THE Philippines’ investment and export targets could be revised due to the war in the Middle East, a Cabinet official said. “We will have a meeting on that,” Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters late on Monday. Merchandise exports were up 8.3 percent at $14.47 billion as of end-February, based on latest data. Investment approvals by the Board of Investments (BOI), meanwhile, surged by 338 percent to 47 billion in the first two months of the year. Iran war seen weighing on PH property demand Export targets were lowered last year due to tariff uncertainties, with that for 2026 trimmed to $116-$120.2 billion from the previous goal of $186.7 billion. The BOI, meanwhile, which is just one of the government’s investment promotion agencies, has set a P1-trillion approval target for this year, lower than the P1.56 trillion recorded in 2025. https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/08/business/top-business/dti-eyeing-lower-targets-roque/2315754 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Manila Times, 8 April 2026