This is a re-posted opinion piece. Okay, I realize you can’t “just do it” in government. They have rules that must be followed. Shortcuts can be pain
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT’S delayed public-private partnership (PPP) initiative could finally take off next year with 15 projects having been tentatively sched
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The number of Korean visitors to the Philippines may double in the next two years from the current 700,000 tourists a year, as b
Read MoreTHE Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center expects the bidding process for PPP projects to be rolled out not later than the first half of 2012 as m
Read MoreBEFORE the end of the year, the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center expects to approve at least five additional projects to draw from the Projec
Read MoreSTATE-RUN Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is in discussions with multilateral agencies to develop an “infrastructure fund” that would pur
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES has the potential to grow its shipbuilding and ship-repair businesses, but it has to resolve several constraints first, government o
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — British construction and professional services firms are visiting the country to explore business opportunities in infrastruct
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. After the Philippines recently bagged two dubious honors for being among the world’s worst, boxing champion Manny
Read MoreWhen Veronica Uy travels to work in central Manila, her journey takes up to three hours. She lives in the province of Cavite, just 31km (19 miles)
Read MoreTwo key infrastructure projects that will ease road travel in Luzon have come closer to implementation, having been approved by the Investment Coord
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The world is in turmoil. There is the Arab Spring where three governments have fallen, sadly in far too bloody way
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines must provide a stable supply of electricity at low cost and build priority infrastructure projects in a bid to
Read MoreA stalled infrastructure project backed by China is rarely a good thing. But the Philippines’ North Luzon railway could be one of the few exceptions
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Once again, the Philippine economy may be one of the few in East Asia that will post a respectable GDP growth of 5
Read MoreFOUR public-private partnership (PPP) projects with an estimated cost of about P24.8 billion are scheduled to be bid out next year by the government
Read MoreAYALA CORP. is looking to bid for the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract of an airport that will serve Cagayan de Oro, an area where the c
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT is pushing through with plans to tap concessional loans to kickstart public-private partnership (PPP) projects, starting with the pla
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