MANILA, Dec. 8 -- The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved around 261 projects worth PHP816.81 billion in the first 11 months of 2025, and trade officials are still assessing 10 more big-ticket items worth more than PHP1 trillion.

The BOI-approved projects as of end-November this year are lower than the year-ago's PHP1.58 trillion, but Trade and Industry Secretary (DTI) and BOI chair Cristina Roque expressed optimism for stronger results going forward.

"The PHP816.81 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," she said in a press release Monday.

These investments mostly came from Singapore, Thailand and ...