It’s integration or bust for Subic and Clark
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Secretary Eduardo Pamintuan, head of the SubicClark Alliance for Development Council, (SCADC) said the Subic and Clark freeports zones should integrate their development strategies or face failure in their mandate to become an international service and logistics hub.
"We don’t have any choice, it’s integration or bust," Pamintuan said.
Pamintuan, who is also tasked to oversee the development of the two freeports as head of the SCADC, said Subic and Clark must exist as complementary entities in order to fully realize their potentials.
"This is the very reason President Arroyo created the SCADC. And I think the two facilities should really complement, and not compete, with each other," he said.
The SBMA, which manages the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, recently announced that it has generated .4 billion investments, including that of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp., which is now operating a .7-billion shipyard in Subic.
Clark, which is managed by the Clark Development Corp., has signed an agreement with American computing giant, Texas Instruments, which will set up a -billion factory in the former US air force base.
Pamintuan said Subic and Clark have to rationalize their resources and harmonize their development programs so that a "seamless delivery system" could be put in place.
He said that integration "will definitely promote efficient delivery of goods and services" not only in the Subic-Clark area, but also in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, which will also be linked to the Subic-Clark mega-logistics hub under the government’s Luzon Urban Beltway program.
Pamintuan also said that with the scheduled opening of the first phase of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) on March 15, the shorter travel time between the two ecozones would further boost efforts at integration.
"We’re now going to that stage where we can now harmonize procedures on immigration, Customs and quarantine," Pamintuan said.
"There should be one set of procedures because the common denominator here is to create the best international mega-logistics and service hub as envisioned by the President," he said.
At the same time, Pamintuan said that the Subic-Clark integration scheme would respect the integrity of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Clark Development Corp. (CDC).
"Definitely, Subic and Clark will be managed by their own managers, but a common set of policies should apply to both," he said.
"It’s not a question of who will manage, but how the two facilities will be managed," he added.
Under the integration program, Pamintuan said that Subic and Clark "will continue to play what they are doing best" — as gateway terminals for major Asian cities.
"In my opinion, Subic has a better location than that of Singapore," Pamintuan said, adding that Subic is only about three hours from major Asian cities, while Singapore is about five hours. By JONAS REYES - Manila Bulletin
"We don’t have any choice, it’s integration or bust," Pamintuan said.
Pamintuan, who is also tasked to oversee the development of the two freeports as head of the SCADC, said Subic and Clark must exist as complementary entities in order to fully realize their potentials.
"This is the very reason President Arroyo created the SCADC. And I think the two facilities should really complement, and not compete, with each other," he said.
The SBMA, which manages the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, recently announced that it has generated .4 billion investments, including that of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp., which is now operating a .7-billion shipyard in Subic.
Clark, which is managed by the Clark Development Corp., has signed an agreement with American computing giant, Texas Instruments, which will set up a -billion factory in the former US air force base.
Pamintuan said Subic and Clark have to rationalize their resources and harmonize their development programs so that a "seamless delivery system" could be put in place.
He said that integration "will definitely promote efficient delivery of goods and services" not only in the Subic-Clark area, but also in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, which will also be linked to the Subic-Clark mega-logistics hub under the government’s Luzon Urban Beltway program.
Pamintuan also said that with the scheduled opening of the first phase of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) on March 15, the shorter travel time between the two ecozones would further boost efforts at integration.
"We’re now going to that stage where we can now harmonize procedures on immigration, Customs and quarantine," Pamintuan said.
"There should be one set of procedures because the common denominator here is to create the best international mega-logistics and service hub as envisioned by the President," he said.
At the same time, Pamintuan said that the Subic-Clark integration scheme would respect the integrity of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Clark Development Corp. (CDC).
"Definitely, Subic and Clark will be managed by their own managers, but a common set of policies should apply to both," he said.
"It’s not a question of who will manage, but how the two facilities will be managed," he added.
Under the integration program, Pamintuan said that Subic and Clark "will continue to play what they are doing best" — as gateway terminals for major Asian cities.
"In my opinion, Subic has a better location than that of Singapore," Pamintuan said, adding that Subic is only about three hours from major Asian cities, while Singapore is about five hours. By JONAS REYES - Manila Bulletin
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