Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 1382)
Proclamation No. 1382 creates and designates the Allegro Center located at 2284 Chino Roces Extension, Makati City, as an Information Technology Center under the provisions of Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
The Allegro Center is designated as an Information Technology Center pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
The President of the Philippines, with recommendations from the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), has the authority to create and designate economic zones.
PEZA's Board of Directors recommends the creation and designation of the Allegro Center as an Information Technology Center, and their resolutions govern implementation.
The Allegro Center covers an area of Five Thousand (5,000) square meters, more or less, situated at 2284 Chino Roces Extension, Makati City.
The site is bounded by Pasong Tamo Street on the northeast, Lot 2-A-2 of the subdivision plan on the southeast, Philippine National Railways on the southwest, and Lot 3, Block 3, on the northwest, with specified directions and measurements.
The technical description legally defines the exact location, boundaries, and area of the Allegro Center, ensuring clarity and legal certainty in its designation.
Resolution No. 00-411 dated December 29, 2000, and Resolution No. 07-189 dated April 30, 2007, of the PEZA Board of Directors are cited as part of the legal basis for the designation.
The property is officially designated as an Information Technology Center, subject to regulatory and fiscal incentives under RA 7916 and its implementing rules, facilitating IT-related development and operations.
The proclamation was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on September 11, 2007, and is effective upon its signing and publication.