Tag: public-private partnerships
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Following up on the MRT and LRT controversy, and toward improving ‘doing business in the Philippines’, the government needs to revisit it’s method of dealing with partners from the private sector without who much of the development in the country would not have been possible at a relatively short period of time. The MRT was…
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I knew it was too good to be true, having the entire place to myself. The hotel room was actually more like a condotel’s: two bedrooms with own T/B, living room, dining area, kitchenette, and even a laundry area. Evening, I was already in my lounge wear, revelling in live TV shows, when a young…
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The supply of potable water is a continuing concern in this country’s rapidly growing urban areas especially in urban poor communities. At the same time, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is encouraged to resolve and provide creative solutions to basic needs such as water. The University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC) shows another mix to…
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At one point of my community development career, I got to manage a project in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). In the Philippines, this is given legal and policy support through Republic Act 8980 or the ECCD Law. Why ECCD? ECCD, from the perspective of neuroscience, is the early period of life (0-8) when…