Table 2. Number of New Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building, by Region
         and Province: Philippines, Fourth Quarter 2007

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                                               TOTAL              |              SINGLE               |       DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
       Province,                        | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value  |        | Floor Area |     Value
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |     (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |   (1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |         (6) |    (7) |        (8) |       (9)
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Philippines                      14,441    1,841,872   12,415,407   13,265    1,515,080     9,863,178      370       33,057     228,787

National Capital Region           1,617      457,279    3,467,941    1,393      323,582     2,435,289       26        5,905      49,775

Ist District                        124       43,499      351,040      116       41,842       338,787       -            -           -
2nd District                        278       83,759      524,461      243       75,109       466,111        8        1,940      13,301
3rd District                        309      103,049      722,012      258       47,452       401,232        4          802       6,285
4th District                        251       40,063      233,153      244       39,279       226,551       -            -           -
5th District                        159       86,603      801,087      142       36,980       289,845        2          766       9,392
6th District                        496      100,306      836,184      390       82,920       712,759       12        2,397      20,796

Cordillera Administrative Region     99       18,786      134,166       79       11,366        90,746        1          233       1,483

Abra                                  2          230        1,271        2          230         1,271       -            -           -
Benguet                              87       17,290      127,053       67        9,870        83,633        1          233       1,483
Kalinga                               5          867        4,113        5          867         4,113       -            -           -
Apayao                                5          399        1,728        5          399         1,728       -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region            951      106,991      691,136      931      104,105       674,706        8        1,326       7,300

Ilocos Norte                        304       32,011      238,993      303       31,976       238,893       -            -           -
Ilocos Sur                          133       15,047       89,482      130       14,516        85,993        1          125         741
La Union                            138       16,022      102,513      135       15,638        99,674        1          112         615
Pangasinan                          376       43,911      260,145      363       41,975       250,145        6        1,089       5,943

Region II - Cagayan Valley          214       17,675       86,637      209       17,031        83,512       -            -           -

Batanes                               1          188        2,064        1          188         2,064       -            -           -
Cagayan                             139        8,735       37,975      136        8,375        36,426       -            -           -
Isabela                              68        8,160       43,657       66        7,876        42,081       -            -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                         3          452        2,327        3          452         2,327       -            -           -
Quirino                               3          140          611        3          140           611       -            -           -

Region III - Central Luzon        1,474      169,442    1,108,165    1,222      145,852       976,629       38        3,100      26,237

Bataan                              151       15,353      116,282      143       14,640       112,289        3          108       1,106
Bulacan                             520       50,842      259,609      354       36,700       194,385       17          858       6,260
Nueva Ecija                          96       13,169       87,831       91       12,085        82,741        1          200       1,058
Pampanga                            541       70,259      527,368      487       64,589       482,933       16        1,910      17,691
Tarlac                              106       12,274       74,960       87       10,293        62,167        1           24         120
Zambales                             35        5,874       35,452       35        5,874        35,452       -            -           -
Aurora                               25        1,671        6,659       25        1,671         6,659       -            -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON           3,748      440,491    3,222,272    3,456      332,522     2,345,018       48        6,201      42,024

Batangas                            381       50,016      279,160      351       45,560       247,719        2          244         588
Cavite                            1,196      102,662      809,122    1,054       90,992       764,235        3          180       1,906
Laguna                            1,169      100,640      605,781    1,113       81,847       508,714       14        2,129      15,072
Quezon                              344       31,617      238,615      341       31,153       235,373        1           74         323
Rizal                               658      155,556    1,289,593      597       82,970       588,976       28        3,574      24,133

Region IVB - MIMAROPA               185       21,036      140,215      169       18,789       121,445        3          227       1,531

Marinduque                           55        4,350       23,816       54        4,128        21,927       -            -           -
Occidental Mindoro                    6          644        3,683        6          644         3,683       -            -           -
Oriental Mindoro                     38        6,904       46,364       25        4,995        30,323        2          197       1,282
Palawan                              56        6,193       47,277       54        6,077        46,437        1           30         249
Romblon                              30        2,945       19,073       30        2,945        19,073       -            -           -

Region V - Bicol                    311       46,141      248,275      269       40,606       208,719        7          934       6,437

Albay                                82       21,033       73,764       82       21,033        73,764       -            -           -
Camarines Norte                      25        2,048       13,414       24        1,936        12,594        1          112         819
Camarines Sur                       171       18,679      126,317      131       13,792        92,423        6          822       5,617
Catanduanes                          12        1,278        7,194       12        1,278         7,194       -            -           -
Masbate                               2          294        2,797        2          294         2,797       -            -           -
Sorsogon                             19        2,809       24,787       18        2,273        19,944       -            -           -

