The local governments actively encourage downstream processing.

The governments of member municipalities place a high priority on providing the necessary infrastructure to support the establishment of new business activity to value add to the region’s raw materials. Consequently, road and rail transport facilities, power and telecommunication utilities and waste disposal units are being up-graded to cater for increased manufacturing. Water is potable and in abundant supply.

Already food-based processing plants are employing new technology to extend the shelf-life of agricultural produce and the smoking and preservation of marine products is being enhanced with up-dated machinery and packaging processes. The manufacture of household decorator items using locally available bamboo, abaca and red and white clay deposits are finding markets throughout the Philippines and overseas.

A relatively very low cost base and its closeness to important local and domestic markets, with easy access to export ports in the north of the country, makes Metro Naga highly attractive for processing, assembly or manufacturing investments.