Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas
Letter of Instructions No. 1033, issued on May 30, 1980, aims to promote balanced agro-industrial development across the Philippines by establishing new export processing zones and industrial estates in various regions. The identified locations include areas in Northern Luzon, La Union, Clark Field, Batangas, Cavite, the Bicol Region, and several cities including Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban, Davao, and Zamboanga. The directive mandates that these zones be developed within five years, with funding to be secured from the Ministry of Budget and government financial institutions. Additionally, relevant government agencies are tasked with providing the necessary infrastructure, such as power, water, and transportation facilities, to support these developments.
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- What is Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 1033, issued on May 30, 1980, aims to promote balanced agro-industrial development across the Philippines by establishing new export processing zones and industrial estates in various regions. The identified locations include areas in Northern Luzon, La Union, Clark Field, Batangas, Cavite, the Bicol Region, and several cities including Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban, Davao, and Zamboanga. The directive mandates that these zones be developed within five years, with funding to be secured from the Ministry of Budget and government financial institutions. Additionally, relevant government agencies are tasked with providing the necessary infrastructure, such as power, water, and transportation facilities, to support these developments.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 1033?
- Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas (Letter of Instructions No. 1033) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas enacted?
- Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas (Letter of Instructions No. 1033) was enacted on May 30, 1980.
- What is the citation for Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas?
- Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas, Letter of Instructions No. 1033, May 30, 1980 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1033
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 30, 1980
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1033
| TO | : | Minister of Industry Roberto V. Ongpin |
| Minister of Budget Jaime C. Laya | ||
| EPZA Administrator Teodoro Q. Peña | ||
| DBP Acting Chairman Rafael A. Sison | ||
| All Concerned |
To achieve a balanced agro-industrial development of our countryside, with the intention of dispersing industries and bringing opportunities for employment closer to the greater number of our people, in addition to the existing Bataan, Baguio City and Mactan Export Processing Zones, I, hereby direct that new export processing zones/industrial estates be created and developed in: cd
1. Northern Luzon
2. La Union Province
3. Clark Field Area (Sacobia Human Settlements)
4. Infanta-Real (Outlet of Manila to the Pacific)
5. Batangas Province
6. Cavite (opposite the Filoil Refinery)
7. Bicol Region
8. Iloilo City
9. Bacolod City
10. Tacloban City
11. Davao City
12. Zamboanga City
The specific location of each zone shall be submitted to me for prior approval. cdt
These zones should be developed within the next 5 years.
The Budget Minister is hereby directed to provide the necessary funds for development according to a program to be submitted by the Export Processing Zone Authority.
The Development Bank of the Philippines and other government financial institutions shall provide financing for factory buildings and other facilities and infrastructures required. cdt
The National Power Corporation, the Local Water Utilities Authority, the Ministry of Public Highways, the Philippine Ports Authority, and all other government agencies concerned, are hereby directed to provide the necessary infrastructure facilities of power, water, roads, ports and other infrastructures as may be required by the above-mentioned export processing zones/industrial estates and to provide for the cost of funding such infrastructures in the budget of each respective agency.
DONE in the City of Lapu-Lapu, this 30th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty. cd i
Cite This Law
Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas, Letter of Instructions No. 1033, May 30, 1980 (Philippines)
Creation and Development of New Export Processing Zones/Industrial Estates in Certain Areas, Letter of Instructions No. 1033 (Phil. 1980)
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