ISO and GRC certification consulting in Angeles City (Clark)

ISO and GRC certification in Angeles City (Clark) at a glance

Clark began as a military base and now trades as a freeport. Clark Development Corporation manages the 4,400-hectare Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga for the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, which also develops New Clark City to the north. Clark International Airport and the FedEx Clark Gateway Facility, with cold storage, anchor air cargo, while Filinvest New Clark City targets logistics, warehousing, food processing and light manufacturing, and a dual fibre-optic backbone and data centres serve the zone. The City Government of Angeles deals with business permits through its electronic system, which is separate from any certificate. National law and accreditation are covered on the Philippines page. Sterling serves Angeles City and Clark from Sterling's Manila office, with 20+ years of experience, 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement. Accredited certification bodies issue the certificates.

Angeles City and the Clark Freeport Zone, both in Pampanga, form a business area of Central Luzon about 80 kilometres north of Metro Manila. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority and its subsidiary Clark Development Corporation run Clark as a freeport and special economic zone with an international airport, an air-cargo gateway, a fibre backbone and data centres, and industrial estates in New Clark City for logistics, cold storage and light manufacturing.

Standards Sterling delivers in Angeles City (Clark)

Each page sets out why the standard is asked for in Angeles City (Clark), what it requires and how Sterling delivers it locally. National law and accreditation are covered on the Philippines page.

Industries in Angeles City (Clark) that ask for certification

• Freeport locators and export manufacturing: Clark Development Corporation manages the 4,400-hectare Clark Freeport Zone, in Pampanga about 80 kilometres north of Metro Manila, so that locators can generate employment, exports and investment. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 37001
• Aviation and air cargo: Clark International Airport is one of the four districts of Clark, and the FedEx Clark Gateway Facility, with cold storage, handles e-commerce shipments. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO 45001, HACCP, ISO/IEC 27001
• Logistics, warehousing and cold storage: Filinvest New Clark City, a 288-hectare estate for logistics and light manufacturing, lists warehousing, cold storage and food processing among its target industries; the Subic seaport is about 45 minutes from the Clark Freeport Zone. Standards asked for: HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, ISO 45001, ISO 14001
• Data centres, connectivity and business services: The Clark Freeport Zone has a dual fibre-optic backbone and data centres, and BCDA describes Clark Global City as the primary business district of Clark. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 20000-1
• Education and training: BCDA's Clark primer counts 11 educational institutions inside the Clark Freeport Zone. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, Philippine Data Privacy Act, ISO 45001, ISO 37301

Industrial areas and zones in Angeles City (Clark)

• Clark Freeport Zone (freeport zone managed by Clark Development Corporation, a BCDA subsidiary): export manufacturing, logistics, aviation, services
• Clark Global City (177-hectare master-planned mixed-use district within the Clark Freeport Zone): offices and business services, commercial
• Filinvest Innovation Park, New Clark City (120-hectare industrial area within New Clark City): light manufacturing, logistics
• Filinvest New Clark City logistics and light-manufacturing estate (288-hectare mixed-use estate within New Clark City): logistics, light manufacturing, warehousing and cold storage, food processing

Local authorities

• Clark Development Corporation: Manages the Clark Freeport Zone for BCDA, deals with freeport locators and publishes memorandum circulars and leasing information for the zone.
• City Government of Angeles, Business Permits and Licensing Division: Takes new and renewed business permit applications through the city's electronic business permit and licensing system.
• Bases Conversion and Development Authority: Government agency that develops Clark and New Clark City and promotes investment through its Clark primer and project pages.

National laws, regulators and accreditation are on the Philippines page.

Ports and logistics

• Port: None in the city; the Subic seaport is about 45 minutes from the Clark Freeport Zone, according to BCDA
• Airport: Clark International Airport, with a FedEx Clark Gateway Facility for e-commerce and temperature-sensitive shipments

Air cargo, cold storage and a short run to Subic make Clark a base for exporters and logistics firms whose customers ask for quality, safety and continuity evidence.

Sterling in Angeles City (Clark)

Served from Sterling's Manila office. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate, with Effivity ISO & GRC software and preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people. Sterling does not certify; certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

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What the standards require, clause by clause

Before you start in Angeles City (Clark), read what each clause and subclause requires of you, how to implement it, the evidence auditors look for and the mistakes to avoid.

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