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Philippines: Liberalisation of long-term lease of private lands for foreign investors

Announcement

04 Sep 2025

In September 2025, the Philippines liberalised the lease of private lands by foreign investors by extending the maximum lease term from 75 to 99 years.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

19 Sep 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 04 Sep 2025
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force
On 4 September 2025, the President of the Philippines published Republic Act No. 12252, extending the maximum lease term for private lands by foreign investors from the previous cap of 75 years to 99 ...
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