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Isabela City

Location and boundaries

• Isabela City is located on the south part of Zamboanga Peninsula. On the North is the Basilan Strait while on the East is the Moro Gulf. On the West is the Sulu Sea.

Infrastructure facilities

• 3 municipal ports
  • Isabela Port
  • Lamitan Port
  • Maluso Port

Cost of doing business

• Minimum daily wage

  Category	Rate (in US$)
  Non-agricultural	3.30
  Agricultural	2.80

  Source: Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE-IX)

• Power

  Classification	Rate/kwh (in US$)
  Residential	0.081
  Commercial	0.0824

  Source: Basilan Electric Cooperative as of February 2002 (variable)

• Water

  Classification	Rate (in US$)
  Residential (minimum charge; additional $0.018 for every 10 cu.m.)	1.70
  Commercial (minimum charge; additional $0.036/10 cu.m.)	3.40

  Source: Isabela Water District

Potential investment areas

• Tabiawan Provincial Industrial Estate: Tabiawan Area
• Strip of flat land available for investment locator

Incentives

On top of the incentives granted by the Board of Investment (BOI) under E0 # 226 or the Omnibus Investment Code of 1987, the province of Basilan offers an attractive local incentives under the Provincial Investment Incentives Ordinance of 1997.

All registered enterprises shall be granted the following incentives:

1. Exemption from the payments of Mayor's Permit, building permit and other licenses ;
2. Exemption from paying business tax as provided for under Section 143(a) Article 2, Book II, R.A., and in accordance with the Section 18 of this Ordinance ;
3. Exemption from the basic property tax for ;
   1. Three years for new/expansion projects worth P1M to P50M
   2. Five years for new/expansion projects over P50M and above
4. Exemption from Tax on Transfer or Real Property Ownership for five years ;
5. Exemption from Franchise Tax for Three (3) Years ;
6. Exemption from Amusement Tax for Five (5) Years ;
7. Exemption from Land Tax for Fifteen Years for Commercial Tree Plantation ;
8. Exemption from Land Tax for Ten Years for Fruit Bearing Trees Plantation.