Public-Private Partnership Center

02 October 2012, Manila Bulletin by Edu Lopez   Some companies based in Switzerland are keen in partnering with local players in the Philippines to bid in some infrastructure projects. This was disclosed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in which executive director Cosette Canilao of the Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center was a... continue reading

02 October 2012, The Manila Times by Bernice Camille Bauzon   A senior official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) expressed a growing sense of optimism for the Philippines as he tagged it as “one of the fastest growing regional economies” in the world during the Philippine Conference in Washington over the weekend. Stephen Groff,... continue reading

02 October 2012, The Philippine Star by Rainier Allan Ronda   The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said there was nothing irregular in its decision to extend again the deadline of submission of documents by private groups interested to bid for the P60 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1-Cavite extension project. The DOTC... continue reading

01 October 2012, Department of Foreign Affairs   An October 1, 2012, press release from the Department Foreign Affairs Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao of the Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center was keynote speaker at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Forum held on September 19 in St. Gallen City, Switzerland, the Philippine Embassy... continue reading

Philippine Star, 01 October 2012 The Philippines is seeking to persuade Swiss businessmen to invest in the country’s Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program. Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao of the PPP Center was keynote speaker at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Forum held on September 19 in St. Gallen City, Switzerland, the Philippine... continue reading

30 September 2012, Manila Bulletin by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat   The Philippines is training its sights on Australia’s investment fund companies to help bankroll Australian firms investment interests in the country’s various projects, including Public Private Partnership projects, shipping, telecommunications and industrial manufacturing. This developed as the government is preparing for the state visit of President... continue reading

Business Mirror, 30 September 2012 By Lenie Lectura THE government has again moved the deadline for the submission of prequalification documents that was supposed to be turned in on Friday by interested bidders of the P60-billion Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite extension project. Transportation Undersecretary Jose Perpetuo Lotilla, in a special bid bulletin published... continue reading

28 September 2012, Philippine Information Agency by Rochelle Dagang   CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 28 (PIA) — The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center of the Philippines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – 10, and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – 10, will conduct an Orientation Workshop on Public... continue reading

28 September 2012, The Philippine Star by Mary Ann Reyes   Business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan may not pull out his group’s investments from the Philippines, after all. Pangilinan, who chairs Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), told The STAR yesterday that their hospital group will participate in the bidding that the government will undertake under... continue reading

27 September 2012, The Philippine Star by Lawrence Agcaoili   With economic losses from traffic congestion reaching P137.5 billion last year, the government is launching several infrastructure projects, including modernizing and expanding the country’s rail system to make commuters depend less on road transport. In his opening address at the 2012 Philippine Energy & Infrastructure... continue reading