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Newly enacted PPP Code optimizes public-private collaborations

Newly enacted PPP Code optimizes public-private collaborations

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. 11966 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on December 5, 2023, will enhance public-private collaboration and lay the foundation for ensuring the realization of high-quality infrastructure projects and services in... continue reading

Newly signed PPP code expected to resolve PHL’s Pt23-T infrastructure investment gap

Newly signed PPP code expected to resolve PHL’s Pt23-T infrastructure investment gap

Hailing it as a “new dawn” in the relationship between the public and private sectors, House leaders on Wednesday said that the newly signed Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines (PPP Code) would help cover the P23 trillion infrastructure investment gap in the country. House Committee on Public Works and Highways Chairman Romeo Momo Sr.... continue reading

Diokno: PPP Code to support more infrastructure projects

Diokno: PPP Code to support more infrastructure projects

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the newly-enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. 11966 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Dec. 5, 2023, will enhance public-private collaboration and lay the foundation to ensure the realization of high-quality infrastructure projects and services. The PPP Code... continue reading

PPP Code enactment to bolster infrastructure projects, solons say

PPP Code enactment to bolster infrastructure projects, solons say

MANILA, Philippines — The enactment of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines will be a big boost to infrastructure projects, according to two lawmakers, as the new law assures the presence of a system to guide both the government and the private sector. In a statement on Wednesday, Surigao del Sur 1st District... continue reading

PBBM signs PPP Code, Internet Transactions Act amid covid 19 isolation

PBBM signs PPP Code, Internet Transactions Act amid covid 19 isolation

The President was scheduled to lead the ceremonial signing of the two bills in Malacañang today but had to cancel the events after he tested positive for Covid 19 last night. Instead, President Marcos signed the two landmark bills while in isolation in his residence in Bahay Pangulo. He said the two bills show the... continue reading

NEDA chief: PPP code enables stable policy environment for infra projects

NEDA chief: PPP code enables stable policy environment for infra projects

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the signing into law of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines will create a more stable policy environment for infrastructure projects. “The PPP Code will enable much-needed development across various sectors and accelerate the delivery of public services necessary for economic growth... continue reading

PPP Code, trends reshape PH infrastructure

PPP Code, trends reshape PH infrastructure

WITH the imminent enactment of the proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) Code and major trends and developments happening, the Philippine Infrastructure Summit 2023 held greater significance as public and private sector leaders tackled how these reshape the Philippine infrastructure landscape. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), the PPP Center of the Philippines and the... continue reading

DA eyes more PPPs for farms, fisheries

DA eyes more PPPs for farms, fisheries

THE Department of Agriculture is eyeing more public-private partnership (PPP) projects to help boost the local agriculture and fisheries sector and move it toward industrialization. During the PPP forum conducted by the DA’s Project Development Service (PDS) last November 24, Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Regulations Mercedita Sombilla said that “PPP is the way... continue reading

MPT-South Corp. allots P12 B to finish CAVITEX, CALAX

MPT-South Corp. allots P12 B to finish CAVITEX, CALAX

Metro Pacific Tollways (MPT) – South Corporation disclosed that it has alloted a projected P11.9 billion budget to complete its remaining road construction projects for the 7.7-kilometer Manila-Cavite Expressway or CAVITEX C-5 Link and the 45-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) by 2024 and 2025. In a press briefing on Nov. 24, MPT-South Vice President for Finance... continue reading

Agri dep’t to seek out more PPPs to boost farm, fisheries productivity

Agri dep’t to seek out more PPPs to boost farm, fisheries productivity

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will seek out more public-private partnerships (PPPs) to boost the productivity of farms and fisheries. In a statement, Undersecretary Mercedita A. Sombilla said PPP projects will help the government and agriculturists to move towards industrializing their operations. She said private partners might be deterred from investing by risks... continue reading