Designation of Burgundy Tower as IT Center

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines, issues Proclamation No. 1257.
The President acts under the powers vested by Republic Act No. 7916 (the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
The proclamation is issued upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
The designation is made subject to Republic Act No. 7916, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and named PEZA Board Resolutions.

The proclamation expressly relies on PEZA Board of Directors Resolution No. 00-411 dated 29 December 2000.
The proclamation also expressly relies on PEZA Board of Directors Resolution No. 06-255 dated 13 June 2006.
The proclaimed designation is implemented in line with the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7916.
The proclamation operates through a PEZA board-driven process that culminates in presidential designation.

The President creates and designates a building known as the Burgundy Corporate Tower Building as an Information Technology Center.
The designation is made subject to Republic Act No. 7916, as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
The building is created and designated to operate as an Information Technology Center under the Special Economic Zone framework.
The designation covers the specific building standing on the described private domain parcel.

The Burgundy Corporate Tower Building stands on a private domain parcel located at 252 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City.
The parcel area is Two Thousand One Hundred Seventy Seven and 14/100 (2,177.14) Square Meters, more or less.
The parcel is identified by TCT No. 201307, with Lot 1-A-2-B.
The parcel is also defined by Psd-00-035549 and described as a portion of Lot 1-A-2, Psd-00-7602-028085-D LRC Rec. No. 2029.
The property is situated in the Brgy. of San Lorenzo, Municipality of Makati, Metro Manila, Island of Luzon.
The boundaries are described by reference to adjoining street lots and avenues: along the SE. by Street Lot 9 (LRC) Psd-2991, Tindalo Street (before) Urban Avenue (now); along the SW. by Lot 1-A-2 of the subdivision plan; along the NW. by Street Lot 8 (LRC) Psd-2991, Buendia Avenue (before) Sen. Gil Puyat (now); and along the NE. by Lot 1-B (LRC) Psd-5811.
The technical description includes surveyed bearings and points beginning at a point marked “1” and ending at the point of beginning, with the survey dates referenced as December 10, 1923 - January 9, 1924 (original survey) and April 2, 1955 (subdivision survey), approved May 4, 1995.

The proclamation is signed by the President as (Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO.
The proclamation is countersigned by the Executive Secretary, (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA.