Four logistics firms have registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in June this year to serve the warehousing needs of ecozone locators.
Data gathered identified these firms as S&G Philippines International Inc., AGX Warehouse Solutions Inc., Omonprime Inc., and HongCheng International Philippines Corp. These logistics firms have combined investments of PHP122.45 million.
The approved logistics firms are specifically engaged in warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation. They also formed part of the entire project approvals by PEZA in the first half of 2025.
Earlier, PEZA reported that its registered investment pledges in the first half this year soared to PHP72.362 billion, marking a 59.1 percent increase compared to PHP45.481 billion approvals during the same period in 2024.
From January to June 2025, PEZA approved a total of 133 projects, a 10.83 percent increase from 120 projects approved during the first half of 2024. These projects are seen to generate 32,983 direct jobs for Filipinos, a strong 30.58 percent rise in employment compared to the 25,259 jobs projected to be created in the same period last year. Exports from these projects are projected at USD241.787 million annually once they start commercial operation.
Hugging the big approvals during the first six months were 8 big-ticket projects, bringing in more than PHP50-billion investments.
South Koreans were the biggest investor for the period followed by the Americans, Chinese, Dutch, and Japanese. In terms of sectoral investments, manufacturing of food and beverage products topped the list followed by ecozone development and IT-BPM.
