Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building, by Region and Province
         for the third quarter of 2006

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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                      19,431    3,495,660   28,004,313   13,121    1,747,982  12,168,209    2,450    1,502,743  13,440,746

National Capital Region           3,135    1,088,152   10,161,985    1,617      550,478   4,939,318      642      433,247   4,148,685

First District                      298       53,782      522,103      108       22,902     167,458       77       27,306     272,554
Second District                   1,216      427,798    3,317,373      685      280,026   2,050,965      216      112,973     816,730
Third District                      401       64,258      350,842      281       33,453     207,800       65       25,571     112,770
Fourth District                   1,220      542,314    5,971,667      543      214,097   2,513,095      284      267,397   2,946,631

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                            165       38,093      218,617      130       23,667     140,732       22       13,358      66,910

Abra                                  3          306        1,627        2          225       1,322        1           81         305
Benguet                             145       36,489      206,092      124       22,988     136,754       10       12,485      58,813
Ifugao                                6          362        3,530        1          104         496        3          206       2,584
Kalinga                               9          877        5,887        3          350       2,160        6          527       3,727
Mountain Province                     2           59        1,481        0            0           0        2           59       1,481

Region I - Ilocos Region          1,310      143,117      933,597    1,001      110,839     666,253      129       28,701     162,708

Ilocos Norte                        407       42,067      292,808      318       32,829     228,595       37        7,546      36,606
Ilocos Sur                          220       21,143      121,490      165       17,383      97,300       12        3,101      19,108
La Union                            172       21,768      184,210      136       16,602     111,766       19        4,012      18,528
Pangasinan                          511       58,139      335,089      382       44,025     228,592       61       14,042      88,466

Region II - Cagayan Valley          441       97,137      589,998      357       31,998     154,083       49       65,045     433,854

Batanes                               1          110          802        1          110         802        0            0           0
Cagayan                             200       30,900      130,064      164       15,071      67,708        7       15,829      61,654
Isabela                             205       61,682      432,454      167       14,079      69,588       34       47,603     361,731
Nueva Vizcaya                        13        2,761       19,568        8        1,455       9,927        5        1,306       9,641
Quirino                              22        1,684        7,110       17        1,283       6,058        3          307         828

Region III - Central Luzon        2,290      314,471    2,003,020    1,559      172,769   1,035,333      338      118,570     815,772

Bataan                               86       30,709      120,638       74       14,265      81,268        8       15,568      35,498
Bulacan                             897       68,726      364,945      713       47,498     258,002       37       15,785      92,982
Nueva Ecija                         248       33,532      220,373      138       20,038     134,758       43       12,544      71,480
Pampanga                            745      130,430      951,433      455       61,878     383,170      183       55,391     471,842
Tarlac                              146       26,994      205,559       85       13,300      76,161       44       12,377     117,234
Zambales                             87       18,876      115,074       63       13,244      88,678       11        4,517      18,503
Aurora                               81        5,204       24,998       31        2,546      13,296       12        2,388       8,233

Region IVA - Calabarzon           4,425      554,439    4,426,739    3,384      332,274   2,395,664      354      146,145   1,410,723

Batangas                            639      102,329      739,586      464       53,374     308,420       85       37,496     297,670
Cavite                            1,519      139,346    1,537,146    1,083       93,028     921,241      141       32,858     446,890
Laguna                            1,156      177,215    1,174,683      973       89,876     479,090       54       43,018     453,732
Quezon                              413       46,353      304,731      334       33,521     247,088       25       11,937      46,123
Rizal                               698       89,196      670,593      530       62,475     439,825       49       20,836     166,308

Region IVB - Mimaropa               156       30,509      185,940      109       14,709      97,909       36       15,398      85,777

Marinduque                            8          892        5,290        8          892       5,290        0            0           0
Occidental Mindoro                   17        4,185       26,297        6        1,100       9,846        8        2,945      15,342
Oriental Mindoro                     30        8,841       35,844       22        3,822      17,337        8        5,019      18,507
Palawan                              73       13,908      106,010       47        6,392      53,490       19        7,254      51,428
Romblon                              28        2,683       12,499       26        2,503      11,946        1          180         500

Region V - Bicol                    373       48,348      292,956      248       31,355     178,710       56       16,802      90,537

Albay                                62       16,830       75,283       34       10,461      37,729       17        6,369      28,884
Camarines Norte                      15        2,291       11,585       14        1,703       9,277        1          588       2,308
Camarines Sur                       246       22,473      165,176      166       15,267     108,609       25        7,206      42,453
Catanduanes                          16        2,224       14,494       13        1,546      10,141        3          678       4,353
Masbate                              19        1,699       10,008       13        1,186       5,349        4          394       3,893
Sorsogon                             15        2,831       16,410        8        1,192       7,605        6        1,567       8,646

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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        831     271,351    3,139,847      583      80,984      561,038      144     187,265  2,502,262

