MANILA – Government made a pitch to investors in Canada last week to further increase foreign investors participation.

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center showcased its robust pipeline of PPP projects to Canadian companies in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto in an attempt to bring in investors to the Philippines.

The Philippine delegation, headed by PPP Center project development and monitoring facility director Rina Alzate, provided the Canadian investors latest developments and initiatives in the country’s PPP program.

“We have improved our PPP processes. We now have a sound legal and regulatory framework,” Alzate said.

“We are currently bidding out 13 projects and two are set for tender. There are also six projects that are up for approval of relevant government bodies,” she added.

The roadshow, which was organized by Canada’s Trade Commissioners Service, was held on November 30, December 2 and 4.

The three-day roadshow was participated by several companies such as Canarail, SNC-Lavalin Capital, PSP Investments, Dagua, Palmex, OSSIACO Energy and International, Denton’s Canada, Steel Magnolia Investments, EDC, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, and Fasken Martineau, among others.

08 December 2015