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In the News (Mon 7 Dec 09)

  
  Investing in the Philippines a short Guide and Comparison
The authorities of the Special Economic Zones have some of the power of governmental bodies, for example, labor permits can be issued by the local authorities and the procedure is said to be easier, quicker and more flexible than the regular one.
Manufacturers located in the Special Economic Zones are entitled to financial incentives such as tax holidays, tax deduction for labor expenses and, with minor exceptions, exemption from almost all duties on imports and exports, and from national and local taxes.
Still, both economic zones hold an ace in the form of their former military airstrips and their core competence will be in industries requiring excellent international connections, like manufacturing or assembling for export.
www.ac4you.com /investment/comparison.htm   (2502 words)

  
 Case Study
For the United States, responsibility of cleaning up Clark legally passed on the Philippine government after the withdrawal and their standpoint today is to point the Philippines in the direction of private companies to help with the clean up.
Predictions of the economic ruin was predicted with the closing of the bases especially since the bases had been second only to the Philippine government in the number of employees employed and all together, the bases had employed 68,000 Filipinos and contributed to about $28 million a day to the local economy.
Perhaps most importantly is that the CSEZ, having been the largest US air bases outside of the United States, already has the necessary facilities for aviation, industrial and commercial purposes as well as a power plant, telecommunications facilities and water supply2.
www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/clark.htm   (2852 words)

  
 Clark Air Base History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Clark died on May 2, 1919 in a seaplane crash in Panama and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.
The size of the Clark reservation was reduced from 156,204 acres to 131,000 acres, with the base itself remaining at 9155 acres.
Helicopters from Clark's 31 ARRS pick him up at his Presidential palace, and flew him to Clark where he transferred to a C-9A and was flown to Hawaii.
www.clarkab.org /history   (2527 words)

  
 Clark AB news clippings
CLARK FIELD, Pampanga—Another 18-hole, world-class golf course is set to be developed within the 4,440-hectare Clark Special Economic Zone in the next three years, and it is expected to boost the tourism potential of the former US military facility.
CLARK FIELD, Pampanga - President Ramos is reportedly keen on the proposal to transfer the seat of the national government to the Clark Special Economic Zone.
Clustered in a 71 hectare Uphill Area north of Clark Main Zone, the retirement village is bounded in the east by the Centennial Studios Project, in the west by the university complex, and in the south by Dyess highway.
www.margarita-station.com /clarkab.html   (14883 words)

  
 Angeles City Clark Pampanga Travel Tips and Information - Angeles City Clark Pampanga Travel Hotels Resorts Lodging ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Today, with the pilots long gone, the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is setting out to become the hub for business, industry, aviation, and tourism in the Philippines as well as the entertainment and gaming centre of Asia.
On the other hand, proclamation 163 signed in 13 April 1993 designates Clark Field and its contigious extension to be Clark Special Economic Zone and transferring these lands to the Base Conversion and Development Authority.
Clark Field is only 80 kilometers north of Manila, the industrial center of the Philippines and only 70 kilometers northeast of Subic, a former American Naval facility also on board the threshold of economic transformation.
alltravelnetwork.com /philippines/travelinfo/angelesinfo.html   (1762 words)

  
 Philippine Special Economic Zones
The zone has been established by the Philippine Government with the aim of developing the area into a self-sustaining industrial, commercial, financial and investment centre in the Philippines.
The territory of the CSEZ includes the former U.S. Clark Air Base and its extensions located within Angeles City, municipalities of Mabalacat and Porac in Pampanga and the municipality of Capas in Tarlac.
There are also ongoing special development programmes designed to revitalise communities so that the social, industrial and public infrastructure networks can all work together for the economic well-being of the community.
www.itcilo.it /english/actrav/telearn/global/ilo/frame/epzppi.htm   (2673 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Team starts probe into looting at Clark Zone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CLARK ZONE, Pampanga—Clark authorities have started investigating reports of alleged rampant looting at the Clark Special Economic Zone.
According to Luciano, all scrap materials being disposed at the Clark zone pass through the main Clark gate and that they must be documented.
All loaded cargo trucks and closed vans are allowed to exit only through the Clark main gate and their cargo must be covered with necessary documents.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/sept/24/yehey/prov/20040924pro8.html   (635 words)

