In addition to local suppliers, Epson President Minoru Usui and Managing Director Tadaaki Hagata, the ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the government of the Philippines, including President Benigno S. Aquino III and Lilia de Lima, Director-General of PEZA. Also attending was the Japanese ambassador to the Philippines, Toshinao Urabe.
Factory 2 construction, which began in October 2010, was completed this September, on schedule. The plant is already in operation.