Public-Private Partnership Center

Rappler, 02 April 2013 Cai Ordinario MANILA, Philippines – The government should tap private sector funding for much-needed facilities and services in the agriculture sector. In a speech delivered at the Asia-Pacific Agriculture Policy Roundtable on Tuesday, April 2, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects would help grow farmers’ incomes without... continue reading

Interaksyon.com,  01 April 2013 MANILA – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has relaxed the bidding rules for the P1.72 billion Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) for Metro Manila’s overhead mass rail services. In a revised Instruction to Prospective Bidders, the DOTC has allowed controlling concession holders of the Light Rail Transit Lines 1... continue reading

Airport-World.com, 28 March 2013 By Joe Bates The Philippine government has extended the bidding deadlines for Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s new terminal to April 5 after claiming to have been “overwhelmed” by more than a thousand queries for it and two other private public partnership projects. The deadline for investors submitting pre-qualification documents in Mactan-Cebu’s $240... continue reading

25 March 2013, GMA News   The Philippines has been overwhelmed by over a thousand queries on three private-public partnership projects, forcing the government to extend the bidding deadlines. The queries focused on the P60-billion Light Rail Transit Line 1 Extension, the P11.3-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport, and the P1.72-billion Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System, according... continue reading

25 March 2013, The Manila Times by Rosalie C. Periabras   The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Friday said that the extensions given in the bidding process of its three public-private partnership (PPP) projects —involving the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Extension, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, and the Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System... continue reading

25 March 2013, Manila Bulletin    The extension in the bidding process of the three projects involving the LRT Line 1 Extension, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, and the Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) are intended to give bidders ample time to submit the best possible proposals to the government, the Department of Transportation and... continue reading

25 March 2013, The Philippine Star by Lawrence Agcaoili   The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has pushed back anew the deadline for the submission of pre-qualification documents for the biggest infrastructure project under the Aquino administration, the LRT-1 extension project. In General Bid Bulletin 08-2013, DOTC undersecretary Rene Limcaoco said the revised bid... continue reading

22 March 2013, Department of Transportation and Communications   The Department of Transportation and Communications today said that the extensions given in the bidding process of its three (3) PPP Projects – involving the LRT Line 1 Extension, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, and the Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) – are intended to give... continue reading

22 March 2013, Rappler.com   The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said that it remains flexible on the deadlines for its 3 public-private partnership (PPP) projects. This is to give bidders more time to submit the best possible proposals to the government, the DOTC said in a statement on Friday, March 22. The DOTC... continue reading

PIA, 22 March 2013 LEGAZPI CITY, Mar. 22 (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) clears issues and oppositions as they take bolder moves to provide better and wider healthcare services to the public by further strengthening their public private partnership (PPP) strategy. “It’s partnership not privatization. To privatize means to sell our healthcare facilities... continue reading