The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it will unveil another 14 ecozones next year, adding to the 35 ecozones proclaimed since the start of the Marcos administration in 2022.

“We are proclaiming 14 more by January 2026. We have already written a follow-up letter to Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto for this, and developers have been meeting ES, and they were told that by January, we can proclaim these ecozones,” said PEZA director general Tereso Panga in an interview with reporters last week.

The PEZA chief said they are eyeing to open 30 ecozones every year.

“We can only attract investments when there are new locations for them. We are trying to locate in new growth and rural areas,” he said.

Earlier, Panga said the PEZA Board will meet on 22 December to determine whether their current investment approvals of P238 billion would be added to be able to hit or surpass their target investment nods for this year.

He said they are currently short of P12 billion, but said they are confident that they will hit or surpass the P250-billion target investment approvals.

Recto: Special Economic Zone status to boost jobs

Meanwhile, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto underscored the economic benefits of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s latest initiatives, designating key areas in Parañaque, Laguna and Misamis Oriental as Special Economic Zones (ecozones), a move expected to attract billions in investments and generate thousands of jobs nationwide.

“These significant areas continue to attract investors because of their strategic location, skilled workforce, good infrastructure, and reliable utilities,” Recto said in a statement on Sunday.

He noted that the new ecozones will help strengthen the country’s competitiveness.

“So it is only fitting to designate a Special Economic Zone. With this, we can keep building future-ready industries and generate more job opportunities not just for our kababayans in the said areas, but for all Filipinos across the country,” he added.

Under Proclamation No. 1111, a property located at 8912 ASEAN Avenue in Aseana City, Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City, has been declared a Special Economic Zone to serve as a cutting-edge Information Technology hub aimed at accelerating digital development.

On the other hand, Proclamation No. 1112 establishes several parcels of land along National Road, Purok 9, in Barangays Cabug and Maanas, Municipality of Medina, Misamis Oriental, as an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone to be known as the Alloco Development Corp. Industrial Estate.

Proclamation No. 1113 also launches the Filinvest Innovation Park in Barangays Bubuyan and Punta in Laguna, positioning the area as a center for innovation-driven economic activity.

Recto signed the three proclamations on 16 December 2025, following the recommendation of the PEZA Board of Directors.

Collectively, the newly proclaimed ecozones are projected to attract a total investment of P3.03 billion and generate up to 7,200 jobs.