The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas recently stated that, driven by overseas investments and foreign exchange earnings, the country's foreign exchange reserves rose to $75.814 billion in October, sufficient to cover 11 months of import requirements. The Aquino administration's economic planning goal is to elevate the Philippines' international debt to investment grade by early 2012, and foreign exchange reserves will be one of the primary factors in achieving this objective.
Residency in the Philippines is permanent and can be used as a third-country green card to apply for the Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, serving the same purpose as green cards from the United States or Canada. Under normal circumstances, it will not be revoked unless the green card holder withdraws the deposits held in the Philippines, in which case the green card will be cancelled.





