,543      41,486        3          938      2,912        0            0          0

Aklan                                 1          198         548        1          198        548        0            0          0
Capiz                                12        2,281      14,980        0            0          0        0            0          0
Iloilo                                5        1,653      13,835        0            0          0        0            0          0
Negros Occidental                     9        3,411      12,123        2          740      2,364        0            0          0

Region VII - Central Visayas         31       28,058     167,790       10        6,734     51,058        1           27        102

Bohol                                 1          150         400        1          150        400        0            0          0
Cebu                                 27       27,493     163,656        7        6,469     49,924        1           27        102
Negros Oriental                       2          115         734        2          115        734        0            0          0
Siquijor                              1          300       3,000        0            0          0        0            0          0

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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         9        1,109       6,679        1           41        168        0            0          0

Eastern Samar                         2          486       3,275        0            0          0        0            0          0
Leyte                                 3          379       2,322        0            0          0        0            0          0
Samar (Western Samar)                 1          100         372        0            0          0        0            0          0
Southern Leyte                        3          144         710        1           41        168        0            0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       3        2,900      11,400        2        2,800     11,000        0            0          0

Zamboanga del Norte                   1          100         400        0            0          0        0            0          0
Zamboanga del Sur                     2        2,800      11,000        2        2,800     11,000        0            0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao          5        3,971      11,132        0            0          0        1           28        111

Bukidnon                              2          307         859        0            0          0        1           28        111
Misamis Oriental                      3        3,664      10,273        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XI - Davao Region             33       25,259     231,172        7        6,191     38,192        6          591        772

Davao del Norte                      18        7,426      36,971        6        5,615     30,310        4          428        603
Davao del Sur                        11       15,991     181,616        1          576      7,882        0            0          0
Compostela Valley                     4        1,842      12,585        0            0          0        2          163        169

Region XII - Soccsksargen            12       11,268      60,150        4        6,413     48,367        0            0          0

South Cotabato                       10       10,168      56,855        4        6,413     48,367        0            0          0
Cotabato City                         2        1,100       3,295        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                  5        1,937       7,904        1        1,110      5,684        0            0          0

Agusan del Norte                      3        1,337       6,110        1        1,110      5,684        0            0          0
Surigao del Norte                     2          600       1,794        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        4,200      67,997        9       14,435     38,480      225      176,066  1,056,185

National Capital Region               0            0           0        1        1,571      7,858       36       32,275    101,906

First District                        0            0           0        0            0          0        6        6,031     11,971
Second District                       0            0           0        1        1,571      7,858       12        6,988     18,046
Third District                        0            0           0        0            0          0       13       14,993     45,787
Fourth District                       0            0           0        0            0          0        5        4,263     26,102

Region I - Ilocos Region              0            0           0        0            0          0        6        2,580     15,561

La Union                              0            0           0        0            0          0        3        1,714      8,333
Pangasinan                            0            0           0        0            0          0        3          866      7,228

Region II - Cagayan Valley           0            0           0        0            0          0        5        1,769      5,132

Isabela                               0            0           0        0            0          0        5        1,769      5,132

Region III - Central Luzon            0            0           0        4        1,047      4,726       32       23,984    144,928

Bulacan                               0            0           0        1           49        196       15       16,113     76,160
Nueva Ecija                           0            0           0        0            0          0        7        4,043     55,059
Pampanga                              0            0           0        3          998      4,530        5        2,743     10,102
Tarlac                                0            0           0        0            0          0        3          653      2,497
Aurora                                0            0           0        0            0          0        2          432      1,110

Region IVA - Calabarzon               1          100       1,420        4       11,817     25,896       41       54,254    388,112

Batangas                              1          100       1,420        0            0          0        5          512      2,843
Cavite                                0            0           0        1          321      4,766       10        3,484     38,356
Laguna                                0            0           0        2        9,256     17,000       19       48,270    342,055
Quezon                                0            0           0        0            0          0        4        1,666      2,942
Rizal                                 0            0           0        1        2,240      4,130        3          322      1,916

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 2        4,100      66,577        0            0          0       10        3,025     15,842

Oriental Mindoro                      0            0           0        0            0          0        5        1,240      7,412
Palawan                               2        4,100      66,577        0            0          0        5        1,785      8,430

Region V - Bicol                      0            0           0        0            0          0        6        1,007      5,357

Camarines Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0        2          191      1,980
Masbate                               0            0           0        0            0          0        4          816      3,377

Region VI - Western Visayas           0            0           0        0            0          0       24        6,605     38,574

Capiz                                 0            0           0        0            0          0       12        2,281     14,980
Iloilo                                0            0           0        0            0          0        5        1,653     13,835
Negros Occidental                     0            0           0        0            0          0        7        2,671      9,759

Region VII - Central Visayas          0            0           0        0            0          0       20       21,297    116,630

Cebu                                  0            0           0        0            0          0       19       20,997    113,630
Siquijor                              0            0           0        0            0          0        1          300      3,000

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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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Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         0            0           0        0            0          0        8        1,068      6,511

Eastern Samar                         0            0           0        0            0          0        2          486      3,275
Leyte                                 0            0           0        0            0          0        3          379      2,322
Samar (Western Samar)                 0            0           0        0            0          0        1          100        372
Southern Leyte                        0            0           0        0            0          0        2          103        542

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       0            0           0        0            0          0        1          100        400

Zamboanga del Norte                   0            0           0        0            0          0        1          100        400

Region X - Northern Mindanao          0            0           0        0            0          0        4        3,943     11,021

Bukidnon                              0            0           0        0            0          0        1          279        748
Misamis Oriental                      0            0           0        0            0          0        3        3,664     10,273

Region XI - Davao Region              0            0           0        0            0          0       20       18,477    192,208

Davao del Norte                       0            0           0        0            0          0        8        1,383      6,058
Davao del Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0       10       15,415    173,734
Compostela Valley                     0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,679     12,416

Region XII - Soccsksargen             0            0           0        0            0          0        8        4,855     11,783

South Cotabato                        0            0           0        0            0          0        6        3,755      8,488
Cotabato City                         0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,100      3,295

Region XIII - Caraga                  0            0           0        0            0          0        4          827      2,220

Agusan del Norte                      0            0           0        0            0          0        2          227        426
Surigao del Norte                     0            0           0        0            0          0        2          600      1,794

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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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