00:00The country's economic recovery was expected after the announcement by the Department of Trade and Industry that the country passed the 2024 investment target.
00:13According to the Board of Investments, 1.62 trillion pesos worth of investments were earmarked for the year.
00:21This is higher than the target of 1.5 trillion pesos.
00:26This is also higher than the 1.26 trillion pesos approved in 2023, which proves the belief that there are more local and foreign investors.
00:38The PESA recorded 214.17 billion investments, which is higher than the target of 200 billion pesos.
00:49Secretary Cristina Roque hopes that this will be fruitful work for the Filipinos and will contribute to the country's economy.
00:58So you can count on it, Filipinos, that the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will continue to reform
01:08so that more investors can enter the country and become an investment destination.