Title
Proclamation Designating BGC Corporate Center 2 as IT Special Economic Zone
Law
Proclamation No. 759
Decision Date
Jun 26, 2019
Proclamation No. 759 designates BGC Corporate Center 2 and its land in Bonifacio Global City as a Special Economic Zone, in accordance with Republic Act No. 7916 and Republic Act No. 8748, providing incentives for Information Technology-related activities within the zone.

Legal authority and governing framework

  • Republic Act No. 7916 (“Special Economic Zone Act of 1995”), as amended by Republic Act No. 8748, authorizes the President to create and designate special economic zones.
  • The proclamation follows PEZA processes through Board of Directors action recommending the zone designation.
  • The proclamation provides that the creation and designation are subject to Republic Act No. 7916, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and the cited PEZA Board resolutions.
  • The proclamation expressly links the designation to PEZA Board of Directors Resolution No. 00-411 (s. 2000), as amended by Resolution Nos. 11-066 (s. 2011), 15-240 (s. 2015), and 17-472 (s. 2017), and to Resolution No. 17-303 (s. 2017).

Zone creation and what is designated

  • The proclamation creates and designates a building known as “BGC Corporate Center 2” as a special economic zone.
  • The building has a gross floor area of Thirty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Nine and Twenty-Nine Hundredths square meters (35,439.29 m²).
  • The proclamation also designates the parcel of land on which the building stands.
  • The land area is Two Thousand One Hundred Forty-Nine square meters (2,149 m²).
  • The designated site is located at Block 1, 30th Street corner 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

Specific legal description of the covered property

  • The designated parcel is covered by TCT No. 1236-P, described as Lot 8, Block 1 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-00-011796.
  • The land is situated in the Barrio of Fort Bonacio, Municipality of Taguig, Province of Metro Manila, Island of Luzon.
  • The proclamation sets the boundaries and course bearings through named lots/road lots and survey lines (including Lot 4, Block 1 (Reserved Access Lot); Road Lot 6; Road Lot 29; and Lot 7, Block 1).
  • The proclamation states a defined starting reference and coordinates by bearings, including N. 44 deg. 05" W., 3,950.91 m. from BLLM #1, Mcadm-590-D.
  • The proclamation includes the metes-and-bounds sequence from point “1” to the point of beginning, concluding with containing an area of Two Thousand One Hundred Forty-Nine Square Meters (2,149 m²), more or less.
  • The proclamation identifies ground-marking details for points: P.S. cyl. conc, mons 15x40 cms; bearings, true; with survey dates including Sept. - Dec. 1907 and consolidation-subdivision survey approval on April 18, 2006.
  • The proclamation characterizes the covered area as subject to the referenced technical description and plan markings indicated on the plan and marked on the ground.

Nature of the special economic zone

  • The proclamation designates the zone as a Special Economic Zone (Information Technology Center).
  • The designation is made “as defined” by the proclamation’s technical description of the building and parcel of land.
  • The creation and designation operate within the regulatory structure of Republic Act No. 7916, as amended by Republic Act No. 8748, and the Implementing Rules and Regulations.

Transitory and subject-to clauses

  • The proclamation makes the entire designation subject to Republic Act No. 7916, as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
  • The proclamation further provides that the designation is subject to the cited PEZA Board of Directors resolutions, including Resolution No. 00-411 (s. 2000) as amended by 11-066 (s. 2011), 15-240 (s. 2015), and 17-472 (s. 2017), and Resolution No. 17-303 (s. 2017).
  • The proclamation’s legal operation is anchored on the President’s authority under Republic Act No. 7916, as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.

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