Public-Private Partnership Center

Asian Development Bank Description: The capacity building technical assistance will help the Government of the Philippines (i) improve PPP enabling framework, (ii) strengthen institutional set-up and capacity in PPPs, (iii) help establish infrastructure investment financing and risk guarantee mechanisms to facilitate private sector interest, and (iv) help structure bankable PPP projects through sustainable project development... continue reading

PPP Center Press Release May 16, 2011 PPP Center Attends PPP Project Scoping and Transaction Structuring for the Puerto Princesa Airport Project Along with the DOTC, the project’s main implementing agency, the PPP Center participated in the Project Scoping and Transaction Structuring Workshop on the Puerto Princesa Airport Development Project, a priority PPP project for... continue reading

Source: Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has stressed the importance of amending the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law. NEDA Deputy Director-General for Investment Programming Rolando Tungpalan said that amending the law’s IRR is an important step towards implementing the administration’s infrastructure development strategy,... continue reading

Source: National Economic and Development Authority MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently conducted a consultation with representatives from government agencies, bilateral and multilateral aid agencies, and the private sector on the proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law. NEDA Deputy Director-General for Investment Programming Rolando G.... continue reading

DOF Press Release April 12, 2011 The Philippines will be luring Chinese investors in the second leg of its series of road shows to trumpet its public-private partnership (PPP) initiative as officials stressed that lessons have been learned from previous Chinese dealings tainted with corruption allegations. “We want to encourage our Chinese investors to put their... continue reading

Press Release April 13, 2011 The PPP Center joined Philippine Economic Managers in conducting the China Roadshow entitled Daylight in the Philippines: Accelerating Progress from April 11 to 13, 2011. The delegation will be in Beijing on April 11-12 and in Shanghai on April 13, where they will hold separate country briefings to present investment... continue reading

Press Release April 13, 2011 The Philippine Country Workshop on Public-Private Partnership, jointly organized by Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center and the Asia PPP Network, was held at ADB Headquarters, Manila on 5 April 2011. This is the first leg of implementation of the a Capacity Development Technical Development Assistance of the Asian development Bank... continue reading

PPP Center Attends British Embassy Workshop on Public-Private Partnership March 14, 2011 The PPP Center participated in the “National Forum and Workshop on Public-Private Partnership” conducted by the British Embassy in Manila last March 8-9, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Manila. Cognizant of the importance of PPP as an effective policy to bridge the infrastructure gap,... continue reading

On another upgrade from the ratings agencies CVP: When you look at our country, we’ve improved dramatically from where we were, say the Asian crisis. For example, when you look at our foreign debt to our GDP, it’s now down from 67 percent then to 32 percent now. In short, I think the country is... continue reading

March 8, 2010, MAKATI – The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center launched the first batch of PPP projects for 2011 last March 7 in its newly inaugurated PPP Center Satellite Office in the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Building in Makati City. “The PPP Center is open for business and we are kicking it off... continue reading