The Philippines largest industrial estate commemorates its 52nd Anniversary with simple rites at its headquarters in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental today.
With a 3,000-hectare total area, it currently hosts 59 registered company locators (50 domestic and nine foreign), alongside a broader network of over 200 service firms and providers. Major locator firms include San Miguel Brewery, Pilipinas Shell, SPI Power Inc., FDC Utilities, and Mindanao International Container Terminal.
Today, the estate hosts a wide range of industries — from power, petroleum and logistics to steel processing, activated carbon production, food manufacturing and light industries.
Japanese companies have played a vital role since its inception, beginning with the Philippine Sinter Corp. (a subsidiary of JFE Steel), and continuing with Nippon Sanso Ingasco Philippines Inc., and Jacobi Carbons Philippines Inc., the world’s largest producer of coconut shell-based activated carbon and a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Chemicals Co.
The estate also hosts processing plants of agricultural produce from Northern Mindanao such as corn and pineapple from Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental.
A key estate facility is the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), which serves as the primary international container port and trade gateway for Northern Mindanao, facilitating exports like pineapples, bananas, and coconut products. . Operated by Mindanao International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (MICTSI), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), it handles key agro-industrial shipments for Mindanao. Operated under an extended concession agreement running through 2058, the $100+ million infrastructure expansion will double its 300-meter berth length and increase handling capacity by 2027.
The estate is owned and managed by the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC-IA) established on August 13, 1974 through Presidential Decree No. 538 issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr.
The Phividec Industrial Estate is the first ever “Phividec Industrial Area” created under said decree. It was created to disperse industry to the countryside, foster socioeconomic development and support the employment of veterans and retirees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines through nation-building initiatives.
On April 11, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Proclamation No. 1495, creating and designating 1,072 hectares (2,650 acres) of the 1,072 hectares (2,650 acres) as a special economic zone under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). On June 29, 2010 Proclamation No. 2106 converted the whole estate as a special economic zone. Locators within the estate enjoy tax incentives under the CREATE Law.
Administrator Joseph Donato J. Bernedo is leading Phividec’s next phase of development. While pursuing the long-term vision of an integrated steel mill — 300 hectares have been reserved — Bernedo is actively working to diversify the estate’s industrial base by targeting electronics, semiconductors, electric vehicle components, among others.
PHIVIDEC-IA was one of the government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) recognized during the 2026 GOCC Day held on July 8, 2026, in the Ceremonial Hall, Malacañang.
PHIVIDEC-IA remitted a total of ₱443.52 million to the national government’s coffers this year, ₱58 million higher than the 2025 contribution of ₱385.41 million.
