Table 3. Number of Non-Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions, by Type of Building,
         by Region, and Province:  Philippines, Second Quarter 2007

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                                            TOTAL               |          COMMERCIAL             |          INDUSTRIAL
        Province,              Number | Floor Area  |     Value | Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |   Value
  City, and Municipality              |     (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                  (1) |         (2) |       (3) |    (4) |        (5) |       (6) |    (7) |        (8) |      (9)
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Philippines                     2,518     1,646,691  14,144,117    1,731    1,123,927  10,761,350      255      287,103   1,720,869

National Capital Region           643       760,531   7,511,632      549      647,847   6,892,438       42       85,286     404,891

Ist District                      131       194,659   1,949,727      129      194,571   1,949,163        1           30         100
2nd District                       72       134,790   1,336,817       62      122,952   1,211,277        1        2,400      15,614
3rd District                      121        87,772   1,039,120      100       73,052     923,619       13       13,275     103,522
4th District                       76        20,972     124,491       57       10,941      68,663       10        6,914      35,167
5th District                       99       138,388     780,531       80       81,036     610,646        8       50,231     145,021
6th District                      144       183,950   2,280,944      121      165,295   2,129,067        9       12,436     105,466

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                          32        27,960     154,450       23       22,453     120,525        3        1,061       3,148

Abra                                3           856       5,235        3          856       5,235       -            -           -
Benguet                            26        25,357     132,419       17       19,850      98,494        3        1,061       3,148
Ifugao                              1           127         200        1          127         200       -            -           -
Kalinga                             1         1,620      15,895        1        1,620      15,895       -            -           -
Mountain Province                   1            -          700        1           -          700       -            -           -
Apayao

Region I - Ilocos Region          157        42,057     226,994      120       35,127     191,119       10        1,232       5,244

Ilocos Norte                       27         5,411      26,922       20        3,523      21,247        2          302         760
Ilocos Sur                         20         7,303      51,456       13        6,735      48,121        4          312       1,976
La Union                           41        13,410      50,497       30       11,778      38,023        2          259         700
Pangasinan                         69        15,933      98,119       57       13,091      83,726        2          359       1,807

Region II - Cagayan Valley         29         9,887      58,516       20        2,785      16,441       -            -           -

Batanes
Cagayan                             1           152       1,626        1          152       1,626       -            -           -
Isabela                            26         8,318      34,960       18        2,368      13,315       -            -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                      -             -           -        -            -           -        -            -           -
Quirino                             2         1,417      21,930        1          265       1,500       -            -           -

Region III - Central Luzon        308       181,934   1,789,155      180      136,377   1,513,450       26       18,526      85,346

Bataan                             13         6,606      67,844        8        1,647      12,059        1          210       3,200
Bulacan                            75        25,797     111,606       44       10,227      43,365        7        9,052      33,685
Nueva Ecija                        26        10,656      76,493        9        4,283      36,537        6        4,287      19,745
Pampanga                          132       122,106   1,426,414       78      109,561   1,351,907       11        4,677      28,397
Tarlac                             43        11,630      65,402       27        6,346      33,523        1          300         318
Zambales                           15         4,786      39,181       10        3,960      33,843       -            -           -
Aurora                              4           353       2,213        4          353       2,213       -            -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON           279       191,071   1,594,282      168       28,586     258,507       47      107,483     932,165

Batangas                           47        30,214     314,333       22        6,613      90,027        9        4,048      48,155
Cavite                            126        50,145     481,321       97       12,955      95,096       12       23,806     283,450
Laguna                             70        95,210     719,059       33        5,997      43,675       26       79,629     600,558
Quezon                             26        11,046      47,372       12        2,487      25,497       -            -           -
Rizal                              10         4,456      32,196        4          534       4,211       -            -           -

Region IVB - MIMAROPA              27        12,298      63,992       17        8,496      48,734        8        2,893      10,903

Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro                  4         5,967      31,761        2        5,438      30,068        2          529       1,693
Oriental Mindoro                   13         2,140      14,915       10        1,374      10,756        2          185         952
Palawan                            10         4,191      17,315        5        1,684       7,909        4        2,179       8,257
Romblon                            -             -           -        -            -           -        -            -

Region V - Bicol                   56        19,429      94,007       28        4,918      30,403        7        3,206      14,207

Albay                              32        14,613      66,101       14        2,637      12,031        3        2,208       9,689
Camarines Norte                     2           272       1,228        2          272       1,228       -            -           -
Camarines Sur                      13         2,625      16,297        8        1,455      11,368        3          898       3,745
Catanduanes                         6           798       6,490        3          554       4,684        1          100         772
Masbate                             1         1,081       2,500       -            -           -        -            -           -
Sorsogon                            2            40       1,390        1           -        1,090       -            -           -

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                            TOTAL               |          COMMERCIAL            |          INDUSTRIAL
        Province,              Number | Floor Area  |    Value  | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
  City, and Municipality              |     (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                  (1) |         (2) |       (3) |    (4) |        (5) |      (6) |    (7) |        (8) |      (9)
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Region VI - Western Visayas       141        54,847     389,777       98       39,945    293,903       15        8,654     55,632

