Public-Private Partnership Center

19 July 2012, Malaya Business Insight by Angela Celis   The Philippine economy could grow an additional two percentage points each year if the government could bid out all of its planned Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, an official from the Department of Finance said. Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said that government calculations showed that PPPs,... continue reading

17 July 2012, Malaya Business Insight   The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) through Toll Regulatory board has asked the proponents of  road projects connecting the North and South Expressways to harmonize their proposals so the government can act on them. The DOTC said that project proposals involve certain stretches of roads which they... continue reading

16 July, 2012, Rappler.com   MANILA, Philippines – The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has met with the two groups planning to build separate road projects that link expressways south and north of Metro Manila to explore options for smooth implementation, especially on a portion common to both. The Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and... continue reading

16 July 2012, ABS-CBN News    MANILA, Philippines – The government has asked for help from the Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. and the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. for solutions in the smooth implementation of road projects that will link-up the north and south expressways. The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said that Pangilinan-led MPIC and... continue reading

16 July 2012, Philippine Daily Inquirer by Ana Roa   The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved the P19.69-billion Cavite-Laguna (Cala) Expressway project, an official of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said. PPP Center executive director Cosette Canilao said the ICC approved the project in its meeting... continue reading

14 July 2012, Department of Foreign Affairs   Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Marilyn J. Alarilla called on Mr. Emin Sazak, President of the Turkish Contractors Association (TCA), on July 11 in Ankara. During the meeting, Ambassador Alarilla briefed Mr. Sazak on developments related to Philippines-Turkey economic relations, particularly the proposed convening of the First Philippines-Turkey... continue reading

Malaya Business Insights, 23 July 2012 00:00 Angela Celis The Aquino administration may roll out 21 Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects this year almost three times the number announced earlier. According to the agency’s latest status report as of last Tuesday, July 17 there are 21 projects in the PPP pipeline with an indicative cost... continue reading

Business Mirror, 22 July 2012 AROUND eight more public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth at least $1.12 billion may be ready for either bidding or rollout by the end of 2012, according to data obtained from the PPP Center. In a document, the PPP Center stated that there are three projects that are awaiting approval from the... continue reading

By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star) Updated July 23, 2012 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines – Two of the six major groups prequalified by the Department of Education (DepEd) to participate in the government’s P16.5-billion classroom construction program under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme have submitted technical and financial bids to build more than 9,300... continue reading

Malaya, 19 July 2012 Ayala Corp. yesterday said it sold 15 million treasury shares worth P6.45 billion to Deutsche Bank. Ayala is filling up its coffers in preparation for its planned foray to infrastructure and power business to be opened by the government under the public private partnership program. Ayala is budgeting $1 billion (P42... continue reading