Investments

Investment opportunities are thriving in Laguna. With urbanization fast taking place in the province, real estate development and trade and tourism are gaining better ground. The presence of industrial estates, business companies, and multi-national corporations serve as come-ons for investors. With 65% of Laguna's population residing in the urban towns of San Pedro, Sta. Rosa, and Biñan, giant real estate developers are wasting no time in getting their share of the investment pie. While investments continue to pour in traditional areas such as the popular industrial estates found in urban towns, other investors are starting to look at other areas within the province to do business in.

New Investments
In 1995, the province of Laguna led other CALABARZON provinces (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) in terms of number of companies investing in the region and in employment generation. CALABARZON accounted for 27.68% of new Board of Investments (BOI)- approved projects in the Philippines in 1995. Laguna topped the other CALABARZON provinces with 37 projects.

Opportunities
Existing Industries
  • food processing
  • woodcrafts and papier-maché
  • footwear
  • linens and garments
  • stuffed toys
  • basketry
  • mineral water bottling
Investment Priority Areas
  • coconut intercropping
  • forest trees
  • cutflowers and ornamentals
  • fruit, vegetable processing and processed food
  • herbal medicines
  • herbal essences
  • gifts, decors and housewares
  • metalcraft (industrial parts and engines, engines, surgical instruments, agricultural machineries, tools, implements)
  • common service facilities (packaging, warehousing, trucking, kiln dryers)
  • electronics (consumer electronics and appliances, telecommunications, computer products and peripherals, semi-conductors and components)
  • garments and footwear

Industrial Estates
Six private industrial estates are now operating in Laguna. They are developed and managed by joint ventures between local and foreign partners. The industrial states provide the locators or business establishments all the services and amenities they require --- power, water, telecommunications, sewerage, waste water treatment facilities, and commercial and residential areas. Several of these estate feature special export processing zone within. The locators in the zone are entitled to liberal fiscal and non-fiscal incentives.

Carmelray Industrial Estate
Owner:Carmelray Development Corporation
Location:Canlubang
Type of Industry:Light to Medium
Land Area:378 ha.
Zoning:
General Industries350 ha.
Export Processing28 ha.
No. of Establishments:39
Contact Person:Atty. Roy Tariela, VP Estate Management
Tel. Nos.(632) 817-4662; (632) 817-3899

Light Industry and Science Park 173 ha.
Owner:Science Park of the Phils.
Location:Bo. Diezmo, Cabuyao
Type of Industry:Light to Medium
Land Area:
Zoning:
General Industries116 ha.
Export Processing57 ha.
No. of Establishments:59
Contact Person:Leopoldo Abad, VP Corporate Affairs
Tel. Nos.(632) 815-6472; (632) 815-6569

Silangan Industrial Park
Owner:Canlubang Sugar Estate
Location:Canlubang
Type of Industry:Light to Medium
Land Area:197 ha.

Laguna International Industrial Park
Owner:Laguna International Industrial Park, Inc. and Samsung Co., Ltd.
Location:Bo. Ganado & Mamplasan, Binan
Type of Industry:Light to Medium
Land Area:117 ha.
Zoning:
General Industries87 ha.
Export Processing30 ha.
No. of Establishments:43
Contact Person:Isagani Damasco, Marketing Manager
Tel. Nos.(632) 85-90-41; (632) 85-90-52

Laguna Technopark
Owner:Ayala Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Location:Binan and Sta. Rosa
Type of Industry:Light to Medium
Land Area:224 ha.
Zoning:
General Industries158 ha.
Export Processing66 ha.
No. of Establishments:49
Contact Person:Lyle Abadia, Operations Manager
Tel. Nos.(632) 818-0438; (632) 818-4040

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