Public-Private Partnership Center

MANILA, Philippines — The government is adopting a longer comparative challenge period for unsolicited proposals for public-private partnership (PPP) projects to get the best offers from prospective proponents. PPP Center deputy executive director Jeffrey Manalo told reporters in a press conference that the new PPP Code provides a longer comparative challenge period for unsolicited proposals.... continue reading

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 15) — The Maharlika Investment Fund could be tapped as one of the ways to bankroll big-ticket public-private partnership projects (PPP) under the Marcos administration, officials of the PPP Center said on Friday. Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and CEO Rafael Consing met with PPP Center officials as the two... continue reading

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said Friday over a hundred projects are in the pipeline to be implemented through collaboration between the government and the private sector. At a press chat in Quezon City, PPP Center Deputy Executive Director Eleazar Ricote said a total of 109 projects are currently in the pipeline—or those with no... continue reading

The Private-Public Partnership (PPP) Center said it is backing the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) decision to follow the original deadline for the submission of bids for the P170.6-billion rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It can be recalled that the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which serves as the transaction advisor on the project,... continue reading

MANILA — The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center has 109 projects in the pipeline for undertaking between the government and private sectors that can boost the Marcos administration’s Build Better More infrastructure program, its Deputy Executive Director Eleazar Ricote said. In a press chat in Quezon City Friday, Ricote said estimated costs for these 109 projects... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — The head of state-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) is looking at participating in public-private partnership (PPP) projects following the enactment of a law aimed at providing the Philippines with high-quality infrastructure. In a television interview with ANC, MIC president and CEO Rafael Consing Jr. said the national development fund would make use... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it would prioritize the issuance of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the newly approved Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code. NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon told reporters the issuance of the IRR for the PPP Code would be prioritized by the agency. “We’re working with... continue reading

THE government-run Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) plans to start several projects in 2024. Guesting in SMNI’s weekly public affairs program “Business and Politics” hosted by The Manila Times Chairman and CEO Dante “Klink” Ang 2nd, CIAC’s new president and CEO Arrey Perez said it will bid out seven infrastructure projects aimed at helping improve... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos signed on Tuesday the PPP Code of the Philippines and the Internet Transactions Act of 2023 while in isolation after testing positive for COVID. Marcos said the two new laws show the country’s commitment and readiness to accelerate its development and embrace the digital economy. In particular, the newly enacted... continue reading

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. 11966 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on December 5, 2023, will enhance public-private collaboration and lay the foundation for ensuring the realization of high-quality infrastructure projects and services in... continue reading