PEZA hits record P260.89B investment pledges in 2025, sets P300-B target for 2026

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its target for 2025 as it approved P260.89 billion worth of investment pledges, which grew 21.91% from the January to December 2024 period.

Following the record-high investment commitments approved this year, PEZA said it has set P300-billion target investment approvals for 2026.

“We are proud to share that despite global headwinds and economic challenges, PEZA has defied the odds as it sustained its upward investment growth trajectory—anchored on the continued trust and confidence of investors in the Philippines, and most especially in our ecozones,” said PEZA Director General Tereso Panga. 

“We not only surpassed our P250 billion low-end target for the year but also achieved an all-time high since 2016,” said Panga.

The investment promotion agency said it approved 314 new and expansion projects this year, up 23.41% year-on-year across manufacturing, information technology–business process management (IT-BPM), logistics, utilities, facilities, domestic market enterprise, tourism, and ecozone development. 

Most of the approved projects will be located in Luzon, especially in CALABARZON and the Luzon Economic Corridor areas while 44 others are scattered in Visayas and Mindanao.

PEZA said the approved projects are expected to generate 78,741 direct jobs for Filipinos, representing an 8.74% increase compared to 2024. 

These are also projected to produce up to $11.522 billion in export revenues, up 145.73% versus the same period last year.

The agency said among the approved projects were 41 big-ticket initiatives amounting to P214.603 billion. —AOL, GMA Integrated News