PEZA approved P90.96 billion in investments from January to July 2025, double last year’s figures, signaling strong investor confidence in the Philippines’ economic zones.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said over the weekend it approved P90.96 billion worth of investments from January to July 2025, or double the P45.48 billion registered in the same period last year.
“This 100-percent surge in investment approvals in just seven months is a resounding vote of confidence in the Philippines as a competitive, resilient, and innovation-ready investment destination,” PEZA director-general Tereso Panga said in a statement.
Investors are scaling up in the country’s ecozones because they recognize its stable policies, world-class talent and the “whole-of-government commitment to building smarter, greener and more inclusive growth centres across the country,” he said.
The investments are expected to generate 35,874 direct jobs and bring in projected exports worth $2 billion.
About 150 new and expansion projects were cleared in the first seven months of the year, a 25-percent increase from the 120 projects approved a year ago.
These were dominated by 66 manufacturing projects, 41 IT-BPM, 13 domestic market enterprises and nine ecozone developments. The rest involved 13 covered facilities, four utilities and four logistics projects.
PEZA said it approved P18.59 billion in fresh investments, including a P13.1-billion big-ticket project in July. These are projected to create 2,891 new jobs and generate $744.05 million in exports.
Manufacturing continued to lead with 13 out of the 17 newly approved projects in July, followed by facilities with three, IT-BPM with two and a domestic operations project.
Region IV-A remained the top investment destination in the first seven months, receiving 81 projects overall, including 13 in July. Other top recipients include the National Capital Region, Region VII and Region III.
PEZA said the results reflected continued investor interest, especially in high-impact and export-oriented sectors
