PEZA head endorsed by various sectors for reappointment by BBM

PUBLIC, private and business sectors have endorsed to Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the retention of the incumbent director general of the Philippine Economic Zones Authority (PEZA), B/gen. Charito B. Plaza.

Plaza received various endorsements for her outstanding performance in every endeavor as head of PEZA. Among the endorsers was the Federation of Filipinochinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) headed by its president Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong which said that it “gratefully appreciates how Director General Plaza transforms the promotion strategy for export-based investment of PEZA for the Philippines from a private sector-driven into a public sector, in fact a whole-of-the-nation dynamics at her stewardship since 2016.”

Meanwhile, the Semiconductor & Electronics Industries in the Philippines. Inc. (SEIPI), said that in the past six years, DG Plaza has demonstrated “passion, assertiveness, dedication and diligence in working for the best interest of PEZA locators and country investments.”

The IT & Business Process Association, Philippines (IBPAP), a major contributor to the Philippine economy, on the other hand, “recognizes and extols the pro-active stance” of Plaza since her appointment by former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP), the largest association in the Philippines of the export manufacturing industry sectors of apparel, travel goods and footwear, said that Plaza has instituted major policy reforms revolutionizing PEZA to meet the challenging demands of the business environment in the country.

Another valuable endorsement came from three big media organizations – the Federation of the Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines, Inc. (FPPCPI), the Boracay Global Press Corps Philippines Inc. (BGPCPI) and the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), which recently convened for the Local Press Assembly 2022.

The three convenors believed that Plaza’s “successes and impressive accomplishments complement precisely the stellar community of government agency leaders and make her highly deserving of the honor and opportunity to be reappointed to the PEZA post for the continuity of a globally competitive environment for investments in our country and in supporting ecozone as an emerging sector of the Philippine economy.”

Plaza had extensive stint of servantleadership in the legislative, military and in some bureaus of the government for almost 40 years.