public-private partnership
Golden age of infrastructure
26 July, 2016 at 10:30
I like the way the Duterte administration sets high, seemingly impossible and audacious goals. At last we have an administration who recognizes the sad fact we are simply so far behind and we have to make up for years of “neglect.”
PNR lines up new railway project for...
19 July, 2016 at 11:03
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) has proposed a new railway project for funding under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, said PPP Center executive director Andre Palacios.
Tall Task
13 July, 2016 at 16:00
Among the members of President Duterte’s economic team, none has been as well-received by the business community as Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez.
Rody to declare ‘traffic crisis’ in Metro...
3 June, 2016 at 13:00
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will declare a “traffic crisis” in Metro Manila so he can take extraordinary measures to ease vehicular congestion, his choice of economic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia said yesterday.
SMC to open Naia Expressway portion in...
12 May, 2016 at 16:00
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is hoping to open a key phase of the Naia Expressway tollroad next month in order to help ease bottlenecks around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex in Metro Manila.
Presidential bets told tax hike inevitable
11 May, 2016 at 09:28
The elephant in the room, of course, is what will make up for the resulting revenue losses — particularly in terms of taxing other sectors more which exactly some of their economic advisors are recommending, according to BusinessWorld interviews.
Aquino’s PPP tap runs dry
6 May, 2016 at 12:00
The Government will be hard-put to award any more public-private partnership (PPP) projects within the barely two months left before President Benigno S.C. Aquino III steps down.
Biggest roadblock to growth: Aviation players lament...
14 March, 2016 at 09:38
Infrastructure remains the biggest roadblock to the country’s continued growth and development, even as the travel and tourism sector continues to gain momentum, global aviation players said.
Address infra, FDIs, jobs
13 January, 2016 at 15:00
The business community would like to hear from the presidentiables their platforms on infrastructure development, how to attract more foreign direct investments and jobs creation for the masses, as domestic growth could falter this year given the impact of some unfavorable external factors.
Speaker still optimistic on passage of BBL,...
21 December, 2015 at 14:00
MANILA, Philippines – With just a few weeks of sessions left before lawmakers focus on the 2016 campaign, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. remains hopeful that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and the proposal to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution…
Bill setting perks, strengthening PPP scheme hurdles...
15 December, 2015 at 14:07
A Palace priority measure institutionalizing and strengthening the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme has been approved at the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday.
BRT, airport terminal proposals set for next...
1 December, 2015 at 13:48
THE TRANSPORTATION department will seek the President’s approval to roll out three infrastructure projects if the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board meets next month, its top official said.
San Miguel front-runner for water PPP
25 November, 2015 at 11:30
A CONSORTIUM led by San Miguel Holdings Corp. has made the “most aggressive” offer for the P24.4-billion Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project deal under the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) program…
ADB, Jica set up $16-B fund for...
24 November, 2015 at 10:00
Asia-Pacific countries now have more options for financing key infrastructure projects, after Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) announced the establishment of two new infrastructure funds.
