QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 436)
The President acts pursuant to the powers vested under Republic Act (RA) No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by RA No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 436 creates and designates the BTTC Center as an Information Technology Center, pursuant to RA 7916 as amended by RA 8748.
The designation is made upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
It cites PEZA Board of Directors Resolution No. 00-411 (s. 2000), as amended by Resolution No. 11-066 (s. 2011) and Resolution No. 11-235 (s. 2011).
No. It is designated 'subject to the provisions of RA No. 7916, as amended, its Implementing Rules and Regulations' and related PEZA Board resolutions.
It is at Lot 17, Block 12, Ortigas Avenue corner Roosevelt Street, Barangay Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila.
One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven (1,857) square meters, more or less.
The proclamation states Lot 17, PSD-66759, and references TCT No. 012-2010000040.
It provides boundary descriptions: NE (points 3 to 4 by Ditch-2), SE (points 4 to 5 by Lot 16, Block 12), SW (points 5 to 1 by Road Lot 16), and NW (points 1 to 3 by Road Lot 24).
It establishes the metes-and-bounds description for the specific parcel of land being designated, supporting certainty of location and extent for legal and administrative purposes.
It includes an initial bearing reference ('N. 46 deg. 32'E., 2796.53 m. from BLLM 1, Wack-Wack'), monument details ('PS cyl. conc. mons 15A60 cm.'), declination ('dec. 0 deg. 50'E.'), and survey/subdivision survey dates (original survey April 8, 1920 to Feb. 21, 1921; subdivision survey Oct. 1, 1966 to Jan. 14, 1967).
It designates 'a building which stands on' the specified lot as an IT Center, meaning the designation covers the building located on the described property.
Signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Attested/authorized by the Executive Secretary, Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., 'By Authority of the President.'
It is dated July 20, 2012 (as indicated by 'PROCLAMATION NO. 436, July 20, 2012') and also states 'DONE... this 20th day of July... Two Thousand and Twelve.'
To create and designate the BTTC Center as an Information Technology Center, consistent with the Special Economic Zone regime under RA 7916 as amended by RA 8748.
Designation is not the end of compliance; operations, benefits, and eligibility are governed by RA 7916, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and PEZA board resolutions.