The ROC Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) notes that free ports in the Philippines are protected under special legislation passed in 1995. There is a single government organization to manage (or to contract out management of) economic zones.
經建會表示，菲律賓的自由貿易港區，從一九九五年即以「菲律賓經濟區特別法」予以保障，授權單一官方組織加以管理，讓轉出口貨物得以自由進出經濟區。