MANILA, Philippines – Bumaba sa unang bahagi ng 2026 ang inaprubahang investment commitments ng Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
Sa pahayag nitong Sabado, Abril 11, sinabi ng PEZA na inaprubahan nito ang P45.525 bilyong halaga ng investment pledges sa 78 new at expansion projects mula Enero hanggang Marso, mas mababa sa P58.947 bilyong inaprubahang investments sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon.
Sinabi ng PEZA na ang kabuuang halaga ng inaprubahang investments ay sumasalamin sa “calibrated pace” mula sa nagbabagong kondisyon ng mundo.
“I’m still confident that we will be able to meet our targets for this year based on our current assessment. However, if the conflict in the Middle East continues, I certainly believe that there will be global adjustments in the investment decisions of global companies,” ani PEZA director general Tereso Panga.
“We are ready for this and we expect it before it even happens. There are two kinds of investors: the first kind is the one that prepares for events like this; the other, wait for the results. I believe our type of investors are long-term and belong to the first kind,” dagdag pa ni Panga.
Ang inaprubahang investment sa first quarter ng 2026 ay binubuo ng 78 new at expansion projects, mas mataas ng 18.18% mula sa 66 proyekto sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon na sumasalamin naman sa “a more active and expanding investment pipeline.”
“This performance reflects sustained investor confidence in the ecozones and in the Philippines as a competitive investment destination, even as global economic conditions remain volatile due to rising energy costs, supply chain adjustments, and geopolitical tensions,” ani Panga.
Sinabi ng PEZA na ang mga proyektong ito ay inaasahang lilikha ng $10.865 bilyon sa exports at 8,496 direct jobs.
Nanguna ang manufacturing sa mga sektor sa 30 proyekto, sinundan ng ecozone development sa 16 proyekto, IT-BPM sa 11, mga pasilidad sa 10, logistics na may anim na proyekto, dalawang proyekto sa tourism, at isang utilities project.
“Geographically, investments remained concentrated in Luzon (67 projects), with steady activity in the Visayas (9), and emerging presence in Mindanao (2), in line with PEZA’s push for more balanced regional development,” ayon pa sa PEZA.
“This momentum is supported by a diversified investor base led by South Korean, Indonesian, British Virgin Islander, Taiwanese, and Japanese firms.” RNT/JGC
