$200-M Pokémon toy factory rising in Clark
Clark Development Corp. (CDC) has entered 2026 with roughly 30 investment projects in the pipeline, including a $200-million export-oriented manufacturing facility and several multibillion-peso tourism developments expected to move forward this year.
CDC president and CEO Agnes Devanadera said a Japanese manufacturer plans to build a factory in Clark to produce Pokémon plush toys for global markets, with an initial investment of about $200 million.
The facility is expected to generate around 6,000 jobs.
Devanadera said most of the factory’s output would be exported, although companies operating within Clark are allowed to sell up to 30 percent of their production domestically.
Alongside the manufacturing investment, the CDC is also advancing tourism projects aimed at expanding Clark’s hospitality and leisure offerings.
Korean investors
One of these is the Calapi Development Project, a P4-billion integrated tourism development signed in February with Ozoo Development Corp., backed by Korean investors including KX Group.
The project will span around 200 hectares and will feature a 27-hole golf course, about 200 luxury villas, a five-star hotel and commercial facilities.
Devanadera said another tourism investment worth about P4 billion is also being prepared and expected to be signed this March.
The project will involve the construction of a hotel and residential development by a Korean luxury developer.
Clark currently hosts more than 1,250 locators and employs about 151,140 workers.
Devanadera said the semiconductor industry remains the backbone of Clark’s export sector.
SFA Semicon Philippines Corp., wholly owned by South Korea’s Samsung, accounts for roughly 80 percent of the its total exports.
Speaking at the Philippines-Korea Business Forum on Wednesday, Devanadera said Clark is positioned not just to absorb investment spillovers from Metro Manila, but also to serve as a gateway to the Luzon Economic Corridor.
“We continue to invest in investor confidence because we assure investors of scale and planning discipline, which allows Clark to absorb growth spillovers from Metro Manila while sustaining long-term expansion,” she said.
