Table 3.   Number of Non-Residential Building Construciton Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building by Region
           and Province: Philippines, 2006

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                                                   TOTAL          |                COMMERCIAL       |          INDUSTRIAL
Region/Province                  Number | Floor Area |     Value  | Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |     Value
                                        |    (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                      15,580    6,599,613  54,268,335    11,634    4,192,056  37,511,447    1,315    1,063,612   6,681,561

National Capital Region           6,023    2,258,982  22,604,025     5,662    1,933,692  20,279,710      150      140,883     590,680

Ist District                        238      215,163   2,141,947       203      188,919   1,938,994        8        6,123      12,904
2nd District                        381      235,727   1,493,554       320      191,384   1,208,277       13        5,214      31,337
3rd District                      1,352      339,272   2,783,349     1,277      295,434   2,466,106       41       22,147     148,340
4th District                        238      110,599     434,717       164       28,023     170,782       53       61,239     167,720
5th District                      2,486      766,143   8,789,958     2,435      712,602   8,128,249       14        9,763      63,359
6th District                      1,328      592,078   6,960,497     1,263      517,330   6,367,300       21       36,397     167,018

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                           153       56,876     387,158        83       33,584     197,690        5        1,064       4,335

Abra                                 14       10,282      59,809         7        7,866      22,956       -            -           -
Benguet                              93       40,773     282,812        59       23,602     156,753        2          512       2,436
Ifugao                               11          882       6,577        11          882       6,577       -            -           -
Kalinga                              28        4,145      33,155         5        1,234      10,285        3          552       1,898
Mountain Province                     7          794       4,803         1           -        1,118       -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region            583      194,855   1,289,561       373      108,089     769,674       41       22,031      75,545

Ilocos Norte                        143       28,150     168,294        85       14,177      88,381        5        1,465       5,548
Ilocos Sur                           71       25,674     205,155        51       18,585     132,117        4        1,696       4,179
La Union                            127       41,764     213,590        75       14,721     107,850       17       16,517      51,046
Pangasinan                          242       99,267     702,520       162       60,606     441,324       15        2,353      14,771

Region II - Cagayan Valley          166      115,624     759,279        88       47,203     234,212       29       12,436      95,149

Batanes                               1           70         711        -            -           -        -            -           -
Cagayan                              26       36,451     202,537        14       16,071      67,870        2           59         102
Isabela                             102       69,988     511,644        47       24,232     135,528       25       11,878      93,733
Nueva Vizcaya                        21        4,694      27,774        17        3,508      18,777        1           83         313
Quirino                              16        4,421      16,611        10        3,392      12,035        1          416       1,000

Region III - Central Luzon        1,654      595,076   3,646,929       977      247,681   1,628,115      158      126,508     697,550

Bataan                               66       33,322     144,916        46       10,570      65,617        5        3,561      15,082
Bulacan                             365      170,076     818,639       202       39,772     234,511       52       60,860     241,614
Nueva Ecija                         187       59,038     390,982       113       25,191     154,720       18        8,649      71,221
Pampanga                            688      239,504   1,684,906       436      129,075     846,195       46       41,804     287,249
Tarlac                              186       45,673     303,420        90       22,417     179,744       14        3,754      27,686
Zambales                            127       37,431     237,191        77       18,860     139,805       19        5,181      36,850
Aurora                               35       10,032      66,872        13        1,796       7,520        4        2,699      17,846

Region IVA - CALABARZON           1,909      833,256   7,479,103     1,135      303,353   2,698,793      311      333,590   3,139,520

Batangas                            325      163,534   1,514,979       156       38,794     246,552       84       96,202   1,079,191
Cavite                              694      188,347   1,749,107       453       56,457     501,047       73       69,790     667,518
Laguna                              536      265,686   2,338,092       331       71,017     613,348      121      156,468   1,353,246
Quezon                              177       66,468     406,596        86       28,545     170,115       20        5,287      18,395
Rizal                               177      149,221   1,470,327       109      108,540   1,167,730       13        5,843      21,169

Region IVB - MIMAROPA               257       77,531     795,151       157       34,085     429,256       40       18,852     151,159

Marinduque                           19        3,826      34,820        15        1,895       8,805        1           35         195
Occidental Mindoro                   27       10,792      72,083        11        3,175      15,757        5        3,239      17,614
Oriental Mindoro                     68       20,364     126,352        46       12,459      92,755        8        1,911       9,207
Palawan                             120       37,966     523,981        80       15,888     305,095       25       13,599     123,903
Romblon                              23        4,583      37,913         5          668       6,841        1           68         238

