Table 4. Number of Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction by Type of Building,
         by Region and Province:  Philippines, Second Quarter, 2007

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                                               TOTAL             |               BANKS            |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
        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                       1,731    1,123,927  10,761,350       37       12,386     80,656      161       95,981    514,801

National Capital Region             549      647,847   6,892,438        8        2,266     12,507       11        7,670     39,873

1st District                        129      194,571   1,949,163       -            -          -         2        5,327     16,203
2nd District                         62      122,952   1,211,277       -            -          -         1          609      6,500
3rd District                        100       73,052     923,619        1           37        300        6        1,008      5,037
4th District                         57       10,941      68,663        3          698      5,719        1          376      3,710
5th District                         80       81,036     610,646        1          959      2,271       -            -          -
6th District                        121      165,295   2,129,067        3          572      4,215        1          350      8,422

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                            23       22,453     120,525       -            -          -         9       13,335     59,975

Abra                                  3          856       5,235       -            -          -         1          520      3,616
Benguet                              17       19,850      98,494       -            -          -         8       12,815     56,358
Ifugao                                1          127         200       -            -          -        -            -          -
Kalinga                               1        1,620      15,895       -            -          -        -            -          -
Mountain Province                     1           -          700       -            -          -        -            -          -
Apayao                               -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -

Region I - Ilocos Region            120       35,127     191,119        1        2,200      7,686       26        8,591     41,606

Ilocos Norte                         20        3,523      21,247       -            -          -         1          593      4,025
Ilocos Sur                           13        6,735      48,121       -            -          -         1          972      7,504
La Union                             30       11,778      38,023       -            -          -         4        3,872     16,050
Pangasinan                           57       13,091      83,726        1        2,200      7,686       20        3,154     14,026

Region II - Cagayan Valley           20        2,785      16,441       -            -          -         1          568      2,574

Batanes                              -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Cagayan                               1          152       1,626       -            -          -        -            -          -
Isabela                              18        2,368      13,315       -            -          -         1          568      2,574
Nueva Vizcaya                        -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Quirino                               1          265       1,500       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon          180      136,377   1,513,450        4        2,875     22,740       18       11,363     81,339

Bataan                                8        1,647      12,059       -            -          -         2          337      2,828
Bulacan                              44       10,227      43,365        1          111        501       -            -          -
Nueva Ecija                           9        4,283      36,537        1        1,790     17,837        1          961      2,542
Pampanga                             78      109,561   1,351,907       -            -          -         9        8,030     57,205
Tarlac                               27        6,346      33,523        2          974      4,402        3          205      1,139
Zambales                             10        3,960      33,843       -            -          -         3        1,830     17,624
Aurora                                4          353       2,213       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON             168       28,586     258,507        8        1,862     18,375       19        2,057     12,712

Batangas                             22        6,613      90,027       -            -          -        -            -          -
Cavite                               97       12,955      95,096        5        1,224     11,736       18        1,815     10,609
Laguna                               33        5,997      43,675        2          330      2,437        1          242      2,102
Quezon                               12        2,487      25,497        1          308      4,200       -            -          -
Rizal                                 4          534       4,211       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                17        8,496      48,734        2          412      3,452        1          106        918

Marinduque                           -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Occidental Mindoro                    2        5,438      30,068       -            -          -        -            -          -
Oriental Mindoro                     10        1,374      10,756        2          412      3,452       -            -          -
Palawan                               5        1,684       7,909       -            -          -         1          106        918
Romblon

Region V - Bicol                     28        4,918      30,403        1          136      1,041        4          854      5,054

Albay                                14        2,637      12,031       -            -          -         3          695      3,110
Camarines Norte                       2          272       1,228       -            -          -        -            -          -
Camarines Sur                         8        1,455      11,368        1          136      1,041       -            -          -
Catanduanes                           3          554       4,684       -            -          -         1          159      1,944
Masbate                              -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Sorsogon                              1           -        1,090       -            -          -        -            -          -

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Table 4. (continued)

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                                               TOTAL             |               BANKS            |       HOTEL/MOTEL, ETC.
        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          98       39,945     293,903        1          300      2,765        8       10,370     75,943

Aklan                                10        2,155      21,244        1          300      2,765        2          454      5,197
Antique                               4        1,247      14,469       -            -          -        -            -          -
Capiz                                 5        2,628       8,607       -            -          -         1        1,549      3,652
Iloilo                               20        1,908      23,214       -            -          -        -            -          -
Negros Occidental                    59       32,007     226,367       -            -          -         5        8,367     67,094
Guimaras

Region VII - Central Visayas        162      124,952   1,011,308        6        1,359      5,870       29       27,699    134,876

Bohol                                23        4,629      37,328        1           60        362        7        2,870     26,179
Cebu                                119      113,723     930,355        5        1,299      5,507       20       24,063    106,537
Negros Oriental                      15        4,772      32,197       -            -          -         1          700      1,500
Siquijor                              5        1,828      11,426       -            -          -         1           66        660

