JICA looking at assistance for PPP projects in Mindanao

From the Business World (Mar 23): JICA looking at assistance for PPP projects in Mindanao

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is keen on extending assistance to projects in Mindanao that will be undertaken through the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, according to Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Deputy Executive Director Romeo M. Montenegro.

In an interview with the media in Davao City, Mr. Montenegro said MinDA is now finalizing some of the projects under the Mindanao corridors program that are not covered in the funding sphere of the government such as the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Transportation.

Mr. Montenegro said the PPP list was among the matters they discussed earlier this year with Japan’s Minister of Economy and Trade and officials of JICA.
Based on JICA’s Web site, the agency’s “efforts that promote public-private partnerships are focused primarily on... cooperation aimed at improving the business environment in developing countries and the support infrastructure development and improvement of public services through PPP in which government and private sector share responsibilities.”

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