Region V - Bicol                    276       87,711     576,587       168       45,907     249,352       23        5,150      33,050

Albay                                84       40,434     191,969        45       19,640      90,217        7        2,400      14,082
Camarines Norte                      13        4,014      30,269         7          861       6,253       -            -           -
Camarines Sur                       107       26,305     168,666        74       17,850     106,762        7        1,114       8,311
Catanduanes                          19        6,209      31,871        15        2,636      16,714       -            -           -
Masbate                              34        4,500      32,134        12        1,793      12,116        8        1,584      10,074
Sorsogon                             19        6,249     121,675        15        3,127      17,287        1           52         581

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                                   TOTAL          |          COMMERCIAL             |          INDUSTRIAL
Region/Province                  Number | Floor Area |     Value  | Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
                                        |    (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         693      412,267   4,049,551       453      309,246   3,429,403       75       25,181    127,090

Aklan                                89      140,289   2,076,618        79      137,819   2,059,121        2          306      1,552
Antique                              48        7,490      52,758        36        5,137      41,706        3          724      2,094
Capiz                                71       17,221     107,613        33        7,729      38,450       26        6,071     40,674
Iloilo                              155       60,797     547,684       108       32,512     318,006       14        3,234     22,865
Negros Occidental                   323      184,184   1,249,831       196      125,828     970,818       29       14,558     59,336
Guimaras                              7        2,286      15,045         1          221       1,300        1          288        565

Region VII - Central Visayas      1,445    1,047,854   7,179,256       993      692,327   5,114,122      205      179,907    836,727

Bohol                               196       51,726     244,363       136       18,588      98,304        7        2,370      8,591
Cebu                              1,091      933,341   6,472,003       750      625,235   4,676,852      183      175,168    815,721
Negros Oriental                     119       59,082     430,764        81       45,912     316,790       10        1,885      8,763
Siquijor                             39        3,705      32,124        26        2,592      22,174        5          484      3,651

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       269       73,744     421,131       127       31,180     177,961       29       11,450     46,983

Eastern Samar                        27        5,223      54,741        13        2,534      27,161        4        1,047      8,868
Leyte                               149       54,094     291,833        72       21,106     110,894       17        9,975     36,629
Northern Samar                        5        1,693       6,120         2          433       1,030        1           84        160
Samar (Western Samar)                49        7,853      37,393        17        4,176      16,645        1          100        372
Southern Leyte                       33        4,032      29,460        23        2,931      22,228        4          224        923
Biliran                               6          849       1,581        -            -           -         2           20         30

Region IX - Western Mindanao        157       28,511     164,033       122       18,145     105,222       10        3,505     12,840

Zamboanga del Norte                  32        5,884      23,987        22        4,020      18,254        4          260        880
Zamboanga del Sur                   115       21,234     128,834        93       13,280      76,882        4        2,885     11,338
Isabela City                         10        1,393      11,212         7          845      10,084        2          360        622

Region X - Northern Mindanao        389      268,677   1,222,505       271      140,742     674,108       52       47,231    180,664

Bukidnon                            143       87,347     331,033        91       28,641     112,870       19        8,436     23,035
Camiguin                             17        2,376       9,867        10          439       1,504       -            -          -
Lanao del Norte                      24       47,925     209,667        17       45,900     204,489       -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                    8        3,572       5,979         8        3,572       5,979       -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                    197      127,457     665,956       145       62,190     349,264       33       38,795    157,628

Region XI - Davao Region            930      339,838   2,075,100       587      174,331   1,160,696      115       88,515    467,515

Davao Del Norte                     284       72,696     356,796       150       28,667     130,868       59       22,803    104,970
Davao Del Sur                       537      244,903   1,592,804       379      133,990     975,789       44       61,890    333,009
Davao Oriental                       35        9,138      48,027        19        6,386      29,311       -            -          -
Compostela Valley                    74       13,101      77,471        39        5,288      24,727       12        3,822     29,535

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN           439      141,129   1,288,520       294       45,962     222,222       43       37,832    195,000

North Cotabato                       57        8,509      49,863        44        5,124      24,071        2          337        462
South Cotabato                      261       93,794     480,593       162       31,391     155,231       34       34,924    184,003
Sultan Kudarat                       41       30,992     717,774        24        5,404      21,891        4        1,396      6,702
Sarangani                            19        1,823      13,576        12          879       7,487       -            -          -
Cotabato City                        61        6,011      26,712        52        3,164      13,540        3        1,175      3,831

