Public-Private Partnership Center

12 November 2012, The Philippine Star by Iris Gonzales   British companies have expressed interest to participate in the government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program for infrastructure, British Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Lillie said. “The reforms undertaken by the Philippine government in infrastructure finance and improving the business environment through the anti-corruption initiatives are the... continue reading

10 November 2012, Manila Standard Today   The Transportation Department said Friday all four companies that submitted bid documents in October for the P60-billion Light Rail Transit Line Cavite Extension project passed the prequalification stage. Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya identified the companies as Light Rail Manila Consortium, MTD-Samsung Consortium, San Miguel Infrastructure Resources Inc.... continue reading

10 November 2012 , The Philippine Star by Lawrence Agcaoili   The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has given four groups that submitted pre-qualification documents last month the green light to join the bidding for the P60.6-billion light rail transit (LRT-1) extension to Cavite. Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said in a text message... continue reading

Philippine Star, 11 November 2012 By Louella D. Desiderio MANILA, Philippines – British firms are being urged to consider opportunities in the Philippines as the government is rolling out its public-private partnership (PPP) projects and as the country’s investment climate is improving. Speaking at the PPP and Infrastructure Forum and Mission held yesterday, Asian Development... continue reading

UK in Monserrat,  09 November 2012 The British Embassy Manila on Thursday convened companies and officials from the UK, Philippines and Vietnam to share experience and identify opportunities to boost infrastructure development including through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). In his speech during the opening ceremony on Thursday, British Ambassador Stephen Lillie said that “the reforms... continue reading

09 November 2012, InterAksyon.com by Darwin Amolejar   Four groups have pre-qualified for the bidding of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite Extension Project, the Department of Transportation and Communications said on Friday. In a text message, Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya identified the four as DMCI Holdings Inc, Light Rail Manila Consortium, MTD-Samsung Consortium... continue reading

09 November 2012, Malaya Business Insight by Irma Isip   The Philippines has yet to come back to its boom days in infrastructure when closed contracts accounted for 15 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. Aziz Haydarov, country economist of the Asian Development Bank Philippine country office, said at the PPP and Infrastructure Forum... continue reading

09 November 2012, The Manila Times by Mayvelin Caraballo   The Philippine’s premiere region will soon have a sufficient water supply as the first water project under the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) program is in progress, the PPP Center said on Thursday. In a statement, the PPP Center said that through the water project dubbed... continue reading

09 November 2012, Manila Bulletin by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday stressed the need to come up with a solidly prepared PPP (public-private partnership) projects to ensure that contracts are honored beyond the Aquino administration. Aziz Haydarov, country economist of ADB Philippine Country Office, said during the “Infrastructure and PPP Outlook”... continue reading

09 November 2012, The Philippine Star by Iris Gonzales   The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center of the Philippines is pushing for stricter mechanisms for unsolicited proposals in a pending measure that will replace the existing and outmoded Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Law, saying that this would help make the regulatory environment more attuned to the... continue reading