WIRE — FOR YEARS, Administrative Order No. 18 (AO 18) served as a policy gatekeeper, limiting the proclamation of new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) zones in Metro Manila to encourage investment dispersion outside the capital. While well-intentioned, the policy also created an unintended consequence: it gradually constrained the supply of PEZA-accredited office space in the key
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