Type Government Corporation | Industry Special Economic Zone | |
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Headquarters Brgy. San Ramon, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peninsula 7000, Philippines, Southeast Asia Area served BIMP-EAGA, Zamboanga Peninsula Key people Christopher Lawrence S. Arnuco
Chairman and Administrator
Rafael G. Evangelista Jr. †
Vice Chairman
Maria Isabelle G. Climaco
Director - Representing the City of Zamboanga
Celso L. Lobregat
Director - Representing the 1st Legislative District of the City of Zamboanga
Benjamin C. Guingona IV
(Director - Representing the City Council of Zamboanga
Edgar B. Lim
Director - Representing the Local Investors
Jose J. Suan
Director - Representing the Labor Sector
Vacant
Director - Representing the Foreign Investors Website Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority | ||
The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport (ZAMBOECOZONE), otherwise known by its corporate name as Zamboanga Freeport Authority (ZFA), was created by virtue of Republic Act 7903 authored by former Congresswoman Maria Clara L. Lobregat. It was enacted into law on February 23, 1995 and made operational a year later with the appointment of a Chairman and Administrator and the members of the Board by former President Fidel V. Ramos.
Contents
- The New Port San Ramon Newport
- Halal Food Manufacturing Centre Asian Halal Centre
- West Corporate Centre
- Bio Security Farms La Paz Biotech Farms
- References
The Zamboanga Freeport Authority was conceptualized to be an economic hub that is designed to generate local economic activities that will serve as a springboard for the promotion of trade, investments, and ecology tourism not only in Zamboanga City but also throughout the region. By nature of its operation, Zamboanga Freeport Authority is unique being both an Economic Zone and Freeport and is in fact the only Freeport in Mindanao.
It is located at the heart of the East ASEAN Growth Area, composed of the countries Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines and is proximate to the capitals of its member-countries. The sub-regional economic cooperation initiative has a combined population of 57.5 million consumers, covering 1.6 million square kilometers.
ZAMBOECOZONE is a self-contained multiple layered economic freeport zone offering 100% foreign business ownership with attractive fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investors who wish to locate in this exciting trade centre in the east of Asia. Cumulative committed investments in 2015 reached Php 23.6 billion with prospective 1,301 jobs generated from existing French, Japanese, Korean and Filipino locators. The continued growth of ZAMBOECOZONE can be expected, as pledged investments from prospective locators reached Php 9.7 billion for 2015.
The current investments and sought for public-private partnership schemes are centred around four (4) focus areas:
The New Port (San Ramon Newport)
The site of the new port in Sitio San Ramon extends three (3) kilometers. It will be developed in multiple phases, comprising container terminlas that can accommodate general cargo traffic, vehicle imports, livestock imports, bulk grain imports, offshore support vessels, coast guard vessels and marine support vessels.
Halal Food Manufacturing Centre (Asian Halal Centre)
This one hundred (100) hectares food processing complex is capable of housing prospective manufacturers of food and food grade products that is targeted to garner 30% market share of the USD15.9 billion in potential business. The Zamboecozone currently has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos for the promotion and development of local halal industries.
West Corporate Centre
This consists of low rise commercial buildings offered as a mixed-use office and commercial zone for prime leases to corporations and locators. Situated in the vibrant west coast of Zamboanga City, this prime office location will serve as the central business district for banks and other financial and industrial operations. Principally built to attract operation hubs for business process outsourcing companies (BPOs) looking for 2nd wave cities to tap the USD 18.4 billion revenues market.
Bio-Security Farms (La Paz Biotech Farms)
The Bio-Tech Farms are designed to house all high-value agro-ventures producing major agriculture products to include coconut, livestock and poultry, and tropical fruits and vegetables. This will complement the Asian Halal Centre to supply raw materials for its specialty items.