Proclamation No. 420, s. 1994

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MALACANANG

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES a PROCLAMATION NO-« 420

CREATING AND DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE AREA COVERED BY THE FORMER CAMP JOHN AS THE JOHN HAY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by the law and the resolution of concurrence by the City Council of Baguio, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create and designate a portion of the area covered by the former John Hay reservation as embraced, covered, and defined by the 1947 Military Bases Agreement between the Philippines and the United States of America, as amended, as the John Hay Special Economic Zone, and accordingly order:

Section 1. Coverage of John Hay Special Economic Zone. — The John Hay Special Economic Zone shall cover the area consisting of Two Hundred Eighty Bight and one/tenth (288.1) hectares, more or less, of the total of Six Hundred Seventy- Seven (677) hectares of the John Hay Reservation, more or less, which have been surveyed and verified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources {DENR) as defined by the following technical description:

A parcel of land, situated in the City of }Baguio, Province of Benguet, Island of Luzon, and particularly described in survey plans pqd-131102- 002639 and Cos-131102-000030 as approyed on 16 August 1993 and 26 August 1993, and 131102-000030 as approved on 16 August 1993 and 26 August 1993, respectively, by the‘Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in detail containing:

Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7, Lot 13, Lot 14, Lot 15, and Lot’ 20 of Ces~131102- J

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Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7, Let &, Lot 9, Bot 10, Lot 11, Lot 14, Lot 15, Lot 16, Lot 17, and Lot 18 of Psd-131102-002639 being portions of

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With a combined area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT AND:

ONE/TENTH HECTARES (288.1 hectares); Provided that the area consisting of approximately Six and two/tenth

(6.2) hectares, more or less, presently occupied by the

VOA and the residence of the Ambassador of the United

States, shall be considered as part of the SEZ only

upon turnover of the properties to the government of

the Republic of the Philippines.

Sec. 2. Governing Body of the John Hay Special Economic Zone.- Pursuant to Section 15 of Republic Act No. 7227, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority is hereby established as the governing body of the John Hay Special Economic Zone and, as such, authorized to determine the utilization and disposition of the lands comprising it, ra subject to private rights, if any, and in consultation and coordination with the City Government of Baguio after consultation with its inhabitants, and to promulgate the necessary policies rules, and regulations to govern and regulate the zone thru the John Hay Poro Point Development Corporation, which is its implementing arm for its economic development and optimum utilization.

Sec. 3. Investment Climate in John Hay Sp€cial Economic Zone.- Pursuant to Sections 5(m) and Section L5 of Republic Act No. 7227, the John Hay Poro Point Development Corporation shall implement all necessary policies, rules, and regulations governing ‘the zone, including investment incentives, in consultation with pertinent government departments. Among others, the zone shall have all the applicable incentives of the Special Economic Zone under Section i2 of Republic Act No. 7227: ‘and those applicable incentives granted in the Export Processing Zones, the Omnibus Investment code of 1987, the Foreign Investment Act

of 1991, and new investment laws that may hereinafter be enacted.

Sec. 4. Role of Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities.- All heads of departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government are hereby directed to give full support to Bases Conversion and Development Authority and/or its implementing subsidiary or joint venture to facilitate the necessary approvals to expedite the implementation of various Projects of the conversion program.

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Sec. 5. Local Authority. - Except as herein provided, the affected local government units shall retain their basic autonomy and identity.

Sec. 6, Repealing Clause. - All orders, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Proclamation, are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

Sec. 7. Effectivity.- This Proclamation shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3 \ day of duly , in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety four.

By the President: i

. —~Frapunabfeccguaf : TROFISTO T. LT. INA, JR.

Executive, Secretary *

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