QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1129)
Proclamation No. 1129 is issued pursuant to the President’s powers under Republic Act (RA) No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by RA No. 8748, and upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
It creates and designates the building known as the “Insular Life Corporate Center” as an Information Technology (IT) Center.
The IT Center stands on two parcels of private domain located at Insular Life Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The proclamation specifies the parcels and their technical descriptions and titles.
The aggregate area is 4,195 square meters, more or less.
Lot 2-A, TCT No. 206375, containing an area of 2,154 square meters, more or less.
Lot 3, Block 4, TCT No. 206376, containing an area of 2,041 square meters, more or less.
Because designation of a specific property for special economic zone benefits or IT center status requires clear identification of the exact parcels; technical descriptions and TCT numbers help prevent ambiguity about the covered area.
The proclamation cites the PEZA Board resolutions: Resolution No. 00-411 dated 29 December 2000 and Resolution No. 05-247 dated 28 July 2005.
It states designation is subject to RA No. 7916 as amended, its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), and the cited PEZA Board resolutions.
It means the IT-center designation and its effects (including any incentives or regulatory treatment) must conform to RA 7916, the IRR, and PEZA rules—i.e., the designation is not absolute outside those legal requirements.
The President is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Executive Secretary is Eduardo R. Ermita (as indicated by the signature block).
It indicates the properties are in private ownership or classified as private domain for purposes of the designation; however, RA 7916 still allows private property to be designated as part of an ecozone framework for qualified activities under PEZA.
PEZA’s Board recommends/approves through resolutions, and the President formally issues the proclamation creating and designating the IT Center.