Table 5. Number of Industrial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction, by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province and Municipality :  First Quarter, 2007

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, 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                         300      238,311   1,371,297       85      102,756    808,183       13        1,530      5,411

National Capital Region              58       50,863     177,278        7        4,513     10,655        2           54      1,713

First District                        2          130         875        -            -          -        -            -          -
Second District                      15        8,409      30,790        1           76        158        -            -          -
Third District                       31       27,226      77,049        5        4,311      8,993        -            -          -
Fourth District                      10       15,098      68,564        1          126      1,504        2           54      1,713

Region I - Ilocos Region              8        7,411      33,816        1          360      5,095        -            -          -

Ilocos Sur                            1           80         646        -            -          -        -            -          -
La Union                              2          126         338        -            -          -        -            -          -
Pangasinan                            5        7,205      32,832        1          360      5,095        -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon           50       28,602     152,239        8        7,568     59,888        6          638      1,668

Bataan                                2           66         668        -            -          -        2           66        668
Bulacan                              27       14,046      73,187        3        1,296     10,533        4          572      1,000
Nueva Ecija                           5        1,783       3,221        -            -          -        -            -          -
Pampanga                             13       12,424      73,131        4        6,247     48,427        -            -          -
Tarlac                                2          258       1,104        -            -          -        -            -          -
Zambales                              1           25         928        1           25        928        -            -          -

Region IVA - Calabarzon              40       49,383     403,746       14       24,078    261,236        -            -          -

Batangas                             10       13,271     101,452        3        6,711     49,220        -            -          -
Cavite                               10       17,598     179,400        3        8,709    133,085        -            -          -
Laguna                               15       10,615     108,040        7        5,658     73,561        -            -          -
Quezon                                1          200       1,251        -            -          -        -            -          -
Rizal                                 4        7,699      13,603        1        3,000      5,370        -            -          -

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 8       14,082      63,104        4       11,981     58,358        -            -          -

Palawan                               8       14,082      63,104        4       11,981     58,358        -            -          -

Region V - Bicol                      7        3,634      28,537        1          720      3,319        1          166        463

Albay                                 1          720       3,319        1          720      3,319        -            -          -
Camarines Norte                       1        1,200      13,581        -            -          -        -            -          -
Camarines Sur                         2          340       4,720        -            -          -        -            -          -
Masbate                               1          166         463        -            -          -        1          166        463
Sorsogon                              2        1,208       6,454        -            -          -        -            -          -

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, 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          20        7,518      35,901        2        2,490     15,284        1          163        350

Aklan                                 1          400       3,040        1          400      3,040        -            -          -
Antique                               1          300         800        -            -          -        -            -          -
Capiz                                 6        1,149       6,579        -            -          -        -            -          -
Iloilo                                3        1,906       9,944        -            -          -        -            -          -
Negros Occidental                     9        3,763      15,538        1        2,090     12,244        1          163        350

Region VII - Central Visayas         36       35,892     307,153       21       30,830    277,147        2          302        410

Cebu                                 34       35,822     307,005       21       30,830    277,147        1          280        350
Negros Oriental                       2           70         148        -            -          -        1           22         60

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         5        5,803      16,270        1          608      9,000        -            -          -

Leyte                                 5        5,803      16,270        1          608      9,000        -            -          -

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       3        2,171       7,999        1        1,280      4,679        -            -          -

Zamboanga del Sur                     3        2,171       7,999        1        1,280      4,679        -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         16        9,969      53,828        6        7,575     44,125        1          207        807

Bukidnon                              9        5,204      20,316        2        3,558     13,888        1          207        807
Misamis Oriental                      7        4,765      33,512        4        4,017     30,237        -            -          -

Region XI - Davao Region             33       16,085      71,107       15        7,273     46,386        -            -          -

Davao del Norte                      17        5,481      19,296        9        2,039      9,706        -            -          -
Davao del Sur                        13       10,413      50,968        5        5,199     36,644        -            -          -
Davao Oriental                        1           96         200        -            -          -        -            -          -
Compostela Valley                     2           95         643        1           35         36        -            -          -

Region XII - Soccsksargen             9        3,903       8,934        3        2,357      6,179        -            -          -

South Cotabato                        4        3,357       7,264        2        2,157      5,594        -            -          -
Saranggani                            3          410       1,121        1          200        585        -            -          -
Cotabato City                         2          136         549        -            -          -        -            -          -

