Public-Private Partnership Center

23 July 2012, Manila Bulletin by Edu Lopez   MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) has approved two new transportation projects worth P48 billion. The NEDA-ICC also approved four requests for cost adjustments and loan validity extension for four ongoing government projects. Approved were the Cavite-Laguna... continue reading

Out-law.com Pinsent Masons National and local government bodies in the Philippines must now include alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions in all contracts for projects involving the private sector, the President has announced. Executive Order 78 (3-page / 360KB PDF), recently signed by President Benigno S Aquino III, covers all contracts involving public-private partnerships (PPP), build-operate-transfer... continue reading

23 July 2012, National Economic and Development Authority Press Release   The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) approved two new transportation projects in its July 12 meeting, and four requests for scope and cost adjustments and loan validity extension for four ongoing government projects in its July 3 meeting.... continue reading

20 July 2012, Philippine Embassy in London, United Kingdom     (LONDON, 19 JULY) – Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo delivers remarks at the Investors’ Briefing on the Manila Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Extension, Operations and Maintenance Project.  More than 30 British companies and potential investors participated in the briefing and expressed interest in... continue reading

23 July 2012, Philippine Daily Inquirer by Ana Roa   Up to 8 projects in pipeline being fast-tracked The Aquino administration may surpass its target of bidding out eight public-private partnership (PPP) projects this year, according to a status update by the government’s PPP Center. Data from the agency show that two projects are under... continue reading

22 July 2012, Business Mirror by Miguel Camus   THE Lucio Tan group of companies is keen on investing in airport projects to be bid out under the government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program, including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) as well as airports in Cebu and in Clark, Pampanga. MacroAsia Corp., a listed aviation... continue reading

21 July 2012, Business World Online by Jose Maria Marella, IDEA   THE PHILIPPINE Development Plan highlights infrastructure bottlenecks and the country’s low levels of investment as among the vital concerns that need to be addressed in order for the country to achieve sustainable economic growth. While the Philippines experienced robust gross domestic product (GDP)... continue reading

21 July 2012, Philippine Daily Inquirer by Ana Roa   MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formally invited investors to prequalify for the bidding of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Expressway project. The invitation to pre-qualify to bid to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the P15.86 billion public private... continue reading

17 July 2012, Business World Online by Antonio Siegfrid Alegado   THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) is eyeing to employ the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to modernize 25 state-run hospitals, a Cabinet official said yesterday. “We want PPP for infrastructure and technical upgrades of 25 DoH-run hospitals,” Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona said during... continue reading

18 July 2012, Rappler.com   MANILA, Philippines – Ayala Corp has begun to raise funds to build up a war chest as it looks to invest US$1 billion in the transport and power generation sectors over the next 5 years. Ayala raised P6.54 billion (about $157 million) from the sale of 15 million treasury shares... continue reading