Public-Private Partnership Center

Source:  Business World, 28 February 2012   LISTED BUILDER Megawide Construction Corp. aired interest in pursuing government contracts to develop state-run hospitals under the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. “We would definitely like to get more projects such as hospitals. We are interested in hospitals because of the fact that we have already been doing... continue reading

Source:  GMA News, 27 February 2012   The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) air transport connectivity goal by 2020 is crucial for the Philippines to increase its tourist arrivals, but the country needs upgrade its airport facilities and establish more international airports, Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II said Monday. The Philippines is doing... continue reading

Source:  Philippine Constructors Association, Inc., 27 February 2012   A high-level delegation from the Philippines left yesterday for Geneva, Switzerland to promote the public-private partnership (PPP) program of the Aquino administration in PPP Days 2012, a multinational event organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Bank Institute and the Asian Development Bank.... continue reading

Source:  Business World, 22 February 2012   THE GOVERNMENT is looking at expanding the public-private partnership (PPP) classroom project this year even as it has yet to realize investor response to an initial batch of proposed ventures, a Cabinet official said yesterday. In a forum entitled “The PPP for School Infrastructure Project: Investor Conference” in... continue reading

Source:  Inquirer Business, 22 February 2012   The Philippine government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for School Infrastructure Project aims to build 9,332 classrooms in its first phase covering Luzon. The second and third phases cover the Visayas and Mindanao. The Department of Education wants all the classrooms under the three-phase project delivered in time for the start... continue reading

Source:  Philippine Star, 22 February 2012   MANILA (Xinhua) — To help meet the country’s need for enrolling more pupils and students, the Philippines is to build 30, 000 classrooms this year through the Public-Private Partnership ( PPP), a key scheme proposed by the Philippine government, an educational official said Wednesday. The first batch of new... continue reading

Source:  Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors WHAT IS IT ABOUT Annual meetings are statutory occasions for Governors of ADB members to provide guidance on ADB administrative, financial, and operational directions. The meetings provide opportunities for member governments to interact with ADB staff, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), media, and representatives of observer countries, international organizations,... continue reading

Source: Sun Star Cebu, 20 February 2012   REAL estate players see continued growth in the industry with the government’s Public-Private-Partnership projects taking off this year. Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) AVP area sales head Boler Binamira Jr. said the implementation of the PPP projects will open more business and job opportunities for the sector. “2012... continue reading

Source:  Manila Bulletin, 21 February 2012 For Participation By Private Sector MANILA, Philippines — The government has identified 16 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in various stages of development and would be ready for private sector participation. Socio-economic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority Director General Cayetano Paderanga told participants of the JICA PPP... continue reading

Source:  BusinessWorld, 21 February 2012 THE PHILIPPINES will seek to raise global interest in public-private partnership (PPP) projects with a high-level delegation that left yesterday for Switzerland to participate in an international gathering of PPP practitioners, an official said yesterday. In a phone interview, PPP Center Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao said she would be... continue reading