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Duterte's team changes tune on PPPs as infra push gets reality check
Presidential adviser Vince Dizon says the Duterte administration is now more open to public-private partnerships, but would get rid of deals that fail to 'promote public interest'
Competition body eyes early review of PPP projects
The Philippine Competition Commission will work with the Public-Private Partnership Center to flag anti-competitive schemes at the early stages of a bidding process
At least 7 groups vie for 25-year deal to operate, maintain Clark airport
With the auction for the operations and maintenance of the Clark International Airport about to start, several prospective bidders question some of the requirements
Lone bidder qualifies for P84-million Baggao Water Supply Project
The public-private partnership deal is seen to benefit 24 barangays in Baggao, Cagayan
Economists upbeat about FDI prospects for 2018
While the country’s ranking as the top country to invest by media firm US News may be subjective, economists are nonetheless optimistic that last year’s strong foreign investment flows will continue this year
Chelsea Logistics submits P67-B bid to develop Davao, Bohol airports
The unsolicited proposal seeks to upgrade and maintain both airports over a 30-year concession period
Megawide, Indian partner to compete with 'super consortium' for NAIA rehab
GMR-Megawide's proposal provides a lower project cost and shorter concession period compared to that of the NAIA Consortium, formed by 7 of the country's top conglomerates
Clark airport maintenance among PPP projects set for rollout in 2018
The PPP Center is also eyeing 5 to 8 water projects under some local government units
Building projects through ODA not in conflict with PPPs – ADB
While the Duterte administration favors official development assistance over public-private partnerships, the Asian Development Bank says PPPs 'will continue to be a way of doing business'
$60 billion a year needed to address ASEAN infrastructure gap – ADB
To fill the region's massive infrastructure gap, some businessmen recommend the public-private partnership (PPP) route
Alliance Global moves into infrastructure, proposes Skytrain
Andrew Tan's new infrastructure subsidiary Infracorp Development announces its arrival with an unsolicited bid for a monorail project that would link Guadalupe, Makati to Bonifacio Global City
Megawide's proposed East-West Railway to cost $1 billion
The railway would be an elevated 9.4-kilometer train line from Diliman, Quezon City to Lerma, Manila
PPP Center rebuilds pipeline with new focus: LGUs
The Public Private Partnership PPP Center of the Philippines promises to add more local government unit LGU projects to the pipeline
Megawide on track to hit income target despite slower revenues
Megawide s net income for the 1st half of the year slowed down to P927 million from P985 36 million in the same period a year ago
GGG vs PPP
Similar to the past there are internal battles being fought as regards the right balance between state and market
Major railways, national transport policy get NEDA Board approval
For majority of the approved infrastructure projects the mode of financing is changed from public private partnership PPP to official development assistance ODA
Megawide group proposes P208-billion Cebu airport expansion
This would make the Cebu airport the only Philippine airport with two independent parallel runways seen to serve annual passenger capacities of up to 50 million
Bulk of Duterte's massive infra plan to be funded via local financing
Only about P1 3 trillion or 18 will be accounted for through public private partnership projects
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5 regional airports removed from PPP pipeline
UPDATED It is back to zero for the development of 5 small airports in Bacolod Davao Iloilo Laguindingan and Bohol A prospective bidder feels embarrassed and dismayed over what has happened
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Gov't infra push fails to spark economy in Q1
The Duterte administration s Build Build Build program has yet to break ground and lift the economy leaving the private sector to fill the void
ADB, region push for more PPPs as Duterte gov't mulls less
The Asian Development Bank also launches Public Private Partnership initiatives in an effort to strengthen its bankability and implementation and approves 2 5B in financing support to private sector operations
DOTr keen on removing Davao airport rehab from PPP pipeline
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade says the government is considering funding the rehabilitation of the airport in President Rodrigo Duterte s hometown
IN NUMBERS: Three-year Rolling Infrastructure Plan (TRIP)
TRIP outlines over 4 000 infrastructure projects worth P3 6 trillion to be completed by 2020
Addressing myths of PPPs
PPPs offer alternative financing solutions to the country’s massive infrastructure needs But despite the success of PPPs in the Philippines certain misconceptions continue to undermine the PPP program’s accomplishments
