Table 3. Number of Non-Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions, by Type of Building,
by Region, and Province for the Fourth Quarter, 2006
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TOTAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL
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 4,380 1,420,104 11,508,868 3,378 942,653 7,740,968 257 211,351 1,367,081
National Capital Region 2,427 580,242 5,019,329 2,209 514,280 4,640,944 39 34,574 105,663
First District 42 61,954 541,082 26 61,505 522,284 0 0 0
Second District 1,115 186,262 1,475,074 1,059 175,594 1,390,600 10 2,407 18,973
Third District 89 41,758 174,187 45 16,699 93,594 24 23,391 67,741
Fourth District 1,181 290,268 2,828,986 1,079 260,482 2,634,466 5 8,776 18,949
Cordillera Administrative
Region 31 11,256 68,120 9 7,528 43,672 2 368 1,266
Abra 2 1,499 2,452 1 1,355 1,952 0 0 0
Benguet 10 6,081 43,484 6 4,189 32,214 0 0 0
Kalinga 17 3,382 20,856 2 1,984 9,506 2 368 1,266
Mountain Province 2 294 1,328 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region I - Ilocos Region 123 54,832 422,427 77 37,559 328,824 6 2,851 10,289
Ilocos Norte 25 4,688 34,222 16 1,735 12,005 2 1,125 4,726
Ilocos Sur 13 4,773 53,768 8 3,281 42,229 1 600 1,520
La Union 35 9,662 48,250 19 4,558 20,238 1 1,008 3,479
Pangasinan 50 35,709 286,187 34 27,985 254,352 2 118 564
Region II - Cagayan Valley 28 12,109 88,969 14 5,561 29,164 5 2,110 3,603
Isabela 21 10,570 82,133 10 4,148 24,635 5 2,110 3,603
Nueva Vizcaya 6 1,413 6,086 4 1,413 4,529 0 0 0
Quirino 1 126 750 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region III - Central Luzon 236 85,427 807,897 136 34,278 223,923 20 10,716 38,243
Bataan 10 2,044 11,249 6 970 5,782 3 1,014 4,783
Bulacan 37 7,801 46,208 25 5,091 22,886 1 1,947 8,775
Nueva Ecija 25 16,439 104,300 9 6,293 21,056 2 984 2,229
Pampanga 112 45,606 541,182 76 15,284 108,186 8 5,925 19,230
Tarlac 35 9,316 63,972 12 4,733 46,683 5 756 3,093
Zambales 12 3,876 37,583 6 1,715 17,902 1 90 133
Aurora 5 345 3,403 2 192 1,428 0 0 0
Region IVA - Calabarzon 520 235,694 2,406,098 332 121,833 1,318,431 68 81,944 844,364
Batangas 51 30,498 300,951 28 7,220 44,316 16 21,301 246,822
Cavite 194 49,921 467,645 126 12,278 134,336 18 25,249 234,931
Laguna 208 64,708 582,228 140 23,799 167,755 29 33,294 349,854
Quezon 43 12,521 92,005 24 5,641 41,943 3 1,400 6,445
Rizal 24 78,046 963,269 14 72,895 930,081 2 700 6,312
Region IVB - Mimaropa 74 14,167 98,492 36 7,025 48,934 14 3,219 12,529
Marinduque 5 1,137 5,197 5 1,137 5,197 0 0 0
Occidental Mindoro 4 1,064 4,876 2 499 3,442 2 565 1,434
Oriental Mindoro 13 2,684 19,642 9 2,068 16,541 0 0 0
Palawan 32 5,449 32,291 18 2,863 20,109 11 2,586 10,857
Romblon 20 3,833 36,486 2 458 3,645 1 68 238
Region V - Bicol 30 16,687 78,387 20 10,881 51,275 2 486 2,656
Albay 8 7,367 33,646 7 6,927 31,629 0 0 0
Camarines Norte 3 2,030 11,344 1 511 2,474 0 0 0
Camarines Sur 12 3,382 15,439 7 2,575 11,082 2 486 2,656
Catanduanes 3 3,252 13,849 2 252 2,181 0 0 0
Masbate 3 572 3,663 2 532 3,463 0 0 0
Sorsogon 1 84 446 1 84 446 0 0 0
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Table 3. (continued)
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TOTAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL
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 105 54,506 336,623 63 28,078 180,968 9 5,081 33,991
Aklan 11 7,067 79,254 11 7,067 79,254 0 0 0
Antique 4 770 5,601 1 371 1,610 1 36 367
Capiz 12 2,360 19,035 7 1,078 4,631 3 1,117 13,229
