Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual has initiated a partnership with Google for 4,000 scholarships in the Google Career Certificate Courses on IT support, project management, data analytics, and UX design. This presents an opportunity for young entrepreneurs and underserved communities, including low-income and vocational students and college drop-outs, to participate in the digital economy.

On 11 November 2022, Pascual issued the IRR of Republic Act No. 11904 or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act. In May, DTI released the Joint Department Circular for Cylinders Exchange, Swapping, and Improvement Program, the IRR for Republic Act No. 11592 or the LPG Regulation Law.

Since his appointment, Pascual has raised about $18 billion foreign investment pledges during the presidential visits in Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States, performing well as the country's chief marketing officer.

The Trade Secretary was part of the Philippine delegation to the state and official visits of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., aimed at attracting investments to the country. It is estimated that these pledges, once actualized, will generate thousands of jobs.

"These investment pledges are in industries of strategic importance, including the establishment of data centers, digital connectivity, renewable energy, textiles and garments, construction, among others", said Pascual, who has also prioritized addressing the issue involving work-from-home arrangements of IT-BPM companies.

"The Fiscal Incentives Review Board, in its meeting on 14 September 2022, decided on a seamless transfer of registration from one Investment Promotion Agency to another (from PEZA to BOI) to allow up to 100-percent WFH arrangement without reduction on existing incentives. It is ensured that the mechanism for this should be less burdensome for the Registered Business Enterprises and be done expeditiously", Pascual said. The Trade chief co-chairs the Fiscal Incentives Review Board with Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno

Between 1 July and 8 October, the Board of Investments approved 125.9 billion worth of investments with the potential to generate over 9,000 jobs.

During the initial stage of his stint as DTI chief, Pascual also formulated the country's Science, Technology, and Innovation-driven Industrialization Strategy 2022-2028, which serves as the framework for Philippine economic recovery initiatives aimed at attaining a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economy by 2028.