Aklan                               57     101,385    1,725,492       34       7,984       62,151       19      93,401  1,662,575
Antique                             15       2,815       22,965        7       1,264        9,785        5       1,396     10,847
Capiz                               54       6,894       45,799       34       4,534       27,763       16       2,360     13,956
Iloilo                             208      31,426      222,110      148      26,373      171,082       24       4,201     29,645
Negros Occidental                  489     126,805    1,112,617      355      39,954      285,985       77      84,756    778,647
Guimaras                             8       2,026       10,864        5         875        4,272        3       1,151      6,592

Region VII - Central Visayas     2,046     478,623    3,797,596    1,389     168,174      853,569      215     305,516  2,886,917

Bohol                              185      20,736      112,257      145      18,348       95,736        7       1,745     13,174
Cebu                             1,448     409,042    3,358,941      912     121,254      639,988      174     284,982  2,685,701
Negros Oriental                    407      48,098      317,842      328      27,965      111,768       32      18,649    185,563
Siquijor                             6         747        8,556        4         607        6,077        2         140      2,479

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      531      60,188      346,738      362      36,059      213,486       66      21,540    114,318

Eastern Samar                       40       4,557       34,946       33       4,457       30,106        2           0      3,533
Leyte                              326      38,642      230,073      220      19,536      120,283       40      17,446     96,277
Northern Samar                      27       2,321        7,614       21       1,919        6,467        2         217        773
Samar (Western Samar)               42       7,295       35,462       25       3,665       23,831       13       3,177     10,191
Southern Leyte                      63       5,198       28,909       46       4,557       23,611        7         575      3,298
Biliran                             33       2,175        9,734       17       1,925        9,188        2         125        246

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    446      27,411      137,628      225      16,957       78,877       52       7,943     42,502

Zamboanga Del Norte                320      12,890       50,951      158       9,686       33,700       16       2,919     14,537
Zamboanga Del Sur                  116      13,683       83,414       64       6,897       43,695       33       4,560     26,502
Isabela City                        10         838        3,263        3         374        1,482        3         464      1,463

Region X - Northern Mindanao       604     100,678      395,967      380      40,804      162,329       35      49,796    184,064

Bukidnon                           104      62,800      238,462       65       9,443       25,364       18      43,279    168,610
Camiguin                            67       3,534       16,564       42       3,232       14,495        5         302        656
Lanao Del Norte                    243      15,680       61,369      133      15,649       58,579        1          31        203
Misamis Oriental                   190      18,664       79,572      140      12,480       63,891       11       6,184     14,595

Region XI - Davao Region         1,837     163,017      985,236    1,314      98,089      533,959      175      54,874    305,329

Davao Del Norte                    539      26,281      120,809      374      17,244       51,878       44       8,278     53,766
Davao Del Sur                    1,057     119,877      781,775      806      72,871      457,008      103      38,242    195,684
Davao Oriental                      22       4,045       22,065       14       1,117        4,112        6       2,908     17,560
Compostela Valley                  219      12,814       60,587      120       6,857       20,961       22       5,446     38,319

Region XII - Soccsksargen          370      41,474      217,079      234      14,703       67,256       83      25,643    125,341

North Cotabato                      25       3,517       19,114       13         975        3,631        8       2,328     14,146
South Cotabato                     177      24,628      129,666      111       7,896       39,560       42      15,980     70,487
Sultan Kudarat                      27       6,631       41,934       19       1,959       10,849        5       4,672     30,302
Saranggani                           8         414        1,968        7         414        1,768        0           0          0
Cotabato City                      133       6,284       24,397       84       3,459       11,448       28       2,663     10,406

Region XIII - Caraga               457      36,966      160,512      223      23,529       88,089       47      11,808     57,293

Agusan Del Norte                   203      17,775       64,358      150      13,976       47,872       19       3,170     14,278
Agusan Del Sur                     177       7,959       36,997       25       2,483       10,806       16       5,476     23,655
Surigao Del Norte                   75      10,933       58,573       46       6,771       28,827       12       3,162     19,360
Surigao Del Sur                      2         299          584        2         299          584        0           0          0

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                          14       1,686       10,858        6         594        1,604        7       1,092      7,754

Basilan                              3         295        3,589        1          88          286        1         207      1,803
Lanao Del Sur                       11       1,391        7,269        5         506        1,318        6         885      5,951

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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                       1381       244935      1514825      2479       880533        54     42977       223     151523

National Capital Region            397       104427       734988       479       338994        42      1445        46       9033

First District                      26         3574        22408        87        59683         0         0         7       1933
Second District                    135        34799       324089       180       125589         4       136        12       2414
Third District                      27         5234        16576        28        13696         0         0         3        348
Fourth District                    209        60820       371915       184       140026        38      1309        24       4338

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             7         1068         4984         6         5991         0         0         0          0

Benguet                              5         1016         4534         6         5991         0         0         0          0
Ifugao                               2           52          450         0            0         0         0         0          0

Region I - Ilocos Region            29         3577        21189       151        83447         0         0        63       8839

Ilocos Norte                        21         1692        15621        31        11986         0         0        54       7889
Ilocos Sur                           2          659         1975        41         3107         0         0         0          0
La Union                             5         1154         3203        12        50713         0         0         8        902
Pangasinan                           1           72          390        67        17641         0         0         1         48

