Table 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Building Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region, Province and Municipality for the First Quarter of 2007  

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                                               TOTAL             |             RESIDENTIAL          |        NONRESIDENTIAL
       Province,                       | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |     Value
City, and Municipality          Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000)
                                   (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |        (6) |    (7) |        (8) |        (9)
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Philippines                     23,499    5,247,153   47,720,500   15,899    2,141,565   14,635,191    3,543    2,748,146   29,295,019

National Capital Region          6,367    2,748,510   30,797,291    3,617      767,383    6,395,214    1,535    1,732,957   22,048,876
First District                     588      139,029    1,582,534      272       53,802      310,821      190       81,477    1,150,207
Second District                  2,676      815,958    7,187,543    1,732      375,070    2,873,610      490      310,356    2,978,717
Third District                     758      100,566      479,665      523       54,376      273,801       89       36,588      131,966
Fourth District                  2,345    1,692,957   21,547,549    1,090      284,135    2,936,982      766    1,304,536   17,787,986

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                          194       41,054      319,611      151       24,894      171,599       21       14,937      131,343

Abra                                 4          967        3,197        3          967        2,997        -            -            -
Benguet                            180       38,751      305,773      141       22,879      162,694       18       14,649      126,610
Ifugao                               2          250        1,769        1          250          934        1            -          835
Kalinga                              6          822        7,477        5          534        4,129        1          288        3,348
Mountain Province                    2          264        1,395        1          264          845        1            -          550

Region I - Ilocos                1,767      272,231    1,777,568    1,386      157,451    1,020,498      127      108,905      674,226

Ilocos Norte                       453      107,874      763,786      364       39,156      286,367       29       67,701      447,501
Ilocos Sur                         383       32,932      225,088      302       24,596      155,368       16        7,593       57,275
La Union                           233       32,726      239,512      186       25,804      180,161       29        5,329       40,178
Pangasinan                         698       98,699      549,182      534       67,895      398,602       53       28,282      129,272

Region II - Cagayan Valley         114       22,622      168,908       80       12,574       76,947       27        8,765       78,171

Batanes                              1          126          670        1          126          670        -            -            -
Isabela                             92       16,213      113,560       62        9,874       61,896       24        5,140       38,074
Nueva Vizcaya                       13        3,840       28,061       12        1,885       11,048        1        1,955       17,013
Quirino                              8        2,443       26,617        5          689        3,333        2        1,670       23,084

Region III - Central Luzon       2,831      480,345    2,895,060    2,025      290,057    1,665,321      391      171,601    1,050,652

Bataan                             184       29,280      212,293      152       21,102      158,010       23        6,938       45,588
Bulacan                          1,231      194,172    1,003,801      867      117,520      528,085      148       70,649      392,955
Nueva Ecija                        387       42,034      271,874      263       31,015      197,796       57       10,036       56,073
Pampanga                           708      168,338    1,087,120      518       86,759      545,218      119       73,402      489,574
Tarlac                             168       22,947      143,835      130       16,177      106,306       24        5,642       29,660
Zambales                           100       20,682      160,551       76       15,895      121,503       13        3,874       30,305
Aurora                              53        2,892       15,586       19        1,589        8,403        7        1,060        6,497

Region IVA - Calabarzon          3,917      589,496    4,162,873    3,225      343,531    2,326,037      282      203,092    1,305,304

Batangas                           820      152,134    1,021,797      590       94,675      638,356       59       54,774      262,519
Cavite                           1,976      235,870    1,837,066    1,743      139,431      950,078      132       85,583      722,418
Laguna                             246       78,896      579,312      172       35,489      221,577       35       18,139      161,808
Quezon                             417       61,030      311,200      366       29,997      199,576       25       30,477      103,586
Rizal                              458       61,566      413,498      354       43,939      316,450       31       14,119       54,973

Region IVB - Mimaropa              240       46,045      310,977      155       18,502      123,622       60       25,539      173,301

