QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1032)
The authority is vested in the President under Republic Act (RA) No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by RA No. 8748, and upon the recommendation of the PEZA Board of Directors.
The recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is required.
A building located along Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City, standing on two parcels of land, is designated as an Information Technology Center known as the “AIU Centre.”
The proclamation states a gross floor area of 26,431 square meters.
The aggregate area is 2,680 square meters, more or less.
Lot 1 is (LRA) PCS-34083; Lot 2 is (LRC) PCS-34083.
Both lots are described as portions of consolidated Lots 1422-A-1 and 1422-A-2 under Psd-35558, approved as a consolidation-subdivision plan as a “non-subdivision project.”
It identifies the exact metes and bounds of the parcels, ensuring certainty as to what specific property is included in the designation as an IT Center for purposes of legal effect and implementation.
It indicates that PEZA’s internal approvals and amendments to its governing rules for economic zones/IT Centers form part of the basis and compliance framework for the designation.
Resolution No. 00-411 (s. 2000), as amended by Resolution No. 11-066 (s. 2011), and Resolution No. 14-429 (s. 2014).
It considers both: the building is designated as the IT Center and it stands on two parcels of land with stated areas and technical descriptions.
It is located along Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (Island of Negros), as defined by the technical descriptions of the lots.
Lot 1 is referenced as (LRA) and Lot 2 as (LRC). This matters because it reflects the land registration authority/system labels used in the technical descriptions; it signals that the properties may be under different records categories even if both are consolidated under PCS-34083.
The proclamation is dated May 21, 2015; it states it was done in Manila on the same date, May 21, 2015.
They should list RA No. 7916 as the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 and RA No. 8748 as the amending law (plus reference to the applicable implementing rules and regulations of those laws).
It states the designation is “subject to the provisions of RA No. 7916, as amended, its Implementing Rules and Regulations,” and specific PEZA Board resolutions.