Manila, June 8 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park-Special Economic Zone in Balamban, Cebu, adding more than 64 hectares of land to one of the country's major industrial hubs.

Under Proclamation No. 1288 signed on June 3, 2026, Marcos designated two parcels of land in Barangay Buanoy, Balamban, with a combined area of approximately 647,229 square meters or 64.7229 hectares, for inclusion in the existing Cebu Special Economic Zone.

The expansion was approved upon the recommendation of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and is subject to the provisions of Republic Act 7916, or the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, and its implementing rules and regulations.

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