Public-Private Partnership Center

Source:  Business World, 30 January 2012   A BALANCE between the need to accelerate growth and promote good governance needs to be struck by the government, the new chief of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said, prompting a Cabinet official to defend the Aquino administration’s initiatives.  “While we support the ‘Daang Matuwid’ (straight... continue reading

Source: Business Mirror 31 January 2012 THE good news is that the centerpiece economic program of the Aquino administration will gather momentum this year after more than one-and-a-half years of near-inertia. The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program was touted at the start of the administration in mid-2010 as the answer to the country’s woefully inadequate infrastructure,... continue reading

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 January 2012   MANILA, Philippines—The year 2012 will be a “very busy” one for the Aquino government’s public-private partnership (PPP) program, according to PPP Center executive director Cosette Canilao. And to help push it into higher gear, the agency will be working closely with local government units. “LGU work is a... continue reading

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 January 2012 By Doris C. Dumlao The Philippines is on the cusp of an infrastructure spending boom that may attract record-high annual investment levels of P200 billion to P400 billion starting this year through 2015 as the public-private partnership (PPP) finally gains momentum, a research by investment firm CLSA Asia-Pacific said.... continue reading

Source: Sun Star, 28 January 2012 By Sunnex FOREIGN businessmen said the Philippines may post an economic growth of as high as six percent this year if the government will improve its spending programs, corner higher overseas capital, and expedite implementation of private-led infrastructure projects. The Philippine economy, as measured by the gross domestic product... continue reading

Source: Malaya Business Insight, 25 January 2012   CLARK FREEPORT — Cebu Pacific Air (CEB), a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc., yesterday said it will borrow $150 million to $160 million this year to finance the acquisition of four new aircraft. In an interview at the CEB and CAE groundbreaking ceremonies of Philippine Academy... continue reading

Source: The Philippine Star, 24 January 2012 By Iris C. Gonzales MANILA, Philippines – The Gokongwei Group’s JG Summit Holdings Inc. said it is interested in four airport projects the government plans to bid out under its Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. In a chance interview with reporters, JG Summit president and chief operating officer Lance Gokongwei... continue reading

Source: Manila Bulletin, 24 January 2012 By Zoilo P. Dejaresco III MANILA, Philippines — Something is disturbing about RP’s GDP growth rates between 2007-2010 – they only display spunk during election years. Consider the record: during election years, they were 2007 (7.1%) and 2010 (7.3%) and only 2008 (3.7%) and 2009 (1.1%) in non-election years. Every... continue reading

Source: The Manila Times, 20 January 2012   Sawasdee, welcome to the Philippines. Thanks for visiting us, Honorable Prime Minister Khun Yingluck Shinawatra. Sawasdee, God bless and goodbye, Madame Prime Minister. The visit was only a six-hour affair. Despite its brevity, the bright and beauteous Khun Yingluck Shinawatra’s visit to our country was an event... continue reading

Source: Business Mirror, 19 January 2012 By Mia M. Gonzalez The Bangkok government will support Thai firms keen on participating in the Philippines’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program. This was the assurance given President Aquino by visiting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra when they met and talked on Thursday. The two leaders also agreed to expand... continue reading