FILE: Manila, Philippines - Nov 13, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Philippine national flags, Rizal Monument

FILE: Quezon City, Philippines - July 14, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Aerial shots of cityscape, traffic

FILE: Manila, Philippines - Nov 12, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of cityscape, traffic

FILE: Manila, Philippines - February 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Aerial shots of city view, traffic
5. Pedestrians
6. Various of buildings, traffic

Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows into the Philippines plunged to 210 million U.S. dollars in May 2026, the lowest monthly level in more than 11 years, according to BSB, the Philippine central bank, on Monday.

The May figure represents a 64.7 percent contraction from May 2025, with the previous record low of 200.43 million dollars recorded in March 2015, said the BSP.

Total FDI net inflows for the first five months of 2026 reached 2.18 billion dollars, down 33.4 percent from 3.27 billion dollars in the same period last year.

The BSP attributed the decline to lower foreign investments in debt instruments and reduced reinvestment of earnings.