Investment approvals surge nearly 60% in H1
INVESTMENT approvals ballooned by 59.1 percent in the first half of 2025, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said on Wednesday, hitting P72.362 billion from P45.481 billion a year earlier. The PEZA said that its board had approved 133 projects that were expected to generate 32,983 direct jobs, higher than the 120 projects and 25,259