Investment approvals fell 48.3 percent in the first 11 months of 2025 to P816.81 billion from P1.58 trillion in the same period last year, the Board of Investments (BOI) said Monday.
Despite the year-on-year decline, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary and BOI chair Ma. Cristina Roque said the country continues to attract substantial, high-value investments.
“DTI is truly making it happen for Filipinos. These figures reflect the strong inflow of high-value investments that strengthen our economy. But we will not slow down. The P816.81 billion in approved investments to date sends a clear signal to local and foreign investors that the Philippines is an ideal, competitive and future-ready business destination,” Roque said.
Data showed that from January to November 2025, the BOI approved 261 projects that are expected to generate 32,864 jobs.
Top foreign investment sources in the 11-month period were Singapore (P74.78 billion); Thailand (P7.75 billion); and the U.S. (P5.38 billion).
Most of these investments would go Calabarzon (P244.86 billion); National Capital Region (P120.77 billion); and Bicol Region (P118.33 billion)/
Leading sectors were energy and electricity (P479.78 billion); airports and seaports (P195.69 billion); and manufacturing (P58.99 billion).
BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said that Green Lane investments, which fast-track the approval of strategic projects, reached P1.92 trillion across 78 projects that expected to create 161,325 jobs.
Renewable energy dominated the Green Lane with P1.42 trillion in 60 projects. Other top categories included PPP infrastructure and water at P416 billion and digital infrastructure at P49.56 billion.
Since its launch in February 2023, the Green Lane has certified 229 projects worth P6.06 trillion, projected to generate 396,822 jobs.
Roque said the BOI is also evaluating 10 more big-ticket projects worth over P1 trillion including: three hydroelectric plants (2.4 GW combined capacity); four offshore wind projects (3.7 GW combined capacity); two air transport service projects; and one transport infrastructure project.
“As we are a prudent administrator of incentives, we carefully evaluate these projects according to the requirements of the Strategic Investment Priorities Plan and its guidelines,” Roque said.
“While we are working double-time, we are unsure if all of these can be approved for registration this year. But what this signifies is that the pipeline of strategic investments remains strong,” she said.
The DTI said the investment pipeline continues to expand across electric vehicles, smart manufacturing, semiconductors, renewable energy, high-tech agriculture and data center infrastructure.
