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BOI to establish Green Lanes for Strategic Investments in Bulacan 

The Board of Investments (BOI) will establish Green Lanes for Strategic Investments in the 20 municipalities and four cities of Bulacan.

This is part of the agreement the agency signed with the provincial government to further intensify and expand the granting of investment incentives.

BOI Executive Director Bobby Fondevilla said Executive Order No. 18 of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. mandated all government offices, including local government units, to further streamline processes and requirements in opening a business.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 20 𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠. (Shane F. Velasco/PIA 3)

“Our agreement with the provincial government of Bulacan reaffirmed that any amount of investment; be it from Barangay Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to big-ticket ones, can avail incentives from BOI and a particular local government,” he explained.

BOI wants to fully utilize the granting of output-based, targeted, time-bound and transparent investment incentives under Republic Act 11534, otherwise known as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Law.  It includes the granting of lower corporate income tax.

To ensure seamless implementation of the agreement, BOI Investments Assistance Center personnel will assist enterprises in the submission and follow-up of applications for business permits and licenses. 

At the same time, a One-Stop Shop Action Center for Strategic Investments will be established in Bulacan to address investors’ concerns starting from pre-project establishment up to post-investment assistance.

“It will facilitate and expedite to the extent possible, the setting up and conduct of registered investment projects and other pre-investment concerns in accordance with Republic Act 11032, otherwise known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act,” he added.

Meanwhile, Governor Daniel Fernando hailed the signing of the agreement that will bring Bulacan to greater heights as an emerging economic and financial hub.

“Even if we became the eight most competitive province in 2023, from number 49 in 2018, there is still so much that needs to be done,” he pressed during the signing of the agreement which coincided with the relaunching of the Invest Bulacan PLUS program.

Trade and Industry Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo, on the other hand, commended the province for being aggressive in attracting local and foreign investors.

“Your relaunch of Invest Bulacan PLUS; which means promote, leverage, upscale and synergize; will ensure smart and sustainable investments. This initiative is timely and in line with the Marcos administration’s positioning strategy to transform the Philippine economy into a regional hub for smart and sustainable manufacturing and services,” the official noted.

The province targets investments in electric vehicles, smart and high-tech light manufacturing, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test, green metals, high-tech agriculture, renewable energy, data centers and telecommunication infrastructure. (PIA 3)

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