Table 4. Number of New Commercial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building, by Region
         and Province: Philippines, Third 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                          1,535      683,679   5,379,312       48       21,102    117,313      185      108,504    916,422

National Capital Region                368      270,703   2,458,876       15        2,715     16,307       22        7,228     47,696

Ist District                            23       12,137      92,508       -            -          -         2        2,652     23,636
2nd District                            94       41,338     326,028        4          661      2,908        3        2,882      8,278
3rd District                            85       21,395     201,803        4          547      4,771       -            -          -
4th District                            39       38,556     120,011        3          984      6,759        4          176      1,033
5th District                            41      102,430   1,140,480       -            -          -         2        1,017     10,091
6th District                            86       54,847     578,043        4          523      1,867       11          501      4,656

Cordillera Administrative Region        18       20,819     206,969        1          254        949        5       15,856    170,824

Abra                                     1          254         949        1          254        949       -            -          -
Benguet                                 16       20,535     205,862       -            -          -         5       15,856    170,824
Apayao                                   1           30         157       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region I - Ilocos Region                79       12,448      74,286        3        1,926     10,027       10        4,107     27,061

Ilocos Norte                            10        1,466       6,503        1          297        823        2          517      3,634
Ilocos Sur                               6          300       2,486       -            -          -        -            -          -
La Union                                15        4,732      26,327        1        1,590      9,054        3        1,452     10,102
Pangasinan                              48        5,950      38,969        1           39        149        5        2,138     13,324

Region II - Cagayan Valley              36        9,565      72,184       -            -          -         4        1,292      5,769

Batanes                                  2          202       1,229       -            -          -        -            -          -
Cagayan                                  7        2,606      14,582       -            -          -         2          549      3,073
Isabela                                 15        2,637      17,921       -            -          -         2          743      2,695
Nueva Vizcaya                           11        3,844      37,131       -            -          -        -            -          -
Quirino                                  1          276       1,320       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon             209       46,431     307,495        9        1,362     10,629       30       11,862     77,601

Bataan                                   9        3,067      17,846       -            -          -        -            -          -
Bulacan                                 40        7,532      45,977        2          228        879       -            -          -
Nueva Ecija                             31        6,173      58,487       -            -          -        15        1,633     16,679
Pampanga                               104       23,897     159,644        5          726      7,707       14        9,194     56,039
Tarlac                                  14        4,499      19,687        2          408      2,042        1        1,035      4,881
Zambales                                 7        1,050       4,430       -            -          -        -            -          -
Aurora                                   4          213       1,421       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON                196       40,261     430,879        3          301      2,594       18        3,440     25,059

Batangas                                12        2,412       9,921       -            -          -        -            -          -
Cavite                                 126       27,802     349,981       -            -          -         9        1,328     13,571
Laguna                                  12        2,843      24,033        1           47        710       -            -          -
Quezon                                  26        4,986      34,244       -            -          -         9        2,112     11,488
Rizal                                   20        2,218      12,698        2          254      1,884       -            -          -

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                   27        7,885      48,095       -            -          -         5          976      6,293

Marinduque                               2          207       1,735       -            -          -        -            -          -
Occidental Mindoro                       4          526       4,311       -            -          -        -            -          -
Oriental Mindoro                        15        3,027      19,759       -            -          -         4          790      4,194
Palawan                                  3        3,611      18,178       -            -          -         1          186      2,098
Romblon                                  3          514       4,110       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region V - Bicol                        45       14,621      86,739        1        1,554      5,371        3        4,287     39,952

Albay                                   20        5,196      21,883        1        1,554      5,371       -            -          -
Camarines Sur                           19        8,734      61,704       -            -          -         3        4,287     39,952
Masbate                                  4          442       2,204       -            -          -        -            -          -
Sorsogon                                 2          249         946       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region VI - Western Visayas             94       47,474     344,099        4        1,096      9,918       24       27,492    243,375

Aklan                                   26       24,195     234,713        1          231      3,314       13       22,081    216,807
Antique                                  1          484       4,292        1          484      4,292       -            -          -
Capiz                                   10        2,986      14,324       -            -          -         2        1,793      6,265
Iloilo                                  30       11,913      45,716        2          381      2,311        4        2,236      8,857
Negros Occidental                       27        7,896      45,052       -            -          -         5        1,382     11,445

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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 VII - Central Visayas           183      132,445     863,505        8       11,092     56,017       30       23,182    195,415

Bohol                                   36        8,164      47,810        1          116      2,419        3          360      2,645
Cebu                                   122      115,833     765,657        7       10,976     53,597       22       20,136    169,370
Negros Oriental                         25        8,448      50,037       -            -          -         5        2,686     23,400

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas           43        9,674      45,412       -            -          -         7        1,382     11,906

