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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
DIRECTING THE CONVERSION OF SANGLEY POINT IN CAVITE CITY INTO 
AN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS HUB
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In line with the government's concerted effort to promote economic reforms, 
it has become an undeclared policy of the government to exhaust all possible means 
to support the country's continued search for genuine sustainability. To achieve this 
end, there is a need, among others, to provide infrastructure for more efficient and 
cheaper transportation of inputs and outputs of industrial goods.
One of the major projects being envisioned is the provision of an international 
container port complex which will include an airport and seaport. This facility can 
best be achieved through converting the US Naval Sangley Point located in Cavite 
City into such a complex.
U S. Naval Station Sangley Point was a major ship-repair and supply facility of 
the United States Navy, which occupied the northern portion of the Cavite City 
peninsula and is surrounded by Manila Bay, approximately eight miles southwest of 
Manila, the Philippines. Up until World War II, the station was headquarters of the


U.S. Asiatic Fleet. The naval station was turned over to the Philippine government in 
1971. At present, Sangley Point is being used by the Philippine Navy for ship repair 
and dry docking purposes.
Sangley Point has the following comparative advantages and potentials for 
growth: A bay location that provides potential for sea transport, existing air and port 
facilities which could be upgraded and improved, it has a military airport which has a 
concrete runway of 229 x 22 meters, and road links, which provide access to Manila 
and CALABARZON growth corridors.
His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has already directed the 
utilization of Sangley Point. This proposed measure seeks to complement the policy 
directive of the President. The economic opportunity that Sangley Point offers to the 
country must not be put to waste, especially now that the country is in continuous 
search of possible springboards for economic take-off.
This bill seeks to convert the almost idle but very promising facility of Sangley 
Point into an international logistics hub to facilitate further economic growth and 
social development of the Province of Cavite and the Philippines, in general.
In this light, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMOfI BONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S. No.
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA/ JR.
AN ACT
DIRECTING THE CONVERSION OF SANGLEY POINT IN CAVITE CITY INTO 
AN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS HUB
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the "Sangley Point 
Conversion Act."
Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. -  It is hereby declared the policy of the 
Government to accelerate the sound and balanced conversion into alternative 
productive uses of the Sangley Point in Cavite City.
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It is likewise the declared policy of the Government to enhance the benefits
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to be derived from said conversion in order to promote the economic and social
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development of Cavite City in particular and the country in general.
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Sec. 3. The Sangley Point International Logistics Hub. - In accordance with
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the foregoing declared policy, there is hereby established an international logistics
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hub, comprising a Container Port and Airport Complex and an Economic Processing 
Zone with Cyber or Technoparks, to be known as the Sangley Point International 
Logistics Hub, hereinafter known as the Hub, located at the northern portion of the 
Cavite City peninsula and is surrounded by Manila Bay, approximately eight miles 
away from Manila.
Sec. 4. Governing Principles. — The Sangley Point International Logistics Hub 
shall be managed and operated under the following principles:
(a) Under the framework and limitations of the Constitution and 
the applicable provisions of the financial, investment, and 
tourism/recreational 
center 
and 
free 
port 
with 
Local 
Government Code, the Hub shall be developed into and 
operated as a self-sustaining, commercial, industrial and logistic 
hub and suitable for retirement/residential purposes, in order to 
create employment opportunities in and around the Hub, and to 
effectively encourage and attract legitimate and productive 
foreign and local investments therein;
(b) The Hub shall be operated and managed as a separate 
customs territory ensuring free flow or movement of goods and 
capital within, into and exported out of the Hub, as well as 
provide incentives such as tax and duty-free importations of 
raw materials, capital and equipment. However, exportation or 
removal of goods from the territory of the Hub to the other 
parts of the Philippine territory shall be subject to customs 
duties and taxes under the Tariff and Customs Code of the 
Philippines, as amended, the National Internal Revenue Code of
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1997, as amended, and other relevant tax laws of the 
Philippines;
(c) The provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the 
contrary notwithstanding, no national and local taxes shall be 
imposed within the Hub. In lieu of said taxes, a five percent 
(5%) tax on gross income earned shall be paid by all business 
enterprises within the Hub and shall be remitted as follows: two 
percent (2%) to the National Government, and two percent 
(2%) to the Sangley Point Authority referred in Section 5 of this 
Act, and one percent (1%) to the Cavite City Government;
(d) Existing banking laws and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) 
rules and regulations shall apply on foreign exchange and other 
current account transactions (trade and non-trade), local and 
foreign borrowings, foreign investments, establishment and 
operation of local and foreign banks, foreign currency deposit 
units, offshore banking units and other financial institutions 
under the supervision of the BSP;
(e) Any foreign investor who establishes a business enterprise 
within the Hub and who maintains capital investment of not less 
than 
One 
hundred 
fifty thousand 
United 
States dollars 
(US$150,000) shall be granted, along with his or her spouse, 
dependents, and unmarried children below twenty-one (21) 
years of age, a permanent resident status within the Hub. The 
responsibility and authority to grant such permanent resident 
status is hereby delegated to the Sangley Point Authority.