Region XIII - Caraga                216       60,396     297,776       129       23,830     119,756       26        7,665     24,333

Agusan del Norte                     86       31,240     126,633        43        8,292      37,687       14        4,735     12,594
Agusan del Sur                       61       15,437      90,245        37        6,502      26,296        9        2,247      9,405
Surigao del Norte                    54        9,643      59,945        40        6,959      44,073        3          683      2,332
Surigao del Sur                      15        4,076      20,951         9        2,077      11,698       -            -          -

Autonomous Region in
   Muslim Mindanao                   21        7,286      32,663        15        2,699      21,148        3        1,812      3,414

Basilan
  (Excluding Isabela City)            4        1,247      13,338         3        1,040      11,535        1          207      1,803
Lanao Del Sur                        15        4,434      17,713        12        1,659       9,613       -            -          -
Maguindanao
  (Excluding Cotabato City)           2        1,605       1,611                                           2        1,605      1,611

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                             INSTITUTIONAL        |             AGRICULTURAL       |       OTHERS
Region/Province                  Number | Floor Area |     Value  | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number |    Value
                                        |    (sq.m.) |   (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |  (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |      (17)
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Philippines                       2,094    1,116,717   9,406,387       537      227,228    668,938        -          -

National Capital Region             210      183,476   1,732,594         1          931      1,039        -          -

Ist District                         27       20,121     190,048        -            -          -         -          -
2nd District                         48       39,129     253,939        -            -          -         -          -
3rd District                         33       20,760     167,863         1          931      1,039        -          -
4th District                         21       21,337      96,214        -            -          -         -          -
5th District                         37       43,778     598,350        -            -          -         -          -
6th District                         44       38,351     426,178        -            -          -         -          -

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                             62       22,000     184,038         3          228      1,094        -          -

Abra                                  5        2,299      36,349         2          117        504        -          -
Benguet                              31       16,548     123,032         1          111        590        -          -
Ifugao                               -            -           -         -            -          -         -          -
Kalinga                              20        2,359      20,971        -            -          -         -          -
Mountain Province                     6          794       3,684        -            -          -         -          -

Region I - Ilocos Region            116       51,949     406,788        53       12,786     37,553        -          -

Ilocos Norte                         29       10,464      68,061        24        2,044      6,302        -          -
Ilocos Sur                           11        4,599      66,601         5          794      2,256        -          -
La Union                             21        6,819      44,998        14        3,707      9,695        -          -
Pangasinan                           55       30,067     227,126        10        6,241     19,299        -          -

Region II - Cagayan Valley           45       55,479     426,748         4          506      3,169        -          -

Batanes                               1           70         711        -            -          -         -          -
Cagayan                              10       20,321     134,564        -            -          -         -          -
Isabela                              30       33,878     282,382        -            -          -         -          -
Nueva Vizcaya                         2        1,040       8,081         1           63        602        -          -
Quirino                               2          170       1,008         3          443      2,567        -          -

Region III - Central Luzon          220      115,416   1,028,829       299      105,471    292,434        -          -

Bataan                               10        5,839      42,767         5       13,352     21,449        -          -
Bulacan                              48       32,701     222,180        63       36,743    120,332        -          -
Nueva Ecija                          52       24,121     162,681         4        1,077      2,359        -          -
Pampanga                             48       36,822     483,512       158       31,803     67,949        -          -
Tarlac                               23        5,403      26,482        59       14,099     69,506        -          -
Zambales                             23        5,056      49,797         8        8,334     10,737        -          -
Aurora                               16        5,474      41,406         2           63        100        -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON             417      178,338   1,597,411        46       17,975     43,377        -          -

Batangas                             66       22,988     180,051        19        5,550      9,184        -          -
Cavite                              157       59,309     567,396        11        2,791     13,144        -          -
Laguna                               82       37,959     371,061         2          242        436        -          -
Quezon                               57       23,244     197,474        14        9,392     20,611        -          -
Rizal                                55       34,838     281,427        -            -          -         -          -

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                58       24,385     214,301         2          209        434        -          -

Marinduque                            3        1,896      25,819        -            -          -         -          -
Occidental Mindoro                   11        4,378      38,710        -            -          -         -          -
Oriental Mindoro                     14        5,994      24,389        -            -          -         -          -
Palawan                              13        8,270      94,547         2          209        434        -          -
Romblon                              17        3,847      30,833        -            -          -         -          -

