Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said three public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth P188.8 billion are awaiting approval by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which President Benigno Aquino III heads.
The three PPP projects are the P74.6-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Development Project; P64-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 6; and P50.2-billion LRT Line 4.
According to the PPP Center website, the Naia Development Project “will improve, upgrade and enhance the operational efficiencies of all existing terminals of the Naia covering both landside and airside (except air traffic services), to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization standards and develop the main gateway airport of the Philippines.” The project will be jointly implemented by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Manila International Airport Authority.
The 11-kilometer Ortigas-Taytay LRT Line 4 project would run from the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Edsa to Taytay, Rizal. To be implemented by the DOTC, the rail project would have six stations passing through Ortigas Avenue and Taytay Diversion Road.
The 19-km LRT Line 6 would run from Bacoor to Dasmariñas City in Cavite and would have seven stations to be built along Aguinaldo Highway. The project is being led by the DOTC.
The NEDA Board will also discuss possible changes in two previously approved PPP projects, according to Balisacan. These are the P122.8-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike Project, and the P50.2-billion Regional Prison Facilities through PPP.
The 47-km Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike Project will run from Taguig City to the Los Baños Bay boundary in Laguna. Above the dike will be a six-lane expressway toll road.
The Regional Prison Facilities through PPP project will allow the private partner to build and maintain a modern prison facility in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija that can accommodate 26,880 inmates.
In addition, Balisacan said the NEDA Board will tackle other infrastructure projects such as the Naga Airport, the Clark International Airport Terminal Project, the Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit System, irrigation projects, and the Department of Agrarian Reform’s Inclusive Partnerships for Agricultural Competitiveness Project.
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