A rising manufacturing and logistics hub

Central Luzon faces upbeat developments in its industrial sector

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For the first half of 2025, the country’s average industrial vacancy rate is stable at 15.6 percent, but the figure will soon increase due to the more than 1,000 hectares of incoming industrial space, with Central Luzon cornering 870 hectares.

With the new industrial stock scheduled to be completed from 2025 to 2028, the region is gearing up as the next manufacturing and logistics hub in the country.

Based on foreign pledges and expansion of locators, Colliers Philippines Research Director Joey Bondoc forecasted an upcoming growth streak for Central Luzon at the recent media webinar conducted last month. "The region has the biggest new industrial supply, even bigger than Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas. So, you now have a region that can be a viable alternative option to key industrial parks."

Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. (SPPI) Hermosa Ecozone in Bataan, New Clark City, and Batangas are among the biggest industrial developments, followed by Tari Estate by Aboitiz InfraCapital in Tarlac and the Clark National Food Hub by Clark International Airport Corporation in Pampanga.