Region VI - Western Visayas         598       90,954      631,744      572       84,687       582,322       13        2,638      19,664

Aklan                                32        6,388       54,397       32        6,388        54,397       -            -           -
Antique                              26        2,615       16,986       26        2,615        16,986       -            -           -
Capiz                                44        8,317       52,535       39        6,840        41,687        5        1,477      10,848
Iloilo                              248       44,152      293,491      234       41,720       272,584        6        1,057       8,388
Negros Occidental                   247       29,265      213,093      240       26,907       195,427        2          104         428
Guimaras                              1          217        1,240        1          217         1,240       -            -           -

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Table 2. (continued)

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                                               TOTAL              |              SINGLE               |       DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
       Province,                        | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value  |        | Floor Area |     Value
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |     (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |   (1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |         (6) |    (7) |        (8) |       (9)
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Region VII - Central Visayas      2,235      219,488    1,315,967    2,044      191,455     1,030,473      159        8,130      45,049

Bohol                               527       39,124      203,109      523       38,194       195,456       -            -           -
Cebu                              1,348      155,410      986,498    1,163      128,813       710,357      159        8,130      45,049
Negros Oriental                     343       22,497      105,335      341       21,991       103,635       -            -           -
Siquijor                             17        2,457       21,024       17        2,457        21,024       -            -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       277       25,489      144,841      228       23,574       130,041       48        1,565      12,565

Eastern Samar                        15        2,245       12,436       15        2,245        12,436       -            -           -
Leyte                               189       17,971      106,162      141       16,406        93,597       48        1,565      12,565
Northern Samar                       17          891        3,095       17          891         3,095       -            -           -
Samar (Western Samar)                15        1,334        9,056       15        1,334         9,056       -            -           -
Southern Leyte                       26        2,171       10,459       26        2,171        10,459       -            -           -
Biliran                              15          877        3,631       14          527         1,396       -            -           -

Region IX - Western Mindanao        261       19,823       95,044      261       19,823        95,044       -            -           -

Zamboanga del Norte                 120       10,319       39,934      120       10,319        39,934       -            -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                   139        9,378       53,995      139        9,378        53,995       -            -           -
Isabela City                          2          126        1,114        2          126         1,114       -            -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao        569       62,823      336,684      562       61,135       324,767        3          400       3,947

Bukidnon                             53        8,700       26,685       53        8,700        26,685       -            -           -
Camiguin                             43        2,883       11,352       42        2,708        10,700       -            -           -
Lanao del Norte                      98       11,563       56,679       98       11,563        56,679       -            -           -
Misamis Occidental                   71       10,614       58,616       69        9,858        53,605        1           86         261
Misamis Oriental                    304       29,063      183,349      300       28,306       177,096        2          314       3,686

Region XI - Davao Region          1,454      104,590      592,393    1,437      101,629       576,348       11        1,925      10,136

Davao del Norte                     501       25,978       94,537      492       24,830        87,805        7          455       2,361
Davao del Sur                       768       68,324      461,178      761       66,559       452,164        4        1,470       7,775
Davao Oriental                       35        2,233        8,834       35        2,233         8,834       -            -           -
Compostela Valley                   150        8,055       27,842      149        8,007        27,542       -            -           -

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN           142       14,900       88,021      130       13,512        80,073        4          269       1,712

North Cotabato                       12          661        3,756       12          661         3,756       -            -           -
South Cotabato                      100       11,701       69,577       91       10,591        63,505        4          269       1,712
Sultan Kudarat                       25        1,980       11,234       22        1,702         9,358       -            -           -
Sarangani                             5          558        3,453        5          558         3,453       -            -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                306       25,964      111,900      303       25,412       108,039        1          204         920

Agusan del Norte                    202       16,487       69,499      200       16,139        66,559       -            -           -
Agusan del Sur                       58        4,115       15,748       58        4,115        15,748       -            -           -
Surigao del Norte                    28        3,631       17,912       27        3,427        16,991        1          204         920
Surigao del Sur                      18        1,731        8,740       18        1,731         8,740       -            -           -

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Table 2. (concluded)

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                                        APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA      |     RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM      |            OTHERS
       Province,                        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    Value
                                   (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |       (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                         653     194,433     1,598,018        2       62,968      369,760      151       36,334    355,661

National Capital Region             192      50,198       407,305        2       62,968      369,760        4       14,626    205,811

Ist District                          7       1,597        11,968       -            -            -         1           60        285
2nd District                         27       6,710        45,049       -            -            -        -            -          -
3rd District                         45      23,262       219,950        1       31,398       92,120        1          135      2,422
4th District                          6         637         4,036       -            -            -         1          147      2,565
5th District                         13       3,003        23,671        1       31,570      277,640        1       14,284    200,537
6th District                         94      14,989       102,628       -            -            -        -            -          -

