Table 5.   Number of Industrial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building by Region
           and Province: Philippines, 2006  

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                                             TOTAL               |             BANKS               |        HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC
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                       1,315    1,063,612   6,681,561      362      407,947   3,467,537       69       18,005     66,479

National Capital Region             150      140,883     590,680       23       14,039     110,547        7        7,358     17,657

Ist District                          8        6,123      12,904       -            -           -        -            -          -
2nd District                         13        5,214      31,337        4        1,226       9,126       -            -          -
3rd District                         41       22,147     148,340       11        8,367      86,675        1           35        100
4th District                         53       61,239     167,720        4        3,455      10,258        2        5,221      6,770
5th District                         14        9,763      63,359        4          991       4,487       -            -          -
6th District                         21       36,397     167,018       -            -           -         4        2,102     10,786

Cordillera Administrative
  Region                              5        1,064       4,335       -            -           -        -            -          -

Abra                                 -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Benguet                               2          512       2,436       -            -           -        -            -          -
Ifugao                               -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Kalinga                               3          552       1,898       -            -           -        -            -          -
Mountain Province                    -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -

Region I - Ilocos Region             41       22,031      75,545        3          777       7,099        6        1,264      2,670

Ilocos Norte                          5        1,465       5,548       -            -           -         3          252        278
Ilocos Sur                            4        1,696       4,179       -            -           -         2        1,000      2,341
La Union                             17       16,517      51,046        2          337       3,499        1           12         49
Pangasinan                           15        2,353      14,771        1          440       3,600       -            -          -

Region II - Cagayan Valley           29       12,436      95,149        1          416       1,000        2           85        275

Batanes                              -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Cagayan                               2           59         102       -            -           -         1           43         75
Isabela                              25       11,878      93,733       -            -           -         1           42        200
Nueva Vizcaya                         1           83         313       -            -           -        -            -          -
Quirino                               1          416       1,000        1          416       1,000       -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon          158      126,508     697,550       29       26,786     233,864        7          988      4,540

Bataan                                5        3,561      15,082       -            -           -        -            -          -
Bulacan                              52       60,860     241,614        7        6,864      16,341       -            -          -
Nueva Ecija                          18        8,649      71,221       -            -           -        -            -          -
Pampanga                             46       41,804     287,249       17       16,551     181,411        4          556      2,265
Tarlac                               14        3,754      27,686        4        1,704      21,111       -            -          -
Zambales                             19        5,181      36,850       -            -           -         3          432      2,274
Aurora                                4        2,699      17,846        1        1,667      15,000       -            -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON             311      333,590   3,139,520      126      178,073   2,201,705       11        3,407     11,893

Batangas                             84       96,202   1,079,191       49       80,159     968,750        3          720      1,584
Cavite                               73       69,790     667,518       18       39,882     461,284        1          136        521
Laguna                              121      156,468   1,353,246       56       57,138     766,344        5        1,464      5,147
Quezon                               20        5,287      18,395        1          215       2,157        1          575      3,797
Rizal                                13        5,843      21,169        2          679       3,169        1          512        842

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                40       18,852     151,159        3        4,203      33,910       -            -          -

Marinduque                            1           35         195       -            -           -        -            -          -
Occidental Mindoro                    5        3,239      17,614       -            -           -        -            -          -
Oriental Mindoro                      8        1,911       9,207       -            -           -        -            -          -
Palawan                              25       13,599     123,903        3        4,203      33,910       -            -          -
Romblon                               1           68         238       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region V - Bicol                     23        5,150      33,050        2          466       5,552       -            -          -

Albay                                 7        2,400      14,082        1           90         669       -            -          -
Camarines Norte                      -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Camarines Sur                         7        1,114       8,311       -            -           -        -            -          -
Catanduanes                          -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Masbate                               8        1,584      10,074        1          376       4,883       -            -          -
Sorsogon                              1           52         581       -            -           -        -            -          -

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                             TOTAL               |             BANKS               |        HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC
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          75       25,181     127,090       10        5,949      38,226        2          235        825

Aklan                                 2          306       1,552        1          198         547       -            -          -
Antique                               3          724       2,094       -            -           -        -            -          -
Capiz                                26        6,071      40,674        2          829      12,370       -            -          -
Iloilo                               14        3,234      22,865       -            -           -         1          145        679
Negros Occidental                    29       14,558      59,336        7        4,922      25,308        1           90        146
Guimaras                              1          288         565       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas        205      179,907     836,727       90      104,326     501,108       14        1,797     15,136

Bohol                                 7        2,370       8,591        3        1,050       5,033        1           21         23
Cebu                                183      175,168     815,721       82      102,722     494,141       11        1,661     14,627
Negros Oriental                      10        1,885       8,763        5          554       1,933        2          115        485
Siquijor                              5          484       3,651       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        29       11,450      46,983        6        2,178       8,491        4          685      5,990

