Marcos expands land area of West Cebu Industrial Park ecozone

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has included seven parcels of land with an area of 69,490 square meters in Barangays Arpili and Buanoy in Balamban, Cebu into the existing West Cebu Industrial Park – Special Economic Zone.

This was according to Proclamation 1105 dated December 4 and published on the Official Gazette website over the weekend.

The inclusion of additional parcels of land in the West Cebu Industrial Park – Special Economic Zone is subject to the provisions of Republic Act 7916 or the 1995 Special Economic Zone Act and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) board of directors Resolution No. 22-117, series of 2022.

West Cebu Estate is found on Cebu’s western coast and is known as the Philippines’ shipbuilding capital.

Its 540-hectare special economic zone was established in 1992. It is a joint venture of the Aboitiz Group and Japan’s Tsuneishi Holdings.

The ecozone is home to several global companies that employ 14,000 skilled Filipino workers in medium to heavy industries.

In Barangay Arpili, the additional parcels of land are covered by land titles Lot 4-A Sk-07-000192 TCT No. 113-2024000343 and Lot 1770 Sk-07-000190, TCT No. 113-2024000072.

In Barangay Buanoy, the included parcels of land are covered by five land titles: Lot 1437-A-2-A-2 Sk-07-000191 TCT No. 113-2014000144; Lot 1437-A-2-B-2 Sk-07-000193 TCT No. 113-2014000351; Lot 1437-A-2-C-2 Sk-07-000191 TCT No. 113-2014000146; Lot 1686 Sk-07-000313 TCT No. 113-2025000701; and Lot 1695 Sk-07-000186 TCT No. 1132024000260. — JMA, GMA Integrated News