菲律宾PEZA推介泰国投资者：CREATE MORE税制优惠与经济特区注册指南

BANGKOK, Thailand — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) recently engaged Thai business leaders in Bangkok, pitching the Philippines as a competitive and reliable base for regional expansion amid strengthening Philippines–Thailand economic ties. The investment briefing took place during a luncheon organized by the Asian Consulting Group (ACG), attended by 32 C-level executives representing a wide range of industries, including garments manufacturing, ceramics manufacturing, renewables, agro-processing, IT-BPM, and construction. PEZA joining the ACG-organized Private CEO Luncheon Briefing in Bangkok, Thailand The program featured key stakeholders in Philippines–Thailand trade and investment relations. Ms. Ella Burgos, Commercial Counsellor of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Bangkok, delivered the welcome remarks, while Philippine Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Millicent Cruz-Paredes highlighted the long-standing diplomatic relations and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Mr. Mon Abrea, Founder and Chief Tax Advisor of ACG, encouraged Thai investors to explore opportunities in the Philippines and to consider the country as their “home away from home.” During his presentation, PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga underscored the Philippines’ strong investment fundamentals and highlighted the country’s competitive fiscal incentives regime under the CREATE MORE Law, which further enhances the ease and attractiveness of doing business in the Philippines. He emphasized that these reforms strengthen the country’s value proposition for foreign investors seeking a strategic, cost-competitive, and policy-supportive location in Southeast Asia. PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga delivering his presentation at the Private CEO Luncheon Briefing Ms. Arunee Piriyatanakankul, representative of the Thai World Group of Companies, also shared the group’s positive experience investing in the Philippines and urged fellow Thai executives to register their projects with PEZA. Thai World Group is the parent company of PhilCo Food Processing, Inc., a new PEZA-registered locator engaged in coconut processing, including ultra-high temperature (UHT) coconut milk and frozen coconut meat. The company has established a newly constructed 5.5-hectare facility within the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate Special Economic Zone, which is expected to generate up to 2,500 jobs at the height of its commercial operations. On the sidelines of the luncheon, PEZA, with the assistance of PTIC-Bangkok, also met with a stevia processing company that is exploring investment opportunities in the Philippines. The company is currently looking to establish a plantation and processing facility in the country and is in the process of selecting a 1,000-hectare site within ASEAN for its proposed expansion. PEZA and PTIC visit H.E. Millicent Cruz Paredes (center), the Philippine Ambassador to Thailand PEZA also met with FiberHome Thailand to benchmark its manufacturing facility for optical fiber cables, networking equipment, and ICT solutions. FiberHome also operates service facilities in the Philippines that deliver end-to-end fiber-optic communication, data networking, and wireless communication solutions. It may be recalled that in October 2025, PEZA and FiberHome entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore potential areas of collaboration in transforming PEZA ecozones into smart industrial communities through the adoption of innovative technologies and digital solutions. Director General Panga welcomed the growing interest of Thai firms and emphasized PEZA’s commitment to investor facilitation and long-term partnerships. DG Panga shares insights at the roundtable discussion with Thai firms “Thai companies have shown that when you invest in the Philippines, you gain more than market access—you gain a partner that values speed, stability, and sustained support,” said Director General Panga. “Through PEZA, we make it easier for investors to set up, expand, and operate competitively, supported by a responsive incentives framework under the CREATE MORE Law, while helping create quality jobs and stronger value chains that benefit both our countries.” PEZA reiterated that it remains open to engaging Thai investors across priority sectors, including manufacturing, agribusiness, renewable energy, and services, and to assisting prospective locators from project exploration to registration and operations. ###