Eastern Samar                         4        1,047       8,868       -            -           -         2          561      5,593
Leyte                                17        9,975      36,629        4        2,057       8,110        1           40        237
Northern Samar                        1           84         160       -            -           -         1           84        160
Samar (Western Samar)                 1          100         372       -            -           -        -            -          -
Southern Leyte                        4          224         923        2          121         381       -            -          -
Biliran                               2           20          30       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         10        3,505      12,840        2        2,800      11,000       -            -          -

Zamboanga del Norte                   4          260         880       -            -           -        -            -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                     4        2,885      11,338        2        2,800      11,000       -            -          -
Isabela City                          2          360         622       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         52       47,231     180,664       14       17,725      84,346        4          753      2,920

Bukidnon                             19        8,436      23,035        3          515       2,006        2          277      1,081
Camiguin                             -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Lanao Del Norte                      -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                   -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                     33       38,795     157,628       11       17,210      82,339        2          476      1,838

Region XI - Davao Region            115       88,515     467,515       36       32,282     146,154        8          782        968

Davao del Norte                      59       22,803     104,970       31       16,424      83,303        4          428        602
Davao del Sur                        44       61,890     333,009        3       15,453      61,644        1          130        135
Davao Oriental                       -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Compostela Valley                    12        3,822      29,535        2          405       1,206        3          224        231

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN            43       37,832     195,000       14       16,625      78,284        2          506      3,368

North Cotabato                        2          337         462       -            -           -        -            -          -
South Cotabato                       34       34,924     184,003       14       16,625      78,284        2          506      3,368
Sultan Kudarat                        4        1,396       6,702       -            -           -        -            -          -
Sarangani                            -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Cotabato City                         3        1,175       3,831       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region XIII - Caraga                 26        7,665      24,333        3        1,302       6,244        2          145        233

Agusan del Norte                     14        4,735      12,594        3        1,302       6,244        1           70         90
Agusan del Sur                        9        2,247       9,405       -            -           -         1           75        143
Surigao del Norte                     3          683       2,332       -            -           -        -            -          -
Surigao del Sur

Autonomous Region
  in Muslim Mindanao                  3        1,812       3,414

Basilan
  (Excluding Isabela City)            1          207       1,803       -            -           -        -            -          -
Lanao del Sur                        -            -           -        -            -           -        -            -          -
Maguindanao
  (Excluding Cotabato City)

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                            REFINERY             |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
Region/Province                  Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |     Value
                                        |     (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                          11        7,231     93,645        17       17,286     54,246      856      613,143   2,999,652

National Capital Region               2          155        653         2        2,181     15,584      116      117,150     446,237

Ist District                          1           35        350        -            -          -         7        6,088      12,554
2nd District                          1          120        303        -            -          -         8        3,868      21,906
3rd District                         -            -          -          1        1,571      7,858       28       12,174      53,705
4th District                         -            -          -         -            -          -        47       52,563     150,692
5th District                         -            -          -         -            -          -        10        8,772      58,871
6th District                         -            -          -          1          610      7,726       16       33,685     148,505

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                            -            -          -         -            -          -         5        1,064       4,335

Abra                                 -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Benguet                              -            -          -         -            -          -         2          512       2,436
Ifugao                               -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Kalinga                              -            -          -         -            -          -         3          552       1,898
Mountain Province                    -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region              1          130        180        -            -          -        31       19,860      65,595

Ilocos Norte                         -            -          -         -            -          -         2        1,213       5,269
Ilocos Sur                           -            -          -         -            -          -         2          696       1,838
La Union                              1          130        180        -            -          -        13       16,038      47,317
Pangasinan                           -            -          -         -            -          -        14        1,913      11,171

Region II - Cagayan Valley           -            -          -         -            -          -        26       11,935      93,874

Batanes                              -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Cagayan                              -            -          -         -            -          -         1           16          27
Isabela                              -            -          -         -            -          -        24       11,836      93,533
Nueva Vizcaya                        -            -          -         -            -          -         1           83         313
Quirino                              -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -

Region III - Central Luzon           -            -          -          8        3,187     12,061      114       95,547     447,084

Bataan                               -            -          -         -            -          -         5        3,561      15,082
Bulacan                              -            -          -          1           49        196       44       53,947     225,077
Nueva Ecija                          -            -          -         -            -          -        18        8,649      71,221
Pampanga                             -            -          -          7        3,138     11,865       18       21,559      91,706
Tarlac                               -            -          -         -            -          -        10        2,050       6,574
Zambales                             -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Aurora                               -            -          -         -            -          -         3        1,032       2,846

Region IVA - CALABARZON               3        1,870     14,379         4       11,817     25,896      167      138,423     885,644

