Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 520)
The creation of the Irasan-Roxas Zanorte Special Economic Zone is based on Republic Act No. 7916, 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 special economic zones pursuant to RA No. 7916, as amended, and upon recommendation of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Board of Directors.
It is designated as an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone.
It is located at Barangay Irasan, Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte, Island of Mindanao.
The zone covers an aggregate area of Sixty Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two (60,552) square meters, more or less.
The Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) recommended the creation of the special economic zone.
The technical description and survey details legally define the precise boundaries and area of the land parcels comprising the special economic zone to avoid disputes regarding its demarcation.
Certifications were obtained from the Department of Tourism (DOT), Local Government Unit (LGU), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
It is subject to the provisions of RA No. 7916, as amended, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and relevant PEZA Board Resolutions.
President Benigno S. Aquino III signed and affixed the seal of the Republic of the Philippines, with Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, signing by authority of the President.