Assistance to Ecozone Registered Enterprises Pursuant to "Bayanihan We Heal as One Act"

April 18, 2020

PEZA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 023-20

 

Pursuant to the declared policies of R.A. No. 11469 otherwise known as the "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act," the following measures are to be implemented to cushion the impact of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to ecozone registered enterprises due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

1. Deferment of rental payment in the public ecozones.

Rental payments for the months of April and May 2020 in the public ecozones [i.e., Cavite Economic Zone (CEZ), Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ), Baguio City Economic Zone (BCEZ) and Pampanga Economic Zone (PEZ)] are deferred for ninety (90) days from due date. No interest or penalty for delayed payment shall be imposed during the 90-day grace period.

2. Deferment of payment of utilities in the public ecozones.

Payment for the utilities (i.e., electricity, water, waste water treatment) in the public ecozones is likewise deferred for thirty (30) days. No interest or penalty for delayed payment shall be imposed during the 30-day grace period.

3. Grace period for old unpaid accounts.

For old unpaid accounts covering the months of January to March 2020 prior to the implementation of the ECQ, PEZA hereby grants a grace period for payment of ninety (90) days.

4. Deferment of payment of processing fees.

Payment of fees for PEZA services and permits particularly for Letter of Authority (LOA), building permits, visa processing, etc. may be paid within fifteen (15) days from the lifting of the ECQ. The LOA and visa processing permit fee deferment is limited to transactions with the PEZA Head Office in BGC, Taguig City, since applicants in the private ecozones are able to pay these transactions in the zones.

For your guidance.

(SGD.) BGEN CHARITO B. PLAZA MNSA, PhDDirector General