Batangas                              2          820     10,321        -            -          -        30       14,503      98,534
Cavite                               -            -          -          1          321      4,766       53       29,451     200,946
Laguna                               -            -          -          2        9,256     17,000       58       88,610     564,754
Quezon                                1        1,050      4,058        -            -          -        17        3,447       8,382
Rizal                                -            -          -          1        2,240      4,130        9        2,412      13,027

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                 2        4,100     66,577        -            -          -        35       10,549      50,670

Marinduque                           -            -          -         -            -          -         1           35         195
Occidental Mindoro                   -            -          -         -            -          -         5        3,239      17,614
Oriental Mindoro                     -            -          -         -            -          -         8        1,911       9,207
Palawan                               2        4,100     66,577        -            -          -        20        5,296      23,415
Romblon                              -            -          -         -            -          -         1           68         238

Region V - Bicol                     -            -          -         -            -          -        21        4,684      27,497

Albay                                -            -          -         -            -          -         6        2,310      13,413
Camarines Norte                      -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Camarines Sur                        -            -          -         -            -          -         7        1,114       8,311
Catanduanes                          -            -          -         -            -          -        -            -           -
Masbate                              -            -          -         -            -          -         7        1,208       5,191
Sorsogon                             -            -          -         -            -          -         1           52         581

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Table 5.  (concluded)

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                                            REFINERY             |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
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)
                                   (10) |        (11)|      (12) |    (13)|        (14)|      (15)|    (16)|        (17)|       (18)
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Region VI - Western Visayas          -             -          -         -           -           -       63       18,997      88,038

Aklan                                -             -          -         -           -           -        1          108       1,005
Antique                              -             -          -         -           -           -        3          724       2,094
Capiz                                -             -          -         -           -           -       24        5,242      28,304
Iloilo                               -             -          -         -           -           -       13        3,089      22,186
Negros Occidental                    -             -          -         -           -           -       21        9,546      33,881
Guimaras                             -             -          -         -           -           -        1          288         565

Region VII - Central Visayas          1            92        400         2          80         620      98       73,612     319,462

Bohol                                 1            92        400        -           -           -        2        1,207       3,134
Cebu                                 -             -          -          2          80         620      88       70,705     306,331
Negros Oriental                      -             -          -         -           -           -        3        1,216       6,344
Siquijor                             -             -          -         -           -           -        5          484       3,651

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        -             -          -         -           -           -       19        8,587      32,501

Eastern Samar                        -             -          -         -           -           -        2          486       3,275
Leyte                                -             -          -         -           -           -       12        7,878      28,281
Northern Samar                       -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Samar (Western Samar)                -             -          -         -           -           -        1          100         372
Southern Leyte                       -             -          -         -           -           -        2          103         542
Biliran                              -             -          -         -           -           -        2           20          30

Region IX - Western Mindanao         -             -          -         -           -           -        8          705       1,840

Zamboanga del Norte                  -             -          -         -           -           -        4          260         880
Zamboanga del Sur                    -             -          -         -           -           -        2           85         338
Isabela City                         -             -          -         -           -           -        2          360         622

Region X - Northern Mindanao         -             -          -          1          21          82      33       28,732      93,315

Bukidnon                             -             -          -          1          21          82      13        7,623      19,864
Camiguin                             -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Lanao del Norte                      -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Misamis Occidental                   -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Misamis Oriental                     -             -          -         -           -           -       20       21,109      73,450

Region XI - Davao Region              1           764     11,230        -           -           -       70       54,687     309,161

Davao del Norte                      -             -          -         -           -           -       24        5,951      21,064
Davao del Sur                        -             -          -         -           -           -       40       46,307     271,230
Davao Oriental                       -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Compostela Valley                     1           764     11,230        -           -           -        6        2,429      16,867

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN             1           120        224        -           -           -       26       20,581     113,123

North Cotabato                       -             -          -         -           -           -        2          337         462
South Cotabato                        1           120        224        -           -           -       17       17,673     102,126
Sultan Kudarat                       -             -          -         -           -           -        4        1,396       6,702
Sarangani                            -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Cotabato City                        -             -          -         -           -           -        3        1,175       3,831

Region XIII - Caraga                 -             -          -         -           -           -       21        6,218      17,855

Agusan del Norte                     -             -          -         -           -           -       10        3,363       6,260
Agusan del Sur                       -             -          -         -           -           -        8        2,172       9,262
Surigao del Norte                    -             -          -         -           -           -        3          683       2,332
Surigao del Sur                      -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -

Autonomous Region
   in Muslim Mindanao                                                                                    3        1,812       3,414

Basilan
  (Excluding Isabela City)           -             -          -         -           -           -        1          207       1,803
Lanao del Sur                        -             -          -         -           -           -       -            -           -
Maguindanao
  (Excluding Cotabato City)

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

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