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas        38        8,602      31,397       -            -          -         5        3,354      5,622

Eastern Samar                         7        1,191       6,247       -            -          -        -            -          -
Leyte                                21        5,736      15,112       -            -          -         4        3,105      4,659
Northern Samar                        2          440       1,964       -            -          -        -            -          -
Samar (Western Samar)                 3          941       6,530       -            -          -         1          249        962
Southern Leyte                        3          173         620       -            -          -        -            -          -
Biliran                               2          121         923       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         51        8,593      62,256       -            -          -         4        2,234     12,459

Zamboanga del Norte                   7        1,247       6,993       -            -          -        -            -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                    44        7,346      55,263       -            -          -         4        2,234     12,459
Zamboanga Sibugay                    -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Isabela City

Region X - Northern Mindanao         41       13,554      66,530        2          376      1,882        6        2,309     12,518

Bukidnon                             18        9,092      35,081       -            -          -         3        1,258      4,911
Camiguin                              4          218       2,235       -            -          -         1           64        232
Lanao del Norte                       1            0       1,845       -            -          -        -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                   -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                     18        4,244      27,368        2          376      1,882        2          987      7,374

Region XI - Davao Region            173       32,338     178,846        3          420      3,192       12        3,295     22,505

Davao del Norte                      42        7,964      38,410        2          170      1,265        3          877      5,430
Davao del Sur                        82       22,277     128,058        1          250      1,927        7        1,932     13,998
Davao Oriental                        5          570       4,349       -            -          -        -            -           0
Compostela Valley                    44        1,527       8,028       -            -          -         2          486      3,077

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN            49        8,638      39,703       -            -          -         8        2,176      6,819

North Cotabato                       -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -          -
South Cotabato                       34        7,436      28,699       -            -          -         4        1,475      4,543
Sultan Kudarat                        9          429       5,284       -            -          -         2          184        737
Sarangani                             5          705       5,621       -            -          -         1          449      1,442
Cotabato City                         1           68          96       -            -          -         1           68         96

Region XIII - Caraga                 14          716       5,783        1          180      1,141       -            -          -

Agusan del Norte                      8          586       4,018        1          180      1,141       -            -          -
Agusan del Sur                       -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -
Surigao del Norte                     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 4. (continued)

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                                   CONDOMINIUM/OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            OTHERS
        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                         369      681,154   7,838,738      499      137,881    752,852      665      196,525   1,574,301

National Capital Region             204      489,596   5,665,376      142       28,952    184,761      184      119,363     989,918

Ist District                         94      100,046   1,159,228        8          724      3,840       25       88,474     769,889
2nd District                         17      105,320   1,083,148       20        2,123     10,136       24       14,900     111,491
3rd District                         33       63,128     861,494       35        5,188     29,335       25        3,691      27,450
4th District                         12        2,780      18,722       15        2,634     14,392       26        4,453      26,119
5th District                         25       67,350     517,779       21        9,889     66,972       33        2,838      23,622
6th District                         23      150,972   2,025,002       43        8,394     60,083       51        5,007      31,343

Cordillera Administrative
   Region                             1        6,143      35,351        3          375      2,033       10        2,600      23,164

Abra                                 -            -           -         2          336      1,618       -            -           -
Benguet                               1        6,143      35,351        1           39        415        7          853       6,368
Ifugao                               -            -           -        -            -          -         1          127         200
Kalinga                              -            -           -        -            -          -         1        1,620      15,895
Mountain Province                    -            -           -        -            -          -         1           -          700
Apayao                               -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region             13        4,597      26,357       28        7,913     60,026       52       11,826      55,442

Ilocos Norte                          3        1,704       7,882        5          124        278       11        1,102       9,061
Ilocos Sur                            3        1,854      11,845        2        2,890     18,946        7        1,019       9,824
La Union                              4          326       1,870        7          442      1,440       15        7,138      18,663
Pangasinan                            3          713       4,759       14        4,457     39,360       19        2,567      17,893

Region II - Cagayan Valley            2          541       4,235       15        1,411      7,239        2          265       2,391

Batanes                              -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Cagayan                               1          152       1,626       -            -          -        -            -           -
Isabela                               1          389       2,609       15        1,411      7,239        1           -          891
Nueva Vizcaya                        -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Quirino                              -            -           -        -            -          -         1          265       1,500

Region III - Central Luzon           18       93,726   1,223,087       73       19,186    114,756       67        9,227      71,525

Bataan                               -            -           -         3        1,284      7,298        3           26       1,932
Bulacan                               4        1,603       5,672       13        4,335     12,910       26        4,178      24,281
Nueva Ecija                           1          368       3,840        3          514      7,157        3          650       5,160
Pampanga                              7       90,857   1,207,511       36        7,399     54,383       26        3,275      32,807
Tarlac                                4          641       3,965       12        3,652     18,499        6          874       5,516
Zambales                              2          257       2,097        2        1,649     12,295        3          224       1,827
Aurora                               -            -           -         4          353      2,213       -            -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON              18        4,388      24,414       39        6,404     37,377       84       13,875     165,629

