The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) revealed that the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is not tracking the inflow of actual investments made by its registered business enterprises (RBEs). In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said PEZA...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on June 3 to promote the creation of special economic zones in ancestral lands. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website The MOA signing was...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has partnered with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for the establishment of aerotropolis ecozones and aerotropolis-linked ecozones in the country. PEZA Director General Charito Plaza and CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco...
The Philippine Economic Zona Authority (PEZA) will temporarily shift its transactions to online while conducting mass swab testing for all its personnel and disinfection of its offices amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has conducted relief operations to regions affected by Typhoon “Odette” as part of its “bayanihan” efforts this holiday season. Photo from PEZA “Christmas doesn’t just happen in one day. Every day is an opportunity for us to help our...
South Korean firms have invested P53.982 billion, generated $1.095 billion and provided 42,675 jobs to Filipinos in various economic zones in the country to date, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PEZA Director General Charito “Ching” Plaza revealed this as she...
Taiwanese investments in the Philippines have reached P32.3 billion and generated 40,000 jobs, even as more Taiwanese firms have expressed keen interest to invest in the country once the pandemic is further mitigated, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said. TECO Head of Mission Michael...
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito B. Plaza has called for a holistic approach to address efficiency factors to sustain growth in economic zones in the next decades, which had generated P4.018 trillion in investments and $916.53 billion worth of exports over the last...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Nov. 26 that China has no right to make the Filipino people feel threatened or unsafe in their own seas. In a statement, Hontiveros said that she stands with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in his assertion that Chinese personnel taking pictures and videos...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said Monday, Nov, 22 that his presidency would adopt a tough stance against China for bullying in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) anchored on the maintainance of balance of power in the area. Lacson, the presidential bet of Partido Reforma, said that while the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima said the West Philippine Sea should be among the top priority issues that all candidates in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. At the same time, De Lima said Filipinos should help defend the country’s sovereign rights by electing candidates who can assert...
More than 800 workers in the economic zone of Sta. Rosa, Laguna have been inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid to push for the country's employment recovery amid the pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
