12 April 2012 - The government inter-agency board which oversees the use of the Project Development and Monitoring Fund (PDMF) for public-private partnerships (PPPs) approved on Tuesday (April 10) the conduct of pre-investment studies on the construction of integrated multi-modal transport terminals for Metro Manila and the rehabilitation of the Quirino Highway in the Bicol region.

The PDMF Board also adopted new policies that would expedite the start of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies under the stewardship of the Public-Private Partnership Center. The two projects pegged for funding were presented by the Department of Transportation and Communication and the Department of Public Works and Highways, according to PPP Center Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao. ... Read more

30 March 2012 - The restoration and conservation efforts of neglected local heritage sites find a champion in the country’s public-private partnership program. This is the strategy that Talisay City, Negros Occidental Mayor Eric Saratan adopts as Talisay City pursues its development plan dubbed “The Village City: A Model for Balanced Development by 2040”

The plan centers on the restoration and redevelopment of the Talisay City Plaza Complex including the conversion of the Talisay City Central Public Market and the Old Talisay City Hall, including the Plaza into mixed-use facilities. The historic San Nicholas de Tolentino Church which was built in 1850 and the old Lizares mansion will be restored and conserved to highlight the richness of Talisay’s history that will boost the project’s tourism value. Read more

28 March 2012 - Some 180 Visayas and Mindanao mayors and their deputies were briefed on Monday in Iloilo City on getting public-private partnership (PPP) projects underway during an assembly wherein a three-volume LGU manual on the proper preparation of PPPs was also launched.

Socio-Economic and Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga led ceremonies on the landmark publication of the manual in the presence of ranking representatives of donor countries and global financial institutions who affirmed the significance of PPPs to spur inclusive growth all over the country.

Opening the first Local Government Units (LGU)-PPP Forum for Visayas and Mindanao Regions, Paderanga noted that economic benefits of PPPs by LGUs will reach more people nationwide and have the tremendous potential of surpassing the total gains of PPPs done with national agencies.  Read more

26 March 2012 - The drive to charge up the capacities of local government units in partnering with the private sector on infrastructure and social service projects gains ground with the conduct of the first LGU Public -Private Partnership (PPP) Forum for Visayas and Mindanao regions. Set at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center in Iloilo City on March 26, 2012, the Vis-Min assembly and forum is organized by the PPP Center, supported by the British Embassy Manila.

The event is highlighted with the launch of the LGU PPP Manual, a comprehensive guide on the entire band of processes needed to properly prepare PPP projects. The Koronadal City experience on a trailblazing PPP project on information and communication technology will also be presented from the government and private sector perspectives.