AN updated list of 15 projects worth P345.60 billion have been green-lane certified from January to May, the Board of Investments (BOI) said on Saturday.
The amount is higher by 4.88 percent from the P329.52 billion in the same period in 2025.
Executive Order 18, or the Green Lane for Strategic Investments initiative, streamlines the approval process for high-impact projects by providing a single-entry point for investors through the One-Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments (OSAC-SI).
The 15 projects will provide 38,818 jobs.
Renewable energy (RE) projects accounted for P344.62 billion or 86.67 percent of certifications from January to May, and will create 38,716 jobs, the BOI said.
Two food security projects have been approved with a combined cost of P980 million and 102 jobs.
From February 2023 to May 2026, a total of 237 projects have been green-lane certified with a combined project cost of P6.32 trillion with 420,037 jobs.
RE projects had the most volume and value with 182 projects worth P5.41 trillion with 271,169 jobs.
Digital infrastructure followed with nine projects worth P401.69 billion with 20,376 jobs.
Meanwhile, public-private partnerships, infrastructure, and water have five projects worth P416.08 billion with 113,263 jobs.
Food security has 33 projects worth P19.68 billion with 7,421 jobs.
Manufacturing has seven projects worth P67.04 billion and 7,773 jobs.
Pharmaceutical has one project with an investment of P45 billion and 35 jobs.
Of the total, 159 projects worth P5.47 trillion are in the predevelopment stage; 47 (worth P377.44 billion) in the construction phase; 22 (P277.37 billion) are now operational; and nine (P190.20 billion) are in pre-operation stage.
Last year, a total of P6.11 trillion worth of projects had been endorsed for green lane certification, the BOI said.