Eastern Samar                            4          447       1,958       -            -          -        -            -          -
Leyte                                   30        7,178      33,559       -            -          -         5        1,082      8,520
Samar (Western Samar)                    5        1,577       5,533       -            -          -         1          115        885
Southern Leyte                           4          472       4,361       -            -          -         1          185      2,501

Region IX - Western Mindanao            12        2,483      11,730        1          276        500       -            -          -

Zamboanga del Sur                       11        2,450      11,667        1          276        500       -            -          -
Isabela City                             1           33          63       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao            31        7,089      37,153       -            -          -         4          262      1,182

Bukidnon                                 4        1,783       6,961       -            -          -        -            -          -
Camiguin                                 6          390       1,166       -            -          -         3          174        721
Lanao del Norte                          1           26          93       -            -          -        -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                       1           59         210       -            -          -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                        19        4,831      28,721       -            -          -         1           88        460

Region XI - Davao Region               107       34,647     233,980        1          112        161       12        4,931     44,395

Davao del Norte                         35        7,776      39,605       -            -          -         5        2,543     18,236
Davao del Sur                           60       25,335     188,360        1          112        161        6        2,157     25,796
Davao Oriental                           3          368       2,379       -            -          -        -            -          -
Compostela Valley                        9        1,168       3,635       -            -          -         1          231        362

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN               61       21,886     134,093        1          250      3,336        7        1,721     15,564

North Cotabato                          12        2,583      16,775       -            -          -         2          792      9,860
South Cotabato                          39       14,049      84,154        1          250      3,336        5          929      5,704
Sultan Kudarat                           7        3,996      29,857       -            -          -        -            -          -
Sarangani
Cotabato City                            3        1,258       3,306       -            -          -        -            -          -

Region XIII - Caraga                    26        5,248      23,808        1          164      1,500        4          486      4,324

Agusan del Norte                        15        2,380       9,369        1          164      1,500        3          314      1,287
Agusan del Sur                           5        1,028       7,547       -            -          -         1          172      3,037
Surigao del Norte                        6        1,840       6,892       -            -          -        -            -          -

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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) |        (14) |    (17)
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Philippines                          299      358,694   3,048,147       541        98,831     558,641        462        96,548   738,788

National Capital Region               88      220,997   2,153,877       153        23,109     131,369         90        16,654   109,625

Ist District                           9        5,773      38,879         6         1,379       6,766          6         2,333    23,226
2nd District                          19       25,333     243,347        50         9,382      52,986         18         3,080    18,506
3rd District                          20       16,278     165,739        42         3,211      22,458         19         1,359     8,835
4th District                           4       29,782      68,456         7         1,436       9,612         21         6,178    34,149
5th District                          20       98,930   1,111,339        11         1,219       9,486          8         1,264     9,563
6th District                          16       44,901     526,114        37         6,482      30,059         18         2,440    15,344

Cordillera Administrative Region       8        4,268      33,492         1            30         157          3           411     1,545

Abra                                  -            -           -         -             -           -          -             -         -
Benguet                                8        4,268      33,492        -             -           -           3           411     1,545
Apayao                                -            -           -          1            30         157         -             -         -

Region I - Ilocos Region               3          560       1,462        19         1,314       5,345         44         4,541    30,389

Ilocos Norte                           2          523       1,264         3            61         230          2            68       550
Ilocos Sur                            -            -           -          2            65         150          4           235     2,336
La Union                               1           37         198         2           102         598          8         1,551     6,373
Pangasinan                            -            -           -         12         1,086       4,365         30         2,687    21,129

Region II - Cagayan Valley             5        1,958       6,324        18         4,950      51,302          9         1,365     8,787

Batanes                               -            -           -          1            90         524          1           112       705
Cagayan                                3        1,618       5,285         1           414       6,000          1            25       222
Isabela                                2          340       1,039         9         1,319      12,168          2           235     2,017
Nueva Vizcaya                         -            -           -          7         3,127      32,609          4           717     4,521
Quirino                               -            -           -         -             -           -           1           276     1,320

Region III - Central Luzon            37       10,758      60,560        74        12,359      84,684         59        10,090    74,020

Bataan                                 4        2,238      11,925         1           400       2,883          4           429     3,036
Bulacan                                5          812       3,411        13         2,728      15,832         20         3,764    25,853
Nueva Ecija                            2          837       2,124        10         2,853      26,597          4           850    13,085
Pampanga                              22        5,711      38,144        37         4,073      28,357         26         4,193    29,396
Tarlac                                 3        1,060       3,827         6         1,804       8,256          2           192       679
Zambales                              -            -           -          4           388       2,461          3           662     1,968
Aurora                                 1          100       1,126         3           113         295         -             -         -

