Entrepreneurship
One big contribution of the industrial revolution now going on in Mariveles is the self-employment generated in the surrounding localities made possible by the salaries and wages that flow into the local economy.
People started spending money pushing up the prices of commodities eventually providing gainful livelihood for small and medium entrepreneurs in the locality.
Real Estate Development
Real estate development around the town which was very negligible before is now progressing rapidly with several subdivision being develop in outlaying barangays.
Apartments are being built around the town to accommodate workers and executives and their families.
Multinational firms likewise built grand staff houses for their expatriates and Filipino executives at Brgy. Malaya, inside the Bataan Economic Zone.
Revenue Collection
The most significant contribution of the industrialization of Mariveles, is the economic gains the town has achieved in terms of revenue collections.
In 1998, when Mayor Boboy Peliglorio took over, the town has a modest income of P49.741 million. The following years, saw Mariveles posting significant increases in revenue collection. In 2002, the Municipality has posted a revenue of P170,480,119.61 and P162,053,378.63 in 2003.
In Year 2001, Mariveles topped the revenue collection performance (P121,581,325.45) among the 11 towns and 1 city in Bataan making it the richest town in the province.
It was also the year when Mariveles was reclassified from a 2nd class town to a 1st class municipality.
To date, Mariveles still remains the undisputed No. 1 in terms of revenue collection in Bataan, even as it is eyeing for cityhood in the very near future.
