BOI investment approvals fell 48.3% to P816.8B in Jan-Nov
Government-approved investments reached just P816.81 billion from January to November 2025, according to data released on Monday by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), falling short of the record levels posted last year.
This figure, which covers 261 projects, represents a 48.3-percent drop from the P1.58 trillion in planned investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) during the same period last year.
While the year-to-date figure remains far from the P1-trillion target for 2025, Trade Secretary and BOI chair Cristina Roque said the agency was still processing 10 “big-ticket, strategic projects” worth over P1 trillion.
These are three hydroelectric projects with a combined 2.4-gigawatt capacity, four offshore wind projects totaling 3.7 gigawatts, two air transport service projects and one transport infrastructure project.
“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 the pipeline of strategic investments remains to be strong,” Roque said.
Drivers
Investments approved so far are expected to generate 32,864 direct jobs.
Energy and electricity projects continued to dominate the investment pipeline, capturing P479.78 billion, or 58.74 percent of the total.
These were followed by airports and seaports at P195.69 billion, manufacturing at P58.99 billion, mass housing at P37.55 billion and information and communication at P21.27 billion.
“The P816.81 billion in approved investments to date sends a clear signal to local and foreign investors: the Philippines is an ideal, competitive, and future-ready business destination,” Roque said.
Singapore is the country’s top investment source at P74.78 billion, followed by Thailand at P7.75 billion and the United States at P5.38 billion.
Across regions, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) received the largest share at P244.86 billion, followed by the National Capital Region at P120.77 billion and Bicol Region at P118.33 billion.
The Philippines has logged two consecutive years of investment approvals exceeding P1 trillion: P1.26 trillion in 2023 and the current all-time high of P1.9 trillion in 2024.
Green lane
The BOI also certified P1.92 trillion worth of projects under its green lane program from January to November 2025.
The 78 projects under this program are expected to generate 161,325 direct jobs and span renewable energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, food security, pharmaceuticals and digital infrastructure.
Renewable energy projects accounted for P1.42 trillion across 60 projects, followed by public-private partnership, infrastructure and water at P416.08 billion, digital infrastructure at P49.56 billion, manufacturing at P30.13 billion, food security at P4.33 billion and pharmaceuticals at P45 million.
Launched in 2023, this green lane program is meant to expedite, streamline and automate government approval and registration processes for investments that have been identified as a priority or strategic.
Since its rollout, the DTI has certified 229 projects valued at P6.06 trillion under the program, which is expected to create 396,822 jobs.





