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Gov’t strengthens PPP for 2012

Gov’t strengthens PPP for 2012

September 18, 2011, PIA The administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III will be strengthening its program on ‘Public-Private Partnership’ for the year 2012, a senior official said over the weekend. According to Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Mario Relampagos, the PPP will be one of the priority projects of President Aquino for... continue reading

Windfall from PPP projects may come a year late

Windfall from PPP projects may come a year late

September 18, 2011, Inquirer.net The country may have to wait a year for the benefits of various public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects to kick in, according to the DBS Group. “A widely expected boost to investment growth in the form of PPP projects did not materialize in the first half [of 2011],” DBS said. “As... continue reading

Bacolod told to use PPP for development

Bacolod told to use PPP for development

Source:  Business World BACOLOD CITY — Efforts to develop this city further should capitalize on opportunities for public-private partnership (PPP) ventures, Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay said in his speech during the closing of the 20th Visayas Area Business Conference and Exposition here last Saturday. “Unlike Manila, you have more options at your disposal,” Mr. Binay... continue reading

Private fund for PPP projects in the works

Private fund for PPP projects in the works

Source:  Manila Standard Today   A PRIVATE financial institution is putting up a fund that can be tapped for infrastructure projects under public-private partnership arrangements, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said. “A private financial institution is about to close and announce in the next few months the establishment of a Philippine-focused infrastructure fund that those investing... continue reading

5 PPP projects to be auctioned

5 PPP projects to be auctioned

Source:  Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Even with less than four months left in the year, the government has lined up five projects from the public-private partnership list to be auctioned to interested investors before the year ends. Since the PPP program was launched last year, the government has yet to auction a project. The operations and maintenance... continue reading

Britain shares expertise on PPP

Britain shares expertise on PPP

By ROY C. MABASA September 10, 2011, Manila Bulletin As a show of support to the Philippines’ public-private partnerships (PPP) program, the British government will send a number of business missions to Manila to provide national and local government officials with a sense of how the United Kingdom (UK) successfully pushed for PPPs. Speaking during... continue reading

Grant obtained

Grant obtained

September 8, 2011, BusinessWorld THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE Partnership (PPP) Center has received a grant from the United Kingdom (UK) to fund a training program aimed at improving project management. The program will “strengthen the core competencies of the government’s agencies in managing PPP projects,” said Cosette V. Canilao, PPP Center officer-in-charge and deputy executive director, during... continue reading

Gov’t welcomes higher global competitiveness ranking

Gov’t welcomes higher global competitiveness ranking

September 8, 2011, Philstar MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The government welcomed today the result of the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report, where the country’s ranking improved by 10 notches. “This is thus far our highest ever improvement, and one of the highest ranking improvement by any country in the world in the past year,” Presidential... continue reading

Businessmen eye availment of PPP projects

Businessmen eye availment of PPP projects

September 12, 2011, SunStar THE business sector in Negros Occidental will inquire from Vice President Jejomar Binay how the province can avail itself of the public-private partnership (PPP) flagship programs of President Benigno Aquino III. Frank Carbon, president of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), said they will ask about such projects... continue reading

Japan-Butuan bond towards progress

Japan-Butuan bond towards progress

September 11, 2011, Manila Bulletin his frontier and capital city of the Caraga Region is seen as the pilot zone of various Japan Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, as several untapped business opportunities are considered for development that will bring economic progress. Based on their actual site inspection, the visiting Japanese delegation that is composed of economists,... continue reading