Table 3. Number of New Non-Residential Building Construciton Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building, by Region
         and Province: Philippines, Fourth Qtr 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                            2,454    1,439,568   11,009,113    1,504      974,751   7,497,094      216      152,187    735,890

National Capital Region                  513      491,769    4,833,577      387      377,930   3,636,186       25       37,838    231,118

Ist District                              31       31,933      318,986       17       30,753     303,565       -            -          -
2nd District                              82      129,523      689,749       55      121,189     655,386        1           40        300
3rd District                             130       85,894    1,181,360      114       71,384   1,037,696        5        8,062     28,250
4th District                              52       47,423      511,447       25        2,043      13,129       13       21,038    151,332
5th District                              61       73,867    1,152,003       49       67,433   1,010,669       -            -          -
6th District                             157      123,129      980,029      127       85,128     615,737        6        8,698     51,236

Cordillera Administrative Region          15        2,331       12,155        6        1,015       4,203        1           56         75

Abra                                       1          140          654       -            -           -        -            -          -
Benguet                                    9        1,653        8,756        5          904       3,003       -            -          -
Kalinga                                    4          482        2,669        1          111       1,200       -            -          -
Apayao                                     1           56           75       -            -           -         1           56         75

Region I - Ilocos Region                 186       23,239      406,549       97       11,262      76,691       12        3,321     14,772

Ilocos Norte                              55        2,464      264,778       37        1,676      13,112        2          233      2,809
Ilocos Sur                                 5          695        8,084        2          338       2,872       -            -          -
La Union                                  29        5,964       48,303       14        3,726      27,591        1          270        858
Pangasinan                                97       14,116       85,382       44        5,522      33,115        9        2,818     11,104

Region II - Cagayan Valley                38       13,066       84,744       18        4,671      30,909        6        4,623     26,921

Cagayan                                    7          512        3,230        3          171         960        1          130        500
Isabela                                   27       10,824       76,026       13        4,070      27,546        5        4,493     26,421
Nueva Vizcaya                              2          430        2,403        2          430       2,403       -            -          -
Quirino                                    2        1,300        3,083       -            -           -        -            -          -

Region III - Central Luzon               344      113,025      676,972      211       77,046     465,634       31       14,841     71,237

Bataan                                    12        1,443       20,322        6          959      11,970        3          346      5,757
Bulacan                                   78       31,781      173,040       25       18,857      83,656       12        8,238     31,642
Nueva Ecija                               64       32,980      176,030       30       27,012     135,201        7        2,244     11,844
Pampanga                                 139       37,113      247,959      110       23,954     188,055        8        3,967     21,810
Tarlac                                    29        5,425       21,679       22        2,659      15,199        1           46        182
Zambales                                  14        3,791       34,551       11        3,113      28,228       -            -          -
Aurora                                     8          492        3,388        7          492       3,323       -            -          -

Region IVA - CALABARZON                  253      184,885    1,598,024      156      147,693   1,340,087       29       17,637     78,436

Batangas                                  34        8,335       70,040       19        2,745      27,563        7        1,395     14,577
Cavite                                   103       23,226      172,276       67       12,589      82,078        6        2,939     20,217
Laguna                                    60       36,334      338,586       41       26,395     276,036        7        7,865     26,664
Quezon                                    14        4,617       14,230        8        2,321       8,521        1          507        855
Rizal                                     42      112,373    1,002,890       21      103,643     945,888        8        4,931     16,121

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                     71       22,766      164,098       42       14,989     124,217        2          352      2,603

Marinduque                                12        1,874       15,836        7        1,262      13,316       -            -          -
Occidental Mindoro                         3          351        3,842        2          351       2,355       -            -          -
Oriental Mindoro                          23        6,701       44,435       14        3,877      26,966        2          352      2,603
Palawan                                   27       12,971       96,285       17        9,199      80,072       -            -          -
Romblon                                    6          869        3,697        2          300       1,506       -            -          -

Region V - Bicol                          60       22,461      115,205       29        7,647      37,352        1          990      5,528

Albay                                     26       14,331       65,773       12        2,894      13,131       -            -          -
Camarines Norte                            1          273        1,108        1          273       1,108       -            -          -
Camarines Sur                             23        4,176       25,129       11        2,491      11,778       -            -          -
Catanduanes                                3          230        2,218        2          230       1,919       -            -          -
Masbate                                    2        1,449        6,917        2        1,449       6,917       -            -          -
Sorsogon                                   5        2,002       14,057        1          310       2,497        1          990      5,528

Region VI - Western Visayas              146      103,042      731,340       90       78,620     589,128       16        8,421     35,381

Aklan                                     30       57,193      471,410       28       54,906     453,918        1          187      2,148
Antique                                    7          502        6,236        3          412       2,415       -            -          -
Capiz                                     11        5,372       18,148        5          595       1,660        3          998      2,163
Iloilo                                    43       14,779       77,644       28       13,210      66,462        3          308      1,713
Negros Occidental                         54       24,836      156,390       26        9,497      64,670        8        6,568     27,847
Guimaras                                   1          360        1,509       -            -           -         1          360      1,509