Cordillera Administrative Region      3       2,447        16,495       -            -            -        16        4,740     25,440

Abra                                 -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Benguet                               3       2,447        16,495       -            -            -        16        4,740     25,440
Kalinga                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Apayao                               -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region I - Ilocos Region              2         387         2,938       -            -            -        10        1,173      6,190

Ilocos Norte                         -           -             -        -            -            -         1           35        100
Ilocos Sur                            1         274         2,136       -            -            -         1          132        611
La Union                             -           -             -        -            -            -         2          272      2,223
Pangasinan                            1         113           801       -            -            -         6          734      3,255

Region II - Cagayan Valley            5         644         3,124       -            -            -        -            -          -

Batanes                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Cagayan                               3         360         1,548       -            -            -        -            -          -
Isabela                               2         284         1,575       -            -            -        -            -          -
Nueva Vizcaya                        -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Quirino                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon          210      19,641       102,065       -            -            -         4          849      3,232

Bataan                                4         556         2,703       -            -            -         1           49        183
Bulacan                             148      12,860        57,052       -            -            -         1          424      1,910
Nueva Ecija                           3         758         3,739       -            -            -         1          126        291
Pampanga                             38       3,760        26,743       -            -            -        -            -          -
Tarlac                               17       1,707        11,826       -            -            -         1          250        847
Zambales                             -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Aurora                               -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON             188      95,275       785,615       -            -            -        56        6,493     49,614

Batangas                              5         426         2,203       -            -            -        23        3,786     28,649
Cavite                              115       9,534        26,758       -            -            -        24        1,956     16,221
Laguna                               40      16,554        81,079       -            -            -         2          110        915
Quezon                                1         260         2,665       -            -            -         1          130        253
Rizal                                27      68,501       672,907       -            -            -         6          511      3,575

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                 4         290         2,637       -            -            -         9        1,730     14,600

Marinduque                           -           -             -        -            -            -         1          222      1,888
Occidental Mindoro                   -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Oriental Mindoro                      3         204         2,046       -            -            -         8        1,508     12,712
Palawan                               1          86           590       -            -            -        -            -          -
Romblon                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region V - Bicol                     -           -             -        -            -            -        35        4,601     33,118

Albay                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Camarines Norte                      -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Camarines Sur                        -           -             -        -            -            -        34        4,065     28,276
Catanduanes                          -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Masbate                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Sorsogon                             -           -             -        -            -            -         1          536      4,842

Region VI - Western Visayas           8       3,098        24,348       -            -            -         5          531      5,408

Aklan                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Antique                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Capiz                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Iloilo                                3         844         7,110       -            -            -         5          531      5,408
Negros Occidental                     5       2,254        17,238       -            -            -        -            -          -
Guimaras                             -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

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Table 2. (concluded)

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                                        APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA      |     RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM      |            OTHERS
       Province,                        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    Value
                                   (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |       (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Region VII - Central Visayas         31      19,428       233,551       -            -            -         1          475      6,891

Bohol                                 4         930         7,653       -            -            -        -            -          -
Cebu                                 25      17,992       224,198       -            -            -         1          475      6,891
Negros Oriental                       2         506         1,700       -            -            -        -            -          -
Siquijor                             -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         1         350         2,234       -            -            -        -            -          -

Eastern Samar                        -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Leyte                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Northern Samar                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Samar (Western Samar)                -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Southern Leyte                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Biliran                               1         350         2,234       -            -            -        -            -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Zamboanga del Norte                  -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Zamboanga del Sur                    -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Isabela City                         -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao          2       1,070         7,097       -            -            -         2          218        871

Bukidnon                             -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Camiguin                             -           -             -        -            -            -         1          175        652
Lanao del Norte                      -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                    1         670         4,750       -            -            -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                      1         400         2,347       -            -            -         1           43        219

Region XI - Davao Region              2         693         4,369       -            -            -         4          343      1,538

Davao del Norte                       2         693         4,369       -            -            -        -            -          -
Davao del Sur                        -           -             -        -            -            -         3          295      1,238
Davao Oriental                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Compostela Valley                    -           -             -        -            -            -         1           48        300

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN             3         564         3,294       -            -            -         5          555      2,941

North Cotabato                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
South Cotabato                        3         564         3,294       -            -            -         2          277      1,065
Sultan Kudarat                       -           -             -        -            -            -         3          278      1,876
Sarangani                            -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

Region XIII - Caraga                  2         348         2,940       -            -            -        -            -          -

Agusan del Norte                      2         348         2,940       -            -            -        -            -          -
Agusan del Sur                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Surigao del Norte                    -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -
Surigao del Sur                      -           -             -        -            -            -        -            -          -

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

Page last updated:  July 17, 2008
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