Tuesday, 16 June 2026
1 Jun 2026
1:49PM
INSIDER VIEW | Development and usufructuary rights in PPPs
By: Alberto Agra
The issue of usufruct fees in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) revolves around their legal basis, characterization, and treatment under the PPP Code (Republic Act No. 11966), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), and other applicable laws.
25 May 2026
4:36PM
INSIDER VIEW | It’s the missing market, not just NGCP
The House of Representatives has ordered a probe into the NGCP over the red and yellow alerts that swept Luzon and the Visayas in mid-May. Expect months of hearings, sound bites, and very little clarity. This is because investigating NGCP to explain these alerts is, with respect, an exercise in futility.
20 May 2026
8:05AM
INSIDER VIEW | Breaking down the country’s energy problems
Fiscal policy is only half the battle. A primary hurdle for power developers today is not merely bureaucratic red tape—though it remains an issue—but the grid’s physical inability to accommodate new power loads.
19 May 2026
8:50AM
INSIDER VIEW | Understanding PPPs in public utilities
By: Alberto Agra
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play a vital role in the development, modernization, operation, and expansion of public utilities in the Philippines.
18 May 2026
1:31PM
INSIDER VIEW | When the lights go out, so does the market myth
This week, consumers in Luzon and the Visayas got a brutal reminder of how fragile the country’s power system is.
15 May 2026
8:48PM
Cebu Pacific opens jobs for displaced Lufthansa Technik workers
Cebu Pacific and its aircraft maintenance unit Aviation Partnership Philippines (Aplus) have rolled out a career placement program aimed at absorbing workers affected by developments at Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP).
5 May 2026
7:41AM
INSIDER VIEW | Expropriation in PPPs: Securing land for public use
By: Alberto Agra
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) often hinge on a critical input: land. In many instances, national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) do not have readily available land for infrastructure or service delivery projects.
1 May 2026
8:11AM
INSIDER VIEW | PPPs: Spokes in the wheel of progress
By: Alberto Agra
Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) are often discussed in terms of projects, contracts, financing structures, or legal frameworks. Yet beyond these technical aspects lies a deeper principle: integration.
28 Apr 2026
10:01AM
INSIDER VIEW | Hold Phileco accountable for Navotas landfill fire
By: Daxim L. Lucas
Three weeks into the fire at the Navotas landfill, it has become clear that what is happening is the predictable outcome of a long chain of bad decisions, culminating in the failure of a firm called Philippine Ecology Systems Corp. (Phileco) to properly close and rehabilitate a site it operated for more than two decades.
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