Table 4. Number of Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province: Third 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                       1,420    1,005,640   9,505,710       59       18,669    111,234       57      179,872   2,979,278

National Capital
Region                              429      339,757   3,060,729       12        3,895     21,368        5        6,372      59,924

First District                       45       21,033     189,290        0            0          0        1          480       4,318
Second District                     159       86,129     627,974        6        1,580      7,826        1          393       8,803
Third District                       20        3,761      19,599        3        1,205      7,014        0            0           0
Fourth District                     205      228,834   2,223,866        3        1,110      6,528        3        5,499      46,803

Cordillera Administrative            10        7,456      35,898        1        1,282      9,446        0            0           0
  Region

Benguet                               7        7,058      34,544        1        1,282      9,446        0            0           0
Ifugao                                2          206         385        0            0          0        0            0           0
Kalinga                               1          192         969        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region I - Ilocos Region             75       16,626      92,018        1           85        820       11        1,717       6,506

Ilocos Norte                         27        5,043      18,336        0            0          0       11        1,717       6,506
Ilocos Sur                            6        1,960      15,102        0            0          0        0            0           0
La Union                              7          982       7,135        1           85        820        0            0           0
Pangasinan                           35        8,641      51,445        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region II - Cagayan Valley           20       31,385     148,518        1          129      2,194        1        1,889      12,145

Cagayan                               4       14,090      55,642        1          129      2,194        0            0           0
Isabela                              12       16,471      89,797        0            0          0        1        1,889      12,145
Nueva Vizcaya                         3          536       2,579        0            0          0        0            0           0
Quirino                               1          288         500        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region III - Central Luzon          160       52,490     382,608       14        1,955     13,877        4        1,703      15,655

Bataan                                2          217       2,571        1          182      2,311        0            0           0
Bulacan                              13        2,760      16,887        3          590      5,503        0            0           0
Nueva Ecija                          15        3,160      16,540        0            0          0        0            0           0
Pampanga                            107       32,931     249,261        8          913      5,497        3        1,346      11,445
Tarlac                               12        9,140      85,135        1          174        384        0            0           0
Zambales                              6        3,576      10,190        1           96        182        1          357       4,210
Aurora                                5          706       2,024        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region IVA - Calabarzon             195       40,209     300,790        4          503      5,896        2          612       6,900

Batangas                             39       12,474      67,398        0            0          0        1          203         800
Cavite                               96        9,058     106,160        2          231      3,446        1          409       6,100
Laguna                               19        7,433      48,953        0            0          0        0            0           0
Quezon                                9        2,339      12,679        1          178      2,000        0            0           0
Rizal                                32        8,905      65,600        1           94        450        0            0           0

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 17        4,402      19,963        1          346      3,788        1           30          98

Marinduque                            4        1,596       5,580        0            0          0        0            0           0
Occidental Mindoro                    2          453       2,673        0            0          0        0            0           0
Oriental Mindoro                     10        2,173      11,210        1          346      3,788        1           30          98
Palawan                               1          180         500        0            0          0        0            0           0
Romblon

Region V - Bicol                     29        7,372      41,791        1          266      1,273        2        1,116       5,707

Albay                                 4          587       2,740        1          266      1,273        0            0           0
Camarines Sur                        15        4,410      24,023        0            0          0        2        1,116       5,707
Catanduanes                           2          466       3,196        0            0          0        0            0           0
Masbate                               3          394       3,768        0            0          0        0            0           0
Sorsogon                              5        1,515       8,064        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          82      165,236   2,362,426        1           26        377       16       94,275   1,653,872

Aklan                                16       93,293   1,647,114        0            0          0       12       92,467   1,639,395
Antique                               3          704       9,148        0            0          0        0            0           0
Capiz                                 4          642       4,161        0            0          0        0            0           0
Iloilo                               16        2,784      17,118        0            0          0        0            0           0
Negros Occidental                    43       67,813     684,885        1           26        377        4        1,808      14,477

Region VII - Central Visayas        128      260,079   2,677,597        5        1,836      7,390        2       68,614   1,203,592

Bohol                                 5          796       2,946        1          117        170        0            0           0
Cebu                                101      246,289   2,541,989        4        1,719      7,220        1       68,517   1,202,842
Negros Oriental                      21       12,889     130,247        0            0          0        1           97         750
Siquijor                              1          105       2,415        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        28        9,060      48,078        1          220      2,287        1          240       1,756

