BOI-approved investments hit P1.56T in 2025

The Board of Investments (BOI) approved P1.56-trillion worth of investments in 2025, down from the 57-year-high P1.62 trillion in a year earlier, with the energy sector accounting for bulk of projects cleared for the year.

According to the BOI, the approved projects are expected to generate 40,175 jobs in the country across 322 projects, led by the energy sector with P970.09 billion, reflecting the sustained momentum in power generation and related infrastructure projects.

“Breaching the P1.5-trillion mark for two consecutive years and posting the second-highest investment approvals in BOI’s 58-year history highlights the Philippines’ growing competitiveness and the sustained trust of both local and foreign investors,” BOI chairperson and Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said.

There were P241.65-billion worth of mass housing investments approved, followed by transportation and storage with P230.06 billion, manufacturing with P62.16 billion, and information and communication with P26.56 billion.

Local investments accounted for P1.41 trillion, with the National Capital Region (NCR) the leading destination with P383.71 billion. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) followed with P373.39 billion, Calabarzon with P257.83 billion, the Bicol Region with P123.61 billion, and Central Luzon with P105.13 billion.

Foreign investments stood at P149.45 billion, with Singapore accounting for P80.37 billion, the Netherlands with P33.29 billion, Thailand with P7.75 billion, the United States with P6.91 billion, and Switzerland with P4.33 billion.

“These investments reinforce our commitment to building a resilient, innovation-driven economy anchored on sustainability and inclusive growth,” Roque said.

“There are a number of big-ticket projects in the BOI pipeline and that we are actively assessing even through the very last days of 2025. Unfortunately, we need more time to complete the evaluation process especially as these precisely are large-scale and very strategic projects,” she added. —AOL, GMA Integrated News