Once upon a time, not so long ago, Clark was a shopping haven because of its duty-free status. The Philippines government promptly took away some of its duty-free status in the sin tax area – tobacco and liquor for example – weakening the competitiveness of the shopping malls a little.

Bureaucracy and red tape of the governing body CDC took steam out of the sails of duty-free malls and Clark lost a bit of its luster as a shopping haven in the north. Still Clark is frequently visited by tourists and residents in Subic, Angeles City and Manila for some shopping.

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