Foreign Investors to PEZA and the Filipino Workers

"At Times when bureaucracy and municipal delays could have been critically damaging to our investment, PEZA has been a helpful hand in providing direction and assistance toward quick resolutions."

- Craig Reines, VP and General Manager for TeleTech Customer Care Management Phils, Inc.

"People are our most important asset, T.I. believes the Philippines has an edge because of its pool of skilled workers, especially in semiconductors. PEZA is the best agency of government because of its investor friendly policies and vision."

- Norberto Viera, President, Texas Instruments (Phils.), Inc.

"The work force is very good. They provide a lot of value-added to our customers."

-Mike Petrucci, President, Amkor Technology Phils.

"The Filipino worker is absolutely superb. The Filipino worker is very well educated, very eager to learn more and extremely fluent in English, and has a marvelous work ethics."

-Steven Leece, Managing Director, Moog Controls Corp.

"PEZA is the cleanest, most efficient and most supportive organization to foreign investors compared to all the other government investments organizations in Asia. PEZa never disappoints any investor. It is great advantage even to small business."

-Norihiko Maeno, President and CEO, Maeno Giken Inc

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"PEZA is the real business partner. Their professionalism assures investors of steadfast support more than we expected."

-Yoshio Nagamine, President, Terumo (Philippines) Corporation

"The quality of workers in the Philippines is far better than that of Thailand and approximates that of Japanese workers at a fifth of the cost. About 80% of our workforce are women because they are better than men. I am happy that local schools produce very good engineers."

-Masaaki Nagamine, President, Fujitsu Computer Products Corporation of the Philippines

"Everybody can speak English which is very good for us. There is also a culture of quality workers. THe biggest factor is logistics. The Philippines is the hub of Asia. We have direct shipping to America and Europe. PEZA has been very supportive!"

-Masaaki Mukushi, Former President, Toshiba Information Equipment Phils., Inc.

What is PEZA?

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)is a government corporation established through legislative enactment known as “The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995.”

PEZA is an investment promotion agency and a government owned corporation, attached to the Department of Trade & Industry.

PEZA grants fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to developers of economic zones, export producers, and I.T. service exporters.

PEZA offers ready-to-occupy locations to foreign investors who are export producers or IT service exporters in world class and environment friendly Economic Zones and I.T. Parks / Buildings.