Voices from the Freeport

In 1969, when Republic Act 5490, creating the first Foreign Trade Zone in the Philippines - what is now the Freeport Authority of Bataan - was enacted, the dream was for it to make products for and with the world.55 years later, FAB is still doing so.In our third episode of 55-15-5, the FAB Anniversary Series on Voices from the Freeport, we're speaking with Anna Kretkowska, Managing Director of Pietrucha Philippines, a manufacturing company headquartered in Poland and now producing its offerings here in the Freeport for clients in Southeast Asia and beyond.

mong the industries now specifically allowed by law to operate inside the Freeport Area of Bataan is defense.  In our third episode of 55-15-5, the FAB Anniversary Series on Voices from the Freeport, we are talking about the defense industry, with Ramon Garcia, Chairman, and JP Sarte, Vice President for Business Development, of Asia Defense and Firepower Corporation, a company that envisions the Freeport Area of Bataan as a key hub for the defense industry, not just for the Philippines, but for the region as well.

2024 is a milestones year for the Freeport Area of Bataan - yes, milestones - as it marks 55-15-5: the 55th, 15th, and 5th anniversaries of landmark laws that have shaped its history - and unlock the keys to its future.In this second of a series of episodes marking these milestones, find out about these three landmark laws, and listen in on a conversation with Simon Ye, President of FAB locator GQ Horizon, as he talks about finding success - quite literally - inside the Freeport.

2024 is a milestones year for the Freeport Area of Bataan - yes, milestones - as it marks 55-15-5: the 55th, 15th, and 5th anniversaries of landmark laws that have shaped its history - and unlock the keys to its future.In this first of a series of episodes marking these milestones, find out about these three landmark laws, and listen in on a conversation with IS Jung, CEO of FAB's long-time locator Dong In Entech, as he reveals an aggressive expansion plan for his company's future at the Freeport.

Voices from the Freeport Reflections on the Investment Mission to Osaka. A conversation with Deputy Administrator for Operations Mike Paderanga, Head Executive Assistant to the Administrator Mayette Quicho, and Chief of Staff to the Administrator Bing Kimpo of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB).