The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved the De La Salle University (DLSU) Laguna Campus in Biñan as a Knowledge, Innovation, Science, and Technology (KIST) Park, making it the first such ecozone established within a private university in the country.
The approval, pursuant to Proclamation No. 985, series of 2025, signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., designates a portion of the DLSU Science and Technology Complex as a KIST Ecozone. It will serve as a hub for innovation, research, and technology development to support sustainable and inclusive national growth.
The DLSU Innovation Hub was formally inaugurated during ceremonies held at the Laguna Campus, with PEZA acting in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and DLSU.
DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said the launch was a “historic milestone for Philippine education and innovation,” emphasizing that the KIST initiative will accelerate research commercialization and collaboration between academia, industry, and government.
PEZA acting group manager for management information system and corporate planning Rowena Naguit and DLSU president Bernard Oca signed the registration agreement during the recent inauguration rites
