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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 51865 otherwise known as the investment Incentives Act, and Republic Act 6135, otherwise known as the Export Incentives Act, the Board of Investments has prepared the Addenda to the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan and the Third Export Priorities Plan and the same have been submitted to me for approval through, and with the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority;

WHEREAS, after a careful study of the Addenda to the Plans and their supporting data, I have found the Addenda to be feasible and in conformity with law and accordingly approved it.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 18 of Republic Act 5l86, and Section h of Republic Act NOW, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare and proclaim in effect the Addenda to the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan and the Third Export Priorities Plan hereto attached.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

				(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
				President
				Republic of the Philippines
	By the President:
	(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
		Executive Secretary

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National Economic Development Authority
c/o Hon. Alejandro Melchor
Executive Secretary
Malacañang, Manila

Dear Sir:

We are submitting herewith our proposed amendments to the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) and the Third Export Priorities (EPP).  The inclusion of eight (8) new projects in the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan and three (3) new projects in the Third Export Priorities Plan is proposed.  We are also recommending the amendment of the measured capacity for two (2) IPP projects.

I. New Additions

Five of the eleven new projects recommended for inclusion would be producing components for the Progressive Car Manufacturing Program.  The new project being proposed for inclusion are the following:

FIFTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN
Project		Status	Measured Capacity
Rock aggregates		Non-pioneer	Local: 507,000 cu. m Condition: Cebu island only
Automotive engine block (with cylinder head)		Pioneer	Local: 58,000 units Export: Variable
Electric motors for automotive use		Non-pioneer	Local: 65,000 units Export: Variable
Automotive gauges and instruments		Non-pioneer	Local: 56,000 units Export: Variable
Vehicle shock absorber		Non-pioneer	Local: 600,000 units Export: Variable
Gum rosin and gum turpentime		Pioneer	Local: 8,000 M.T. Export: Variable
Glass containers		Non-pioneer	Local: 113,000 M.T.
Textiles		Non-pioneer	Local: 115,400,000 sq. yds. Export: Variable
			Condition: Only new textile mills will be entitled to registration under the IPP, with the condition of location outside the Greater Manila area (including the five surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite and Rizal). Expansion of existing textile mills in the Greater Manila area should be registered under the Export Incentives Act, with a commitment to export a minimum proportion of production resulting from the expansion in capacity.
THIRD EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN
BTN	SITC	Status	Exportable Products
List A: Exportable Products of Existing Firms
73.38	812.3		Wrought iron furniture
82.50	729.2		Fluorescent and mercury lamp ballasts
List B: Exportable Products of Preferred Areas of Investments
84.63	732.0		Pioneer Motor Vehicle transmission

A short description of the projects proposed for inclusion in the IPP and EPP together with the different data and economic factors which were considered in their evaluation are shown in the attachments.

II. Amendment of Measured Capacity

The proposed amendment of the measured capacity for two (2) IPP projects are:

Project	Measured Capacity
Flashlight	Local: Export:	1,656,000 units 1,400,000 units
Magnetic starter	Local: Export:	36,000 units 40,000 units

We are recommending the addition of an export measured capacity of 1,400,000 units for flashlighs.  Our study of the export market for flashlights has shown that there is a potential for Philippines export of this product.  Lower production costs in the Philippines would give us a competitive position with Hongkong which supplies a substantial of the world market.

In the case of magnetic starters, we are recommending the  increase of the local measured capacity from 19,000 units to 36,000 units and of the export measured capacity from 20,000 units to 40,000 units.  This increased of 17,000 units and of the export measured capacity is merely the restoration of the measured capacity is merely the restoration of the measured capacity granted to a BOI-approved project which has subsequently withdraw its application.  This capacity was taken into account in computing the "existing/approved capacity" in the Fifth IPP.  On the other hand, the addition of 20,000 units for the export measured capacity is based on a revision of our estimate of the export market for magnetic starters.

	Very truly yours,
	(Sgd.) VICENTE T. PATERNO
	Chariman

Dr. Gerardo Sicat
Officer-in-Charge
National Economic Development Authority
Metropolitan Bank Bldg.,
Ayala Ave., Makati, Rizal

Dear Dr. Sicat:

We are submitting for inclusion in our proposed addenda to the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan and Third Export Priorities Plan the following cellophane projects. The pertinent data on this project are as follows:

Measured capacity:	Local: 6,400 MT Export: Variable
Status:	Pioneer
Conditions:



1. The project must be located close to the Northern Luzon Copper Smelter in order to make the cost of sulfuric acid as low as possible;
2. The project must be located in an area which is economically accessible to sites suitable to tree farming;
3. That a project for the manufacture of pulp to be used as raw material for the cellophane project should be submitted within one year from the start of the operation of the cellophane project.