Region V - Bicol                     79       35,806     288,797         6          848      5,386        -          -

Albay                                31       18,192      86,747         1          202        921        -          -
Camarines Norte                       6        3,153      24,016        -            -          -         -          -
Camarines Sur                        23        6,796      49,707         3          545      3,884        -          -
Catanduanes                           4        3,573      15,157        -            -          -         -          -
Masbate                              12        1,022       9,363         2          101        580        -          -
Sorsogon                              3        3,070     103,805        -            -          -         -          -

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Table 3.  (concluded)

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                                             INSTITUTIONAL        |             AGRICULTURAL       |       OTHERS
Region/Province                  Number | Floor Area |     Value  | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number |    Value
                                        |    (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         145       68,652     476,723        20        9,188     16,334        -          -

Aklan                                 6        2,064      15,374         2          100        570        -          -
Antique                               7        1,029       5,787         2          600      3,169        -          -
Capiz                                12        3,421      28,488        -            -          -         -          -
Iloilo                               32       24,874     206,196         1          177        615        -          -
Negros Occidental                    83       35,487     207,696        15        8,311     11,979        -          -
Guimaras                              5        1,777      13,180        -            -          -         -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas        212      159,845   1,199,827        35       15,775     28,579        -          -

Bohol                                44       27,108     132,191         9        3,660      5,276        -          -
Cebu                                132      120,823     956,127        26       12,115     23,302        -          -
Negros Oriental                      28       11,285     105,210        -            -          -         -          -
Siquijor                              8          629       6,299        -            -          -         -          -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       100       26,254     182,169        13        4,860     14,016        -          -

Eastern Samar                         8        1,376      16,098         2          266      2,612        -          -
Leyte                                54       19,186     134,001         6        3,827     10,307        -          -
Northern Samar                        2        1,176       4,930        -            -          -         -          -
Samar (Western Samar)                30        3,556      20,275         1           21         99        -          -
Southern Leyte                        5          856       6,273         1           21         34        -          -
Biliran                               1          104         589         3          725        961        -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         24        6,511      45,461         1          350        510        -          -

Zamboanga del Norte                   6        1,604       4,852        -            -          -         -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                    17        4,719      40,103         1          350        510        -          -
Isabela City                          1          188         505        -            -          -         -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         51       38,788     202,130        15       41,916    165,602        -          -

Bukidnon                             19        8,522      29,965        14       41,748    165,161        -          -
Camiguin                              7        1,937       8,363        -            -          -         -          -
Lanao del Norte                       7        2,025       5,178        -            -          -         -          -
Misamis Occidental                   -            -           -         -            -          -         -          -
Misamis Oriental                     18       26,304     158,623         1          168        440        -          -

Region XI - Davao Region            216       71,478     435,193        12        5,514     11,695        -          -

Davao del Norte                      67       19,389     115,624         8        1,837      5,333        -          -
Davao del Sur                       111       45,414     277,717         3        3,609      6,289        -          -
Davao Oriental                       16        2,752      18,715        -            -          -         -          -
Compostela Valley                    22        3,923      23,136         1           68         72        -          -

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN            75       46,664     823,584        27       10,671     47,712        -          -

North Cotabato                       11        3,048      25,328        -            -          -         -          -
South Cotabato                       45       19,766     121,100        20        7,713     20,258        -          -
Sultan Kudarat                        9       21,450     663,239         4        2,742     25,940        -          -
Sarangani                             4          728       4,574         3          216      1,514        -          -
Cotabato City                         6        1,672       9,340        -            -          -         -          -

Region XIII - Caraga                 61       28,901     153,686        -            -          -         -          -

Agusan del Norte                     29       18,213      76,351        -            -          -         -          -
Agusan del Sur                       15        6,688      54,543        -            -          -         -          -
Surigao del Norte                    11        2,001      13,539        -            -          -         -          -
Surigao del Sur                       6        1,999       9,253        -            -          -         -          -

Autonomous Region in
   Muslim Mindanao                    3        2,775      8,100

Basilan
  (Excluding Isabela City)            -            -           -         -            -          -         -          -
Lanao del Sur                         3        2,775       8,100         -            -          -         -          -
Maguindanao
  (Excluding Cotabato City)

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

Page last updated:  March 1, 2008
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