About the Author

Atty. Alberto “Al” C. Agra is an authority on administrative, local government, and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) laws. He has been teacher and advocate of the local government law for 32 years and serves as a bar reviewer on the subject. He is the principal author of Amicus Imperiorum Locorum. He is also a professor and bar reviewer on administrative law. Agra is a Certified PPP Specialist™ and a PPP law professor. Since 2011, he has conducted hundreds of seminars on published dozens of infographics on PPP and crafted a template ordinance for arrangements not covered under the PPP Code. He also launched PPP guide for local governments, titled Casa Agra. Recrafted.

Latest from the Author

3 hours ago

INSIDER VIEW | When gov’t may walk away from unsolicited PPP proposals

By: Alberto Agra

Unsolicited proposals (USPs) are a legitimate but carefully circumscribed feature of the Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework.

12 Jan 2026

11:37AM

INSIDER VIEW | PPPs for and with the people, in practice

By: Alberto Agra

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are often associated with large corporations, big-ticket infrastructure, and complex financing structures. However, under Philippine law, PPPs are not reserved exclusively for large private corporations.

5 Jan 2026

10:45AM

INSIDER VIEW | Beyond contracts: Five virtues to guide PPPs

By: Alberto Agra

As 2026 begins, public-private partnerships (PPPs) stand at a critical juncture. In many jurisdictions, including the Philippines, PPPs are no longer evaluated solely by the kilometers of roads built, classrooms delivered, or facilities constructed.

22 Dec 2025

12:06PM

INSIDER VIEW | PPPs unlock development potential of reclaimed land

By: Alberto Agra

Reclaimed land has emerged as one of the Philippines’ most strategic platforms for growth, urban expansion, and climate-resilient development, with public-private partnerships (PPPs) playing a central role in unlocking its full potential.

10 Dec 2025

10:18AM

INSIDER VIEW | Modernizing National Defense through strategic PPPs

By: Alberto Agra

The evolving security landscape—and the modernization agenda of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)—show that defense institutions can also harness PPPs to strengthen readiness, improve facilities, and optimize resources, all without privatizing core military functions.

2 Dec 2025

4:16PM

INSIDER VIEW | Enhancing results through co-grantorship in PPPs

By: Alberto Agra

Co-grantorship— or inter-agency arrangements in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) — has emerged as a strategic approach to infrastructure and service delivery, allowing two or more public entities to jointly participate as grantors in a single PPP project.

24 Nov 2025

5:02PM

INSIDER VIEW | Choosing the right PPP framework

By: Alberto Agra

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Philippines continue to expand as the government and the private sector explore more sustainable and innovative models for development.

14 Nov 2025

10:52AM

INSIDER VIEW | Preventing corruption in PPPs

By: Alberto Agra

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) are meant to improve the lives of Filipinos—the very purpose of all government projects. PPPs unite public purpose and private innovation to accelerate infrastructure development and service delivery based on performance.

3 Nov 2025

2:03PM

INSIDER VIEW | Decoding availability payments for PPPs

By: Alberto Agra

To sustain any partnership, both contracting parties must contribute. There must be a genuine exchange of resources. The implementing agency and the private sector must both have “skin in the game” to gauge how invested each party is, and to exact accountability from each other.