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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 VII - Central Visayas             286      246,056    1,149,489      169      145,670     652,087       37       30,894    123,013

Bohol                                     46       13,000      122,498       27        3,650      26,516        2          970      2,789
Cebu                                     199      226,366      991,841      115      136,642     596,544       33       29,223    118,545
Negros Oriental                           22        4,711       26,944        9        4,078      22,320        1           22        179
Siquijor                                  19        1,979        8,205       18        1,300       6,705        1          679      1,500

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas             71       24,458      148,282       31        6,199      46,544        9        1,551     10,866

Eastern Samar                              5        1,095       13,758        2          296       2,061        1           88      2,200
Leyte                                     50       21,433      123,363       19        4,627      37,809        8        1,463      8,666
Samar (Western Samar)                      6          642        3,566        3          421       1,639       -            -          -
Southern Leyte                             9        1,240        7,356        6          807       4,796       -            -          -
Biliran                                    1           48          238        1           48         238       -            -          -

Region IX - Western Mindanao              35        4,295       32,920       30        3,692      28,531        1           92        441

Zamboanga del Norte                        4          377        2,509        2          285       1,450        1           92        441
Zamboanga del Sur                         30        3,866       30,252       27        3,355      26,922       -            -          -
Isabela City                               1           52          159        1           52         159       -            -          -

Region X - Northern Mindanao              84       28,257      197,882       35       10,360      52,504       11       11,356     54,974

Bukidnon                                  31       12,757       54,241       13        4,501      17,256        5        3,646     14,246
Camiguin                                   4        1,786        6,652        3        1,667       5,835       -            -          -
Lanao del Norte                            4        1,074       21,002        1           28          70       -            -          -
Misamis Occidental                         4           -           225       -            -           -        -            -          -
Misamis Oriental                          41       12,640      115,759       18        4,164      29,343        6        7,710     40,728

Region XI - Davao Region                 197      111,892      586,268      109       61,920     269,717       19        8,430     34,516

Davao del Norte                           69       44,667      168,762       40       27,769      97,569        7        2,946      4,164
Davao del Sur                             96       57,474      349,183       56       30,844     154,384        8        3,725     21,402
Davao Oriental                             9        2,810       18,749        5        2,303      13,156       -            -          -
Compostela Valley                         23        6,941       49,573        8        1,004       4,607        4        1,759      8,949

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                 95       31,163      178,743       57       15,916      81,755       11        8,323     40,232

North Cotabato                            13        2,801       15,018        8        2,150      12,064        1          120        362
South Cotabato                            66       26,392      154,635       40       12,627      65,356        8        7,993     38,967
Sultan Kudarat                            11        1,016        5,245        6          525       2,597        1           60        142
Sarangani                                  5          954        3,844        3          614       1,736        1          150        760

Region XIII - Caraga                      60       16,863       92,856       37       10,121      61,541        5        3,462      5,769

Agusan del Norte                          28        8,428       35,676       19        3,859      12,809        1        3,024      3,575
Agusan del Sur                             7        4,428       33,765        5        3,093      30,170       -            -          -
Surigao del Norte                         15        3,017       18,187        7        2,397      15,219        3          406      2,132
Surigao del Sur                           10          990        5,227        6          772       3,342        1           32         61

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Table 3. (concluded)

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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                              371      276,820   2,162,683        86        35,810     109,231        277     504,212

National Capital Region                   33       76,001     887,919        -             -           -          68      78,352

Ist District                               2        1,180       7,461        -             -           -          12       7,959
2nd District                               7        8,294      20,260        -             -           -          19      13,802
3rd District                               3        6,448      93,873        -             -           -           8      21,540
4th District                               3       24,342     345,289        -             -           -          11       1,695
5th District                               5        6,434     115,644        -             -           -           7      25,688
6th District                              13       29,303     305,389        -             -           -          11       7,666

Cordillera Administrative Region           6        1,179       7,373         1            81         312          1         191

Abra                                       1          140         654        -             -           -          -           -
Benguet                                    2          668       5,248         1            81         312          1         191
Kalinga                                    3          371       1,469        -             -           -          -           -
Apayao                                    -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region                  20        4,491      36,002        11         4,165       8,254         46     270,828

Ilocos Norte                               4          435       2,486         3           120       1,209          9     245,160
Ilocos Sur                                 1          357       2,191        -             -           -           2       3,020
La Union                                   5        1,463      11,916         3           505       2,678          6       5,259
Pangasinan                                10        2,236      19,408         5         3,540       4,366         29      17,387

Region II - Cagayan Valley                 5        2,423       8,425         3         1,349      13,355          6       5,132

Cagayan                                    1          135       1,045         1            76         343          1         382
Isabela                                    3          988       5,379         2         1,273      13,012          4       3,666
Nueva Vizcaya                             -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -
Quirino                                    1        1,300       1,999        -             -           -           1       1,083