  
 Classic Article: Psychoanalysis
In every instance the treatment makes heavy claims upon both the physician and the patient: the former requires a special training, and must devote a long period of time to exploring the mind of each patient, while the latter must make considerable sacrifices, both material and mental.
All experiences during the first period of childhood are of the greatest importance to the individual, and in combination with his inherited sexual constitution, form the dispositions for the subsequent development of character or disease.
It is a mistaken belief that sexuality coincides with "genitality." The sexual instincts pass through a complicated course of development, and it is only at the end of it that the "primacy of the genital zone" is attained.
www.haverford.edu /psych/ddavis/p109g/freud.psa.html   (2191 words)

  
 DOTC head office moved to Clark - Jul. 03, 2004
The development of Clark and Subic into service and logistics centers in Southeast Asia was among the 10-point agenda that the President announced during her inaugural speech.
Ms Arroyo spent about an hour meeting with Clark Development Corp. president Emmanuel Angeles, CDC Chair Rizalino Navarro and Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo on Thursday night to discuss her administration's plan for the Clark Special Economic Zone.
From the original three proposed interchanges to and from this special economic zone, the BCDA retained only the Dolores interchange near Bamban, Tarlac in its revised design.
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/jul/03/brkpol_1-1.htm   (457 words)

  
 Clark marks 100th year - Sept. 01, 2003
CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-President Macapagal-Arroyo leads today the ceremonies commemorating the centennial anniversary of Clark Air Base, formerly the biggest US military base in Asia before its conversion into a special economic zone.
Clark is now the Philippines' biggest investment hub, hosting more than 300 companies.
Clark Air Base was established on Sept. 1, 1903 through an executive order signed by then US President Theodore Roosevelt declaring a military reservation out of a forested abode of the Aetas.
www.inq7.net /brk/2003/sep/01/brkpol_4-1.htm   (156 words)

  
 Philippines -- Clark Air Base Maps, Charts, and Blueprints
CSEZ Street Map -- this is perhaps the nicest and most thorough map of Clark as it exists nowadays.
CSEZ Land Use Map -- a newer map by Clark Development Corporation showing land use around Clark in 2001.
CSEZ 5-Year Master Plan -- an older, somewhat-marginal quality reproduction of a Clark Development Corporation map indicating zoning and land use arrangements.
www.clarkab.org /maps   (471 words)

  
 PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Guide To Doing Business: Foreign investment policies, requirements and incentives
The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as amended, mandates the PEZA to operate, administer, manage and develop Special Economic Zones or Ecozones.
Two other special economic zones were created under two separate special laws.
Enterprises locating within the Clark Special Economic Zone (former American Airbase at Clark Field) and Poro Point Special Economic and Freeport Zone (former Wallace Air Station and its adjoining areas) are granted incentives similar to those given to SBF enterprises.
www.philippinebusiness.com.ph /guide/prc01.htm   (953 words)

  
 Tanikalang Ginto www.filipinolinks.com Philippines : Business/Investing Information/Special Economic Zones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is mandated to supervise and manage the development of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (Cagayan Freeport) into a self-sustaining industrial, commercial, financial, and tourism / recreational center and freeport with suitable retirement / residential areas.
It is a new special economic zone (ECOZONE) specially planned to meet the demands of both local and foreign investors.
Tasked with the establishment, operation and management of world-class economic zones or ecozones throughout the country, PEZA is committed to provide highest standards of service and to grant excellent benefits to locators inside ecozones - Pasay City.
www.filipinolinks.com /Business/Investing_Information/Special_Economic_Zones   (1338 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Jaguar to establish P131-million showroom in Clark special zone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CLARK ZONE, Pampanga: The luxury and sport-utility vehicles maker, Jaguar Philippines Inc., is establishing a P131-million showroom and sales office at the Clark Special Economic Zone.
Wellington Soong, JPI chair and president, signed the lease agreement with Antonio R. Ng, Clark Development Corp. president, for the establishment of the warehouse, distribution and showroom facility for Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in the economic zone.
Jaguar Philippines was launched in the country in February 1997 with the introduction of S-Type and X-Type models in the market despite the economic slowdown due to the East Asian currency crisis.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jun/12/yehey/prov/20050612pro3.html   (229 words)

