Despite fears of what artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the table, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 22, underscored the role that the government and private sector must play to harness innovation and bridge the gap between risks and benefits. Vice President Sara Duterte...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said public-private partnerships (PPPs) are vital in bolstering the Philippines' disaster resilience, particularly in developing climate-resilient infrastructure. During the opening of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster...
Senator Raffy Tulfo strongly opposed the proposal to privatize, in any capacity, the operations of the Philippines’ Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management system (CNS/ATM) through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public...
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia (Comelec's Facebook page) Amid the threat posed by private armies, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to deputize members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the...
The country’s three mobile network operators (MNOs) have presented a blueprint to Malacañang to reach over 7,000 Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) by expanding network infrastructure with new tower builds between 2025 and 2028. In a recent meeting of the Private Sector...
President Marcos suggested that building higher flood walls was among other measures that could help mitigate flooding in Metro Manila and other flood-prone areas, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported. Photo from President Marcos/Facebook Marcos said this in a meeting with the...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) will assist the Philippine government in rolling out five big-ticket public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects, worth a total of P62 billion. The private-sector arm of the World Bank Group recently disclosed it will provide transaction advisory...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to enter into a public-private partnership to establish a P2.2-billion centralized command system. THE construction of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Command Center in Barangay Taculing is ongoing. (Photo courtesy of Disaster...
The Private Sector Advisory Council, represented by Noel Tempongko and Kartini Lim of Century Pacific Food Inc., has received the Bayaniyugan Gabay Award from the Philippine Coconut Authority at the COINS Awards Night 2024 for its contributions to sustainable practices and the empowerment of...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has proposed to President Marcos a series of initiatives to improve infrastructure and, ultimately, the quality of life for every Filipino family. Photo: Bongbong Marcos/Facebook This developed after President Marcos met with the PSAC in Malacañan last...
Expanding the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) program to cover Kindergarten through Grade 6 provides an immediate remedy to the chronic overcrowding that impairs the quality of education in public schools. Grade school students of Mines Elementary School...
Banwa Private Island Robb Report, the lifestyle magazine for the ultra affluent, and the most definitive authority on anything luxurious, has just named—again—the extremely private Banwa Private Island as one of the world’s top hotels. For the second consecutive year, Banwa is included in the...
