Public-Private Partnership Center

Philstar, 19 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) sees foreign airport operators partnering with local conglomerates to bid for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport project on Monday. The DOTC said local companies joining the project would have to take in foreign airport operators as partners as local firms lack expertise... continue reading

Inquirer, 19 April 2013 The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is making progress with yet another public-private partnership (PPP) project with the opening of qualification documents for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport set next Monday. This means business groups eligible to vie for the expansion and operation of Cebu’s main air terminal—which is currently... continue reading

Philstar, 18 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation and Communications on Thursday announced that it will conduct another opening of qualification documents next week for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport project. The DOTC said the project, under the Public-Private Partnership program of the Aquino administration, is the third to be rolled out... continue reading

GMA News, 18 April 2013 The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) expects foreign firms to partner with local companies to bid for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport public-private partnership (PPP) project next week. “Based on our requirements, Philippine companies will have to partner with established airport operators from other countries. This will benefit our... continue reading

Business Mirror, 18 April 2013 PREQUALIFIED bidders for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Project will be known on Monday, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said on Thursday. “We are optimistic that the MCIA project will generate the same level of interest from major local and international companies as what we saw from the... continue reading

DOTC Press Release, 18 April 2013 Manila, Philippines – Following the success of last week’s Opening of Qualification Documents for the Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) Project, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to conduct the corresponding event for another Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project, its third one to be rolled out so far.... continue reading

DOTC, 16 April 2013 A total of nine (9) consortiums involving major local and foreign conglomerates, banks, and IT companies submitted eligibility documents to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) last Friday (April 12), in an effort to qualify as bidders for the P 1.72-Billion Contactless Automatic... continue reading

Rappler, 18 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – There is “anecdotal evidence” that the Philippines is about to enter an investment boom. “From a simple macro standpoint, we don’t have an evidence yet of an investment cycle in the Philippines like in Indonesia and Thailand. But all the anecdotal evidence, including the PPP projects, the economy…... continue reading

GMA News, 16 April 2013 Nine consortia submitted eligibility documents on April 12 to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) to participate in the bidding for the P1.72-billion Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System public-private partnership project for the LRT and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), the DOTC said on... continue reading

Manila Bulletin, 17 April 2013 The $1.43-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) and the $3-billion Clark-Metro Manila Bullet Train Project will be constructed under Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) schemes, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said Thursday. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will finance the $1.23-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). NEDA said the new... continue reading