(Target ng PEZA sa 2024) P250-BILLION INVESTMENT APPROVALS

PAIIGTINGIN pa ng Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ang pangangalap ng investments, lalo na mula sa foreign sources, upang makamit ang P202 billion hanggang P250 billion target approvals nito para sa 2024.

“The strategic focus for 2024 revolves around an aggressive approach to acquiring investments, cultivating a sound business environment that supports investor growth, championing ease of doing business, and fostering vertical supply and global value chains that align with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and global partners,” pahayag ni PEZA Director General Tereso Panga sa isang statement.

Ayon kay Panga, sa paghikayat ng mas maraming investments sa bansa, ang PEZA ay ‘committed’ na makamit ang bisyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na ipalaganap ang ecozones sa buong bansa upang mapabilis ang pag-unlad ng ekonomiya.

“More ecozones mean more businesses and more employment and improved quality of life for Filipinos across the Philippines. Our reinvigorated mission and mantra will be eco-zoning the Philippines towards inclusive and sustainable development,” aniya.

Sinabi ng PEZA chief na maghahanap ang investment promotion agency (IPA) ng mga bagong pagkukunan ng foreign investments tulad ng Australia, Canada, China, South Korea, Middle East, at European Union upang madagdagan ang steady sources nito ng ecozone foreign direct investments mula Japan, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, at Singapore.

Dagdag pa niya, layon ng IPA na makahikayat ng mas maraming investments mula sa promising sectors gaya ng advanced manufacturing, electric vehicle production, frontier technologies, regenerative agriculture and blue resources, green ores processing, renewable and alternative energy, at eco-industrial park and smart township development.

“I am confident that as we set a higher level of ecozone management and provide new avenues of growth for current and prospective investors with various types of ecozones, even a mega ecozone, we will see more businesses landing on our shores,” ani Panga. Noong 2023, pumalo sa P175.71 billion na halaga ng investment pledges ang inaprubahan ng PEZA.                                

(PNA)