Iloilo 27 25,905 127,928 17 8,039 35,067 1 125 293
Negros Occidental 51 18,404 104,805 27 11,523 60,406 4 3,803 20,102
Region VII - Central Visayas 292 138,907 1,051,733 195 61,592 362,517 27 25,254 137,776
Bohol 40 10,742 49,863 26 2,813 15,379 0 0 0
Cebu 220 115,879 913,465 147 47,746 265,631 24 24,883 135,733
Negros Oriental 25 11,479 81,611 16 10,280 75,253 3 371 2,043
Siquijor 7 807 6,794 6 753 6,254 0 0 0
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 69 13,238 72,416 24 4,769 33,565 9 3,212 12,707
Eastern Samar 11 901 3,413 5 411 1,423 1 200 843
Leyte 42 9,525 49,373 14 2,359 15,981 8 3,012 11,864
Samar (Western Samar) 11 1,041 3,490 3 476 1,902 0 0 0
Southern Leyte 4 1,667 15,550 2 1,523 14,259 0 0 0
Biliran 1 104 590 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 43 7,230 59,687 32 4,042 25,884 1 55 250
Zamboanga Del Norte 7 1,296 4,164 6 1,296 4,137 0 0 0
Zamboanga Del Sur 30 5,329 46,315 22 2,141 15,515 1 55 250
Isabela City 6 605 9,208 4 605 6,232 0 0 0
Region X - Northern Mindanao 59 78,125 321,758 32 56,654 205,568 7 8,312 24,345
Bukidnon 28 14,635 45,245 16 5,688 20,565 4 4,452 7,827
Camiguin 6 1,582 5,951 1 49 327 0 0 0
Lanao Del Norte 2 43,813 165,776 1 43,813 152,730 0 0 0
Misamis Oriental 23 18,095 104,786 14 7,104 31,946 3 3,860 16,518
Region XI - Davao Region 186 62,767 382,434 115 35,234 187,818 28 15,190 57,925
Davao Del Norte 72 12,442 58,556 36 4,491 25,681 21 7,025 24,591
Davao Del Sur 101 48,061 310,066 73 29,905 159,564 7 8,165 33,334
Davao Oriental 2 1,312 4,735 1 432 1,580 0 0 0
Compostela Valley 11 952 9,077 5 406 993 0 0 0
Region XII - Soccsksargen 101 33,870 182,258 54 8,900 36,017 12 14,591 70,767
North Cotabato 18 1,142 7,432 16 950 4,480 0 0 0
South Cotabato 76 32,521 171,192 34 7,815 30,936 12 14,591 70,767
Saranggani 3 132 1,670 1 60 146 0 0 0
Cotabato City 4 75 1,964 3 75 455 0 0 0
Region XIII - Caraga 56 21,047 112,240 30 4,439 23,464 8 3,388 10,707
Agusan Del Norte 15 12,975 45,143 4 794 2,338 4 2,356 2,981
Agusan Del Sur 11 4,234 40,936 5 842 4,688 4 1,032 7,726
Surigao Del Norte 24 2,664 19,755 15 1,629 10,032 0 0 0
Surigao Del Sur 6 1,174 6,406 6 1,174 6,406 0 0 0
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Table 3. (continued)
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INSTITUTIONAL | AGRICULTURAL | OTHERS
Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (P1,000)
(10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17)
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Philippines 416 233,899 2,058,822 72 32,201 75,574 257 266,423
National Capital Region 48 31,388 220,678 0 0 0 131 52,044
First District 3 449 3,997 0 0 0 13 14,801
Second District 17 8,261 56,117 0 0 0 29 9,384
Third District 5 1,668 6,687 0 0 0 15 6,165
Fourth District 23 21,010 153,877 0 0 0 74 21,694
Cordillera Administrative
Region 18 3,360 20,322 0 0 0 2 2,860
Abra 1 144 500 0 0 0 0 0
Benguet 4 1,892 11,270 0 0 0 0 0
Kalinga 11 1,030 7,224 0 0 0 2 2,860
Mountain Province 2 294 1,328 0 0 0 0 0
Region I - Ilocos Region 21 9,236 70,048 15 5,186 9,906 4 3,360
Ilocos Norte 3 1,600 16,737 4 228 754 0 0
Ilocos Sur 3 692 9,444 1 200 575 0 0
La Union 7 2,681 20,408 7 1,415 3,881 1 244
Pangasinan 8 4,263 23,459 3 3,343 4,696 3 3,116
Region II - Cagayan Valley 6 4,438 53,874 0 0 0 3 2,328
Isabela 5 4,312 53,124 0 0 0 1 771
Nueva Vizcaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1,557
Quirino 1 126 750 0 0 0 0 0
Region III - Central Luzon 44 36,513 507,837 13 3,920 11,155 23 26,739
Bataan 1 60 684 0 0 0 0 0
Bulacan 7 763 8,787 0 0 0 4 5,760
