Foreign contractors will be allowed to engage in government infrastructure projects under planned changes to the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL), a Cabinet official said.

“International contractors, we are taking that [prohibition] out,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia told reporters at the sidelines of the 2nd Annual Philippines Energy & Infrastructure Finance Forum on Thursday.

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