THE Board of Investments (BoI) certified this month 11 strategic projects worth P895.76 billion under the green lane service, bringing to 126 the total approved projects worth P4.13 trillion since the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 18.

Signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in February 2023, EO 18 pertains to the creation of green lanes to reduce the cost of doing business in the Philippines through simultaneous processing and endorsement of high-priority investments to relevant government agencies, ensuring efficiency and faster implementation.