Region III - Central Luzon                37       11,932      61,687        18         9,206      24,868         47      53,545

Bataan                                     1          138         525        -             -           -           2       2,069
Bulacan                                   10        2,079      12,851        12         2,607       9,235         19      35,655
Nueva Ecija                                9        1,593       9,970         2         2,131       7,610         16      11,403
Pampanga                                  13        7,417      31,897         2         1,775       2,022          6       4,173
Tarlac                                     1           27         120         2         2,693       6,000          3         177
Zambales                                   3          678       6,323        -             -           -          -           -
Aurora                                    -            -           -         -             -           -           1          65

Region IVA - CALABARZON                   41       17,360     163,221        10         2,195       5,582         17      10,696

Batangas                                   7        4,195      27,780        -             -           -           1         120
Cavite                                    19        6,646      63,499         9         1,052       4,107          2       2,372
Laguna                                     3        2,074      30,539        -             -           -           9       5,346
Quezon                                     4          646       3,378         1         1,143       1,474         -           -
Rizal                                      8        3,799      38,024        -             -           -           5       2,856

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                     18        6,398      32,736         6         1,027       1,902          3       2,637

Marinduque                                 5          612       2,519        -             -           -          -           -
Occidental Mindoro                        -            -           -         -             -           -           1       1,487
Oriental Mindoro                           6        2,472      14,414        -             -           -           1         450
Palawan                                    4        2,982      14,460         5           790       1,052          1         700
Romblon                                    3          332       1,341         1           237         850         -           -

Region V - Bicol                          26       13,642      68,902         1           182         981          3       2,439

Albay                                     14       11,437      52,642        -             -           -          -           -
Camarines Norte                           -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -
Camarines Sur                             11        1,685      12,260        -             -           -           1       1,090
Catanduanes                               -            -           -         -             -           -           1         299
Masbate                                   -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -
Sorsogon                                   1          520       4,000         1           182         981          1       1,050

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Table 3. (concluded)

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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       13,807      94,221         2         2,194       3,634         10       8,972

Aklan                                      1        2,100      15,343        -             -           -          -           -
Antique                                    1           90         875        -             -           -           3       2,945
Capiz                                      2        3,343      13,790         1           436         533         -           -
Iloilo                                    11        1,261       9,137        -             -           -           1         330
Negros Occidental                         13        7,013      55,074         1         1,758       3,101          6       5,696
Guimaras                                  -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -

Region VII - Central Visayas              47       63,938     343,679        12         5,554      24,388         21       6,320

Bohol                                     12        8,290      92,812         4            90         266          1         113
Cebu                                      31       55,242     248,100         5         5,259      23,403         15       5,247
Negros Oriental                            4          406       2,766         3           205         717          5         960
Siquijor                                  -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas             25       10,598      81,648         3         6,110       8,961          3         262

Eastern Samar                              2          711       9,497        -             -           -          -           -
Leyte                                     17        9,233      67,664         3         6,110       8,961          3         262
Samar (Western Samar)                      3          221       1,926        -             -           -          -           -
Southern Leyte                             3          433       2,560        -             -           -          -           -
Biliran                                   -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -

Region IX - Western Mindanao              -            -           -          3           511       3,330          1         618

Zamboanga del Norte                       -            -           -         -             -           -           1         618
Zamboanga del Sur                         -            -           -          3           511       3,330         -           -
Isabela City                              -            -           -         -             -           -          -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao              12        4,016      33,790         7         2,525       9,913         19      46,698

Bukidnon                                   4        2,206       8,737         6         2,404       9,461          3       4,539
Camiguin                                   1          119         817        -             -           -          -           -
Lanao del Norte                            1          925      20,450         1           121         451          1          30
Misamis Occidental                        -            -           -         -             -           -           4         225
Misamis Oriental                           6          766       3,785        -             -           -          11      41,903

Region XI - Davao Region                  52       41,522     276,967         1            20          45         16       5,022

Davao del Norte                           18       13,932      65,226         1            20          45          3       1,756
Davao del Sur                             25       22,905     170,220        -             -           -           7       3,175
Davao Oriental                             4          507       5,593        -             -           -          -           -
Compostela Valley                          5        4,178      35,926        -             -           -           6          90

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                 11        6,377      41,650         5           547       2,895         11      12,211

North Cotabato                             1          250       1,483         2           281         970          1         137
South Cotabato                             5        5,506      36,313         3           266       1,924         10      12,073
Sultan Kudarat                             4          431       2,505        -             -           -          -           -
Sarangani                                  1          190       1,348        -             -           -          -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                      10        3,136      24,457         3           144         805          5         281

Agusan del Norte                           6        1,461      18,988         1            84         210          1          92
Agusan del Sur                             2        1,335       3,594        -             -           -          -           -
Surigao del Norte                          1          214         646        -             -           -           4         188
Surigao del Sur                            1          126       1,227         2            60         595         -           -

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

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