Aklan                              11         2,455      24,399       10        2,155     21,244       -            -          -
Antique                             4         1,247      14,469        4        1,247     14,469       -            -          -
Capiz                              14         3,929      19,027        5        2,628      8,607        3          392      3,454
Iloilo                             25         6,632      55,599       20        1,908     23,214        2        4,325     29,958
Negros Occidental                  84        40,065     273,581       59       32,007    226,367       10        3,937     22,218
Guimaras                            3           519       2,699       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region VII - Central Visayas      258       183,051   1,446,127      162      124,952  1,011,308       39       29,733    112,346

Bohol                              37         8,120      57,407       23        4,629     37,328        4          217        979
Cebu                              184       164,288   1,326,835      119      113,723    930,355       31       28,969    110,587
Negros Oriental                    31         8,727      50,307       15        4,772     32,197        3          459        630
Siquijor                            6         1,916      11,576        5        1,828     11,426        1           88        150

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas      76        15,144      73,597       38        8,602     31,397        2          555      1,189

Eastern Samar                       7         1,191       6,247        7        1,191      6,247       -            -          -
Leyte                              30         8,522      27,084       21        5,736     15,112        1          315        350
Northern Samar                     15         2,251       8,303        2          440      1,964        1          240        839
Samar (Western Samar)              13         1,678      14,900        3          941      6,530       -            -          -
Southern Leyte                      8         1,319      15,453        3          173        620       -            -          -
Biliran                             3           183       1,608        2          121        923       -            -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao       68        15,027      81,642       51        8,593     62,256        2          331      1,429

Zamboanga del Norte                 8         1,328       7,423        7        1,247      6,993        1           81        429
Zamboanga del Sur                  60        13,699      74,219       44        7,346     55,263        1          250      1,000
Zamboanga Sibugay                  -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Isabela City                       -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao       79        27,404     129,990       41       13,554     66,530        6        4,523     17,654

Bukidnon                           50        20,296      76,007       18        9,092     35,081        6        4,523     17,654
Camiguin                            4           218       2,235        4          218      2,235       -            -          -
Lanao del Norte                     1            -        1,845        1           -       1,845       -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                 -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                   24         6,890      49,901       18        4,244     27,368       -            -          -

Region XI - Davao Region          255        70,522     327,298      173       32,338    178,846       31       17,541     54,044

Davao del Norte                    79        21,429      78,335       42        7,964     38,410       18        8,810     19,513
Davao del Sur                     113        41,827     223,820       82       22,277    128,058       10        6,018     31,817
Davao Oriental                      8         1,070       8,198        5          570      4,349       -            -          -
Compostela Valley                  55         6,196      16,943       44        1,527      8,028        3        2,713      2,713

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN          80        29,651     146,564       49        8,638     39,703       16        5,909     22,454

North Cotabato                     -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
South Cotabato                     59        15,787      62,233       34        7,436     28,699       16        5,909     22,454
Sultan Kudarat                     10           997       6,964        9          429      5,284       -            -          -
Sarangani                          10        12,799      77,270        5          705      5,621       -            -          -
Cotabato City                       1            68          96        1           68         96       -            -          -

Region XIII - Caraga               30         5,878      56,085       14          716      5,783        1          170        210

Agusan del Norte                   17         2,258      16,036        8          586      4,018        1          170        210
Agusan del Sur                      4           353       3,127       -            -          -        -            -          -
Surigao del Norte                   9         3,267      36,920        6          130      1,764       -            -          -
Surigao del Sur                    -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -

Autonomous Region in Muslim
   Mindanao                        -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -

Basilan (Excluding Isabela City)   -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Lanao del Sur                      -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Maguindanao
   (Excluding Cotabato City)       -             -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                          INSTITUTIONAL          |           AGRICULTURAL            |       OTHERS
        Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value |  Number |  Floor Area  |    Value |   Number |     Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |         |     (sq.m.)  | (P1,000) |          |  (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |    (13) |        (14)  |     (15) |     (16) |      (17)
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Philippines                         431      206,118   1,585,079       101        29,543      76,818          -           -

National Capital Region              52       27,398     214,302        -             -           -           -           -

Ist District                          1           58         464        -             -           -           -           -
2nd District                          9        9,438     109,925        -             -           -           -           -
3rd District                          8        1,445      11,978        -             -           -           -           -
4th District                          9        3,117      20,660        -             -           -           -           -
5th District                         11        7,121      24,863        -             -           -           -           -
6th District                         14        6,219      46,410        -             -           -           -           -

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                             6        4,446      30,776        -             -           -           -           -

Abra                                 -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Benguet                               6        4,446      30,776        -             -           -           -           -
Ifugao                               -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Kalinga                              -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Mountain Province                    -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Apayao                               -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region             17        3,210      26,255        10         2,488       4,375          -           -

Ilocos Norte                          4          722       4,050         1           864         864          -           -
Ilocos Sur                            3          256       1,358        -             -           -           -           -
La Union                              3          732      10,434         6           641       1,339          -           -
Pangasinan                            7        1,500      10,412         3           983       2,172          -           -

