Freeport Area of Bataan
The Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from June 21, 1969, to November 20, 1972, and Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) or Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20, 1972, to July 2010), is a special economic zone in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines. It was envisioned by Congressman Pablo Roman Sr., a representative from Bataan, who authored Republic Act 5490 and President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos through his approval designating the said location as the first free trade zone in the Philippines.