Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 750)
Villa Angela Techno Park was designated an IT Park pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916, also known as the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to create and designate an area as an IT Park, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
The Villa Angela Techno Park is located at Don Carlos Hilado Avenue corner F. Gonzaga Avenue, Bacolod City, with an area of Forty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One (42,591) square meters, more or less.
PEZA recommends to the President the designation of lands as IT Parks and is responsible for implementing rules and regulations concerning special economic zones.
The legal references include Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by RA No. 8748, Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 7916, and PEZA Board Resolutions No. 00-411 (s. 2000), No. 04-295 (s. 2004), and No. 13-499 (s. 2013).
The boundaries include Road Lot 6 on the northwest, Lot 1072-C-3-B-1 on the northeast, Lot 11 Block 38 on the southeast, Road Lot 1 and Lot 2 on the southwest, as specifically described in the technical survey details in the proclamation.
The detailed technical description legally identifies the exact location, dimensions, and boundaries of the IT Park to avoid disputes and for accurate land administration and regulation.
The land survey was done by Engineer Grant Kelly H. Guerrero from July 3 to July 6, 2006, and the plan was approved on October 8, 2009.
Proclamation No. 750 was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III, and the Executive Secretary, Paquito N. Ochoa Jr., signed it on behalf of the President to authenticate the document.