Public-Private Partnership Center

MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) has yet to start work on the second and final segments of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension as it awaits the turnover of right of way (ROW) from the government. LRMC president and CEO Juan Alfonso told reporters the railway operator is... continue reading

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) expects the winning bidder for the P170.6-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rehabilitation project to take over by mid-2024. Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista on Wednesday said the government will conduct the solicited bidding for the NAIA public-private partnership (PPP) project as soon as the terms are published. He told... continue reading

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the P170-billion solicited public-private partnership (PPP) proposal to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Arsenio Balisacan said on Wednesday. Marcos, who chairs the NEDA Board, gave the nod for the project during a meeting in Malacañang on Wednesday morning. Balisacan said... continue reading

BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government will gather some five potential investors for its PHP1.2-billion bulk water supply project during a forum on Aug. 10. Companies that have expressed intent to invest include the Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., Manila Water Company Inc., San Miguel Corp., Suez Water Technologies, and Genesis Water Technologies Philippines. “The date... continue reading

BACOLOD CITY – The city government here has jump-started the implementation of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH), the flagship shelter program of the Marcos administration, with the construction of the initial set of housing units at the Arao relocation site in Barangay Vista Alegre starting last month. As the first local government unit... continue reading

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) yesterday called on all sectors to  do their part in addressing the education crisis through public-private partnership (PPP). In a statement, MAP said  education crisis should be one of the country’s top priorities as this puts the country’s competitiveness and growth on the line. MAP backs Republic Act 11899 or... continue reading

ILOILO City – A feasibility study is being conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) central office on the proposed Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan Expressway (ICAEx). ICAEx is proposed to be a full-access controlled toll expressway with four lanes composed of elevated roadways, viaducts, a tunnel, and a long-span bridge. It has an estimated length... continue reading

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it hopes to kick off the public procurement process for three provincial airports within the year, starting with Swiss challenges on three projects. “There are three pending proposals with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) right now. Then we will have the other provincial airports which we expect... continue reading

VICTORIAS City Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez said that he is eyeing more public-private partnership (PPP) programs in his second year as chief executive of the locality. The mayor said that he will be moving forward with PPP, more collaboration, and more lobbying with the national government agencies. Benitez, who delivered his first State of... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center and Ministry of Environment – Japan (MOEJ) are collaborating to develop projects in the solid waste management sector. In a social media post, the PPP Center said it recently held a kick-off meeting with MOEJ for the collaboration. Present during the meeting were MOEJ vice minister Hiroshi... continue reading