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com/ph/vismin

Alex B. Cabrera
177 68 +63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 2002
Number of banks Number of schools alex.cabrera@ph.pwc.com

10 No. of ecozones (IT Parks and Center Ops)

Mary Jade R. Divinagracia, CFA
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 2060/2070
Bacolod City
jade.roxas@ph.pwc.com
Building Better
680k Tourist arrivals
92% Local tourists
Aldie P. Garcia
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3078/3118
VisMin
garcia.aldie@ph.pwc.com
8% Foreign tourists
Brando C. Cabalsi
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3060
Tourist destinations brando.cabalsi@ph.pwc.com
• Mt. Kanlaon Volcano
• Balay Negrense Museum
• Mt. Malapantao
• Campuestohan Highland Resort Rose Dale M. Ando
• Negros Museum +63 (32) 233 5020
• Chapel of Cartwheels
• San Sebastian Cathedral rose.dale.m.ando@ph.pwc.com
• Chapel of Sta. Clara
• Shay Steam Train
• Church of Vito
• St. Joseph the Worker Church Karen Patricia A. Rogacion
• Hofileña Heritage House
• The Ruins +63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3089
• Lacawon Island karen.patricia.rogacion@ph.pwc.com
• Tinagong Dagat
• Mag-aso Falls
• Victorias Milling Co.
Shalla Anne Deymos-Quiling
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 2061
shalla.anne.deymos-quiling@ph.pwc.com

Eloisa Fe J. Lusotan
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3021
Luzon eloisa.fe.j.lusotan@ph.pwc.com
Sources
• Bacolod City Local Government
• Bureau of Customs
• Commission on Audit
• Department of Education
• Department of Tourism
• National Economic Development
Authority Visayas
• National Statistics Office
• Philippine Economic Zone
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Bacolod City Best ticket project Incentives to qualified investors
Ports Investment opportunities identified by the City Government of Bacolod
Bacolod-Silay
PEZA
International Airport Transportation Fiscal incentives
Airport
PHP340bn Available to investors in :
Bacolod Airport • Preferred investments activities
Development Project • Growth and Priority Development Areas
• Under expansion and diversification
• Non-preferred areas of investments

Trade and investment up to 5 years 10% local tax credits

Exemption from paying building
permit fees, business sales taxes
Infra development pipeline and other imposed fees and
basic real property tax
Subject to capitalization and
PPP Projects in the pipeline employment requirements
Persons donating land or real
property of the fair market value
of the property granted to the
City for priority projects

PHP4.9bn 240 MW solar power plants

PHP1.1bn BACIWA bulk water project
PHP1.4bn flood control program

561,875 91.2% PHP24.0m Brgy. Vista Alleger relocation Ease in doing business
Total population Literacy rate

Bacolod
289.39 mi 4.70% Business Establishes business
Distance from Manila PHP298/day US$161.0m
Unemployment rate
Minimum wage Export Development linkages and networking
PHP8.8bn and Investment
Import Provides pre-counseling/
Promotion advice to applicants.
Center
162.7 km2 9.0%
GRDP PHP1.69bn PHP1.56bn
Land area PHP546.9bn
growth City income City expenditures
GRDP
rate
PHP202k PHP163k
Regional annual Regional annual
family income family expenditures

PHP122.0k
GRDP per capita

BACOLOD CITY Export -oriented Tourism Manufacturing Property Education Printing and Information Transhipment
Priority investment areas
industries development publishing Technology