Description of the Product: Cellophane is the name given to a thin transparent film consisting of a base sheet of cellulose, regenerated from viscose, containing variable amounts of water and softener, and coated on one or both sides to render it moisture-proof and capable of being sealed with heat or solvent. This product satisfies the requirements of a wide range of applications, mostly in the field of packaging.

Demand-supply gap and annual capacity of recommended economic-size plant:

Demand projection year:	1976
Projected demand:	Local:	6,400 MT
	Export:	variable
Measured capacity:	Local:	6,400 MT
	Export:	variable
Annual capacity of recommended economic-size plant:		5,000 MT

Recommended economic-size plant by investment requirement and value of output:

Total investment requirements:		P134,494,000
	Capital equipment	118,315,000
	Others	16,179,000
Value of output:		54,155,000

Labor requirements of economic-size plant by level of skill:

	Total:	No. :	525 persons
		Salary :	P3,838,000
	Supervisory and skilled:
		No :	314 persons
		Salary :	P2,873,000
	Semi-skilled
		No :	129 persons
			P640.00
	Unskilled
		No :	82 persons
		Salary :	P325.000
Economic factors:
	Value added coefficient at domestic prices:		0.55
	Value added coefficient at world prices:		0.39
	Usage of indigenous raw materials :		0.263
	Fixed assess per worker:	P225,362
	Fixed assess per wage:		30.83
	Fixed assess/value added at domestic prices		3.97
	Foreign exchange benefit-cost radio:		1.33
	Foreign exchange benefit/imported raw materias:		2.69
	Discounted rate of return on foreign exchange investment

Enclosed, for your reference, is a copy of our proposed Addenda to the Fifth Investment Priorities Plan and the Third Export Priorities Plan which we submitted to your office last November

	Very truly yours,
	(Sgd.) VICENTE T. PATERNO
	Chariman

MEMORANDUM —
TO	:	The NEDA Board
THROUGH	:	The Director General
FROM	:	Vicente T. Paterno
DATE	:	February 8, 1973
SUBJECT	:	Garments for Exports

We have earlier recommended the inclusion of garments under list B of the Fourth EPP which is now under review by the NEDA before submission to the President By provision of law, the Fourth EPP will become effective by May 1973.

Garments has been singled out as an export area for development and special assistance in the current export drive. It is a labor-intensive industry with a relatively short gestation period and with significantly great potential in developed markets.

The advantages inherent to establishing garment plants in the Philippines seem to have been realized by many foreign investors and they have come to seek assistance from the Board of Investments to babble preparations leading to an early start-up of operations.  These investors have decided to base their operations in the Philippines since the incentives they would enjoy would give them competitive advantage over other garment exporters. Their entry would mean substantial foreign capital inflow and they would bring with them new technical know-how and marketing expertise which give assurance of outlets for total production.

The timetables of these new ventures do not allow them to wait until the Fourth EPP is approved. Two new garment ventures will be set up in the country within the next two months:

1. Gaty Clothing Pty. Limited (foreign partner) — General Textile Mills
2.  Shuen Mei Trading Co., Ltd.(Foreign partner) — La Sampaguita, Inc.
3. G.S. Manalac, Inc.

Another three new garment ventures will be set up within the year:

1.  Far Eastern Textiles Ltd. (Taipei) (foreign partner)- — Amon Trading Corporation
2. Diversified Corporate Industries (foreign investor)—
3. Genesco, Inc. (foreign partner) — Integrated Shoe, Inc.

The sooner these projects start operating and exporting their production, the sooner will they generate badly needed foreign exchange and open up employment opportunities for Filipino labor.

In the light of these, we are therefore requesting that garments be considered as part of the Addenda to the Third EPP rather than as part of the Fourth EPP. Attached are the economic data for this industry.

	(Sgd.) VICENTE T. PATERNO
	Chariman

Status	:	Non-Pioneer
MC (Export)	:	Variable
Condition	:	At least 70%of total production must be exported.

