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Public-Private Partnership Center (Philippines)

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Public-Private Partnership Center
Sentro ng Pagtutulungang Pampubliko-Pribado
Department overview
Formed September 9, 2010; 15 years ago
Headquarters 8th Floor, One Cyberpod Centris, Eton Centris, Epifanio de los Santos Ave, Quezon City
Employees 143 (2024)
Annual budget ₱209,498,000 (2024)
Executive Director Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez
Website www.ppp.gov.ph

The Public-Private Partnership Center (PPP Center; Filipino: Sentro ng Pagtutulungang Pampubliko-Pribado) is an office of the Philippine government which serves as the central coordinating and monitoring agency for all public-private partnership (PPP) projects. It spearheads the country’s PPP Program by assisting implementing agencies in all aspects of project preparation, providing project advisory and facilitation services, and monitoring and empowering agencies through policy reforms and various capacity building activities, pursuant to the Republic Act No. 11966 or the PPP Code of the Philippines.:[1][2]

The PPP Center reports directly to the PPP Governing Board and is attached to the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development for policy and program coordination[3].[4]

History

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In 1990, Republic Act No. 6957, also known as the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law, was enacted, introducing private sector participation in national infrastructure development through PPPs.[5]

In 1993, President Fidel V. Ramos issued Memorandum Order No. 166, which directed the Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program (CCPAP) under the Office of the President to create a Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) Center, with the CCPAP Chairman serving as BOT Action Officer. The BOT Center was mandated to oversee the purposes of the BOT Law.[6]

The following year, Republic Act No. 7718 amended the BOT Law, broadening its coverage to include additional PPP modalities in order to enhance flexibility and encourage private sector investment.[7]

In 1999, during the administration of President Joseph E. Estrada, the CCPAP-BOT Center was reorganized into the Coordinating Council for Private Sector Participation (CCPSP) through Administrative Order No. 67, expanding its mandate and institutionalizing technical assistance functions.[8]

In 2002, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 144, which converted the CCPSP into the BOT Center and transferred its attachment to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).[9]

In 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III issued Executive Order No. 8, which reorganized and renamed the BOT Center as the PPP Center of the Philippines. The order also transferred its attachment from the DTI to the National Economic and Development Authority.[10]

In 2013, Executive Order No. 136 created the PPP Governing Board as the primary policy-making body for PPP-related matters. The Board is chaired by the Socioeconomic Planning Secretary, with the Finance Secretary serving as co-chair. The PPP Center functions as its Secretariat, while the Board’s membership consists of the Secretaries of Budget and Management, Justice, and Trade and Industry, the Executive Secretary, and the Private Sector Co-Chairperson of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).[11]

Following the reorganization of the NCC, Executive Order No. 30 (2023) revised the PPPGB’s composition to include one private sector representative from a recognized organization in the banking, business, or infrastructure sector, to be appointed by the President.[12]

The PPP Center was formally institutionalized through Republic Act No. 11966, also known as the PPP Code of the Philippines, which was enacted on December 5, 2023, and took effect on December 23, 2023. The law formally established the PPP Center as the lead agency tasked with overseeing the country’s PPP Program, functioning as the central coordinating and monitoring body for all PPP projects.[1] The Implementing Rules and Regulations of the PPP Code were issued on March 21, 2024, and came into force on April 6, 2024.[13]

Section 25 of the PPP Code expanded the membership of the PPP Governing Board to include the Secretaries of the Interior and Local Government, and Environment and Natural Resources, the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, and the Executive Director of the PPP Center. The law also provides that the private sector representative from the infrastructure sector is appointed by the PPPGB.[1]

Functions

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After the passage of the PPP Code of the Philippines and the issuance of its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the PPP Center was vested with the following mandates and responsibilities[1][14]

  1. Assist implementing agencies in identifying, prioritizing, developing, and maintaining a pipeline of PPP projects
  2. Provide project advisory services and technical assistance to implementing agencies, approving bodies, and other oversight agencies in all PPP-related matters, and act as a procurement agent upon the request of the implementing agencies
  3. Facilitate the appraisal and approval of PPP Projects by the NEDA Board and the Investment Coordination Committee
  4. Review PPP contracts
  5. Require the submission of PPP Project documents including executed PPP contracts, and any subsequent amendment or supplement thereto, including settlement agreements, entered into by implementing agencies, notwithstanding the confidentiality clauses that are stipulated therein
  6. Provide regular monitoring and status reports on the implementation of the PPP Program and all PPP Projects entered into by implementing agencies, including potential public interest concerns and violations of the PPP Code, to the Office of the President, the Congress of the Philippines, and relevant oversight committees and agencies, and publish the same in the official website of the PPP Center unless otherwise prohibited by existing laws, rules, and regulations;
  7. Serve as the central repository of all PPP Project information
  8. Develop the capacities of implementing agencies, approving bodies, PPP units, and other relevant stakeholders on PPPs
  9. Promote and market the PPP Program and PPP Projects, in collaboration with other government investment promotion agencies
  10. Recommend plans, policies, and implementation guidelines related to PPPs, in consultation with appropriate oversight committees or agencies, implementing agencies, private sector, and other relevant stakeholders
  11. Draft policy matter opinions for approval by the PPP Governing Board in response to requests by government agencies and private entities
  12. Issue non-policy matter opinions relating to PPPs
  13. Ensure sustainability of the implemented PPP Program and Projects through monitoring, documenting, and sharing lessons learned and best practices to implementing agencies, approving bodies, oversight committees or agencies, and other relevant stakeholders
  14. Advise and assist implementing agencies and oversight agencies in developing and periodically updating an organizational development plan that will enable them to competently perform their functions under the PPP Code and its IRR; and recommend to the Department of Budget and Management the appropriate structure of a PPP unit, including standards of training, qualification, and compensation for necessary personnel under these organizational development plans
  15. Manage and administer the Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF)
  16. Manage and administer the PPP Risk Management Fund
  17. Act as Secretariat to the PDMF Committee and the PPP Governing Board
  18. Perform such other functions as may be necessary to achieve the objectives and purposes of the PPP Code and its IRR.

Additionally, the PPP Center is authorized to receive contributions, grants, and/or other funds from, among others, government agencies and corporations, LGUs, local and foreign donors, development partners, and private sector/ institutions, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

See also

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  1. ^ a b c d "Republic Act No. 11966". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  2. ^ PPP Center, PPP Center. "Mandate, Vision and Mission". Official Site of PPP Center of the Philippines. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (April 11, 2025). "PBBM signs law reorganizing NEDA into new department". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Highlights of the Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines – Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsiako". Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  5. ^ King; Farrands, Wood Mallesons-Sam; Xu, Tian (2023-02-13). "Public-Private Partnerships in Phillipines". Lexology. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  6. ^ "Memorandum Order No. 166". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  7. ^ "Republic Act No. 7718". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  8. ^ "Administrative Order No. 67". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  9. ^ "Executive Order No. 144". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  10. ^ "Executive Order No. 8". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  11. ^ "Executive Order No. 136". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  12. ^ "Executive Order No. 30". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  13. ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (2024-04-01). "Big boost to PPP program". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  14. ^ "Republic Act No. 11966". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2025-09-20.