Poro
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Ilocos /
San Fernando /
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/ Ilocos
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World / Philippines / La Union / San Fernando City
village, barangay, fourth-level administrative division, special economic zone (SEZ)
Barangay: Poro
City: San Fernando
Province: La Union
Poro Point Freeport and Special Economic Zone
Fast emerging as a prime location for investments and tourism is the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ). Nestled at the tip of San Fernando province, Poro Point is a peninsula completely surrounded by the South China Sea and dotted with strips of pristine white sand beaches ideal for tourism-related industries.
THE ZONE
The PPFZ is the former Wallace Air Station converted into productive economic use through the enactment of Republic Act 7227 (Bases Conversion and Development Act) on March 19, 1992 and Proclamation No. 216 on July 27, 1993 transferring the lands to the BCDA and declared the area as an Special Economic and Freeport Zone.
The Freeport Status was affirmed through the enactment of Republic Act 9400 on March 2007, thus the zone is now called the Poro Point Freeport Zone.
The PPFZ is master planned as an industrial estate with tourism facilities. The presence of an airport and a seaport makes it an ideal location for commerce, distribution center and export-oriented activities.
Getting There
Strategic in its location at the upper side of the Lingayen Gulf, Poro Point is along the Southeast Asian sea lane, less than an hour by plane from Taiwan, China and Hongkong, and within three hours from Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
Poro Point is located at the northwestern tip of North Luzon, west of the City of San Fernando in the province of La Union. It is accessible by land, sea and air, approximately travel time is about 5 hours away from Manila and more than an hour from Baguio City by car and about 50 minutes flight-time to and from Manila.
A Investor’s Haven
Poro Point offers the perfect blend for business and leisure. The presence of modern and dependable infrastructure facilities coupled with an investment-friendly climate makes it an ideal haven for local and foreign investors. Its strategic location and close proximity to the thriving economies in Southeast Asia also makes the Freeport an ideal springboard for access to these markets.
PPFZ offers liberal tax laws and incentives such as:
* Tax- and duty-free importation of machineries, raw materials, supplies, and all other articles including finished goods.
* PPFZ shall be managed as a separate customs territory, ensuring free flow or articles within the Freeport zone.
* Unlimited purchase and consumption of tax- and duty-free consumer goods within the ppsefz.
* No local and national taxes. in lieu of taxes, ppsefz enterprise shall pay a fee of five percent (5%) of gross income earned.
The Zone is home to the San Fernando Airport, a secondary airport serving as an alternate to the Loakan Airport in Baguio City. The airport brings the people closer to the pristine beaches of La Union, the scenic beauty of Baguio City, the cultural heritage of Ilocos and other world-class tourist facilities in the North. It hosts thrice a week commercial flights from and to Manila via a local commercial airline, Asian Spirit, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The San Fernando airport is being upgraded into a regional airport of international standard and quality that can accommodate larger aircrafts, such as Boeing 747 and Airbus 320, and to ensure the airport’s operational safety.
Another possible area for investment is the 50-hectare agro-industrial park. The industrial estate is expected to enhance investment atmosphere conducive for agribusiness processing, export processing, light industries, standardized factories, warehousing/dry storage, cold storage, and information technology park.
Also, the San Fernando international seaport has a total land area of 30 hectares and with a possible reclamation of over 100 hectares. With its present capacity, the seaport can accommodate all types of vehicles such as: Cruise ships, roll-on roll-off vessels, motor tankers, barges, cargo vessels, motor tugboats, passenger vessels and fishing boats.
Tourism Opportunities
The 240-hectare former US airbase is also being groomed to become one of the best tourist destinations Northern Luzon.
Major tourism projects that will transform the PPFZ into the destination of choice for international and local tourists are already underway. These include the construction of the world-class nine-hole golf course, a luxury hotel and resort and casino. Another major attraction inside the Freeport is the tourism and recreational area which will feature the promenade, an area that will offer an idyllic and awe-inspiring view of the sunset; and the “Little Boracay”, a short stretch of porous sand lying close to the promenade.
Likewise, PPMC also included in its development plan the promotion of the Poro Point Lighthouse as a tourist destination. The Lighthouse is situated on the southern tip of Punta de Poro, along the entrance to the Port of San Fernando. The lights of Poro Point serve as harbor guides to ships entering and leaving the Port of San Fernando ever since it was built by the Spanish authorities on 28 November 1885.
City: San Fernando
Province: La Union
Poro Point Freeport and Special Economic Zone
Fast emerging as a prime location for investments and tourism is the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ). Nestled at the tip of San Fernando province, Poro Point is a peninsula completely surrounded by the South China Sea and dotted with strips of pristine white sand beaches ideal for tourism-related industries.
