The Philippines sustained strong investor confidence in 2025 as the Board of Investments (BOI) approved P1.56 trillion worth of projects, breaching the P1.5-trillion mark for the second straight year and marking the agency’s second-highest approval level in its 58-year history.
Board of Investments (BOI)-approved investment commitments for January to November 2025 reached P816.81 billion, with the projects expected to generate 32,864 direct jobs for Filipinos, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it approved a total of ₱105.834 billion in investments from January to August 2025, up 71.5 percent from a year ago, as it pushes for stronger regional development.
Demonstrating sustained growth momentum, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved ₱72.362 billion in investments in the first half of 2025, up 59.1 percent from ₱45.481 billion in the same period last year.