Ecozone investments meet P300-billion 2026 target early
Inquirer.net
October 23, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — Investments at economic zones drew closer to reaching a record high in 2026 after the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) approved new projects that brought its year-to-date pipeline to P309.63 billion, surpassing the agency’s full-year target.
According to Peza, the investment tally as of October marked a 76.56-percent increase from P175.365 billion approved in the same period in 2025.
The latest figure is only less than P3 billion away from beating the all-time high of P311.9 billion set in 2012.
Peza is confident of beating this record as it has more big-ticket projects in the pipeline.
In October alone, the agency approved 18 projects worth a combined P12.49 billion, mainly in Metro Manila and the Calabarzon region. These are expected to generate $178.2 million in annual exports and create 5,484 direct jobs.
Continued confidence
Peza said the rapid investment growth was proof of investors’ continued confidence in the Philippines, even as it recognized that “businesses continue to face cost pressures and economic uncertainties.”
“These results show that the Philippines can capture a larger share of global investment as companies look for competitive production and export locations,” Peza Director General Tereso Panga said in a statement.
“Our priority now is to sustain this momentum and help translate these investment commitments into actual operations, more exports and high-value employment for Filipinos,” Panga added.
Of the 240 projects that Peza approved from January to October, 92 came from the manufacturing industry, 40 from the information technology and business process management ventures and 40 from the logistics sector.
In terms of top foreign investment sources, Taiwan continued to lead the mix, followed by the Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia.
Overall, Peza said its year-to-date investment approvals could generate 38,815 jobs and $9.12 billion in annual exports.
“Peza remains committed to working closely with our locators and prospective investors to address operational concerns, streamline processes and help them sustain and expand their presence in the country,” Panga said.
In an earlier interview, Panga said the agency had at least four pending big-ticket projects worth at least P50 billion each across sectors such as electronics manufacturing, semiconductors, aviation and hyperscale data center operations.
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