Nueva Ecija 11 9,162 79,190 0 0 0 3 1,825
Pampanga 14 23,025 395,524 3 1,372 3,663 11 14,579
Tarlac 8 1,848 7,138 8 1,979 6,423 2 635
Zambales 2 1,535 15,787 1 536 999 2 2,762
Aurora 1 120 727 1 33 70 1 1,178
Region IVA - Calabarzon 86 26,705 201,593 9 5,212 15,052 25 26,658
Batangas 5 1,113 7,234 1 864 1,400 1 1,179
Cavite 44 9,926 88,696 4 2,468 8,352 2 1,330
Laguna 19 7,615 41,497 0 0 0 20 23,122
Quezon 12 3,600 38,317 4 1,880 5,300 0 0
Rizal 6 4,451 25,849 0 0 0 2 1,027
Region IVB - Mimaropa 20 3,923 33,184 0 0 0 4 3,845
Oriental Mindoro 4 616 3,101 0 0 0 0 0
Palawan 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1,325
Romblon 16 3,307 30,083 0 0 0 1 2,520
Region V - Bicol 7 5,280 24,256 1 40 200 0 0
Albay 1 440 2,017 0 0 0 0 0
Camarines Norte 2 1,519 8,870 0 0 0 0 0
Camarines Sur 3 321 1,701 0 0 0 0 0
Catanduanes 1 3,000 11,668 0 0 0 0 0
Masbate 0 0 0 1 40 200 0 0
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Table 3. (continued)
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INSTITUTIONAL | AGRICULTURAL | OTHERS
Province, Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Floor Area | Value | Number | Value
City, and Municipality | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (sq.m.) | (P1,000) | | (P1,000)
(10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17)
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Region VI - Western Visayas 20 20,851 113,214 3 496 1,102 10 7,348
Antique 1 363 2,574 0 0 0 1 1,050
Capiz 2 165 1,175 0 0 0 0 0
Iloilo 6 17,741 90,492 0 0 0 3 2,076
Negros Occidental 11 2,582 18,973 3 496 1,102 6 4,222
Region VII - Central Visayas 45 45,793 524,515 5 6,268 13,771 20 13,154
Bohol 12 4,639 29,824 2 3,290 4,660 0 0
Cebu 26 40,272 489,836 3 2,978 9,111 20 13,154
Negros Oriental 6 828 4,315 0 0 0 0 0
Siquijor 1 54 540 0 0 0 0 0
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 32 4,063 24,479 4 1,194 1,665 0 0
Eastern Samar 4 192 1,035 1 98 112 0 0
Leyte 19 3,100 20,109 1 1,054 1,419 0 0
Samar (Western Samar) 7 544 1,488 1 21 100 0 0
Southern Leyte 1 123 1,257 1 21 34 0 0
Biliran 1 104 590 0 0 0 0 0
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 7 3,133 30,550 0 0 0 3 3,003
Zamboanga Del Norte 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27
Zamboanga Del Sur 7 3,133 30,550 0 0 0 0 0
Isabela City 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2,976
Region X - Northern Mindanao 10 8,935 48,594 5 4,224 16,060 5 27,191
Bukidnon 2 271 773 5 4,224 16,060 1 20
Camiguin 4 1,533 5,614 0 0 0 1 10
Lanao Del Norte 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13,046
Misamis Oriental 4 7,131 42,207 0 0 0 2 14,115
Region XI - Davao Region 31 12,277 55,407 1 66 67 11 81,217
Davao Del Norte 8 860 3,135 1 66 67 6 5,082
Davao Del Sur 17 9,991 41,500 0 0 0 4 75,668
Davao Oriental 1 880 3,155 0 0 0 0 0
Compostela Valley 5 546 7,617 0 0 0 1 467
Region XII - Soccsksargen 10 4,784 57,708 16 5,595 6,596 9 11,170
North Cotabato 1 192 1,261 0 0 0 1 1,691
South Cotabato 9 4,592 56,447 15 5,523 6,091 6 6,951
Saranggani 0 0 0 1 72 505 1 1,019
Cotabato City 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1,509
Region XIII - Caraga 11 13,220 72,563 0 0 0 7 5,506
Agusan Del Norte 5 9,825 38,274 0 0 0 2 1,550
Agusan Del Sur 2 2,360 28,522 0 0 0 0 0
Surigao Del Norte 4 1,035 5,767 0 0 0 5 3,956
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Source: Industry Statistics Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: May 31, 2007
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