Philippines advances $112b infrastructure pipeline under PPP Code
Transport, property, and ICT lead PPP project activity.
The PPP Center of the Philippines is advancing a combined pipeline of more than $112b in public-private partnership (PPP) projects as the government scales infrastructure development under a strengthened legal framework.
A total of 288 projects are under implementation, valued at $61.23b (PHP3.57t), whilst a further 247 projects in various development stages are worth $51.11b (PHP2.98t), the agency said.
Transport leads sectoral activity, followed by property development and information and communications technology.
“We are the primary government agency that facilitates the implementation of the country’s PPP programme,” said Rizza Blanco-Latorre, Undersecretary and Executive Director of the PPP Center of the Philippines, during the GovMedia Summit 2026 at Makati Shangri-La, Manila.
She added that the agency provides “technical assistance in projects through their lifecycle, from development up to implementation.”
The centre also offers policy guidance, legal opinions, and capacity-building support to implementing agencies, including national government bodies and local government units.
The agency administers funding mechanisms such as the Project Development and Monitoring Facility, which agencies can tap “whenever they want to develop some projects.”
The Philippines strengthened its PPP framework through Republic Act No. 11966, or the PPP Code, which took effect on 23 December 2023, with implementing rules released in 2024.
“Now under the PPP Code, we already have the unified legal frameworks,” Blanco-Latorre said. “There’s just one law that we should follow, and that is the PPP Code.”
She added that the law introduced “a decentralised and streamlined process,” with approvals handled at different levels to shorten timelines, alongside defined deadlines such as a seven-day completeness check for unsolicited proposals.
A risk management fund was also introduced under the PPP Code to address potential risks for both public and private partners, alongside a tariff regime that “safeguards public interest.”
Blanco-Latorre defined PPPs as “a shared risk and reward contract between the implementing agency and the private sector,” involving financing, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure or development projects.
Private sector participation may follow integrated models, where the private partner delivers the full project, or partial models, where responsibilities are split.
In some rail projects, “the infrastructure [is] being done by the government but the operations and maintenance are being bidded out.”
Investment recovery mechanisms include revenue-based models, where “the private partner is allowed to collect charges from the users,” and availability-based models, where “the implementing agency will fund, budget, and eventually pay the private sector.”
Amongst digital projects in the pipeline, the centre is processing the PCIP Connect initiative, an unsolicited proposal targeting 1,000 schools in Region IV-A at an estimated cost of $16.7m (PHP974m).
“This initiative is designed to deliver a complete, sustainable, and cost-optimised digital ecosystem,” Blanco-Latorre said.
Another project under development is the Land Registration Authority digital transformation initiative, valued at $247.3m (PHP14.42b), which “aims to modernise and streamline the land registration process, enabling faster and more secure transaction processing.”
The agency also cited a solicited information and communications technology project in National Clark City under procurement, alongside artificial intelligence-linked initiatives focused on education and governance.
Blanco-Latorre said stakeholders can access project information and contact the agency through its public dashboard to explore participation or submit proposals.
(US$1 = PHP58.3)
