Public-Private Partnership Center

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed its interest in promoting private-public partnerships (PPPs) and investments in infrastructure as ways to achieve food security. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban made this known on Tuesday during a forum on food security with the US government and the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU). According to the DA,... continue reading

The local government of El Nido is considering a PPP water supply project through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center, in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to enhance water supply infrastructure in town through a PPP model, ensuring sustainable access to clean water for its residents. Last September 28 to 29, the... continue reading

THE Makati Business Club (MBC) said it expects major improvements in the business climate with the passage of the Ease of Paying Taxes bill and the issuance of a new set of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act. It also expressed hope for the passage of a measure regulating... continue reading

THE Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said it and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are studying the possibility of a PPP water supply project in El Nido, Palawan. The PPP Center said it is working with the municipality of El Nido on possible technical assistance “should they proceed with the PPP option.” USAID also... continue reading

THE passenger terminal building of the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, northern Mindanao will be expanded to accommodate 70 percent more passengers by 2024, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said last month as it recognized the need to serve the airport’s increasing ridership. Work on the expansion will start this December and... continue reading

TAX perks will be made available to the winning bidder of the P170.6-billion deal to rehabilitate, optimize and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Key incentives under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises law, including an income tax holiday for four years of operations and five years of enhanced deductions thereafter, are... continue reading

ILOILO City – “Our dream is now becoming a reality,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas as the redevelopment of two major markets in the metro officially kicks off today. At 10:30 a.m., there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration/renovation of the Iloilo Terminal Market or “Super”, and at 5 p.m., the same will be... continue reading

THE Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Governing Board said it is working on guidelines governing appeals filed by prospective proponents who were eliminated at a project’s pre-qualification stages. According to a notice posted to the website of the PPP Center, the guidelines will “set a fair and appropriate amount of appeal fees for disqualified proponents which shall... continue reading

A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to pursue the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in implementing the revival and modernization of the “Bicol Express,” the once-famed rail line of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) that ran from Manila to Albay, which would create thousands of jobs and lead to the growth of micro, small,... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — The National Power Corp. (Napocor) is set to conduct a market sounding activity for its accelerated hybridization project (AHP) on Thursday to determine private sector interest, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said. In a project advisory, the PPP Center said interested firms are invited to take part in the market sounding for the... continue reading