Marinduque                          59        4,834       33,050       53        4,678       31,437        3          128        1,353
Occidental Mindoro                   8        1,790        7,425        7        1,790        7,275        -            -            -
Oriental Mindoro                    19        5,725       26,949       10        1,646        9,502        8        4,079       17,391
Palawan                            138       31,407      226,858       73        8,562       63,029       48       20,949      151,642
Romblon                             16        2,289       16,695       12        1,826       12,379        1          383        2,915

Region V - Bicol                   508       66,836      451,265      383       44,713      246,934       47       21,932      184,245

Albay                               80       22,072       95,022       54       13,401       46,866       17        8,671       39,576
Camarines Norte                     26        4,321       31,871       24        2,789       17,132        2        1,532       14,739
Camarines Sur                      364       33,999      285,223      284       26,049      168,700       16        7,950      106,546
Catanduanes                         19        3,366       22,176       11        1,195        9,165        4        1,980       11,647
Masbate                              9        1,157        5,025        6          596        2,686        3          561        2,339
Sorsogon                            10        1,921       11,948        4          683        2,385        5        1,238        9,398

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Table 1. (continued)

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                                               TOTAL             |            RESIDENTIAL           |         NONRESIDENTIAL
       Province,                       | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |      Value
City, and Municipality          Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000)
                                   (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |        (6) |    (7) |        (8) |        (9)
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Region VI - Western Visayas      1,017      173,719    1,735,052      633       93,105      633,268      166       78,599      966,540

Aklan                               56       37,509      390,857       41        7,766       54,718       13       29,693      335,355
Antique                             44        4,975       34,277       31        3,518       20,710       13        1,457       13,567
Capiz                               98       13,238       72,277       77       10,835       60,425       14        2,053        9,896
Iloilo                             209       40,585      281,181      143       28,615      203,023       32       11,592       60,456
Negros Occidental                  597       75,952      949,309      331       41,457      290,683       91       33,258      543,824
Guimaras                            13        1,460        7,151       10          914        3,709        3          546        3,442

Region VII - Central Visayas     2,207      349,873    2,331,129    1,610      167,354      865,016      269      168,589    1,292,444

Bohol                              169       16,656      125,551      131       13,111       98,472       18        3,245       25,423
Cebu                             1,408      285,143    1,942,918      988      121,077      615,618      206      151,370    1,160,061
Negros Oriental                    622       46,226      244,590      487       31,857      137,814       42       13,520      102,945
Siquijor                             8        1,848       18,070        4        1,309       13,112        3          454        4,015

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      511       60,745      326,597      353       32,034      173,097       80       25,433      133,358

Eastern Samar                       39        4,928       31,530       25        2,794       18,115        5        2,066       11,089
Leyte                              334       35,755      179,181      250       20,216      101,533       41       13,765       64,606
Samar (Western Samar)               36        7,726       45,696       15        1,942       11,665       19        5,102       32,983
Southern Leyte                      63        8,717       46,687       42        4,945       31,221       11        3,205       12,036
Biliran                             39        3,619       23,503       21        2,137       10,563        4        1,295       12,644

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula     85       11,360       63,529       37        3,939       26,254       33        7,316       29,872

Zamboanga del Sur                   81       11,022       58,471       35        3,601       25,119       33        7,316       29,872
Isabela City                         4          338        5,058        2          338        1,135        -            -            -

Region X - Northern Mindanao     1,054      108,248      539,175      587       69,870      291,821       81       37,531      224,567

Bukidnon                           132       30,553       93,707       87       14,960       38,794       35       15,192       50,758
Camiguin                            93        6,844       20,882       38        6,423       18,731        2          326          956
Lanao del Norte                    340       13,608       59,927      122       11,740       43,641       11        1,868       12,406
Misamis Oriental                   489       57,243      364,659      340       36,747      190,655       33       20,145      160,447

Region XI - Davao                2,079      213,425    1,291,634    1,327       89,095      498,118      321      108,395      621,249