THE ZONE
The PPFZ is the former Wallace Air Station converted into productive economic use through the enactment of Republic Act 7227 (Bases Conversion and Development Act) on March 19, 1992 and Proclamation No. 216 on July 27, 1993 transferring the lands to the BCDA and declared the area as an Special Economic and Freeport Zone.
The Freeport Status was affirmed through the enactment of Republic Act 9400 on March 2007, thus the zone is now called the Poro Point Freeport Zone.
The PPFZ is master planned as an industrial estate with tourism facilities. The presence of an airport and a seaport makes it an ideal location for commerce, distribution center and export-oriented activities.
Getting There
Strategic in its location at the upper side of the Lingayen Gulf, Poro Point is along the Southeast Asian sea lane, less than an hour by plane from Taiwan, China and Hongkong, and within three hours from Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
Poro Point is located at the northwestern tip of North Luzon, west of the City of San Fernando in the province of La Union. It is accessible by land, sea and air, approximately travel time is about 5 hours away from Manila and more than an hour from Baguio City by car and about 50 minutes flight-time to and from Manila.
A Investor’s Haven
Poro Point offers the perfect blend for business and leisure. The presence of modern and dependable infrastructure facilities coupled with an investment-friendly climate makes it an ideal haven for local and foreign investors. Its strategic location and close proximity to the thriving economies in Southeast Asia also makes the Freeport an ideal springboard for access to these markets.
PPFZ offers liberal tax laws and incentives such as:
* Tax- and duty-free importation of machineries, raw materials, supplies, and all other articles including finished goods.
* PPFZ shall be managed as a separate customs territory, ensuring free flow or articles within the Freeport zone.
* Unlimited purchase and consumption of tax- and duty-free consumer goods within the ppsefz.
* No local and national taxes. in lieu of taxes, ppsefz enterprise shall pay a fee of five percent (5%) of gross income earned.
The Zone is home to the San Fernando Airport, a secondary airport serving as an alternate to the Loakan Airport in Baguio City. The airport brings the people closer to the pristine beaches of La Union, the scenic beauty of Baguio City, the cultural heritage of Ilocos and other world-class tourist facilities in the North. It hosts thrice a week commercial flights from and to Manila via a local commercial airline, Asian Spirit, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The San Fernando airport is being upgraded into a regional airport of international standard and quality that can accommodate larger aircrafts, such as Boeing 747 and Airbus 320, and to ensure the airport’s operational safety.
Another possible area for investment is the 50-hectare agro-industrial park. The industrial estate is expected to enhance investment atmosphere conducive for agribusiness processing, export processing, light industries, standardized factories, warehousing/dry storage, cold storage, and information technology park.
Also, the San Fernando international seaport has a total land area of 30 hectares and with a possible reclamation of over 100 hectares. With its present capacity, the seaport can accommodate all types of vehicles such as: Cruise ships, roll-on roll-off vessels, motor tankers, barges, cargo vessels, motor tugboats, passenger vessels and fishing boats.
Tourism Opportunities
The 240-hectare former US airbase is also being groomed to become one of the best tourist destinations Northern Luzon.
Major tourism projects that will transform the PPFZ into the destination of choice for international and local tourists are already underway. These include the construction of the world-class nine-hole golf course, a luxury hotel and resort and casino. Another major attraction inside the Freeport is the tourism and recreational area which will feature the promenade, an area that will offer an idyllic and awe-inspiring view of the sunset; and the “Little Boracay”, a short stretch of porous sand lying close to the promenade.
Likewise, PPMC also included in its development plan the promotion of the Poro Point Lighthouse as a tourist destination. The Lighthouse is situated on the southern tip of Punta de Poro, along the entrance to the Port of San Fernando. The lights of Poro Point serve as harbor guides to ships entering and leaving the Port of San Fernando ever since it was built by the Spanish authorities on 28 November 1885.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°36'53"N 120°17'36"E
- New Clark City 139 km
- Shenzhen 970 km
- Hainan Province 1295 km
- Binhai New Area (Dagang) 2512 km
- Binhai New Area 2531 km
- Binhai New Area Hangu District 2542 km
- Kashgar 4982 km
- King Abdullah Economic City 8441 km
- Exclusive economic zone of Lithuania 9170 km
- Ciudad del Este 18933 km
- San Fernando International Seaport 0.6 km
- The Cliffs Golf Club 0.8 km
- The Point Residences 0.8 km
- Philippine Navy Base 0.9 km
- Petron Corporation Depot - Poro 0.9 km
- Thunderbird Resort Complex 0.9 km
- 580th ACWG Wallace Air Station (PAF) 1.2 km
- San Fernando Bay 1.7 km
- La Union 17 km
- Lingayen Gulf (Outer) 22 km
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