Public-Private Partnership Center

Source:  Business World, 11 April 2012 THE PHILIPPINES and Qatar have agreed to create an investment fund totaling $1 billion for prospective projects in the country the Gulf state may participate in, a Palace spokesman said on Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and of investment... continue reading

Source:  Zambo Times, 12 April 2012 MANILA — The revolving fund for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, dubbed “Project Development and Monitoring Facility,” will receive US$ 15.5 million this year. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for the Philippines Neeraj Jain, in a briefing Wednesday, said bulk of the funding amounting to US$ 15 million will come... continue reading

Source:  Interaksyon.com, 12 April 2012 MANILA, Philippines – Three foreign donors will provide the Philippines another $18.5 million to help move forward the Aquino administration’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program. Neeraj Jain, Philippine country director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Wednesday said the Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) will receive $15 million and... continue reading

Source:  Zambo Times, 11 April 2012 MANILA — An official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects more efficient implementation of the public private partnership (PPP) program in the country as the government puts in strengthened rules and processes.   ADB Country Director for the Philippines Neeraj Jain, in a briefing Wednesday, said delay in... continue reading

Source: Business World, 10 April 2012 By Kim Arveen M. Patria A MULTIMILLION-PESO domestic vaccine production project could be one of the next public-private partnership (PPP) deals to be rolled out by the government, officials yesterday said. The P900-million Vaccine Self-Sufficiency Project (VSSP) Phase II, under the Department of Health, is up for approval today... continue reading

Source: The Manila Times, 8 April 2012   The National and Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center joined hands to conduct a forum to guide and encourage local government units (LGUs) to boost economic development using the public-private partnerships scheme. The forum also launched the three-volume Enhanced PPP Manual that... continue reading

Source: GMA News, 10 April 2012 The Philippines will invite investors to bid for the Light Railway Transit Line 1 (LRT-I) extension project under the public-private partnership program starting this month. The bidding will likely start at the end of April, Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II told reporters at the sidelines of Qatar... continue reading

Rise in domestic demand to fuel GDP growth PPP projects to start showing positive impact Source: Inquirer Business, 9 April 2012 By Ronnel W. Domingo   Domestic demand is seen to push the growth of gross domestic product in 2012 as progress in public-private partnership (PPP) projects is expected to show impact on investments by the... continue reading

Source: Business Mirror, 08 April 2012 THIRTEEN new projects are awaiting funds from the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to help finance their costly pre-investment studies. PPP Center Executive Director Cosette Canilao told the BusinessMirror the projects included five that would be undertaken by the Department of Health (DOH) and eight by the Department of Transportation... continue reading

Source:  Manila Bulletin, 07 April 2012 MANILA, Philippines — The government has disbursed P141.8 billion for infrastructure projects under the enacted General Appropriations Act of 2012. Socio-economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. said the 2012 budget is 25.6 percent higher than the 2011 allocation and represents 1.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)... continue reading