Region IVA - CALABARZON               17        4,459      40,306        43         5,055      35,080        115        27,006   327,839

Batangas                               2          135         798         5         1,214       3,204          5         1,063     5,919
Cavite                                 9        1,633      17,874        17         1,051      11,182         91        23,790   307,352
Laguna                                 3        2,320      19,217         3           151       1,528          5           325     2,577
Quezon                                 3          371       2,415         9         1,229      10,418          5         1,274     9,921
Rizal                                 -            -           -          9         1,410       8,746          9           554     2,067

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                  5        4,617      25,331         9           903       6,870          8         1,389     9,600

Marinduque                            -            -           -          2           207       1,735         -             -         -
Occidental Mindoro                    -            -           -          4           526       4,311         -             -         -
Oriental Mindoro                       2          780       5,551         1            68         413          8         1,389     9,600
Palawan                                1        3,345      15,780         1            80         300         -             -         -
Romblon                                2          492       4,000         1            22         110         -             -         -

Region V - Bicol                      16        5,048      23,112        12         1,556       6,563         13         2,176    11,740

Albay                                 12        2,545      11,679         5           756       3,229          2           341     1,603
Camarines Sur                          3        2,442      10,824         7           800       3,333          6         1,205     7,593
Masbate                               -            -           -         -             -           -           4           442     2,204
Sorsogon                               1           61         608        -             -           -           1           188       338

Region VI - Western Visayas           12        6,272      21,729        33         8,594      44,633         21         4,020    24,443

Aklan                                  2          445       4,071         8         1,155       8,855          2           283     1,665
Antique                               -            -           -         -             -           -          -             -         -
Capiz                                  2          492       3,605         4           511       3,212          2           190     1,240
Iloilo                                 6        5,077      12,408         6         1,663       5,402         12         2,556    16,736
Negros Occidental                      2          258       1,643        15         5,265      27,163          5           991     4,800

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Table 4.  (concluded)

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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) |        (14) |    (17)
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Region VII - Central Visayas          43       73,405     508,359        79        15,268      59,341         23         9,498    44,372

Bohol                                  6        1,652      13,454        20         3,321      18,268          6         2,715    11,023
Cebu                                  35       71,677     494,368        47         7,407      28,501         11         5,637    19,819
Negros Oriental                        2           76         537        12         4,540      12,570          6         1,146    13,529

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         11        4,051      17,483        20         3,897      14,663          5           344     1,359

Eastern Samar                          1          223         962         3           224         995         -             -         -
Leyte                                 10        3,828      16,520        12         1,981       7,377          3           287     1,141
Samar (Western Samar)                 -            -           -          3         1,431       4,478          1            31       169
Southern Leyte                        -            -           -          2           261       1,811          1            26        48

Region IX - Western Mindanao           2          295         900         7         1,477       7,925          2           435     2,405

Zamboanga del Sur                      2          295         900         6         1,444       7,862          2           435     2,405
Isabela City                          -            -           -          1            33          63         -             -         -

Region X - Northern Mindanao           4        2,735      12,528        13         2,458      17,830         10         1,634     5,612

Bukidnon                               1        1,333       5,204         2           116         452          1           334     1,304
Camiguin                              -            -           -          1            22          25          2           194       419
Lanao del Norte                       -            -           -         -             -           -           1            26        93
Misamis Occidental                    -            -           -         -             -           -           1            59       210
Misamis Oriental                       3        1,402       7,323        10         2,320      17,351          5         1,021     3,585

Region XI - Davao Region              37       15,522     123,492        33         7,778      24,841         24         6,304    41,090

Davao del Norte                       13        2,512      12,911        15         2,434       6,473          2           287     1,983
Davao del Sur                         22       12,810     110,030        14         4,981      16,791         17         5,275    35,581
Davao Oriental                        -            -           -         -             -           -           3           368     2,379
Compostela Valley                      2          200         550         4           363       1,577          2           374     1,145

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              9        3,527      18,207        21         9,165      65,354         23         7,223    31,631

North Cotabato                         1          600       1,299         4           461       1,825          5           730     3,790
South Cotabato                         7        2,898      16,743        12         5,115      35,824         14         4,857    22,545
Sultan Kudarat                        -            -           -          4         3,529      27,479          3           467     2,377
Sarangani
Cotabato City                          1           29         164         1            60         224          1         1,169     2,917

Region XIII - Caraga                   2          222         979         6           918       2,678         13         3,458    14,326

Agusan del Norte                      -            -           -          3           282         566          8         1,620     6,015
Agusan del Sur                         2          222         979         1           312         541          1           322     2,990
Surigao del Norte                     -            -           -          2           324       1,571          4         1,516     5,321

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

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