Manila Standard Today, 14 December 2014
By Jennifer Ambanta
Manila is set to host this week the first Asean Public-Private Partnership networking forum.
Members of the Asean connectivity coordinating committee, national coordinators, PPP focal points and officials responsible for infrastructure projects from the 10 Asean member states will attend the forum on Dec. 16 to 17 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila.
The forum will provide Asean member countries the opportunity to exchange information and share experiences about their PPP programs, establish a network of PPP units among Asean member countries and pitch their PPP projects to prospective investors, financing institutions, and development partners.
“It will also tackle the proposed Asean guidelines/principles on PPP that will harmonize policy, institutional, and regulatory frameworks of the AMS and enhance the economic integration competitiveness of the region,” the PPP Center said.
“Among the Asean member countries, the Philippines is said to be the one with the most advanced PPP legal and administrative structure,” said Ambassador Elizabeth Buensuceso of the Philippine permanent mission to Asean.
