Public-Private Partnership Center

Business World, 8 April 2013 ONLY TWO out of four prequalified firms yesterday submitted offers for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway Phase 2 project, set to be the third public-private partnership (PPP) deal to be awarded by the Aquino administration. North Luzon Expressway operator Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) and San Miguel Corp.-led... continue reading

Business World, 9 APril 2013 FRESH FROM auctioning off the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway project, the government yesterday offered another public-private partnership (PPP) deal, calling on firms to bid for a road that will connect the Manila-Cavite and South Luzon expressways. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is inviting local and... continue reading

Business World, 8 April 2013 ONLY TWO out of four groups submitted bids Monday to undertake the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway 2, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project: Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) and San Miguel Corp.-led Optimal Development Infrastructure, Inc. The two other prequalified bidders for the P15.86-billion venture — Ayala-led ACI Consortium... continue reading

Global Post, 9 April 2013 The Private-Public Partnership (PPP) Center, a funding alternative agency under the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), signed a contract on Friday with an engineering company specializing in the core areas of water resources engineering for the conduct of a feasibility study for the water supply and sanitation facility of El... continue reading

Inquirer, 8 April 2013 The stage is set for another head-to-head battle between the group of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan and conglomerate San Miguel Corp.—this time for the P13.61-billion contract to build and operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Expressway. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) received yesterday the technical and financial... continue reading

Interaksyon, 9 April 2013 Darwin Amolejar MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking bids for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway. In an invitation to bid published Tuesday, the DPWH said the CALA Expressway is a four-lane, 47.02 kilometer at grade tollway, which will connect the Manila-Cavite... continue reading

Interaksyon, 09 April 2013 Darwin G. Amojelar MANILA – The Philippine government cannot rely on public-private partnerships (PPP) alone to untangle the country’s infrastructure bottlenecks, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday. “PPP cannot provide a magic bullet. Even in very matured PPP environments in countries where PPP processes are really matured, governments still have... continue reading

Investvine, 03 April 2013 The bidding deadline for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s new terminal, part of the Philippine government’s dense list of PPPs, has been extended to April 5 due to overwhelming interest, which has brought in more than a thousand queries for the airport expansion, as well as two other PPP projects. The increased... continue reading

Malaya Business News, 07 April 2013 by Florentino Pamintuan   With the country’s recent credit rating upgrade, the Aquino government expects more intensified foreign investors’ interest—particularly institutional investors like pension fund and insurance companies—in Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, according to Cosette Canilao, executive director of Public Private Partnership Center (PPPC). “Institutional investors are ideal... continue reading

Business World, 07 April 2013 TWO TRANSPORTATION projects under the Aquino administration’s flagship public-private partnership (PPP) program are moving forward, with bids for one to be submitted today and the other expected to be rolled out later this week. The auction for the P15.86-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIA) Phase 2 will push through... continue reading