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Such foreign investor and his or her spouse, dependents, and 
unmarried children below the age of twenty-one (21) years, 
shall have the freedom of ingress and egress to and from the 
Hub without need of any special authorization from the Bureau 
of Immigration.
Likewise, the Sangley Point Authority, referred herein Section 5, 
shall issue working visas renewable every two (2) years to 
foreign 
executives 
and 
foreign 
technicians 
with 
highly 
specialized skills which no Filipino possesses, as certified by the 
Department of Labor and Employment.
The names of foreigners granted permanent resident status and 
working visas by the Sangley Point Authority shall be reported 
to the Bureau of Immigration within thirty (30) days from such 
grant.
The foregoing is without prejudice to a foreigner acquiring 
permanent resident status in the Philippines in accordance with 
applicable immigration, retirement, and other related laws; and
(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, the local government 
units totally or partially embraced within the Hub shall retain 
and maintain their basic autonomy and identity. Cavite City 
shall operate and function in accordance with Republic Act No. 
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insofar as the areas within its jurisdiction covered in this Act are 
concerned.
Sec. 5. Creation o f the Sangley Point Authority. — A body corporate to be 
known as the Sangley Point Authority, hereinafter referred to as the SPA, is hereby 
created to manage and operate, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the 
Sangley Point International Logistics Hub. This corporate franchise shall expire in 
fifty (50) years counted from the first day of the fifth (5th) calendar year after the 
effectivity of this Act, unless otherwise extended by Congress.
Sec. 6. Powers and Functions o f the Sangiey Point Authority. — The Sangley 
Point Authority shall have the following powers and functions:
(a) To adopt, change, use a corporate seal; to contract, lease, 
buy, sell, acquire, own and dispose, movable and immovable as 
well as personal and real property of whatever nature (including 
but not limited to shares of stock or participation in private 
corporations or in limited partnerships, or in joint ventures with 
limited liability), bonds, precious metals in bullions, ingots, and 
easily convertible foreign exchange; to sue and be sued in order 
to carry out its duties, responsibilities, privileges, powers and 
functions as granted and provided for in this Act; and to 
exercise the power of eminent domain for public use and public 
purpose;
(b) Within the limitation provided by law, to raise or borrow 
adequate and necessary funds from local or foreign sources to 
finance its projects and programs under this Act, and for that
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purpose to issue bonds, promissory notes, and other form of 
securities, and to secure the same by a guarantee, pledge, 
mortgage, deed of trust, or an assignment of all or part of its 
property or assets;
(c) To approve, accept, accredit and allow any local or foreign 
business, enterprise or investment in the Hub subject only to 
such rules and regulations as SPA may promulgate from time to 
time in conformity with the provisions of this Act and the 
limitations provided in the Constitution;
(d) To authorize or undertake, on its own or through others, and 
regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of public 
utilities, services, and infrastructure in the Hub such as shipping, 
barging, stevedoring, cargo handling, hauling, warehousing, 
storage of cargo, port services or concessions, piers, wharves, 
bulkheads, bulk terminals, mooring areas, storage areas, roads, 
bridges, terminals, conveyors, water supply and storage, 
sewerage, drainage, airport and ports operations in coordination 
with the Civil Aeronautics Board and Philippine Ports Authority, 
and such other services or concessions or infrastructure 
necessary or incidental to the accomplishment of the objectives 
of this Act: Provided, however, That the private investors in the 
Hub shall be given priority in the awarding of contracts, 
franchises, licenses, or permits for the establishment, operation 
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(e) To construct, acquire, own, lease, operate and maintain on 
its own or through others by virtue of contracts, franchises, 
licenses, or permits under the build-operate-transfer scheme or 
under a joint venture with the private sector any or all of the 
public utilities and infrastructure required or needed in the Hub, 
in coordination with appropriate national and local government 
authorities and in conformity with applicable laws thereon;
(f) To operate on its own, either directly or through a subsidiary 
entity, or license to others, tourism-related activities, including 
games, amusements, recreational and sports facilities such as 
horse racing, dog racing, gambling casinos, golf courses, and 
others, under priorities and standards set by the SPA;
(g) To form, 
establish, 
organize 
and 
maintain 
subsidiary 
corporations, as its business and operations may require, 
whether under the laws of the Philippines or not;
(h) To adopt, implement and enforce reasonable measures and 
standards to control pollution within the Hub;
( i)  To provide security for the Hub in coordination with the 
national and local governments. For this purpose, SPA may 
establish and maintain its own security force and firefighting 
capability or hire others to provide the same;
(j) To plan, program and undertake the adjustment, relocation, 
or resettlement of population within the Sangley Point military
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reservations and their extensions as may be deemed necessary 
and beneficial by the SPA, in coordination with the appropriate 
agencies and local government units.
