Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has ordered agencies to fast-track the completion of key government infrastructure projects, including the construction of new classrooms, to boost economic growth. The Marcos administration saw its lowest yearly gross domestic product rate yet at... continue reading

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — After going through a five-year process, the city government sealed a landmark public-private partnership with Megawide Construction Corp. for the development of the Baguio City Integrated Terminal – the city’s first major infrastructure project under a... continue reading

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said construction of the Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (TCITx) is set to begin in the second quarter with the concession holder being pressed to make progress on completing the design. “Based on our schedule,... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation hopes to launch two rail projects – Metro Rail Transit Line 7 or MRT-7 and the Philippine National Railway (PNR) North-South Commuter Railway – by next year, the DOTr announced. Acting Transportation Secretary... continue reading

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to conduct a demo run of the Metro Manila Subway by the first quarter of 2028 as part of continuous efforts to complete the country’s first underground railway system. In an interview on Super... continue reading

If you’ve ever been to Baguio City in recent years, especially during peak travel periods such as summer or over the Christmas holidays, you’d know that traffic jams have reached unbearably bad levels. Some say it’s almost as bad as... continue reading

The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines has taken note of recent opinion pieces in several publications raising concerns over the processing of multiple PPP unsolicited proposals related to the Agus and/or Pulangi Hydropower Complex. The PPP Center clarifies that... continue reading

The NSW-Integrated Trade Facilitation Platform (NSW-ITFP) Project, along with a host of other reforms, is designed to strengthen good governance and drive sustainable development, according to the Department of Finance, which led the event. Other reforms were the grant of... continue reading

The PPP Code and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) deliberately adopt an inclusive definition of “private proponent,” allowing cooperatives to participate, bid, and partner with the government in delivering public infrastructure and development projects and services. This policy choice... continue reading

MAKATI CITY – Determined to break the cycle of overcrowded classrooms and stop treating school infrastructure as a slow-moving problem, Education Secretary Sonny Angara is leading the rollout of a P105.7-billion school infrastructure public-private partnership (PPP) designed to build a... continue reading