By Isa Jane D. Acabal, Researcher
FOREIGN INVESTMENT pledges in the Philippines rose by 52.3% in the first quarter from a low base a year earlier, although commitments fell to their lowest level in four quarters as analysts cited geopolitical uncertainty, elevated costs, and weaker domestic growth as risks to investor sentiment.
Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed foreign commitments approved by the country’s investment promotion agencies (IPAs) reached P42.64 billion in the January-to-March period, higher than the revised P27.99 billion logged in the same quarter in 2025.
However, this was the lowest level in four quarters, or since the P27.99 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2025. It was also lower than the P105.66 billion foreign investment pledges approved in the fourth quarter last year.
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