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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos are formally welcomed by Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Noel Pabalate, PPA pool

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Marcos touts ‘most open’, ‘liberal’ investment environment in PH; eyes preferential trade pact with India

Harlene Delgado

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged Indian entrepreneurs to further explore investing in the Philippines as they forge stronger ties in trade and investment.</p><p>In a CEO Roundtable organized by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, the president touted the investment climate in the Philippines, noting several initiatives of his administration as well as enacted laws aimed at opening the economy to foreign investments. </p><p>Among those mentioned by Marcos are the executive order on facilitating green lanes for strategic investment, the Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines, the Renewable Energy Act and the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy or CREATE MORE Act.</p><p>“I urge you to further engage the economic team to learn more about such benefits. Our investment environment is the most open and liberal that it has ever been,” the president said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/4/marcos-departs-for-india-to-forge-strategic-relationship-court-more-investments-in-state-visit-1048">Marcos leaves for India to forge &#x27;strategic relationship,&#x27; court more investments in state visit</a></div><p>The meeting was attended by Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita, Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Christina Roque, other members of the Philippine cabinet and both Indian and Filipino business leaders.</p><p>Marcos also instructed the Department of Trade and Industry to work closely with their Indian counterparts to convene the joint working group on trade and investment.</p><p>He also directed the agency to lead efforts for the Philippine-India Preferential Trade Agreement.</p><p>“We are working very hard together to find the common ground so as to make the passage or the agreement of the PTA come as quickly as possible. The very fervent discussion we were having here earlier was just precisely about that, and I think we have found ways to do, to quicken the process,” the president added.</p><p>The Marcos administration is now taking ‘concrete steps’ towards launching formal negotiations, the President said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/24/approved-ph-investments-reach-record-p1-9-trillion-1652">Approved PH investments reach record P1.9 trillion</a></div><p>“We also continue to encourage stronger business-to-business collaboration in high-growth sectors such as ICT, digital technology, semiconductors, renewable energy, infrastructure, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. These sectors are aligned with our development priorities and global opportunities,” he further noted.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABd0o_f9mkDuO3JT"></script>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged Indian entrepreneurs to further explore investing in the Philippines as they forge stronger ties in trade and investment.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged Indian entrepreneurs to further explore investing in the Philippines as they forge stronger ties in trade and investment.

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Marcos eyes trade pact with India; touts PH investment environment

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Aug 06, 2025 06:59 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 06, 2025 08:13 PM PHT

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