Region XIII - Caraga                  7        2,995      11,385        1        1,123      6,832        -            -          -

Agusan del Norte                      5        1,392       3,607        -            -          -        -            -          -
Agusan del Sur                        2        1,603       7,778        1        1,123      6,832        -            -          -

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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
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                           1          179       1,649        4        3,815     10,802      197      130,031    545,252

National Capital Region               -            -           -        1          514      2,410       48       45,782    162,500

First District                        -            -           -        -            -          -        2          130        875
Second District                       -            -           -        1          514      2,410       13        7,819     28,222
Third District                        -            -           -        -            -          -       26       22,915     68,056
Fourth District                       -            -           -        -            -          -        7       14,918     65,347

Region I - Ilocos Region              -            -           -        -            -          -        7        7,051     28,721

Ilocos Ssur                           -            -           -        -            -          -        1           80        646
La Union                              -            -           -        -            -          -        2          126        338
Pangasinan                            -            -           -        -            -          -        4        6,845     27,737

Region III - Central Lluzon           -            -           -        1          761      1,532       35       19,635     89,151

Bulacan                               -            -           -        1          761      1,532       19       11,417     60,122
Nueva Ecija                           -            -           -        -            -          -        5        1,783      3,221
Pampanga                              -            -           -        -            -          -        9        6,177     24,704
Tarlac                                -            -           -        -            -          -        2          258      1,104

Region iva - Calabarzon               1          179       1,649        -            -          -       25       25,126     140,861

Batangas                              1          179       1,649        -            -          -        6        6,381      50,583
Cavite                                -            -           -        -            -          -        7        8,889      46,315
Laguna                                -            -           -        -            -          -        8        4,957      34,479
Quezon                                -            -           -        -            -          -        1          200       1,251
Rizal                                 -            -           -        -            -          -        3        4,699       8,233

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 -            -           -        -            -          -        4        2,101       4,746

Palawan                               -            -           -        -            -          -        4        2,101       4,746

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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
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Region V - Bicol                      -            -           -        -            -          -        5        2,748      24,755

Camarines Norte                       -            -           -        -            -          -        1        1,200      13,581
Camarines Sur                         -            -           -        -            -          -        2          340       4,720
Sorsogon                              -            -           -        -            -          -        2        1,208       6,454

Region VI - Western Visayas           -            -           -        -            -          -       17        4,865      20,267

Antique                               -            -           -        -            -          -        1          300         800
Capiz                                 -            -           -        -            -          -        6        1,149       6,579
Iloilo                                -            -           -        -            -          -        3        1,906       9,944
Negros Occidental                     -            -           -        -            -          -        7        1,510       2,944

Region VII - Central Visayas          -            -           -        -            -          -       13        4,760      29,596

Cebu                                  -            -           -        -            -          -       12        4,712      29,508
Negros Oriental                       -            -           -        -            -          -        1           48          88

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         -            -           -        -            -          -        4        5,195       7,270

Leyte                                 -            -           -        -            -          -        4        5,195       7,270

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       -            -           -        -            -          -        2          891       3,320

Zamboanga del Sur                     -            -           -        -            -          -        2          891       3,320

Region X - Northern Mindanao          -            -           -        -            -          -        9        2,187       8,896

Bukidnon                              -            -           -        -            -          -        6        1,439       5,621
Misamis Oriental                      -            -           -        -            -          -        3          748       3,275

Region XI - Davao Region              -            -           -        2        2,540      6,860       16        6,272      17,861

Davao del Norte                       -            -           -        2        2,540      6,860        6          902       2,730
Davao del Sur                         -            -           -        -            -          -        8        5,214      14,324
Davao Oriental                        -            -           -        -            -          -        1           96         200
Compostela Valley                     -            -           -        -            -          -        1           60         607

Region XII - Soccsksargen             -            -           -        -            -          -        6        1,546       2,755

South Cotabato                        -            -           -        -            -          -        2        1,200       1,670
Saranggani                            -            -           -        -            -          -        2          210         536
Cotabato City                         -            -           -        -            -          -        2          136         549

Region XIII - Caraga                  -            -           -        -            -          -        6        1,872       4,553

Agusan del Norte                      -            -           -        -            -          -        5        1,392       3,607
Agusan del Sur                        -            -           -        -            -          -        1          480         946

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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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