FOREIGN direct investments (FDI) in the Philippines rose in May from a year earlier, underpinned by the increases registered across major components.

Cumulative levels of FDI for the first five months of the year showed a 34 percent year-on-year increase. FDIs are direct capital investments, in contrast to hot money, which is invested through the local financial markets.

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