Duterte's take-home from China swells to over 1 Trillion ($24 Billion) in investments, credits

Yesterday, we've published a story about the economic gains of President Duterte's trip to China. We've reported that the total investments and credit deals are already valued at $13 Billion as of yesterday. Today, that number has swollen to $24 Billion or over Php 1.1 Trillion. 

Here's an excerpt from a GMA News report.

 The Philippines is poised to reap $24 billion of investments and credit facilities from the four-day state visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to China, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez disclosed on Friday.

"Iyong bagong number na nabubuo ngayon, in terms of investments and credit facilities opened, $24 billion – $15 billion noon are investments and iyong $9 billion will be in the form of credit facilities," he told reporters in a chance interview in this city.

"Iyong private-to-private, iyon ang $15 billion. And about $4 billion are MOUs [memoranda of understanding] to be signed later today," he said.

The investments and credit facilities cover a number of sectors including agriculture, energy, renewable, tourism, food, manufacturing, telecommunications, and infrastructure, Lopez noted.

These would translate into two million jobs in the Philippines. "Estimate lang, roughly two million. Roughly over two million over five years," he said.

The Bank of China is also expected to provide $3 billion in loans for businesses including micro, small, medium enterprises.

The additional investments will fast track infrastructure projects by the Duterte administration and will bring in more jobs to Filipinos domestically.