Due to the sudden surge in its foreign direct investments, the FAB has been recognized as the fastest growing Freeport in the country by the National Statistics Coordination Board in 2012 and 2013. “Since the Authority took over operations from the Bataan Export Processing Zone, it was able to increase the number of locators by […]
The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage of Republic Act (RA) 9728, the law that created the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) and the AFAB, and celebrate its success with the conduct of various programs for its locators and key stakeholders in October. “This year, […]
Officials of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and the Subic Bay Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SBMPC) joined together to officially break ground on the construction of the first Mini Stop branch in the FAB. The Mini Stop franchise, which will be built and managed by the SBMPC, is an additional to the influx […]
MARIVELES, Bataan – Employees of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) vowed to promote and support gender equality after undergoing a training–workshop on Gender Sensitivity and Introduction to Gender and Development (GAD) Planning and Budgeting.
MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) generated nearly Php83.96 billion in committed investments in the first half of 2014, over 138,000 percent higher compared to the pledges that it recorded in the same period last year.
The AFAB attracted a total of Php83,958,505,566.00 worth of projects from January to June this year, exceeding its Php60,550,00.00 investment portfolio in the same six-month period in 2013.
MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), in coordination with the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Labor Standards Compliance Zone, conducted a seminar on basic labor standards, a program that sought to apprise foreign locators of their rights and responsibilities under the Philippine Labor Code.
MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) strengthened its cooperation with South Korea with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines (KCCP), Inc.
The MOA between the AFAB and the KCCP aims to establish a strong partnership toward the promotion and development of trade and commerce in the FAB through coordination with Korean corporations and individuals.
The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and LKY Group made official the construction of the largest hotel in the Freeport with a groundbreaking ceremony, which was attended by government officials, locators, various media agencies and other stakeholders.