Metro Pacific pouring P153B into public infrastructure 'til 2018
The infrastructure conglomerate is set to start construction of the Cavite Laguna Expressway and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway among others in 2017
5 regional airport PPP deals attract more honchos
Companies led by Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Lucio Tan Manuel V Pangilinan Erramon Aboitiz Ramon Ang Andrew Gotianun and Manuel Louie Ferrer are interested
Metro Pacific's French partner backs out from regional airports PPP
With Aeroports de Paris backing out Metro Pacific says it will first look for a new foreign partner then evaluate its participation in the regional airport deals
Senators convinced 'best' location achieved for MRT-LRT common station
But the Senate committee wants someone to be held liable for the P200 million naming rights contract of SM Prime which caused the almost 8 year delay of the project
Top property, gaming firms interested in New Nayong Pilipino PPP
Among them are AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation DM Consunji Incorporated DM Wenceslao and Associates Incorporated Filinvest Development Corporation and JG Summit Holdings Incorporated
PH's PPP program could see declining investor interest – BMI Research
The research unit of Fitch Ratings flags the country s struggle with implementing projects on time and generating enough interest in proposed undertakings
Alvarez slams bidding process of 5 PPP regional airport deals
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says the operations and maintenance scheme to be implemented for the 5 airports may unnecessarily tie the government s hands
1st PPP rolled out under Duterte: 5 regional airports
Even if these regional airport PPP deals were unbundled they continue to lure big investors
Commercial operations for MRT-LRT Common Station eyed in April 2019
Rarely seen together the country s top businessmen come to agree on the final location of the Metro Rail Transit MRT Light Rail Transit LRT Common Station project
Mindanao Railway project approaches rollout
Another project that could be given the green light to start procurement is the Panay Guimaras Negros bridge that is estimated to cost P21 67 billion
MRT-LRT common station to be done in 2.5 years – DOTr
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade says the signing of the compromise agreement on the common station is expected before 2016 ends
Ayala, 3 foreign airline operators team up for NAIA PPP
The people who are joining us are coming from a particular core competency and expertise that can add to the project says the president and CEO of AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation
Ayala eyes infra proposals to help ease Metro traffic
Our mandate is look for an area where we can do something to alleviate the difficulties the pain points and the congestion says Rene Almendras chief of AC Infrastructure Holdings
Philippines shopping for 'nice' China-funded infra deals
The country s first subway a massive Northern Mindanao railway and a Tutuban Sorsogon train system are just some of the infrastructure projects the Philippine government plans to fund via official development assistance ODA from China
Duterte gov't calls off auction for South Line of North-South Railway
UPDATED Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the Tutuban Sorsogon railway will now be financed through official development assistance ODA from China or Japan
Auction for Nueva Ecija prison postponed for 4th time
This PPP project is part of government efforts to fix the Philippines prison system which the International Centre for Prison Studies ranks as the 4th most overcrowded in the world
SEC approves PPP listing rules
This comes after over a year of consultations among the PSE SEC PPP Center and the Asian Development Bank which started in August 2015
Asia's Emerging Dragon to bid for NAIA PPP
The corporation formed back in 1993 by several taipans again expresses interest in redeveloping the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Unisys signs P1.59-B civil registry upgrade project
The PPP project will take 2 years to develop involving the construction of a new building and the development of a completely new IT system
Deal reached: LRT-MRT common station between SM North, TriNoma
A memorandum of understanding is set to be signed on Wednesday September 28
First NEDA board under Duterte okays 9 infra projects
The total cost of the projects is estimated at P171 14 billion NEDA also introduces some policy changes to speed up the approval process
Renovation, upgrade of DOH hospitals won’t go through PPP – Ubial
This includes the new facility for the Fabella Hospital which is expected to be finished by May 2017
South, southwest bus terminals to be opened in 2018
These terminals will be the end point for about 1 642 provincial buses currently entering Metro Manila daily effectively decongesting main thoroughfares
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