Batangas                              4          265       1,181        9        1,715      7,670        9        4,633      81,174
Cavite                                8        1,747       9,398       14        2,292     17,611       52        5,877      45,739
Laguna                                5        2,216      11,464        9        1,635      7,966       16        1,574      19,704
Quezon                               -            -           -         5          600      3,785        6        1,579      17,510
Rizal                                 1          160       2,369        2          162        342        1          212       1,500

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                 1        1,212       4,896        3        4,193      7,623       10        2,573      31,843

Marinduque                           -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Occidental Mindoro                   -            -           -         1        3,826      4,813        1        1,612      25,255
Oriental Mindoro                     -            -           -         2          367      2,810        6          595       4,493
Palawan                               1        1,212       4,896       -            -          -         3          366       2,094
Romblon                              -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -

Region V - Bicol                      4        1,190       7,043        7        1,249      6,781       12        1,489      10,480

Albay                                 3          420       1,930        4          902      4,111        4          620       2,879
Camarines Norte                      -            -           -         2          272      1,228       -            -           -
Camarines Sur                         1          770       5,113       -            -          -         6          549       5,213
Catanduanes                          -            -           -         1           75      1,442        1          320       1,297
Masbate                              -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Sorsogon                             -            -           -        -            -          -         1           -        1,090

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Table 4. (continued)

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                                   CONDOMINIUM/OFFICE BUILDING   |            STORE               |            OTHERS
        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 VI - Western Visayas          17        5,090      35,945       31       19,835    133,243       41        4,350      46,004

Aklan                                 1          285       1,813        3           98        734        3        1,018      10,732
Antique                               2        1,247      10,928       -            -          -         2           -        3,541
Capiz                                 2          841       3,395        2          238      1,559       -            -           -
Iloilo                                2          476       6,512        4          252      1,964       14        1,180      14,736
Negros Occidental                    10        2,241      13,295       22       19,247    128,985       22        2,152      16,993
Guimaras                             -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -

Region VII - Central Visayas         33       56,442     701,635       36       29,121    108,491       58       10,331      60,433

Bohol                                 3          452       4,692        4          323        878        8          924       5,214
Cebu                                 24       50,778     657,388       25       28,487    106,911       45        9,096      54,010
Negros Oriental                       3        3,478      28,898        6          283        590        5          311       1,208
Siquijor                              3        1,734      10,655        1           28        111       -            -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         6          476       3,375       21        4,149     18,287        6          623       4,113

Eastern Samar                        -            -           -         6        1,161      6,202        1           30          45
Leyte                                 5          413       2,672       10        2,133      7,057        2           85         722
Northern Samar                       -            -           -         1          200      1,124        1          240         839
Samar (Western Samar)                -            -           -         1          454      3,182        1          238       2,385
Southern Leyte                       -            -           -         2          143        500        1           30         120
Biliran                               1           63         703        1           58        219       -            -           -

Region IX - Western Mindanao          7          801       5,724       27        3,292     29,580       13        2,266      14,492

Zamboanga del Norte                   1           51         200        2          333      3,283        4          863       3,509
Zamboanga del Sur                     6          750       5,524       25        2,959     26,297        9        1,403      10,983
Zamboanga Sibugay                    -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Isabela City                         -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao          7        3,983      22,982       12        3,771     12,020       14        3,115      17,127

Bukidnon                              2        2,044      10,447        8        3,193      9,265        5        2,597      10,457
Camiguin                             -            -           -        -            -          -         3          154       2,003
Lanao del Norte                      -            -           -        -            -          -         1           -        1,845
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental                      5        1,939      12,535        4          578      2,754        5          364       2,822

Region XI - Davao Region             30       11,956      76,190       49        6,836     24,398       79        9,831      52,558

Davao del Norte                      11        3,652      19,961       14        2,178      7,076       12        1,087       4,676
Davao del Sur                        12        7,487      51,579       30        4,081     14,939       32        8,527      45,613
Davao Oriental                        3          404       2,474       -            -          -         2          166       1,874
Compostela Valley                     4          413       2,174        5          577      2,381       33           51         394

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN             8        1,013       2,120       10          991      4,879       23        4,458      25,883

North Cotabato                       -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
South Cotabato                        6          878       1,643        8          816      3,071       16        4,267      19,441
Sultan Kudarat                        1           29         152        1           25        145        5          191       4,250
Sarangani                             1          106         325        1          150      1,662        2           -        2,191
Cotabato City                        -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                 -            -           -         3          203      1,350       10          333       3,291

Agusan del Norte                     -            -           -         2           73        205        5          333       2,672
Agusan del Sur                       -            -           -        -            -          -        -            -           -
Surigao del Norte                    -            -           -         1          130      1,145        5           -          619
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

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