Cerberus Capital Management is looking to expand its Philippine investments after turning around the former Hanjin shipyard in Subic, where investments by the US firm and its tenants have reached USD500 million and created about 6,000 jobs.
The European Union and Spain have joined the Luzon Economic Corridor, expanding its international partnership to 13 countries as the Philippines seeks to bring more financing, investment, and technical expertise into major infrastructure projects.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged global companies to commit long-term capital to the Philippines, pitching the country as a base for shifting supply chains as the government expands infrastructure, skills, and regulatory reforms.
The Department of Trade and Industry is recalibrating the Philippines’ export growth target and has placed its Export Marketing Bureau directly under Trade Secretary Cristina Roque as the government seeks to open more markets for local products.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will seek updates on USD5.8 billion in Indian investment commitments and pursue broader trade and investment opportunities with major emerging economies when he attends the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 12-13.