Public-Private Partnership Center

Published in Business Mirror May 17, 2011 THE government plans to bid out P112.99 billion worth of projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the third and fourth quarters of the year, the PPP Center said. In a phone interview... continue reading

Source:  Business Mirror INTERESTS on the country’s potential oil and gas yielding blocks is on an upswing as the Department of Energy (DOE) prepares to kick off a series of road shows in the US and Europe to offer 15... continue reading

SOURCE:  Department of Foreign Affairs 17 May 2011 – Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario was in Brunei Darussalam for an introductory visit to meet with senior Brunei Government officials last on May 10. He was met at the... continue reading

Source:  GMA News Philippine officials are promoting the Aquino administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to potential investors in Bahrain, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. In PPP projects, the state and the private sector collaborate to build infrastructure... continue reading

Source:  ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines – Transportation and Communications Secretary Jose “Ping” de Jesus on Wednesday assured that the government will not be at the losing end of a deal privatizing the right to run the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)... continue reading

The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Two more companies expressed interests for the auction for the operation and maintenance of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT). Hernando Cabrera, spokesperson of Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), said... continue reading

Source:  BusinessWorld PLANNED CHANGES to the implementation of the 20-year-old Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law were presented yesterday by the government in a bid to move the centerpiece public-private partnership (PPP) program forward. Rather than amend the law itself, the National Economic... continue reading

Infrastructure Journal Sophia Furber May 11, 2011 The PFI model has been under fire in the UK for the past 12 months. Its reputation took a fresh hit at the end of April 2011 when the National Accounts Office published... continue reading

Source: BusinessWorld Western Visayas economic planners endorse P23-B expanded railway project ILOILO CITY — The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Western Visayas has approved the expanded Panay railway rehabilitation project, and is set to endorse it to the National Economic... continue reading

Source:  Philippine Daily Inquirer Transport exec cites water utility experience MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has assured the public that the private sector will do a better job in operating the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 1... continue reading