President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. created the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry (SEI) Advisory Council to strengthen the country’s semiconductor and electronics industry and ensure global competitiveness.
The President issued Administrative Order No. 31 on March 28, 2025, to further accelerate the sector’s growth.
The newly created council will serve as the President’s primary advisory body on the semiconductor and electronics industry’s development, promotion, and competitiveness.
The Philippines is vital in the global semiconductors and electronics packaging value chain, with a five percent market share worldwide.
The AO stated that the SEl Advisory Council should provide strategic guidance and industry insights to ensure the implementation of the Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Industry (PSEl) Roadmap and its alignment with the national economic development goals.
In coordination with the SEI Advisory Council, the AO also directed the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop the PSEl Roadmap, which will serve as a strategic framework to accelerate the growth and global competitiveness of the country’s semiconductor and electronics industry.
The SEl Advisory Council will be chaired by the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs, with the trade secretary as vice chair and the secretaries of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), finance, energy, science and Technology; labor and employment; and education as members.
Other council members are the chairpersons of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), and one private sector representative from the semiconductor and electronics industry to be appointed by the President.
Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick D. Go said the AO’s issuance stresses the administration’s commitment to strengthening the country’s top export sector – semiconductor and electronics.
“This development provides us a platform to supercharge industry growth, drive innovation, and enhance our global competitiveness,” Go said.
“It is part of our broader strategy to advance domestic manufacturing capabilities and move towards higher value-added activities,” he added.
Go said that through the advisory council, the government can operationalize a whole-of-government approach to facilitate investments that generate thousands of meaningful jobs. | PND
