Published March 3, 2021, 5:30 AM
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) its full support to its plans and programs particularly for establishing a defense industrial ecozone in military reserves.
AFP Chief of Staff Lt Gen Cirilito Sobejana said this during PEZA’s 26th year anniversary celebration on 24 February 2021.
Caption: AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana and PEZA Director General Charito Plaza
(Photo credit to PEZA)
Sobejana congratulated PEZA for “persistently promoting sound and balanced industrial, economic, and social development that continuously empower our people to become productive partners and integral catalysts for progress and nation building.”
Published March 2, 2021, 8:02 PM
In a bid to enhance the country’s economic zones, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has partnered with local and international banks for the purpose of establishing credit facilities.
This was learned during PEZA’s “Global Biz,” its first monthly forum for this year. It was part of the agency’s 26th anniversary celebration last Feb.24.
PEZA Director General Charito Plaza said the forum aims to achieve the agency’s worldview, “Thinking Global, Acting Local,” as outlined in its 10-point program, and to fully industrialize and enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the Philippines as an “investment haven in Asia.”
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PEZA Director General Charito “Ching” Plaza.
PASAY CITY, Mar. 2 Last Wednesday, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) had its first of its monthly-forum called “Global Biz” for 2021 as part of its PEZA’s 26th Anniversary held on 24 February 2021 at the PEZA Auditorium.
PEZA started the year 2021 with Global Biz that hosted its foreign and local banks such as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Philippines National Bank (PNB). The said forum also included Japanese banks namely, the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, and the Singaporean financial institution, the Passion Venture Capital.
Mayor Christian Yap said employment is much needed in their town. We have an initiative here to establish productivity centers and one economic zone to create job opportunities,” he disclosed.
Victoria, Tarlac Mayor Christian Tell Yap. (Gabriela Liana S. Barela/PIA 3)
Yap explained that one way to lead more investors that can generate thousands of careers is building an economic zone and productivity warehouses.
In line with this, the municipal government is in the process of settling the necessary requirements for the establishment. We have already submitted to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority the area we have designated to become the economic zone in our town, he shared. (CLJD/GLSB-PIA 3)