Friday, 19 September 2025
3 Sep 2025
7:54AM
APECO to reopen tourism properties in Aurora
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) will reopen its tourism properties in Casiguran, Aurora next month, underscoring the agency’s transformation and commitment to inclusive growth in the Dinalungan-Casiguran-Dilasag (DiCaDi) corridor.
26 Aug 2025
8:30AM
Aurora ecozone pitched as Indonesia’s gateway to Pacific markets
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) has pitched its ecozone in Casiguran as Indonesia’s gateway to East Asia and the U.S. West Coast, aiming to strengthen economic ties between the two largest archipelagic nations in Southeast Asia.
21 Aug 2025
9:51AM
APECO offers strategic site for U.S. defense investments
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is positioning itself as an alternative and complementary site for U.S. defense sector investments in the Philippines, offering a strategic location on the country’s eastern seaboard with direct access to the Pacific Ocean.
12 Aug 2025
4:40PM
APECO breaks ground on 6 infrastructure projects worth ₱415.7M
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Zone Authority (APECO) has begun construction and rehabilitation of six major infrastructure projects worth ₱415.73 million, aimed at transforming the Casiguran-based economic zone into an investment-ready hub for energy, logistics, and tourism.
11 Aug 2025
10:04AM
APECO eyes joint management deal with indigenous communities
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is pursuing a joint management agreement (JMA) with indigenous peoples (IPs) in its jurisdiction, patterned after the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s partnership model with the Aeta community.
23 Jul 2025
11:12AM
APECO revives nearly P800M worth of stalled projects
Ten long-abandoned infrastructure projects in the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) worth nearly P800 million have been completed or are actively underway, signaling a turnaround under new leadership.
13 Jul 2025
7:24AM
Aurora Freeport taps BFAR to turn Casiguran into marine industry hub
A new partnership between the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region III is set to bring expanded livelihood opportunities to the coastal town of Casiguran in Aurora through the development of marine-based industries.
9 Jul 2025
3:55PM
Aurora Freeport looks to Spain, Portugal for investments to fuel growth
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) will embark on an investment mission to Spain and Portugal in November in a bid to attract European investors and deepen economic ties ahead of the anticipated Philippine-European Union Free Trade Agreement (PH-EU FTA).
18 Jun 2025
4:05PM
APECO to expand Casiguran airport after 12-hectare land acquisition
The transaction, concluded on June 17 in Quezon City, includes the donation of 5.2 hectares and the sale of 6.8 hectares from the Chua Cham family, represented by Atty. Edward Chua Cham and Magdalena Chua Cham.
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