Annual capacity of recommended economic-size plant: 24,000 dozens ladies' lingerie or 41,230 dozens children's clothes (25 sewing machines)

Total project cost			:	P 1,225,000
	Capital requirement		:	P 331,000
	Other :			P4,992,000
Value of Output			:	924,000
Labor Generation
	Total
		Number	:	128
		Salary	:	P 473,000
	Skilled
		Number	:	25
		Salary	:	P144,000
	Semi-skilled
		Number	:	92
		Salary	:	P 302,000
	Unskilled
		Number	:	11
		Salary	:	P27,000
Value Added Coefficient
	at domestic prices		:	.62
	at world prices		:	.62
Usage of indigenous raw material			:	.highly indenous
Ratio of direct labor to total labor			:	67
Total fixed assets per worker			:	P 2,585
Imported fixed assets per worker			:	$ 128
Foreign exchange benefit-cost ratio			:	231.96

INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

Rock Aggregates
Rock aggregates ure crushed gravel graded into desired sizes varying from one-fourth to one-half inch.  They are generally used in the construction of roads, buildings, piers, bridges and other concrete products such as hollow blocks and pipes.  Crushed, graded and washed aggresgated differ in quality from the ordinary gravel taken directly from river beds by the "salandra" method.

Rock aggregates were included in the First and Second Investment Priorities Plans with a non-pioneer status and a measured capacity of 4,000,000 metric tons.  The declared measured capacity has been filled up by four firms with plant sites in Bulacan, Rizal and Quezon.

The proposed measured capacity for 507,000 cubic meters would be applicable to the Cebu island only where there is presently no existing producer of rock aggregates.

Automotive Engine Block (With Cylinder Head)
The engine block is that part of the automotive engine which forms the structure to which all other parts are attached.  Generally, it is made of cast iron but some smaller engines are now made of aluminum alloys.  The engine block itself is composed of the cylinder block, cylinder head, manifolds, and the oil pan which are bolted together to form a single structure.

The basic use of the engine block is to provide space for the conversion of chemical energy of the fuel into mechanical energy, to allow for the removal of the products of combustion, and to hold in place the mechincal parts which transmit the power developed inside the cylinder to the external part of the engine, fom which end the load is connected.

All automotive engine blocks are presently imported.  They come in either as spare parts for worn-out engines or as part of a completely assembled new engine.

Electric Motors For Automotive Use
There are three types of electric motors for automotive use: starter motor, wiper motor and altenator/generator.

A starter motor is a DC motor used for turning or starting the automative engine until it fires and continues to turn under its own power. T he starter motor consumes the largest amount of current in the electrical system of an automotive vehicle.  Because of this requirement, it needs a heavy duty switch which is connected to the battery by a thick heavy cable.

A wiper motor is a DC motor used to turn the windshield wiper blades.  The wiper blades are connected to the wiper motor through linkages.

An alternator/generator is an electrical device used in automotive vehicles to produce current for their electrical system.  This may be either a generator which produces direct current or an alternator which produces alternating current.  In the case of an alternator, the alternating current is converted to direct current through the use of diodes or rectifiers which are built into the alternator.

Electric motors for automotive use are presently imported, either as part of the CKD packs of automotive vehicles or as spare parts.

Automotive Gauges and Instruments
Automotive gauges and instruments are devices used in cars, trucks, motorcyles and practically all land vehicles operated by prime movers for the purpose of either indicating, recording, or measuring various parameters related to the operation of the vehicle. Among the most commonly used gauges and instruments are the following:

	a)	Ammeter — this indicates or measures the amount of current received or delivered by the storage battery.
	b)	ressure gauge — this indicates or measures the oil pressure in the moving parts internal to the engine.
	c)	Temperature gauge — this measures the temperature inside the engine and/or indicate whether the engine is hot or cold.
	d)	Speedometer — this indicates the speed of the vehicle either in kilometers per hour or miles per hour and records the total distance travelled.
	e)	Tachometer — this indicates the engine speed in revolutions per minute.

In the absence of any local manufacturer of automotive gauges and instruments, all of these are presently imported either as spare parts or as part of the CKD pack for new vehicles.

Vehicle Shock Absorber
A shock absorber is an automotive component which forms part of the suspension system in order to effect a smoother and safer ride. Although there are many variations in the designs and type of shock absorbers, it is basically composed of a cylinder, a piston and valve mechanism which restricts the movement of a fluid confined within the cylinder. Shock absorbers are normally used in practically all types of road vehicles. The investment area being proposed for inclusion in the 1PP would cover shock absorbers for cars, trucks and motorcycles.

The demand for shock absorbers is presently mainly supplied through importation either as part of CKD packs or as spare parts. There is one local manufacturer of shock absorbers but its production is very small and the quality of its present products is unacceptable to local assemblers. Its output goes mainly to the jeepney market where the operators are not very particular about quality of the shock absorbers used.

Gum Rosin and Gum Turpentine
Rosin is a solid resinous material that occurs naturally in the oleoresin of pine and other coniferous trees. Gum rosin, also known as colophony, is the hot residue drawn off from a distillation still after processing the oleoresin. There are three major sources of gum rosin, namely: the oleoresin exudale of the living pine tree, the oleoresin contained in the aged stump of the pine tree, and the tall oil rosin produced as a by-product in kraft paper production.

