The Philippines has introduced several restrictive foreign direct investment regulations over many years, but local lawmakers and the business community are pushing for changes to a decades-old law that could contribute to a post-pandemic economic recovery.

The National Innovation Bill (Senate Bill No. 1355) is set to become a law (Philippine Innovation Act) in the coming weeks (a copy of the bill was sent for signature of the President in March 2019).

On August 8, 2022, the NPC issued NPC Circular No. 2022-01 entitled "Guidelines on Administrative Fines" (Guidelines on Administrative Fines), which took effect on August 27, 2022.

On March 20, 2023, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) issued the Rules and Regulations Implementing the amended Public Service Act (PSA IRR). It took effect on April 4, 2023.

As every year, the Philippines is preparing for the renewal of the local business/mayor's permit, whose deadline is 20 January 2018.

On March 2, 2022, the President signed into law Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11647 which amends the three-decade old Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (FIA). R.A. No. 11647 aims to attract, ...

A discussion on infrastructure development in the Philippines through public-private partnerships.

The legislators of Philippine passed the House Bill 300 that would amend two provisions of the Foreign Investment Act of 1991.

The Philippines is grappling with significant transmission infrastructure backlogs that hinder the integration of new power projects into the grid. While generation companies can construct dedicated point-to-point facilities, this limited exception fails to address broader capacity constraints requiring main grid upgrades. Regulators have now introduced liberalized measures to enable third-party financing and construction of critical transmission infrastructure to support economic growth and energy transiti

Republic Act No. 12252, otherwise known as ?An Act Liberalizing the Lease of Private Lands by Foreign Investors, Establishing the Stability of Long-Term Lease Contracts, Amending for the Purposes Republic Act No. 7652, Otherwise Known as the "Investors Lease Act" (the "Amended Investors Lease Act") was enacted into law on September 3, 2025.

There is no specific definition of "doing business" in the Corporation Code of the Philippines. However, under the Foreign Investments Act...

The Philippines lacks comprehensive carbon rights legislation and carbon trading laws, yet carbon projects continue to develop across the country. In response to this regulatory gap and aligned with international climate commitments, Philippine regulators have recently issued new regulations establishing frameworks for carbon project implementation in the forestry and energy sectors.

In August 2022, the House of Representatives' Committee on Ways and Means approved a bill proposing a new fiscal regime for the Philippine mining industry, following the previous proposal...

The Supreme Court has issued Supreme Court Administrative Matter No. 20-12-01-SC (Re: Proposed Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing) dated December 9, 2020...

The term "red tape" comes from the 16th century process of binding with red ribbon official documents for government use.

The Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) has been further amended by Republic Act No. 11521,1 which took effect on February 8, 2021 (or immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette).

Following the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the Philippines in Roy III v. Chairperson Teresita Herbosa (Roy) we take the opportunity to review the foreign investment landscape...

There has been a notable increase in the use of electronic signatures for various transactions during the imposition of quarantine restrictions to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 1 September 2022, the Build-Operate-Transfer Law Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Committee approved the Revised 2022 IRR of Republic Act No. 6957...

German investment in the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been increasing steadily and has the potential to grow further in the coming years.