Leyte                                19        5,919      38,564        1          220      2,287        1          240       1,756
Northern Samar                        1          133         613        0            0          0        0            0           0
Samar (Western Samar)                 6        2,846       8,632        0            0          0        0            0           0
Southern Leyte                        2          162         269        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula      38        5,428      29,925        3        1,277      6,731        1          419       1,000

Zamboanga del norte                  11        2,109      11,212        3        1,277      6,731        0            0           0
Zamboanga del sur                    26        3,079      17,837        0            0          0        1          419       1,000
Isabela city                          1          240         876        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         24       11,328      33,480        1          687      2,683        3          379       1,467

Bukidnon                             12        5,391      20,731        1          687      2,683        1          310       1,210
Camiguin                              5          302         656        0            0          0        2           69         257
Misamis Oriental                      7        5,635      12,093        0            0          0        0            0           0

Region XI - Davao Region            102       35,312     184,965        9        5,398     26,665        3        2,126       9,204

Davao del Norte                      20        3,013      11,560        0            0          0        0            0           0
Davao del Sur                        68       26,514     142,478        7        5,086     23,499        3        2,126       9,204
Davao Oriental                        2        2,548      13,231        0            0          0        0            0           0
Compostela Valley                    12        3,237      17,696        2          312      3,166        0            0           0

Region XII - Soccsksargen            46       10,241      43,236        4          764      6,439        4          128         128

North Cotabato                        4        1,294       5,257        0            0          0        0            0           0
South Cotabato                       16        4,811      21,656        2          528      3,905        0            0           0
Sultan Kudarat                        3        2,530      10,322        0            0          0        0            0           0
Cotabato City                        23        1,606       6,001        2          236      2,534        4          128         128

Region XIII - Caraga                 32        8,449      38,237        0            0          0        1          252       1,324

Agusan del Norte                     12          970       2,950        0            0          0        0            0           0
Agusan del Sur                       12        4,476      17,355        0            0          0        0            0           0
Surigao del Norte                     8        3,003      17,932        0            0          0        1          252       1,324

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            5          810       5,451        0            0          0        0            0           0

Lanao del Sur                         5          810       5,451        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                         243      382,893   3,312,016      496      161,567  1,131,425      565      262,639   1,971,757

National Capital Region             106      265,895   2,551,625      150       18,814    102,813      156       44,781     324,999

First District                        9        4,766      37,963        4        1,038     11,781       31       14,749     135,228
Second District                      22       59,045     479,876       64        8,773     40,632       66       16,338      90,837
Third District                        3          607       3,688       10        1,167      6,267        4          782       2,630
Fourth District                      72      201,477   2,030,098       72        7,836     44,133       55       12,912      96,304

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                              2        2,308       9,075        1           29         30        6        3,837      17,347

Benguet                               2        2,308       9,075        0            0          0        4        3,468      16,023
Ifugao                                0            0           0        1           29         30        1          177         355
Kalinga                               0            0           0        0            0          0        1          192         969

Region I - Ilocos Region             10        3,734      20,124       21        5,081     26,673       32        6,009      37,895

Ilocos Norte                          4        2,290       6,319        5          401      1,738        7          635       3,773
Ilocos Sur                            3        1,092      10,722        1           38        250        2          830       4,130
La Union                              0            0           0        4          669      5,958        2          228         357
Pangasinan                            3          352       3,083       11        3,973     18,727       21        4,316      29,635

Region II - Cagayan Valley            4       14,156      54,028        5        3,148     11,771        9       12,063      68,380

Cagayan                               3       13,961      53,448        0            0          0        0            0           0
Isabela                               1          195         580        4        2,998     11,356        6       11,389      65,716
Nueva Vizcaya                         0            0           0        1          150        415        2          386       2,164
Quirino                               0            0           0        0            0          0        1          288         500

Region III - Central Luzon           25       18,659     153,364       65       13,704     58,954       52       16,469     140,758

Bataan                                0            0           0        1           35        260        0            0           0
Bulacan                               0            0           0        6        1,226      6,863        4          944       4,521
Nueva Ecija                           3          454       3,183       10        2,285      9,758        2          421       3,599
Pampanga                             18       12,040      76,525       36        4,576     28,635       42       14,056     127,159
Tarlac                                1        5,454      71,413        7        2,982      9,679        3          530       3,659
Zambales                              1          121         694        2        2,484      3,284        1          518       1,820
Aurora                                2          590       1,549        3          116        475        0            0           0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              18        6,848      46,622       64       14,084     83,471      107       18,162     157,901