Gum turpentine is a by-product in the production of gum rosin. It is the distillate from the steam distillation of oleoresin from the exudate of the living pine. Gum turpentine is the highest quality turpentine and has a pleasant odor. In the Philippines, there are two possible sources of gum rosin and gum turpentine: the Benguet pine tree and the Mindoro pine tree.

Gum rosin, in its modified and unmodified forms has a variety of uses. It is used for protective coatings, adhesives, lacquers, plastics, printer's ink and linoleum. Gum turpentine is used as a solvent for paints and varnishes.

Glass Containers
Glass containers include bottles for beverages, food products, drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and chemicals. This area was listed in the First IPP with a non-pioneer status and a measured capacity of 95,000 MT. (90,000 M.T. for local and 5,000 M.T. for export). This has since been filled up with the registration of five glass plants.

The existing glass plants, however, can no longer supply the demand for glass containers which has subsequently increased and the gap is being filled through importation. By 1975, demand for glass containers is expected to be 315,200 M.T. while the capacity of the existing and proposed firms would amount to only 202,450 M.T., leaving a gap of 112,750 M.T.

Textiles
Woven fabrics are the products of the spinning, weaving and finishing of natural and man-made fibers used essentially for clothing. They are also used for draperies, mosquito nets, weddings, paddings, surgical and clinical gauzes, etc.

Woven fabrics may be unbleached, scoured, bleached, dyed, printed, mercerized, napped, etc. The designs may also be produced by additional warp or weft threads introduced during weaving.

Cotton has been the major raw material for fabrics. Man-made fibers like rayon, nylon, polyester, acrylics, etc. have, however, been developed as substitutes or for blending with cotton to improve the quality of fabrics (to add strength, resistance to creases, stains, mildew, light, etc.).

Motor Vehicle Transmission
The motor vehicle transmission is the link between the engine and the wheels. The transmission is coupled to the engine through the clutch plate mounted on the clutch gear. Torque to drive the wheels is transmitted by meshing of gears with predetermined gear ratio that determines the speed of the vehicle for a given engine speed (rpm). These gears are linked to the propeller shaft which in turn drives the differential gears that cause rotation of the vehicle's wheels. Speed change is effected by shifting of gears meshed to the dme gear. This shiftng is effected by a mechanical means (a shift lever) or by fluid pressure (as in automatic transmission).  The proposed product is the non-automatic type.

The is at present no local manufacturer of motor vehicle transmission.  It comes in as part of CKD packs.


ADDENDUM TO TABLE 27
OF THE
FIFTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP AND ANNUAL CAPACITY IF THE RECOMMENDED ECONOMIC-SIZE PLANT (in thousands)

Name of Product Demand Projection Year Project Demand Existing Capacity Measured Capacity Annual Capacity of the Recommeded Economic-Size Plant Total Local Export

Flashlight 1974 3,056 units — 3,056 units 1,656 units 1,400 units 1,200 units Magnetic starter 1974 76 units — 76 units 36 units 40 units 34 units Rock aggregates 1975 507 cu. m — 507 cu. m 507 cu. m — 309 cu. m Automotive engine block         (with cylinder head) 1975 Variable — Variable 5,818 units Variable 12.2 units Electric motors for         automotive use 1974 Variable — Variable 65 units Variable 20 units Vehicle shock absorber 1974 Variable — Variable 600units Variable 30 units Gum rosin and gum         turpentine 1975 Variable — Variable 8 M.T. Variable 6.5 M.T. Glass containers 1975 315 M.T. 202 M.T. 113 M.T. 113 M.T. — 28 M.T. Textiles 1975 Variable 625,000 sq yds. Variable 115,400 sq yds. Variable 625,000 sq yds. (10,000 spindles and 245 looms at 92% efficiency)

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 28
OF THE
FIFTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

RECOMMENDED ECONOMICS-SIZE PLANT BY INVESTMENT
REQUIREMENT AND VALUE OF OUTPUT
(in thousands pesos)

Name of Product Investment Requirements Total Capital Equipment Other Value of Out
Rock aggregates		3,872	3,151	721	3,770
Automotive engine block
	(with cylinder head)	51,278	40,679	10,599	52,654
Electric motors for
	automotive use	3,906	1,410	2,496	8,200
Automotive gauges and
	instrument	4,025	2,825	1,200	6,000
Vehicle shock absorber		4,570	2,620	1,950	5,000
Gum rosin and gum
	turpentine	4,548	4,008	540	14,538
Glass Container		36,894	28,697	8,197	23,849
Textiles		36,952	32,298	5,654	25,779

