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Pampanga

Location and boundaries

• Pampanga terrain, relatively flat with mountains breaking the horizon, has Mount Arayat as the highest mountain.
• It lies at the crossroads of Central Luzon and is highly accessible both by air and land transportation.
• Pampanga is bounded on the north by the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, on the east by the province of Bulacan, on the west by Zambales province, on the southwest by Bataan province and on the southeast by Manila Bay.

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunications
  • Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), Angeles City Telephone Company, Dau Telephone Corp., Digitel, Easy Call, Smart Communications, Piltel
  • America Online, a locator within Clark Special Economic Zone, augments local telecom facilities
  • ISPs include the Angeles Computer Network Specialist, Information Resources Network System, Inc., Mosaic Communications Inc., Net Asia Angeles City, and PhilWorld On Line
  • United Parcel Services (UPS) and FedEx provide international and domestic courier services; four other local couriers operate as communication and baggage carriers
• Airports and Seaports
  • Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
  • Fishing ports in the municipalities of Sasmuan, Macabebe and Masantol
• Economic zones
  • Angeles Industrial Park Special Economic Zone
  • Clark Special Economic Zone

Cost of Doing Business

• Minimum daily wage
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• Water
  • The Angeles City Water District and the San Fernando Water District rates range from $1.58 to $2.70 for the first 10cu.m for residential use, and from $2.37 to $5.40 for commercial use.
• Power
  • Pampanga Electric Cooperative (PELCO), San Fernando Electric Co., and Angeles Electric Corp. provide electricity at $0.11/kwh

Potential investment areas

• All-purpose vehicle manufacturing
• Casket industry
• Electronics
• Garments, furniture, ceramics, gifts, toys and houseware manufacturing
• Lantern industry
• Processed meat, native sweets and delicacies

Incentives

• Tax- and duty-free importation of machinery, equipment, raw materials, and other supplies including finished goods
• No local and national taxes. Clark enterprises shall pay only five percent of Gross Income Earned (GIE)
• As a separate customs territory, Clark ensures a free flow of goods within the Zone
• Unlimited purchase and consumption of tax- and duty-free consumer goods within the Zone
• Allowable deductions for manufacturing, trading and infrastructure development enterprises, and service enterprises are direct salaries, wages, or labor expenses, production supervision salaries, raw materials, intermediate and finished goods, supplies and fuels used in production, financing charges, rent and utility charges, depreciation.
• Allowable deductions for financial enterprises are financing charges, rent and utility charges, and depreciation

Major tourist attractions

• Mimosa Golf & Country Club: a 36-hole championship golf course on 86 hectares of rolling terrain against a backdrop of mountain ranges and with over 5,000 mature trees of varied species. It boasts of a clubhouse, a Pro Shop, driving ranges, putting greens, and the CLA Golf Academy.
• Holiday Inn Resort-Clark: the former Chambers Hall converted into a first-class international hotel with 337 air-conditioned rooms including 30 suites.
• Mimosa Regency Casino: Asia's Las Vegas featuring over 200 slot machines and more than 35 gaming tables. Casino games include Baccarat, Blackjack and Regency Poker.
• Museong Kapampangan: highlights the rich historical past of the province in centuries-old photographs, and relics.
• Clark Museum: showcases Clark as a former US military base and its metamorphosis into a special economic zone and then as a world-class aviation-led business metropolis as depicted in pictures, dioramas, replicas, murals, and artifacts.
• Betis Church: one of the oldest churches in the province with painted and sculptured ceilings and walls, and a classic altar.