Batangas                              2        1,117       4,448       17        8,662     42,898       19        2,492      19,252
Cavite                                8        1,193      16,170       23        2,034     21,927       62        5,191      58,517
Laguna                                4        3,261      17,558        8          994      5,109        7        3,178      26,286
Quezon                                0            0           0        4          660      3,981        4        1,501       6,698
Rizal                                 4        1,277       8,446       12        1,734      9,556       15        5,800      47,148

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 1          235         565        8        2,766     11,830        6        1,025       3,682

Occidental Mindoro                    0            0           0        3        1,135      3,524        1          461       2,056
Oriental Mindoro                      1          235         565        1          218      2,108        0            0           0
Palawan                               0            0           0        4        1,413      6,198        4          384       1,126
Romblon                               0            0           0        0            0          0        1          180         500

Region V - Bicol                      2          229       1,056        9        1,342     11,096       15        4,419      22,659

Albay                                 1          205         936        1          109        498        1            7          33
Camarines Sur                         1           24         120        1           99        451       11        3,171      17,745
Catanduanes                           0            0           0        1          266      2,663        1          200         533
Masbate                               0            0           0        3          394      3,768        0            0           0
Sorsogon                              0            0           0        3          474      3,716        2        1,041       4,348

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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        1,592       9,767       25       63,357    658,324       30        5,986      40,086

Aklan                                 1          122         960        0            0          0        3          704       6,759
Antique                               0            0           0        1          427      3,001        2          277       6,147
Capiz                                 2          280       1,775        2          362      2,386        0            0           0
Iloilo                                2          430       1,726        4          832      5,698       10        1,522       9,694
Negros Occidental                     5          760       5,306       18       61,736    647,239       15        3,483      17,486

Region VII - Central Visayas         29       54,652     389,246       48        8,843     48,722       44      126,134   1,028,647

Bohol                                 1          336       1,850        1          115        117        2          228         809
Cebu                                 25       45,751     281,143       36        5,621     29,313       35      124,681   1,021,471
Negros Oriental                       3        8,565     106,253       10        3,002     16,877        7        1,225       6,367
Siquijor                              0            0           0        1          105      2,415        0            0           0

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         7        3,830      22,350       14        3,567     12,250        5        1,203       9,435

Leyte                                 4        2,791      18,623       10        1,567      6,796        3        1,101       9,102
Northern Samar                        0            0           0        1          133        613        0            0           0
Samar (Western Samar)                 3        1,039       3,727        2        1,774      4,739        1           33         166
Southern Leyte                        0            0           0        1           93        102        1           69         167

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       2          210       2,270       15        1,075      4,498       17        2,447      15,426

Zamboanga del Norte                   0            0           0        3           99        143        5          733       4,338
Zamboanga del Sur                     2          210       2,270       11          736      3,479       12        1,714      11,088
Isabela City                          0            0           0        1          240        876        0            0           0

Region X - Northern Mindanao          4        2,440       8,863       10        7,332     18,372        6          490       2,095

Bukidnon                              2        2,068       8,070        5        2,044      7,712        3          282       1,056
Camiguin                              1           60         164        1          117        175        1           56          60
Misamis Oriental                      1          312         629        4        5,171     10,485        2          152         979

Region XI - Davao Region             15        5,749      31,675       31        9,444     39,795       44       12,595      77,626

Davao del Norte                       3          389       1,107       11        1,670      5,123        6          954       5,330
Davao del Sur                         9        2,974      17,629       15        5,089     21,270       34       11,239      70,876
Davao Oriental                        0            0           0        1        2,520     13,081        1           28         150
Compostela Valley                     3        2,386      12,939        4          165        321        3          374       1,270

Region XII - Soccsksargen             8        2,356      11,386       16        3,153     13,088       14        3,840      12,195

North Cotabato                        1          190         774        0            0          0        3        1,104       4,483
South Cotabato                        6        1,877       9,839        3          416      1,978        5        1,990       5,934
Sultan Kudarat                        1          289         773        1        2,037      8,794        1          204         755
Cotabato City                         0            0           0       12          700      2,316        5          542       1,023

Region XIII - Caraga                  0            0           0       14        5,828     29,738       17        2,369       7,175

Agusan del Norte                      0            0           0        3          359      1,027        9          611       1,923
Agusan del Sur                        0            0           0        7        3,162     13,690        5        1,314       3,665
Surigao del Norte                     0            0           0        4        2,307     15,021        3          444       1,587

Autonomous Region in Muslim
  Mindanao                            0            0           0        0            0          0        5          810       5,451

Lanao del Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0        5          810       5,451

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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, 2006
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