The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Integrated Micro Electronics Inc. (IMI), the manufacturing arm of AC Industrial Technology Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, are jointly exploring opportunities to highlight the country’s competitiveness to foreign investors given strong foreign interest in the high growth electronics sector.
PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga met with AC Group led by its Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, CEO of AC Industrials, on June 5, 2025, to discuss joint cooperation.
IMI is among the leading global technology and manufacturing solutions experts in the world. It serves various industries, including automotive, industrial, and aerospace globally.
“PEZA will actively collaborate with IMI and other Filipino Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) registered business enterprises in sharing FDI leads received by the agency — so we can jointly convince prospective investors to choose the Philippines as their investment destination,” said Panga.
Panga cited current investment leads in high-growth sectors such as electronics, automotive and EVs, industrial robotics, and energy storage solutions.
PEZA recognizes IMI’s world-class capabilities and its strategic role in linking up with relocating companies to fast-track their setup and production timelines. IMI helps shorten the gestation period and enable companies to begin manufacturing their export goods for the US market as soon as possible.
Panga said that Zobel cited the growing confidence that this is the Philippines’ moment to shine
A key point of the discussion was exploring how PEZA can better support its Filipino-owned locators, such as IMI—a global manufacturing solutions provider under the Ayala Group that offers electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and power semiconductor assembly and test services.
The meeting also tackled IMI’s role in supporting manufacturing opportunities within PEZA ecozones, and how both PEZA and the Ayala Group can work together to drive local industry growth, particularly in investment promotion. As part of this effort, PEZA intends to showcase the capabilities of IMI and other similar Filipino EMS companies to foreign investors seeking faster onboarding and operational setup in the Philippines.
“PEZA is proud to partner with Filipino industry titans like the Ayala Group and IMI in advancing our investment promotion and facilitation efforts. By highlighting the capabilities of globally competitive companies such as IMI, we aim to assure foreign investors that the Philippines is ready and able to meet their manufacturing needs with speed, reliability, and world-class expertise, and that our supply chains are as robust as our world-class talent. This collaboration reflects our long-term commitment to building a stronger, innovation-driven industrial base in the country.”
Currently, the Ayala Group and its affiliates operate 30 PEZA-registered ecozones, which have attracted over PhP80 billion in investments, host around 760 locator companies, and provide employment to more than 200,000 workers.
