INVESTMENTS SA PINAS BUMUHOS

PUMALO sa P764.7 billion ang pinagsama-samang investments na naitala ng  Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) hanggang noong September 2019, mas mataas ng 105 percent sa P372.9 billion na inaprubahan sa kahalintulad na panahon noong nakaraang taon.

“The sustained high growth of investments is a proof of the business sector’s strong confidence in both the Philippines’ economic fundamentals as further shown by the acceleration of the third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 6.2 percent and the reform agenda of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,” wika ni Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon M. Lopez.

Ang inaprubahang investments mula sa domestic sources ay nasa P524.9 billion, mas mataas ng 54.7 percent sa P339.3 billion sa kaparehong panahon noong 2018.

Samantala, ang inaprubahang proyekto ng foreign investors ay nagkakahalaga ng P239.9 billion na mas mataas ng 613 percent kumpara as P33.6 billion lamang noong nakaraang taon.

Patuloy na nangunguna ang Singapore sa mga foreign investor na may P170 billion na capital. Pumapangalawa ang South Korea na may P34.1 billion, sumusunod ang Netherlands na may P9.2 billion,  Thailand (P8.6 billion), Japan (Php6 billion) at United States (Php2.4 billion).

Sa kabuuan, ang investments sa labas ng National Capital Region ay bumubuo sa 98.2 percent ng total na P750.9 billion.  Ang lahat ng proyekto sa sandaling ma­ging operational ay lilikha ng 41,862 trabaho, na mas mataas ng 38.5 percent kumpara sa 30,218 noong nakaraang taon.  Para sa buwan lamang ng September, may P155.7 billion halaga ng mga proyekto ang inaprubahan, mas mataas ng 50.3 percent kumpara sa P103.6 billion lamang noong September 2018.

“We are particularly pleased to highlight that the share of foreign investments in BOI projects have increased from just 8 percent during January to September 2018, to already 31.4 percent this year,” wika ni Lopez at idinagdag na inaasahang magpapatuloy ito dahil nagbubu­nga ng magandang resulta ang polisiya ni Pangulong Duterte na pagpapalakas sa relasyon sa non-traditional partners.

“Investments from the information and communications technology (ICT) and power sectors accounted for 85 percent of the total figure or Php652.9 billion. This massive infrastructure buildup for more power and connectivity across the archipelago is critical towards addressing binding constraints to the Philippines’ competitiveness. The development also complement the consistent growth of the manufacturing sector with Php63.5 billion in approvals or a massive 190 percent growth from just Php21.9 billion last year,” pahayag ni Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo.

“Growth in the tourism sector also continues to shine with Php9.5 billion worth of hotel and accommodation projects, a nearly seven-fold increase from just Php1.2 billion in the same period last year.  Tourism is among the biggest job creators in our country along with manufacturing. With the innovative advocacy campaigns of the Department of Tourism, the Philippines experience an overwhelming surge of domestic tourists which reached over 110 million in 2018 and already exceeded the 89.2 million target by 2022 as stated in the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP). So we look forward to the coming years for a tourism boom with the recent announcement of a well-known brand (Marriot) to triple its portfolio by building 21 more hotels and the aggressive expansion of more affordable hotels (like RedDoorz) in the country.”

Sa mga rehiyon, ang Ca­labarzon (Region IV-A) pa rin ang nangunguna na may P354 billion na investment appro­vals, sumusunod ang Region III – Central Luzon na may P42.4 billion, NCR (P13.8 billion) o 1.8 percent lamang ng total investments, Region VII – Central Visayas (P10.1 billion) at Region II – Caga­yan Valley (P10.05 billion).