Public-Private Partnership Center

Source: Manila Bulletin, 14 February 2012 MANILA, Philippines — The national government has allocated P19.6 billion in counterpart funds for the government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program this year, registering a 56.8-percent increase from last year’s P12.5-million budget. Budget and Management... continue reading

Source:  Business Mirror, 13 February 2012   THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday announced that it will put on the auction block by the middle of this year a contract to operate and maintain a common ticketing... continue reading

Source: Business World, 13 February 2012 A PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnership (PPP) project involving a common ticketing system for Metro Manila’s light railways will be bid out this year, a Cabinet official yesterday said, adding to the list of deals set to... continue reading

Source:  Business World, 30 January 2012   THE SCHOOLBUILDING project under the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) has so far attracted nine prospective bidders as of yesterday, an official said. Kenneth C. Tirado, head of the communications unit of the Department... continue reading

Source: Business World, 12 February 2012   A DRAFT manual has been released to encourage public-private partnership (PPP) at the local level.  The draft of the document, entitled “A PPP Manual for LGUs: Understanding PPP Concepts and Framework,” was posted... continue reading

Source: Inquirer Business, 9 February 2012   San Miguel Corp. is keen on bidding for contracts to expand and manage the Light Railway Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 under the public-private partnership (PPP) framework in line with its diversification... continue reading

Source: Inquirer Business, 7 February 2012   Metro Pacific Investments Corp. has expressed an interest in the planned extension of the Light Railway Transit 1 from Baclaran to Cavite. “We would be interested … but it’s difficult to say whether... continue reading

Source:  Inquirer, 6 February 2012   The government plans to bid out a contract to extend southwards the Light Railway Transit-1 from Baclaran to Cavite by March or April this year, adding a crucial mass transportation project worth around P45 billion to... continue reading

Source:  Philippine Star,  03 February 2012   MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the state-run pension fund for public employees, is pouring in roughly $300 million to a planned infrastructure fund which can reach up to $750 million. In... continue reading

Source:  Philstar,  31 January 2012   MANILA, Philippines – Trumpeting the Aquino administration’s accomplishments in the area of infrastructure, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said yesterday he remains optimistic that the current administration would fare better than its predecessors in the... continue reading