Public-Private Partnership Center

Tempo, 01 March 2013 Manila, Philippines – A part from the manufacturing sector, the tourism sector is one of the areas being considered by the government to generate high employment. More tourists arriving in the country means more jobs for porters, drivers, and souvenir item vendors, and so on. The Department of Tourism (DOT) said... continue reading

ABS-CBNnews.com, 25 February 2013   MANILA, Philippines – Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings Inc. and Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) on Monday signed a deal to form a joint venture to bid for the P17.5 billion Mactan Cebu international airport project. The two conglomerates signed a memorandum of agreement to form an exclusive strategic partnership... continue reading

Business World, 25 February 2013 By Cliff Harvey C. Venzon LISTED conglomerates Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and JG Summit Holdings, Inc. have struck a deal to jointly bid for a multibillion-peso private-partnership project to expand and operate Mactan-Cebu International Airport, both firms said on Monday. “MPIC and JG Summit today signed a memorandum of agreement... continue reading

Business World, 24 February 2013 THE METROPOLITAN Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is targeting to award the contract for the rehabilitation of two auxiliary units of the Angat hydroelectric power plant by September, an official said on Friday. “We have yet to schedule the next and final pre-qualification conference, which will then trigger the scheduling... continue reading

18 February 2013, Manila Bulletin   The Philippines edged its Asian neighbors in providing an environment that attracts big foreign companies. Besides traditional investment sources such as United States of America, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, potential investors from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa now look at the country as investment site. The Board... continue reading

Philippine Star, 18 February 2013 MANILA, Philippines – BDO Capital & Investment Corp., the investment arm of the SM Group, is eyeing to finance some P42 billion worth of projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program of the government, a top company official said. BDO Capital president Eduardo Francisco told reporters on the sidelines of... continue reading

17 February 2013, Business World Online by Nanette L. Guadalquiver   The Regional Development Council’s executive committee in Western Visayas has approved the proposed heritage restoration and redevelopment project of Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Dubbed “Talisay City Plaza Complex Heritage Restoration and Redevelopment Project,” the initiative is a pilot urban renewal project with the Public-Private... continue reading

16 February 2013, The Philippine Star by Rainier Allan Ronda   The Department of Education (DepEd) has selected a private company to serve as an independent consultant that would monitor and audit the construction of 9,301 classrooms under the public-private partnership (PPP) program. The firm, Mohri & P.A. Associates Inc. (MPAAI), was chosen after a... continue reading

15 February 2013, Business World Online by Emilia Narni J. David   Japanese investors are interested in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of the Philippines but noted the program still needs fine tuning to attract more investors and enhance competition, speakers at the Philippine Infrastructure Development Seminar said. The seminar was sponsored by the Japan External... continue reading

15 February 2013, Manila Bulletin by Chino Leyco   The Aquino administration has vowed to create a more conducive environment for its Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) program amid government’s plan to bid out more projects, a ranking official said. Cosette V. Canilao, PPP Center executive director said in her speech at the Philippines Infrastructure Development Seminar... continue reading