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Redevelopment of the CDO City Slaughterhouse PPP Project

Redevelopment of the City Slaughterhouse Project of the Cagayan de Oro City Government

Redevelopment of the CDO City Slaughterhouse PPP Project

Redevelopment of the City Slaughterhouse Project of the Cagayan de Oro City Government is one of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects being implemented by the local government unit (LGU) in partnership with Mega Integrated Agro-Livestock Farm Corporation (MEGA FARM). Through this project, a 2.45 hectares modern Abattoir Complex containing a slaughterhouse for small and large... continue reading

Cagayan de Oro City New Agora Complex PPP Project

Cagayan de Oro City New Agora Complex Project

Cagayan de Oro City New Agora Complex PPP Project

NEW AGORA COMPLEX is one of the successful Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects of the Cagayan de Oro City Government under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme. The 24,000 sqm complex has a terminal for public utility vehicles, wet and dry market, commercial rentable stalls and premises. It also has vegetables and fruits landing and trading areas. This project... continue reading

Bohol Provincial Electric System PPP Project

Bohol Provincial Electric System PPP Project

Bohol Provincial Electric System PPP Project

Another successful PPP project in Bohol is the Bohol Provincial Electric System PPP Project, implemented through the partnership of the Provincial Government and the Consortium led by Salcon International Inc.. Under a joint venture agreement, the private partner provides adequate power supply and reduced system losses in the province through the installation a 20MVA substation,... continue reading

Bohol Provincial Water System PPP Project

Bohol Provincial Water System PPP Project

Bohol Provincial Water System PPP Project

As early as the 1990s, PPPs in the Philippines have successfully addressed the infrastructure demands of the country and delivered quality public services to the Filipino. In Bohol, PPPs at the local level continue to provide basic services to the numerous residents surrounding the area. The Bohol Provincial Water System PPP Project, is currently being... continue reading

2017 GDP growth seen at 6.5 to 7%

2017 GDP growth seen at 6.5 to 7%

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The Philippines can attain a full-year economic growth of 6.5 to 7 percent in 2017 on the back of improved government spending and export performance, investment house First Metro Investment Corp. said. The country posted a better-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter. This brought the average nine-month... continue reading

Business group calls for next-level gov’t and private-sector collaboration

Business group calls for next-level gov’t and private-sector collaboration

The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Philippines is seeking broader stakeholder engagement, bolder reform measures, and better public-private sector coordination – to reinforce the government’s “build, build, build” program. This is in response to the APEC leaders’ call for sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth. APEC leaders earlier agreed to focus on structural reform to promote... continue reading

YearEnder: Private firms struggle to find role in Build Build Build

YearEnder: Private firms struggle to find role in Build Build Build

MANILA, Philippines — It’s almost impossible not to talk about the domestic economy and the administration’s bold infrastructure agenda in the same breath as hopes of sustaining the faster-than-expected growth in recent quarters is firmly hinged on the administration’s promise of unflinching project delivery. The Philippines, after all, remains largely a consumer-driven economy, and so... continue reading

It’s back to center stage for PPP

It’s back to center stage for PPP

AT least five multibillion-peso deals under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program are expected to take center stage in 2018, as the government tries to accelerate infrastructure development via private-sector funding next year. Ferdinand A. Pecson, who sits as executive director at the PPP Center, said his office has identified several projects that could “probably” be... continue reading

Economists expect 2017 GDP growth topping 6.5%

Economists expect 2017 GDP growth topping 6.5%

Economists said the 2017 gross domestic product growth likely settled within the 6.5 percent to 7 percent target range of the government on the back of higher infrastructure spending. Economists of First Metro Investment Corp. and University of Asia & the Pacific said in a joint report the growth momentum returned in the third quarter... continue reading

The future of infrastructure

The future of infrastructure

(First of two parts) The arguments over who should build, operate and maintain infrastructure projects have grown recently, with four options being considered: Government funding, ODA funding, PPP and a mix of the first two and the private sector—hybrid. The Aquino administration made a great fuss about moving to PPP as a way to do... continue reading