Sunday, 22 February 2026
2 days ago
Business leaders rally behind Angara’s PPP education overhaul
The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) advocacy group has thrown its full support behind Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s sweeping public-private partnership strategy, positioning it as a decisive response to the country’s 165,000-classroom deficit and deepening learning crisis.
14 Feb 2026
9:55AM
INSIDER VIEW | PPPs: Built against ghost, substandard projects
By: Alberto Agra
When properly structured, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are among the project modalities least likely to result in ghost or substandard outcomes.
4 Feb 2026
11:19AM
INSIDER VIEW | How project bundling strengthens PPP outcomes
By: Alberto Agra
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are fundamentally about value creation for government, for private proponents, and most importantly, for the public. One of the most effective yet underutilized strategies in PPP structuring is project bundling or multi-purpose projects: combining multiple components, services, or assets into a single integrated project and contract.
21 Jan 2026
4:51AM
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.
24 Dec 2025
4:17AM
INSIDER VIEW | Why PPPs matter in education
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer a pathway for better governance in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) infrastructure build-up for classrooms and connectivity.
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.
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