Bataan economy is moving up to prosperity

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A resident of Australia is extremely impressed by the economic upsurge with the proliferation of commercial centers and manufacturing firms operating inside the huge economic zone and industrial estate in Mariveles and Limay towns in Southern Bataan.
Nelson P. Alarcon, a former assistant provincial manager of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Bataan, has pinpointed a few remarkable achievements of Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia of embedding a highly competitive investment portfolio and instituting good governance which relatively are big factors of motivating local and foreign locators to invest in the province.
Alarcon has attributed the astonishing development to the sound business policy and excellent economic strategy which contributed significantly in pursuing the vision of the current top-notch political leaders .
The confidence level of the local and foreign investors to the over-all performance of local leadership maybe traced to its wide-ranging program focusing on healthy corporate atmosphere with substantially available manpower resources, power and other infrastructure facilities ready to accommodate new industrial and commercial firms, Alarcon said.
Alarcon added that all these incentives and the existing six economic zones are vital keys that would enhance the productive environment for investors to participate to the socio-economic prosperity of the historic peninsula.
Likewise, the economic potential is attained with the excellent multi-dimensional approaches of providing tax incentives, leveling the business landscape more advantageous to investors, good promotional and marketing thrust and firm government investment procedures.