The Marcos administration’s infrastructure pipeline has swelled to 252 public-private partnership (PPP) projects valued at ₱3.16 trillion, as a surge in massive railway developments across the country drives the primary development agenda. Data from the PPP Center showed the transportation...
More than a year after an unsolicited proposal was first submitted, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has formally launched the Swiss challenge for the ₱6.2-billion Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) project, opening the door to rival bidders for an airport that would complement the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso urged owners of various architectural landmarks and heritage sites in the city to coordinate with the city government in the preservation and rehabilitation of these structures that not only showcase the skills of their builders and designers but have...
More than 16,000 new classrooms are set to rise across high-need areas nationwide after the Department of Education (DepEd) secured government approval for a P105.7-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project— a major infrastructure push expected to ease chronic overcrowding and directly...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is deploying smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make travel across the Philippines safer and more efficient for every visitor. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the initiative empowers tourists with reliable technology and accurate tourism...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 30, said it is exploring the leasing of closed private schools and other idle properties to help ease the country’s classroom shortage, which reached 165,000 classrooms nationwide in 2022. In partnership with the Student First Coalition...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rallying support from both the public and private sectors to help bridge the country’s classroom shortage through a collaboration that enables Filipinos to contribute to school-building efforts with their everyday purchases. “Let us keep planting these...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking ₱3.5 trillion in total investments—including support from the private sector—to transform the country’s agriculture sector into a more robust, economically viable contributor to national food and economic security. During the launch of the...
As air travel continues to soar in Southeast Asia, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are expected to bolster the region’s aviation sector to meet the growing demand sustainably, according to the Tokyo-based think tank Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). In a policy brief, ADBI said that the...
A bundled unsolicited proposal for the modernization of airports in Bicol, Davao, and Siargao, aimed at facilitating tourism, will now undergo the government’s assessment, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. The unsolicited proposal seeks to upgrade and expand Southern Luzon...
Three major projects — focused on air navigation, telecommunications, and earth observation — worth a combined ₱63.6 billion have been added to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) pipeline, bringing the total to ₱2.61 trillion. Documents shared by the PPP Center with reporters on Friday,...
Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure unit of the Aboitiz Group, is aiming to deliver long-term water security in Iloilo City after bagging the original proponent status (OTS) for its proposal to construct and operate the city’s bulk water facility. AIC said the OPS to develop the Iloilo...
