Approved PH investments in Q3 surge 83% to P628B

The Philippines approved P628.19 billion worth of investments in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 82.7% from P343.81 billion in the same quarter of 2025, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Projects related to the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry continued to have the largest share, accounting for P397.81 billion or 63.3% of the total approved investments during the quarter. This was followed by real estate activities with P101.44 billion (16.1%), and manufacturing industry with P96.25 billion (15.3%).

Approved investments for the third quarter of 2026 are expected to generate a total of 27,799 employment, reflecting a 0.2% decline from the 27,843 expected employment in the same period of 2025. A total of 13,805 employment (49.7%) is projected to be generated from approved projects with foreign interest.

Of the total approvals, investments from Filipino nationals in the third quarter accounted for 73.6% of the total, amounting to P462.16 billion, up 71% from P270.114 billion in the same period last year.

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