(k) To issue rules and regulations consistent with the provisions 
of this Act as may be necessary to implement and accomplish 
the purposes, objectives and policies herein provided; and
( l)  To exercise such powers as may be essential, necessary or 
incidental to the powers granted to it hereunder as well as those 
that shall enable it to carry out, implement, and accomplish the 
purposes, objectives and policies of this Act.
Sec. 7. Board o f Directors o f SPA. — The powers of the Sangley Point Authority 
shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, hereinafter referred to as 
the Board, which shall be composed of nine (9) members, to wit:
Chairman:
Co-Chairman:
Members:
Chairman 
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Philippine 
Reclamation 
Authority
Governor of the Province of Cavite or his 
authorized representative 
Secretary, Department of Transportation or 
his authorized representative 
Secretary, Department of National Defense or 
his authorized representative 
Director General, 
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Members of the Board shall receive a reasonable per diem which
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representation and transportation allowances of the members of
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the Board and/or as may be determined by the Department of
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Budget and Management: Provided, however. That the total per
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diem collected each month shall not exceed the equivalent per
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Sec. 8. Administrative and Chief Executive Officer. — The President of the
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chief executive officer for the SPA whose compensation shall be determined by its
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Board and shall be in accordance with the revised compensation and position
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classification system. The administrator as chief executive officer of SPA shall be
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responsible to the Board and the President of the Philippines for the efficient
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Sec. 9. Capitalization. — The SPA shall have an authorized capital stock of 
two billion pesos (P2,000,000,000) divided into 200,000,000 with a minimum issue 
value of Ten pesos (PIO.OO) per share. The national government shall initially 
subscribe and fully pay three hundred million (300,000,000) shares of such capital 
stock. The initial amount necessary to subscribe and pay for the shares of stock shall 
be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment 
into law and thereafter. The Board of Directors of SPA may, from time to time and 
with the written concurrence of the Secretary of Finance, increase the issue value of 
the shares representing the capital stock of the SPA. The Board of Directors of SPA, 
with the written concurrence of the Secretary of Finance, may sell shares 
representing not more than forty per centum (40%) of the capital stock of the SPA 
to the general public with such annual dividend policy as the Board and the 
Secretary of Finance may determine. The national government shall in no case own 
less than sixty per centum (60%) of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of 
the SPA.
Sec. 10. Supervision. — The Hub shall be under the direct control and 
supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines for purposes of policy 
direction and coordination.
Sec. 11. Relationship with the Local Government Units. — In case of any 
conflict between the Hub and the local government unit totally or partially embraced 
within the Hub, on matters affecting the Hub, other than in defense and security 
matters, the decision of SPA shall prevail.
Sec. 12. Legal Counsel. — The SPA and the corporations in which SPA owns a 
majority of the issued capital stock shall have its own internal legal counsel under 
the supervision of the government corporate counsel. When the exigencies of its
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businesses and operations demand it, the SPA may engage the services of an 
outside counsel either on a case to case basis or on a fixed retainer.
Sec. 13. Auditor. — The Commission on Audit shall appoint a representative 
who shall be a full-time auditor of the SPA and its subsidiaries, and assign such 
number of personnel as may be necessary to assist said representative in the 
performance of his or her duties. The salaries and emoluments of the assigned 
auditor and personnel of the Commission on Audit shall be in accordance with the 
revised compensation and position classification system. The Commission on Audit 
shall render an annual report to the President of the Philippines and to Congress on 
the business activities, transactions and operations of the SPA.
Sec. 14. Mechanisms for Those Affected by the Conversion. -  There shall be 
designated a relocation for affected military camps and other facilities, either within 
the Sangiey Point Area or outside, consistent to existing laws, and regulations. 
Provided further that an appropriation to support the relocation cost of the combined 
facilities of the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Air Force which shall come from 
the proceeds of the lease, joint venture and transactions entered into by the 
Authority.
Sec. 15. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act shall be held 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain 
in full force and effect.
Sec. 16. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders or issuances, or any 
parts thereof which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or amended 
accordingly.
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Sec. 17. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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