Region II - Cagayan Valley            8        6,942      41,865         1           160         210          -           -

Batanes                              -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Cagayan                              -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Isabela                               7        5,790      21,435         1           160         210          -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                        -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Quirino                               1        1,152      20,430        -             -           -           -           -

Region III - Central Luzon           61       22,700     167,921        41         4,331      22,437          -           -

Bataan                                3        4,349      47,745         1           400       4,839          -           -
Bulacan                              11        4,898      27,313        13         1,620       7,242          -           -
Nueva Ecija                          11        2,086      20,210        -             -           -           -           -
Pampanga                             20        6,638      37,932        23         1,230       8,178          -           -
Tarlac                               11        3,903      29,382         4         1,081       2,178          -           -
Zambales                              5          826       5,337        -             -           -           -           -
Aurora                               -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON              57       46,829     389,257         7         8,173      14,351          -           -

Batangas                             14       16,129     168,184         2         3,424       7,965          -           -
Cavite                               16       13,324     101,874         1            60         899          -           -
Laguna                               11        9,584      74,824        -             -           -           -           -
Quezon                               10        3,870      16,388         4         4,689       5,486          -           -
Rizal                                 6        3,922      27,984        -             -           -           -           -

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                 2          909       4,354        -             -           -           -           -

Marinduque                           -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Occidental Mindoro                   -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Oriental Mindoro                      1          581       3,206        -             -           -           -           -
Palawan                               1          328       1,148        -             -           -           -           -
Romblon                              -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -

Region V - Bicol                     21       11,305      49,396        -             -           -           -           -

Albay                                15        9,768      44,380        -             -           -           -           -
Camarines Norte                      -            -           -         -             -           -           -           -
Camarines Sur                         2          272       1,182        -             -           -           -           -
Catanduanes                           2          144       1,033        -             -           -           -           -
Masbate                               1        1,081       2,500        -             -           -           -           -
Sorsogon                              1           40         300        -             -           -           -           -

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Table 3.  (continued)

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                                          INSTITUTIONAL          |           AGRICULTURAL            |       OTHERS
        Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value |  Number |  Floor Area  |    Value |   Number |     Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |         |     (sq.m.)  | (P1,000) |          |  (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |    (13) |        (14)  |     (15) |     (16) |      (17)
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Region VI - Western Visayas          28        6,248      40,242         -             -           -          -           -

Aklan                                 1          300       3,155         -             -           -          -           -
Antique                              -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Capiz                                 6          909       6,965         -             -           -          -           -
Iloilo                                3          399       2,426         -             -           -          -           -
Negros Occidental                    15        4,121      24,995         -             -           -          -           -
Guimaras                              3          519       2,699         -             -           -          -           -

Region VII - Central Visayas         45       25,994     315,466         12         2,372       7,005         -           -

Bohol                                 7        3,129      18,874          3           145         225         -           -
Cebu                                 28       20,058     280,256          6         1,538       5,635         -           -
Negros Oriental                      10        2,807      16,334          3           689       1,145         -           -
Siquijor                             -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        35        5,957      40,906          1            30         103         -           -

Eastern Samar                        -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Leyte                                 8        2,471      11,622         -             -           -          -           -
Northern Samar                       12        1,571       5,500         -             -           -          -           -
Samar (Western Samar)                 9          707       8,267          1            30         103         -           -
Southern Leyte                        5        1,146      14,832         -             -           -          -           -
Biliran                               1           62         684         -             -           -          -           -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         12        2,036       8,270          3         4,067       9,686         -           -

Zamboanga del Norte                  -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                    12        2,036       8,270          3         4,067       9,686         -           -
Zamboanga Sibugay                    -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Isabela City                         -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         12        5,825      34,659         20         3,502      11,146         -           -

Bukidnon                              7        3,254      12,314         19         3,427      10,957         -           -
Camiguin                             -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Lanao del Norte                      -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Misamis Occidental                   -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
Misamis Oriental                      5        2,571      22,344          1            75         189         -           -

Region XI - Davao Region             48       17,379      89,315          3         3,264       5,092         -           -

Davao del Norte                      18        4,375      20,073          1           280         338         -           -
Davao del Sur                        19       10,548      59,190          2         2,984       4,754         -           -
Davao Oriental                        3          500       3,849         -             -           -          -           -
Compostela Valley                     8        1,956       6,202         -             -           -          -           -

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN            13       14,236      82,422          2           868       1,983         -           -

North Cotabato                       -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
South Cotabato                        9        2,442      11,078         -             -           -          -           -
Sultan Kudarat                       -            -           -           1           568       1,679         -           -
Sarangani                             4       11,794      71,344          1           300         304         -           -
Cotabato City                        -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                 14        4,704      49,666          1           288         424         -           -

Agusan del Norte                      7        1,214      11,382          1           288         424         -           -
Agusan del Sur                        4          353       3,127         -             -           -          -           -
Surigao del Norte                     3        3,137      35,155         -             -           -          -           -
Surigao del Sur

Autonomous Region in Muslim
   Mindanao                          -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -

Basilan (Excluding Isabela City)     -            -           -          -             -           -          -           -
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

Page last updated:  March 18, 2008
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