Davao del Norte                    645       44,657      218,192      437       22,682       85,273       77       20,434      124,171
Davao del Sur                    1,107      151,453      948,873      715       57,588      388,958      205       80,594      410,070
Davao Oriental                      66        4,613       22,081       31        1,672        5,619       15        2,274       15,324
Compostela Valley                  261       12,702      102,488      144        7,153       18,268       24        5,093       71,684

Region XII - Soccsksargen          295       31,838      389,845      195       13,384       59,622       64       18,230      292,998

South Cotabato                     169       23,566      137,194      114        9,368       46,528       40       14,131       55,786
Saranggani                          30        1,836      230,086       14          930        3,562       15          906      226,374
Cotabato City                       96        6,436       22,565       67        3,086        9,532        9        3,193       10,838

Region XIII - Caraga               313       30,806      159,986      135       13,679       61,823       39       16,325       87,873

Agusan del Norte                   230       13,789       61,788      112        9,991       44,239       15        3,496       14,082
Agusan del Sur                      56        9,358       46,080       13        1,861        8,818       14        7,497       36,807
Surigao del Norte                   27        7,659       52,118       10        1,827        8,766       10        5,332       36,984

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Table 1. (continued)

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                                            ADDITIONS            | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |   DEMOLITIONS    | STREET FURNITURE
       Province,                       | Floor Area |      Value |        |     Value  |        |   Value |        |
City, and Municipality          Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (1,000) | Number | (1,000) | Number |   Value
                                  (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |   (15) |    (16) |   (17) |    (18)
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Philippines                      1,364      357,442    2,450,792    2,693    1,339,498       77    16,406      251    59,895

National Capital Region            472      248,170    1,656,902      743      696,299       57     1,649       64    11,664
First District                      20        3,750       32,676      106       88,830        -         -        5       362
Second District                    122      130,532    1,047,279      332      287,937        8       359        9     6,217
Third District                      71        9,602       42,799       75       31,099        1        10       28     1,066
Fourth District                    259      104,286      534,148      230      288,433       48     1,280       22     4,019

Cordillera Admininistrative
   Region                            9        1,223        8,057       13        8,612        -         -        -         -

Abra                                 -            -            -        1          200        -         -        -         -
Benguet                              9        1,223        8,057       12        8,412        -         -        -         -

Region I - Ilocos                   43        5,875       35,982      211       46,862        5     2,106       63    12,016

Ilocos Norte                        21        1,017        5,674       39       24,244        2       553       45     8,278
Ilocos Sur                           7          743        5,917       58        6,528        2     1,493        3       563
La Union                             8        1,593       15,531       10        3,642        -         -       11     1,313
Pangasinan                           7        2,522        8,860      104       12,448        1        60        4     1,862

Region II - Cagayan Valley           6        1,283       13,665        1          125        -         -        1     2,170

Isabela                              5        1,199       13,465        1          125        -         -        1     2,170
Quirino                              1           84          200       -            -         -         -        -         -

Region III - Central Luzon         259       18,687       99,028      156       80,059        6     2,110       23     6,904

Bataan                               6        1,240        7,799        3          896        -         -        -         -
Bulacan                            162        6,003       18,887       54       63,874        6     2,110        7     4,895
Nueva Ecija                         14          983        5,028       53       12,977        -         -       13     1,665
Pampanga                            48        8,177       51,431       23          897        -         -        2       334
Tarlac                               9        1,128        7,645        5          224        -         -        -         -
Zambales                             9          913        7,717        2        1,026        -         -        1        10
Aurora                              11          243          521       16          165        -         -        -         -

Region IVA - Calabarzon            179       42,873      376,516      231      155,016        1        15       15     3,577

Batangas                            19        2,685       19,990      152      100,932        -         -        -         -
Cavite                              86       10,856      154,964       15        9,606        -         -        8      1530
Laguna                              31       25,268      179,881        8       16,046        -         -        1       357
Quezon                               6          556        2,730       20        5,308        1        15        4       308
Rizal                               37        3,508       18,951       36       23,124        -         -        2      1382

