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DTI: PH investments up 71% under PBBM
Manila Bulletin
|May 31, 2025
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a 71 percent surge in approved investments to P3.54 trillion under the Marcos administration from July 2022 to April 2025, driven largely by renewable energy projects.
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In a statement, Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque said the total includes record-breaking annual figures of P729 billion in 2022, P1.26 trillion in 2023, and P1.62 trillion in 2024, the highest in the Board of Investments' (BOI) 57-year history.
Roque said that these figures are a testament to the Philippines’ sound investment policies and the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in building an innovation-driven economy.
This story is from the May 31, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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