The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is actively wooing Taiwanese investors to locate in either two of its subsidiaries – Poro Point Freeport Zone and New Clark Freeport – as their ideal destination being the closest ecozones to Taiwan. BCDA Executive Vice President and Chief Opera
MANILA - The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is inviting Taiwanese businesses to set up their operations in Northern and Central Luzon, particularly at the Poro Point Freeport Zone and in New Clark City. In a statement Monday, the BCDA said the agency has been engaging with Taiwan-based enterprises to look into expanding in Luzon due to the location's proximity to Taiwan. "[Poro Point Freeport and Special Economic Zone] is actually the nearest property to Taiwan. In fact, it's just a stone's throw away from Taiwan and Xiamen, with Poro Point having an airport, a seaport, and tourism and a recreation/gaming complex, making it ideal for Taiwan locators," BCDA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Aileen Anunciacion Zosa said in a recent meeting with Taiwanese businesses. Zosa cited key infrastructures in Poro Point that are critical in trade, including the San Fernando International Seaport and the San Fernando Airport. The seaport c
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The event, which also marked the launch of the DA-led Seeds for the Future campaign, was highlighted by the planting of about 500 Indigenous and endemic trees onsite “to ensure that the biodiversity and sustainability principles of NCC are met.”
BCDA Senior Vice President Arrey Perez stressed that agriculture sustainability is high on NCC’s priority list to help the economy “bounce back better” amid the pandemic.
“Today, we plant the seeds for the future, so Filipinos may finally realize the vision of making the country agriculturally sustainable and resilient,” Perez added.
“The establishment of NSTP is important more than ever, with agriculture being a major driver for the Philippine economy’s recover from the pandemic.”