The Board of Investments (BOI) has placed at $24.7 million the initial investments from the committed projects during the recent promotion drive in Switzerland. Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo, who is also BOI managing head, said in a statement that the potential investments...
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is composed of the world’s electronics giants, has remained confident that the Philippines will remain a critical player in the global semiconductor industry and a major hub for semiconductor assembly and test manufacturing. SIA members visited...
SATECO AG, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-precision silicone keypads and silicone sensors, is already planning of expanding in the Philippines even if its state-of-the-art manufacturing operations in Pampanga is yet to come on stream later this year, citing rosy investment...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has extended until Jan. 31, 2023 the deadline for the transfer of registration of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI). FIRB announced...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has endorsed the registration transfer of 452 registered business enterprises (RBEs) involving 1,325 IT business process management (IT-BPM) projects to the Board of Investments (BOI). The transfer of these RBEs to BOI from PEZA are meant to ensure they...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has accomplished and implemented various programs from investments to facilitating IT scholarships of students from low-income families since his appointment as DTI chief by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in July this year. According to the DTI, a...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has set a fighting target to overtake Vietnam in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by 2024 and Indonesia by 2026, around midterm of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. During a panel at the 2022 National Exports Congress on Wednesday,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has convened the Inter-Agency Investment Promotion Coordination Committee (IIPCC), composed of various government investment promotion agencies (IPAs), to provide direction on investment promotion drives and ensure efforts will lead to improvement in...
Amazon Operation Services Philippines, Inc. (AOSPI) is expanding its footprint in the Philippines by investing P524.33 million for its virtual customer services (VCS) project in the country. The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the project as a new services export provider for its VCS...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the application for registration of PAVI Green Renewable Energy, Inc. for its P2-billion new solar power project in Naga that will augment the energy supply of the Luzon grid, which is experiencing tight supply amid increasing demand. The project was...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is supporting the proposal on the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) by the Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The SIPP will serve as the primary basis for determining which projects or...
Lloyd Laboratories is in discussion with Livzon Mavpharm Inc., a Chinese technology partner, for its planned COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing project in the Philippines. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Christopher M. Bamba, Lloyd Laboratories director business development, said they are specifically...