Region IVB - Mimaropa                6        2,004        9,153       19        4,901        1       272        2       524

Marinduque                           1           28          120        2          140        -         -        -         -
Occidental Mindoro                   -            -            -        1          150        -         -        -         -
Oriental Mindoro                     -            -            -        1           56        -         -        -         -
Palawan                              3        1,896        8,433       14        3,754        1       272        2       524
Romblon                              2           80          600        1          801        -         -        -         -

Region V - Bicol                     3          191        1,064       75       19,022        -         -        1       317

Albay                                -            -            -        9        8,580        -         -        -         -
Camarines Sur                        -            -            -       64        9,977        -         -        -         -
Catanduanes                          3          191        1,064        1          300        -         -        1       317
Sorsogon                             -            -            -        1          165        -         -        -         -

Region VI - Western Visayas         22        2,015       12,180      196      123,064        6    10,239       37     15273

Aklan                                1           50          281        1          503        -         -        -         -
Capiz                                3          350        1,183        4          773        -         -        -         -
Iloilo                               2          378        2,762       32       14,940        -         -        8      3666
Negros Occidental                   16        1,237        7,954      159      106,848        6    10,239       29     11607

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Table 1. (concluded)

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                                            ADDITIONS            | ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS |   DEMOLITIONS    | STREET FURNITURE
       Province,                       | Floor Area |      Value |        |      Value |        |   Value |        |
City, and Municipality          Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (1,000) | Number | (1,000) | Number |   Value
                                  (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |   (15) |    (16) |   (17) |    (18)
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Region VII - Central Visayas       156       13,930       88,881      172       84,788        -         -        8      5261

Bohol                               15          300        1,617        5           39        -         -        -         -
Cebu                               107       12,696       83,539      107       83,700        -         -        4      1862
Negros Oriental                     33          849        2,782       60        1,049        -         -        4      3399
Siquijor                             1           85          943        -            -        -         -        -         -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       43        3,278       15,315       35        4,827        -         -        6       371

Eastern Samar                        2           68           70        7        2,256        -         -        -         -
Leyte                               25        1,774       10,632       18        2,410        -         -        -         -
Samar (Western Samar)                2          682        1,048        -            -        -         -        -         -
Southern Leyte                       5          567        3,297        5          133        -         -        6       371
Biliran                              9          187          268        5           28        -         -        -         -

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula      2          105          260       13        7,143        -         -        -         -

Zamboanga del Sur                    2          105          260       11        3,220        -         -        -         -
Isabela City                         -            -            -        2        3,923        -         -        -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         9          847        5,120      377       17,667        -         -        3       477

Bukidnon                             1          401        1,567        9        2,588        -         -        3       477
Camiguin                             2           95          270       51          925        -         -        -         -
Lanao del Norte                      -            -            -      207        3,880        -         -        -         -
Misamis Oriental                     6          351        3,283      110       10,274        -         -        -         -

Region XI - Davao                  134       15,935      105,946      297       66,321        1        10       27       532

Davao del Norte                     30        1,541        4,617      101        4,131        1        10        9        35
Davao del Sur                       59       13,271       99,710      128       50,135        -         -        6       377
Davao Oriental                      19          667        1,123        1           15        -         -        -         -
Compostela Valley                   26          456          496       67       12,040        -         -       12       120

Region XII - Soccsksargen           12          224       16,192       24       21,033        -         -        1       809

South Cotabato                       3           67       15,951       12       18,929        -         -        1       809
Saranggani                           -            -            -        1          150        -         -        -         -
Cotabato City                        9          157          241       11        1,954        -         -        -         -

Region XIII - Caraga                 9          802        6,531      130        3,759        -         -        -         -

Agusan del Norte                     8          302        1,439       95        2,028        -         -        -         -
Agusan del Sur                       -            -            -       29          455        -         -        -         -
Surigao del Norte                    1          500        5,092        6        1,276        -         -        -         -

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

Page last updated:  September 5, 2007
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