The Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Industry (PSEI) Roadmap has set a USD110- billion exports target by 2030, charting a path to make the country as an industry global powerhouse four years from now.
Presented during the 4th Meeting of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry Advisory Council (SEIAC) on March 23 at Malacañang, the roadmap sets the country’s course as a premier global packaging partner, with targets of USD70 billion in semiconductor exports and USD40 billion in electronics by 2030. It is supported by a five-year workforce plan to train and upskill 128,000 semiconductor professionals to meet the industry’s evolving technical demands.
Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto, who chairs the Council, expressed the Marcos administration’s firm commitment to implementing the roadmap’s priority actions. Recto underscored that the semiconductor and electronics sector, which accounts for nearly three-fifths of the country’s export receipts and employs approximately three million Filipinos, is a vital “employment leader and economic winner” essential to national progress.
ES Recto directed that the roadmap’s implementation be closely and consistently monitored, with clear deadlines, assigned responsibilities, and identified reforms requiring legislative action, executive directives, or budgetary support. “Otherwise, it is just paper with ambition printed on it,” Recto said.
The PSEI Roadmap was developed by the Department of Trade and Industry/Board of Investments (DTI/BOI) in close coordination with industry stakeholders, research institutions, and partner government agencies. It identifies strategic interventions across the value chain, from advanced packaging and integrated circuit design to the long-term objective of establishing front-end manufacturing.
Following Recto’s endorsement, BOI Executive Director Ma. Corazon Halili-Dichosa presented the PSEI Roadmap before the Council, laying out the sector’s strategic vision and the specific government commitments required to achieve it.
The roadmap also calls for the creation of up to three national laboratories, each with a distinct area of specialization, dedicated fabrication capability, a research and development roadmap, and a talent development framework.
Secretary Cristina A. Roque of the DTI said, “Semiconductors are our number one export, and we want to keep growing that. The PSEI Roadmap tells us exactly what we need to do—and who needs to do it. We built this with the industry, and we are committed to delivering on it, because the more this sector grows, the more jobs it creates for our people.”
She also emphasized, “The PSEI Roadmap gives us the framework to move up the value chain, from packaging into IC design and, eventually, wafer fabrication. The biggest driver of that transition is not just promotion but policy reform, and this roadmap identifies exactly the reforms we need to make it happen.”
The Council also recognizes the opportunity presented by the Philippines’ 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship to advance the country’s profile as an emerging semiconductor hub in the region.
