Creating SEZs in Clark Freeport Zone

Executive Order No. 619 anchors its authority on Republic Act No. 7916, as amended by RA 8784, and ties its application to RA 7227, as amended by RA 9400 (preamble).
The Executive Order operates in relation to the role of RA 9400 for SEZ tax incentives and applicability questions involving RA 7916, as amended (preamble).
The Executive Order is issued to make RA 7916, as amended, applicable to the Clark Freeport Zone in areas to be specifically designated by the President by Proclamation (preamble).

The Executive Order is grounded on the policy to promote and accelerate balanced and sound economic and social development, especially in rural areas, through SEZ development (preamble).
The Executive Order addresses a need to extend tax incentives under RA 7916, as amended, to the Clark Freeport Zone areas designated for SEZ purposes (preamble).

Duly registered business enterprises that will operate in SEZ to be created by proclamation inside the Clark Freeport Zone qualify for the incentives and tax treatment granted by RA 7916, as amended (Section 1).
The incentives apply to SEZ that are created by presidential proclamation within the Clark Freeport Zone (Section 1).
The regulatory and supervisory coverage under the Executive Order extends to all registered enterprises within the designated SEZ areas inside the Clark Freeport Zone (Section 1).

Qualified enterprises are entitled to the same tax and duly incentives provided for under RA 7916, as amended (Section 1).
For administering these incentives, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is tasked to register, regulate and supervise all registered enterprises within the SEZs inside the Clark Freeport Zone (Section 1).
Incentive administration is operationalized through PEZA’s registration, regulation, and supervision functions (Section 1).
The entitlement is tied to enterprise registration status and operation within SEZs created by proclamation inside Clark (Section 1).

All laws, decrees, proclamation, rules and regulations, or other issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly (Section 2).
The Executive Order’s effectivity is governed by publication in a national newspaper or general circulation, with immediate effect upon publication (Section 3).
The Executive Order contains no sunset or expiration clause (Sections 1–3).