LABOR REQUIREMENT OF ECONOMICS-SIZE PLANT BY LEVEL OF SKILL

Name of Product Total Sup. and Skilled Semi-Skilled Unskilled Number Salary (in thousand P) Number Salary (in thousand P) Number Salary (in thousand P) Number Salary (in thousand P)
Rock aggregates		178	934	82	559	56	219	40	156
Automotive engine block
	(with cylinder head)	525	2,850	381	2,284	64	220	80	346
Electric motors for
	automotive use	71	438	55	379	10	42	6	17
Automotive gauges and
	instruments	82	846	62	756	10	55	10	34
Vehicle shock absorber		192	1,643	138	1,380	30	173	25	90
Gum rosin and gum
	turoentine	46	194	10	93	9	30	27	71
Glass containers		176	843	100	528	42	179	34	136
Textiles		541	2,339	464	2,098	15	63	62	178

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 30
OF THE
FIFTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

ECONOMIC FACTORS

Name of Product Value Added Coefficient at Domestic Prices Value Added Coefficient at World Prices Usage of Indigenous Raw Materials Fixed Assets Per Worker Fixed Assets Per Peso Wage Fixed Asset/Value Added at Domestic Prices Foreign Exchange Benefit Cost Ratio Foreign Exchange Benefit/ Imported Raw Materials Discounted Rate of Return on Foreign Exchange  Investment
Rock aggregates		82	.82	h.i.[*]	17,702	3.37	1.01	non-graded good
Automotive engine block
	with cylinder head)	.36	.62	.24	77,484	14.27	2.14	2.77	4.63	44
Electric motors for
	automotive use	.38	.38	.38	19,859	3.22	.045	1.73	3.08	over 150
Automotive gauges and
	instruments	.42	.33	.49	34,449	3.34	1.13	2.89	3.21	over 150
Vehicle shock absorber		.35	.44	.08	13,575	1.59	0.76	1.80	1.94	140
Gum rosin and gum
	turpentine	.32	.24	h.i.[*]	87,139	20.70	0.86	40.68	n.i.[*]	over 150
Glass containers		.74	.77	.24	163,051	34.04	1.53	2.17	8.83	116
Textiles		.63	.60	.23	57,800	13.38	1.84	1.73	5.44	60

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^[*] h.i. Highly indigenous

^[*] n.i. negligible un parts

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 31
OF THE
FIFTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

LINKAGE EFFECTS

Name of Product MC for Export Annual Capacity of the Recommended Economics- Size Plant
Rock aggregates		0.71 — 0.80	0.71 — 0.80
Automotive engine block
	with cylinder head)	1.11 — 1.20	1.01 — 1.20
Electric motors for
	automotive use	1.11 — 1.20	1.01 — 1.20
Automotive gauges and
	instruments	1.11 — 1.20	1.01 — 1.20
Vehicle shock absorber		1.11 — 1.20	1.01 — 1.20
Gum rosin and gum
	turpentine	1.31 — 1.40	1.01 — 1.20
Glass containers		0.91 — 1.00	1.21 — 1.40
Textiles		1.01 — 1.20	2.41 — 3.20

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 32
OF THE
THIRD INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP AND ANNUAL CAPACITY OF THE
RECOMMENDED ECONOMIC-SIZE PLANT
(in thousands)

Name of Export Product MC for Export Annual Capacity of the Recommended Economic- Size Plant
Motor vehicle transmission	Variable	72 units

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 33
OF THE
THIRD INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

RECOMMENDED ECONOMIC-SIZE PLANT BY INVESTMENT
REQUIREMENT AND VALUE OF OUTPUT
(in thousand pesos)

Name of Product Investment Requirements Value of Output Total Capital Equipment Others
Motor vehicle transmission	115,786	98,793	16,993	74,565

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 34
OF THE
THIRD INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

LABOR REQUIREMENT OF RECOMMENDED ECONOMIC-SIZE PLANT BY LEVEL OF SKILL

Name of Product Total Sup. and Skilled Semi-Skilled Unskilled Number Salary (in thounsand P) Number Salary (in thounsand P) Number Salary (in thounsand P) Number Salary (in thounsand P)
Motor vehicle transmission	566	4,601	509	4,393	24	10+	33	99

ADDENDUM TO TABLE 35
OF THE
THIRD INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN

ECONOMIC FACTORS

Name of Product Usage of Direct Labor Usage of Indigenous Raw Materials Value Added Coefficient Foriegn exchange Benefit-Cost Ratio
Motor vehicle transmission	.3712	.19	.72	.2.29