Region II - Cagayan Valley           1           94          124        34         1937         0         0         0          0

Cagayan                              0            0            0        29          702         0         0         0          0
Isabela                              0            0            0         4         1135         0         0         0          0
Quirino                              1           94          124         1          100         0         0         0          0

Region III - Central Luzon         229        23132       121844       164        30071         1       150        17      73787

Bataan                               3          876         2454         1         1418         0         0         0          0
Bulacan                            143         5443        13023         4          938         0         0         1        100
Nueva Ecija                         14          950         5839        53         8296         1       150         9        424
Pampanga                            43        13161        82288        64        14133         0         0         1        489
Tarlac                               9         1317        11459         8          705         0         0         5      71374
Zambales                            10         1115         6306         3         1587         0         0         1       1400
Aurora                               7          270          475        31         2994         0         0         0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon            433        76020       434698       254       185654         4       245        28      19366

Batangas                            16        11459        62238        74        71258         0         0         2       1225
Cavite                             238        13460       135419        57        33596         0         0        12       2870
Laguna                              82        44321       193736        47        48125         0         0         8       7257
Quezon                              14          895         4595        40         6925         4       245         6       8014
Rizal                               83         5885        38710        36        25750         0         0         0          0

Region IVB - Mimaropa                3          402         1500         8          754         0         0         1        188

Occidental Mindoro                   1          140          580         2          529         0         0         0          0
Palawan                              2          262          920         5          172         0         0         1        188
Romblon                              0            0            0         1           53         0         0         0          0

Region V - Bicol                     2          191          595        67        23114         1        10         1        562

Albay                                0            0            0        11         8670         0         0         0          0
Camarines Sur                        0            0            0        55        14114         0         0         0          0
Catanduanes                          0            0            0         0            0         1        10         0          0
Masbate                              1          119          436         1          330         0         0         1        562
Sorsogon                             1           72          159         0            0         0         0         0          0

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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         28         3102        27208        76        49339         5     40047        37      32606

Aklan                                0            0            0         4          766         0         0         0          0
Antique                              1          155          769         2         1564         0         0         0          0
Capiz                                0            0            0         4         4080         0         0         0          0
Iloilo                               7          852         4762        29        16621         0         0        15      25476
Negros Occidental                   20         2095        21677        37        26308         5     40047        21       7114
Guimaras                             0            0            0         0            0         0         0         1         16

Region VII - Central Visayas        77         4933        32604       365        24506         0         0         8       2966

Bohol                               25          643         3132         8          215         0         0         0          0
Cebu                                39         2806        16279       323        16973         0         0         7       2356
Negros Oriental                     13         1484        13193        34         7318         0         0         1        610

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       25         2589        10503        78         8431         0         0        11       2959

Eastern Samar                        2          100          475         3          832         0         0         0          0
Leyte                               12         1660         8198        54         5315         0         0         1          2
Northern Samar                       3          185          271         1          103         0         0         0          0
Samar (Western Samar)                1          453         1329         3          111         0         0         0          0
Southern Leyte                       1           66           70         9         1930         0         0        10       2957
Biliran                              6          125          160         8          140         0         0         0          0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula     20         2511        12157       149         4092         0         0         1        900

Zamboanga Del Norte                 10          285          386       136         2328         0         0         0          0
Zamboanga Del Sur                   10         2226        11771         9         1446         0         0         1        900
Isabela City                         0            0            0         4          318         0         0         0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         3        10078        38845       186        10729         0         0         3        103

Bukidnon                             3        10078        38845        18         5643         0         0         2         96
Camiguin                             0            0            0        20         1413         0         0         0          0
Lanao Del Norte                      0            0            0       109         2587         0         0         0          0
Misamis Oriental                     0            0            0        39         1086         0         0         1          7

Region XI - Davao Region           104        10054        62989       244        82959         0         0         6        150

Davao Del Norte                     27          759         1575        94        13590         0         0         3         52
Davao Del Sur                       47         8764        60842       101        68241         0         0         3         98
Davao Oriental                       1           20           25         1          368         0         0         0          0
Compostela Valley                   29          511          547        48          760         0         0         0          0

Region XII - Soccsksargen           15         1128         5681        38        18801         0         0         1         64

North Cotabato                       1          214          214         3         1123         0         0         0          0
South Cotabato                       5          752         5229        19        14390         0         0         1         64
Sultan Kudarat                       0            0            0         3          783         0         0         0          0
Saranggani                           0            0            0         1          200         0         0         0          0
Cotabato City                        9          162          238        12         2305         0         0         0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                 8         1629         4916       179        10214         1      1080         0          0

Agusan Del Norte                     7          629         1709        27          499         0         0         0          0
Agusan Del Sur                       0            0            0       136         2536         0         0         0          0
Surigao Del Norte                    1         1000         3207        16         7179         1      1080         0          0

Autonomous Region In Muslim
  Mindanao                           0            0            0         1         1500         0         0         0          0

Basilan                              0            0            0         1         1500         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:  March 16, 2007
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