Manila, April 30 -- Some 203 projects with investments of PHP5.17 trillion were facilitated by national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) in fast-tracking their permits and licenses under Executive Order (EO) 18.

Board of Investments chief investments officer Lubin De Vera Jr. said at the Data Center Association of the Philippine Executive Summit in Makati City Tuesday, these strategic investments were facilitated through the green lane program of the Marcos administration as of April 25.

De Vera said these investments will generate 301,591 jobs for Filipinos.

Renewable energy (RE) projects had the biggest share, with investments amounting to PHP4.75 trillion from 159 projects that will create 269,751 employm...