MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law a measure allowing foreign investors to lease private lands in the Philippines for up to 99 years, Malacañang announced Saturday.
Republic Act (RA) 12252 or the Act Liberalizing the Lease of Private Lands by Foreign Investors amends RA 7652 or the Investors Lease Act, which seeks to boost foreign investments and provide a "stable environment for foreign investments.", This news data comes from:http://redcanaco.com
Under RA 12252, signed on Sept. 3, 2025, foreign investors with duly registered projects may now enter into lease agreements for private lands for a maximum of 99 years but the President may shorten this period to investors under "vital services or industries considered as critical infrastructure" for reasons of national security.
The leased land must be used exclusively for the approved investment project and be proportionate to the project’s requirements.
Contracts must be registered with the Registry of Deeds and annotated on the land’s title to be binding against third parties.
Registered contracts cannot be altered or canceled except through direct legal proceedings, a provision meant to strengthen investor confidence and ensure predictability.
Marcos signs law giving 99-year land lease to foreign investors
- Napoles guilty in another 'pork barrel' case, sentenced to 55 years in jail
- Manila marks National Heroes Day with job fair
- Thai Court: PM Shinawatra violated ethics rules
- Summer brings overtourism fears for 'Bavarian Caribbean'
- Japanese volunteers to PH 'bedrock' of bilateral relations, says envoy
- Sen. Go calls for round-the-clock DFA support for OFWs welfare
- 'Lannie' exits PH — Pagasa
- Manila Water announces service disruption for over 12K households in Mandaluyong due to leak repair
- ICC clears applications of 15 drug war victims to join proceedings vs Duterte
- Public Works chief to press criminal charges against Bulacan engineer
