Public-Private Partnership Center

October 23, 2011 – Manila Bulletin   MANILA, Philippines — Congress is set to amend some existing laws in a bid to lure more investors help fund priority infrastructure projects, particularly in the power sector and public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said they have prioritized the review and amendment of a law on... continue reading

Philippine Star   MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has undertaken initial measures to amend some existing laws in a bid to lure more investors help fund priority infrastructure projects, particularly in the power sector and public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said they have prioritized the review and amendment of a law... continue reading

Inquirer.Net MANILA, Philippines—The House of Representatives is accelerating the approval of bills and the amendment of existing laws that will make the country’s business environment more attractive to investors. House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that lawmakers have been fast-tracking amendments to the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law and the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) “to... continue reading

Philippine Star, October 16, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – There is no need to appoint a Public-Private Partnership program “czar” as existing structures are enough to support the program and keep projects on track, Malacañang said yesterday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said over radio dzRB that the recently established PPP Center, headed by an executive director, is... continue reading

Source: Inquirer Business Published: 14 October 2011   The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is urging the government to focus on three key areas—governance, economic stability, and inter-modal infrastructure—to boost the country’s competitiveness. The business group crafted and approved various resolutions highlighting 14 sectors and industries at the Philippine Business Conference on Thursday. From these,... continue reading

Source: Inquirer Business Published: 12 October 2011   The government on Wednesday launched in Quezon City the draft guidelines on the use of a P550-million revolving fund for the advisory needs of agencies and local government units in developing public-private partnership projects (PPP) for bidding. The Department of Health, specifically its P900-million Vaccine Self-Sufficiency Project (Phase 2),... continue reading

Source: ABS-CBNnews.com Published: 12 October 2011   MANILA, Philippines – The government has approved the guidelines on the use of a P550-million revolving fund that will fast-track the rollout of projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. PPP Center Executive Director Cosette Canilao said that over 20 government agencies and firms have expressed interest to... continue reading

ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines – The government is reviewing its public-private partnership program (PPP) to include concessional loans in the implementation of infrastructure programs. President Benigno Aquino III told members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) on Wednesday that enough fiscal space will now allow the government to roll-out infrastructure projects through... continue reading

Source: GMA News Malacañang on Friday announced the appointment of Cosette Canilao as the executive director of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center. PPP is the Aquino administration’s economic centerpiece program aimed at tapping private sector funds for 80 infrastructure projects worth P740 billion to be undertaken starting this year. At a press briefing, presidential spokesperson Edwin... continue reading