  
 News Summaries on Selected Topics - VFA (February to October 2000)
At least five residents of Barangay Sapang Bato on Clark's western boundary with Angeles City have already died of leukemia, a disease believed to be caused by mercury contamination, said Winston Miranda, a PTFBC volunteer at the barangay.
This was followed by the "covert insertion" of special forces teams by helicopters and finally, the landing of Filipino and American Marines aboard amphibious assault vehicles and landing craft.
At Clark's main gate, two rival leftist groups showed up on Sunday but shared one cause to oppose the VFA and to call for an end to the war games.
www.philsol.nl /news/00/VFA-apr00.htm   (11913 words)

  
 Philexcel Business Park - A World of Forces to Power Your Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (formerly named Clark Airport) is the nation's premier international airport that boasts of two 3.2-kilometer long parallel runways capable of accommodating wide-bodied aircrafts with a world class passenger terminal and modern cargo facilities that provide the necessary airside and landside amenities.
A spur road connecting Clark to the NLE is currently under construction.
Under the Clark-Subic Alliance, the Subic- Clark Tarlac Toll Road Project is currently underway and is expected to be complete before 2004.
www.philexcel.com /html/cesz2.htm   (308 words)

  
 Asian Journal Online
Clark, Pampanga -- The morning skies above Pampanga was again filled with color as at least 30 hot air balloonists from nine countries participated in the 9th International Hot Air Balloon Festival held last February 11 to 13 at the Omni Aviation Complex inside the Clark Special Economic Zone.
After scouring the length and breadth of the region, the group decided to lay their stakes on the former US Air Force facility, Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga for the holding of the ballooning event.
The festival is part of the continuing program of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) to promote the Clark Special Economic Zone as a tourist destination, not only in Central Luzon, but also throughout the country.
www.asianjournal.com /cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?code=00009442   (613 words)

  
 OFWs' one-stop center set up in Clark ecozone - Dec. 24, 2003
CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, Pampanga - About five million out of the eight million recorded Filipinos working abroad who come from Northern Luzon's 22 provinces have reason to rejoice this Christmas.
Diaz said these satellite offices in Clark would "provide the public a convenient location" from where they could get passports, visas, overseas employment certificates and artist record books.
He said Clark is an "ideal jump-off point" for OFWs because it hosts the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.
www.inq7.net /reg/2003/dec/24/reg_6-1.htm   (387 words)

  
 Sun Star Pampanga: US aircraft buried at Clark dug up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CLARK ECOZONE -- A Canadian firm is digging for US aircraft buried at the Clark Special Economic Zone during World War II for the purpose of restoring them to flying condition and selling them to interested countries.
President and chief executive officer Emmanuel Y. Angeles of Clark Development Corp. (CDC) said here on Wednesday that Arty's Air Service, the Canadian firm, has started locating and recovering plane remnants used by the Americans in aerial combat during the last world war.
Diggings inside Clark zone have been started after the Canadian firm completed its initial air/ground reconnaissance survey with the use of ground penetrating radar instrument above and on Clark zone.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2002/06/01/0000571new.html   (302 words)

  
 ADB Loan to Philippines Will Develop Infrastructure in Central Luzon - ADB.org
Several urban centers around the Clark Special Economic Zone in the Philippines will benefit from a US$24.3 million loan approved today by the Asian Development Bank for the Clark Area Municipal Development Project.
The Clark Special Economic Zone is a rapidly growing economic center in central Luzon with 240 industries and commercial establishments employing 40,000 people.
The growth of this economic zone is putting further pressure on the inadequate urban infrastructure and services in the nearby municipalities and their capacity to cope with additional demand.
www.adb.org /printer-friendly.asp?fn=/Documents/News/1998/nr1998095.asp   (413 words)

