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Batangas

Location and boundaries

• The province lies in the southwestern part of Luzon and is 90 kilometers or 1½ hours away from Manila.
• It is bounded on the north by Cavite, on the east by Laguna and Quezon, on the south by Verde Island Passage, and on the west by the China Sea.

Infrastructure facilities

• Airports and seaports
  • Fernando Airbase, a military facility in Lipa City
  • Batangas Port in Batangas City, an international port
  • One domestic and 15 private ports
• Economic zones and industrial parks
  • First Philippine Industrial Park
  • Philtown Industrial Estate
  • Batangas Union Industrial Park
  • Lima Technology Center
  • Cocochem Agro-Industrial Park
  • First Batangas Industrial Park
  • Rancho Montana Special Economic Zone
  • RLC Special Economic Zone
  • Light Industry and Science Park III
  • Tabangao Special Economic Zone

Cost of doing business

• Minimum daily wage
  
  

  Category	Rate (in US$)
  Non-agricultural	4.04
  Agricultural
  Plantation	3.54
  Non-plantation	3.14
  Cottage and Micro Enterprises	3.30
  Retail establishments employing not more than 10 workers	2.06

  
  
• Telecommunication
  
  

  Category	Rates (in US$)
  Telephone
  A. Residential
  Installation charges	10
  Minimum monthly billing	12
  B. Business
  Installation charges	28
  Minimum monthly billing	40
  C. International calls (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co./Globe rates)
  ASEAN
  1st minute	0.106
  Each additional 6 seconds	0.096
  USA/Canada
  1st minute	0.1296
  Each additional 6 seconds	0.108
  Australia/New Zealand
  1st minute	0.152
  Each additional 6 seconds	0.12
  France/Germany/Italy/United Kingdom/Spain
  1st minute	0.152
  Each additional 6 seconds	0.1296

  
  
• Utilities
  
  

  Category	Rates (in US$)
  Power (per kwh)
  Commercial	0.05
  Residential	0.044
  Water
  Commercial	0.16
  Residential	0.10

  
  

Potential investment areas

• Agro-Industrial Development Programs
• Coconut-based products manufacturing
• Food Processing
• Furniture manufacturing
• Gifts and houseware
• Home furnishings
• Industrial goods manufacturing

Major tourist attractions

• Taal Volcano and Taal Lake
• Mount Carmel Church in Lipa City
• Holy Child Jesus at the Basilica in Batangas City
• Holy Cross of Bauan