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Negros Oriental

Location and boundaries

• Negros Oriental Province is located in the Central Visayas region of the Philippine archipelago. It is an hour's ride by plane from Manila, the country's capital, and 2.5 hours by fast ferry from Cebu City, the regional center.
• The provincial capital is Dumaguete City.

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunication
  • Services is provided by 6 telephone firms, 2 Internet Service Providers, and 3 Cellular phone firms
• Airport/Seaports
  • 1 Primary ports
  • 5 Tertiary ports
  • 1 domestic airport w/ Air Phil. & Cebu Pacific plying the route

Cost of doing business

• Water

  Classification	Minimum charge in US$ (0-10 cu.m.)
  Residential/ Government	1.84
  	additional 0.034 for every 10 cu.m.
  Commercial	3.68
  	additional 0.068 for every 10 cu.m.

Potential investment areas

• Agribusiness Development - livestock and poultry, fruits, vegetables, root crops (cassava) and cut-flowers, inland Sea farming, grains, industrial Tree Farming/Social Forestry, fiber crops, modernization of Sugar Farms, tissue Culture and Nursery, coco-based processing, composite board, pulp paper, post harvest facilities, organic fertilizer plant.
• Gifts, Toys and Housewares - establishment of hand and loomweaving facilities, stonecraft, fibercraft, woodcraft, brick and tile production and allied services (clay processing and kiln services).
• Tourism - tourism estates, accommodation facilities, transport services,
• Support services - ports development, water and sewerage system, irrigation system, establishment of bus terminal, retirement village, ship building and repair.

Local incentives

Tax incentives for registered enterprises in addition to the incentives provided by law, by Republic Act 7160, or Local Government Code of 1991, and Republic Act 7916 known as "The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995", and other pertinent law, a registered enterprises shall enjoy the following tax incentives:

• From the date of approval of registration by the Board up to the start of commercial operation, an enterprise registered under this code, shall be fully exempt from charges imposed under the existing Provincial Revenue Code, or specifically but not limited to Articles 224, 225, 226 and 229 of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Local Government code of 1991 (R.A.7160), and in no case shall said period exceed one (1) year.
• A registered enterprise qualified under this Code shall within six (6) years from start of its commercial operation, be exempt from the aforesaid provincial impositions under the conditions and manner herein prescribed; (1) For qualified enterprises: 100% - 1st and 2nd year; 80% - 3rd year; 60% - 4th year; 20% - 5th year; 10% - 6th year; 0% - 7th year (2) One hundred per cent (100%) of the Provincial share of Real Property Tax Holiday shall be enjoyed by the above mentioned firms for one (1) year from approval and three (3) years from the start of the commercial operations.

Major tourist attractions

• Dolphin and whale watching.
• Underwater marine parks for scuba diving.
• Mountains, caves and wildlife for eco-tourism enthusiasts, and beachresorts.