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BOI approves P124.8 B investments
The Philippine Star
|December 24, 2025
The Board of Investments (BOI) approved P124.81 billion worth of investments in midDecember, lifting the year-todate tally to P977 billion.
Total investments for 2025 are expected to increase further as the BOI is still evaluating big-ticket projects.
In a statement yesterday, Trade Secretary and BOI chair Cristina Roque said the agency has approved 29 projects with a total investment value of P124.81 billion.
These projects are expected to generate 4,444 jobs nationwide.
The projects cover a wide range of priority sectors, including renewable energy, infrastructure, transport and logistics, information technology - business process management (IT-BPM) services, housing, manufacturing, as well as tourism-related developments.
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