  
 Bureau of Customs - Port of Clark International Airport
I would also like to extend my holiday greetings to all our friends and partners in the Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles Industrial Park, TIPCO Estates, and Luisita Industrial Park.
On its part, the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark did its very best and gave its share toward the attainment of the 2003 collection target.
I would therefore like to extend my deepest gratitude to the men and women of the Port of Clark, the CDC, and our investors inside and outside the Clark Special Economic Zone, for giving the national government what is due.
www.sme.com.ph /customs-clark   (204 words)

  
 Facilities & Infrastructure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
PLDT Clark Telecom - A wholly owned subsidiary of PLDT, the Philippine's principal supplier of domestic and international telecommunications services.
The water is drawn from the deep wells inside Clark with a total capacity of 5,000 gpm.
Operated by CDC via a main 10 inch central line with a centralized treatment plant in Clark with a total capacity of one million tons of solid waste.
www.philexcel.com /main_menu/faci_infra.htm   (415 words)

  
 Philippine Post Magazine: CyberSubic and MegaClark
War in the 1950's and until its close in 1975, Subic and Clark served not only as resupply and rest and recuperation bases but as active staging points of air raids all over Vietnam Subic played a similar role, although on a much limited scale, during the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990's.
The Philippine Government's success in transforming what used to be U.S. military facilities into vital economic assets have been known worldwide, and even inspired Panama to adopt them as models in its program to transform former U.S. bases in its territory into economic zones.
The Clark Special Zone, for its part, is now home to 20 U.S. companies that have relocated here since 1993 and have committed to invest US$1.893 billion in five years.
www.philpost.com /0700pages/subicclark0700.html   (654 words)

  
 Philippines Country Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Much of the country's renewed economic vibrancy results from improved agricultural yields, as well as from an increase in domestic consumption brought about by curbed inflation.
Compared to Indonesia and Thailand, the decline in economic growth in the Philippines was much less severe.
Where it is not economical to link small islands' grids into the national grid, separate local systems are being established around small generating plants.
www.hawaii.gov /dbedt/ert/cp/phili.html   (3531 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Clark and Subic: Tomorrow's Bright Future
CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — The Clark Development Corp. (CDC) has announced that employment is expected to soar to about 76,000 at the Clark special economic zone in the next five years after it signed new business agreements with 32 more firms.
With 90-tonner, wide-bodied commercial and cargo aircrafts now being able to land at the DMIA, the special Malacañang agency overseeing Central Luzon’s investment and economic activities said that initially benefiting from the newly-completed project is the United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest package delivery firm which now also operates inside the ecozone.
Clark should have a world-class sports complex, featuring a stadium, swimming complex, tennis courts, etc. But i dont think it should be in the magnitude of Olympic preparations like Athens and Beijing.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=103546   (1981 words)

  
 Angeles, Philippines, Pictures
Until 1991 the economy of Angeles was heavily dependent on the United States Air Force base known as Clark Air Base, which was located just north of the city.
The government then converted the area into a special economic zone, offering low taxes to investors.
This encouraged businesses to establish operations in the zone, helping to offset the loss of income and jobs previously generated by the presence of the U.S. military.
www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Philippines/Angeles_city.html   (235 words)

  
 Sun Star Pampanga: 5 mayors favor no dismissal stance for CDC workers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SAN FERNANDO -- At least five mayors in nearby communities of the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) have backed up Clark Development Corp. (CDC) executives' decision not to lay-off workers at the Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark.
In an interview with Sun.Star Pampanga, Mabalacat mayor Marino Morales, co-chairman of the Metro Clark Advisory Council (MCAC), said the mayors of Bamban and Capas towns in Tarlac, Angeles City, and Porac have agreed in principle to pass a resolution seeking a status quo in Mimosa estate's operations.
However, there is no need to dismiss workers since Clark's mandate is to generate and create jobs for those who were affected by the Pinatubo eruption," Morales said.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2002/07/08/0004706new.html   (391 words)

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