The Board of Investments (BOI) approved ₱1.56 trillion worth of projects in 2025, marking the second consecutive year that approvals breached the ₱1.5-trillion level and posting the second-highest total in the agency’s 58-year history, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BOI), said Tuesday, Dec. 23, that it has endorsed 29 new investment projects worth P124.81 billion, with information technology–business process management (IT-BPM) and digital services expected to account for the largest share of new jobs.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BOI), has approved the registration of Asian Hospital Inc.’s (AHI) CyberKnife Radiotherapy Service — the country’s first facility to offer an advanced, AI-driven cancer treatment technology.
The Board of Investments (BOI) has certified strategic projects worth P4.54 trillion as of December 26, 2024 under the government’s Green Lane, which streamlines approvals for high-impact investments.
The Philippine government, through the Board of Investments (BOI), said it is looking to venture into semiconductor design and establish a lab-scale wafer fabrication plant in the country.
The new project, which will be based in The Uprise Building-C in Davao City, will provide information technology, call center, and back-office operations services, primarily targeting the export market, particularly Optum Technology, a US subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UHG).
The transfers are merely “paper-transfer”, which means the BPO firms do not have to relocate outside economic zones or IT parks under PEZA and will still enjoy their current tax perks.
TAGPROS, which is based at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City, has invested P46.7 million for its Learning Management Systems (LMS) project. The company is now in operation, employing about 874 personnel, majority of which are teachers.
BPO firms can become eligible for increased work-from-home (WFH) setup by shifting their registration from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI).
