Public-Private Partnership Center

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp.(SMC) said it expects to complete the construction of the Skyway Stage 3 by December this year, a company official said. “Yes, we’re optimistic we can finish it by end 2019,” SMC deputy project manager for Skyway Stage 3 Alex Solomon told reporters Friday. The Skyway Stage 3 is the... continue reading

THE International Finance Corp. (IFC) has released the finalized agreements between the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the North Luzon Airport Consortium on running Clark International Airport in Pampanga province. In a statement on Wednesday, the World Bank Group member said the concession on the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Central Luzon... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — Funding has been approved for the preparation of three national projects that would be pursued via public-private partnerships (PPP), the PPP Center said. The Project Development and and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) Committee recently approved the provision of project development support for the following projects using the PDMF fund: Cultural Center of the... continue reading

A proposed public-private partnership (PPP) to turn the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex into a “smart city” has taken a step forward, having secured support from a funding facility set up to develop bankable projects. The CCP Asset Development Project, along with the unsolicited Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project and the Development and... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — All public utility vehicles to pass through the newly-established Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to facilitate the transfer of passengers, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said in a statement issued on Sunday. DOTr issued the statement after Cavite Gov. Jesus Crispin Remulla proposed to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade the passenger buses coming... continue reading

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) welcomes the result of ‎‎2017-2018 Official Aviation Guide (OAG), On-Time Performance (OTP) Star Ratings for airlines and airports. OTP star ratings were given to the Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu and provincial airports in Iloilo, Bacolod Laguindingan... continue reading

MANILA, Philippines — Economic managers plan to ask the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt big-ticket projects of national significance from the election spending ban to prevent delays in execution and to minimize slowdown in economic growth. In a briefing yesterday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the economic team would bring this to President... continue reading

MANILA — Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said the government is making sure that critical infrastructure projects will be in place before the end of the Duterte administration, to help improve the lives of Filipinos. During the Presidential Communications Operations Office’s (PCOO) The Presser: Dutertenomics 2.0 in Pasay City Monday, Tugade said the... continue reading

In line with the government’s commitment to provide world-class airport services, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) last signed the Concession Agreement for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the Clark International Airport (CRK) with the North Luzon Airport Consortium (NLAC). Operations and maintenance are crucial components for... continue reading

Duterte economic team cites need to catch up with lost opportunities due to delayed approval of 2019 budget The economic team will ask President Duterte to exempt the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects from the election ban, in order to catch up with the lost opportunities due to the delayed approval of the proposed P3.757-trillion... continue reading