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The former President Ferdinand E. Marcos had a vision for an industrialized Philippines. With that, he ordered in 1979 the development of at least 11 big industrial projects.
These projects include copper smelting, integrated steel production, an aluminum smelter, diesel engine man
Municipality aims to become world-class, tech-savvy hub
In 2019, when Han Daguang, co-director of a research institute at the University of Leuven in Belgium, moved his family of four to Chongqing, his friends were surprised by the decision.
Overseas Chinese used to choose cities in coastal areas when they relocated to the country, but that has changed.
The research institute that employed Han in Chongqing s Liangjiang New Area, the nation s first inland economic development zone, received a flurry of 40 resumes in just one week from Chinese students living abroad, 20 percent of whom hold doctorates from top overseas universities.
Han, 39, who was born in Northeast China, said he chose Chongqing for its preferential policies, competitive salaries and subsidies, sound working environment, advanced education facilities and the vision and determination of the local government to drive technological innovation.
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Published December 22, 2020, 6:30 AM
The government today launched the Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone (LEIZ) Master Development Plan Project, which is hoped to develop and complete the Philippines copper industry supply chain in Leyte by 2030 and establish the country’s role in modern industries.
The launch of LEIZ Master Plan project was led by the Department of Trade and Industry, Board of Investments, political leaders of Eastern Leyte, National Development Co., and the Palafox & Associates, which is undertaking the masterplan. LEIZ is a proposed development of an estimated 1,000-hectare land in Leyte. It is anchored on the existing copper smelting operation of PASAR (Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining) Corp. located in the Leyte Industrial Development Zone in Isabel, Leyte.