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Financing Infrastructure
in the Philippines: Fiscal Landscape
and Resources Mobilization
DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES NO. 2014-01
Adoracion M. Navarro and Gilberto M. Llanto





Financing Infrastructure in the Philippines:
Fiscal Landscape and Resources Mobilization


Adoracion M. Navarro and Gilberto M. Llanto
1




Abstract

This study assessed the sources and levels of infrastructure financing in the Philippines for the
last five years (2008-2012). The mapping of fiscal resources showed that there had been
underinvestment in infrastructure. To illustrate, in 2008-2012, public infrastructure spending as a
share of GDP ranged between a low of 1.40 percent to a high of 2.09 percenta far cry from the
target 5 percent of GDP over the medium term. The result of many years of infrastructure
underinvestment is woefully manifested in the Philippines place in quality- of- infrastructure
ranking among ASEAN member states; it is currently second to the bottom. Recently, there had
been significant improvements in the governments fiscal position that augur well for more
substantial infrastructure spending in the future. New regional sources of financing, the liquid
domestic capital market, and a low interest-rate environment also present opportunities for
investing in infrastructure by both the government and the private sector. However, it is not only
the constrained availability of financial resources that could restrain infrastructure investments
but also institutional weaknesses and, therefore, the government must firmly commit to reform
policies and strengthen institutions.


Key words: ASEAN connectivity, fiscal landscape, infrastructure, public-private partnerships





1
Senior Research Fellow and President, respectively, of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. The
authors are grateful for the excellent research assistance of Keith C. Detros and Ma. Kristina P. Ortiz. This paper is
part of the research project Financing Infrastructure in ASEAN Member States: Fiscal Landscape and Resources
Mobilization by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Overview of the Infrastructure Situation in the Philippines.................................................................. 6
3 Public Sources of Infrastructure Financing........................................................................................... 9
3.1 National Sources........................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.1 National Development Priorities........................................................................................... 9
3.1.2 Budget Composition........................................................................................................... 11
3.2 External Sources......................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1 Official Development Assistance........................................................................................ 17
3.2.2 Regional Source The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund.......................................................... 24
3.3 Analysis of the Fiscal Situation.................................................................................................. 25
4 Public-Private Partnerships and the Capital Market ........................................................................... 29
4.1 PPPs in Infrastructure................................................................................................................. 29
4.1.1 Regulatory Framework for PPPs ......................................................................................... 29
4.1.2 Operational and Proposed PPPs .......................................................................................... 30
4.3 Capital Market in the Philippines................................................................................................ 32
4.3.1 Level of Development of the Capital Market ..................................................................... 32
4.3.1 A New Private Equity Fund Co-financed by Pension Funds.............................................. 33
4.4 Challenges in PPPs and Opportunities in the Local Capital Market ........................................... 34
5 The Philippines and ASEAN Connectivity ......................................................................................... 37
6 Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions....................................................................................... 39
References................................................................................................................................................... 41
Annex 1 Infrastructure in the 2011-2016 Public Investment Program .................................................... 43
Annex 2 ODA Profile and ODA Infrastructure Pipeline......................................................................... 51
Annex 3 PPP Pipeline.............................................................................................................................. 61

List of Tables

Table 1. Ranking of Selected ASEAN Countries in Terms of Quality of Infrastructure.............................. 8
Table 2. Infrastructure Spending by National Government Agencies, 2008-2012 (in US$ million) .......... 14
Table 3. Amount of Grants and Loans Availed of by Electric Cooperatives, 2008-2012.......................... 16
Table 4. Amount of Loans and Grants Availed of by Water Districts, 2008-2012.................................... 16

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Table 5. ODA Loans, by Sector, 2008-2012............................................................................................... 19
Table 6. Infrastructure Loan Amount by Development Partner, 2010-2012 (US$ million) ....................... 21
Table 7. ODA Grants by Sector, 2008-2012............................................................................................... 22
Table 8. Grant Amount by Development Partner, 2010-2012 (in US$ million) ......................................... 23
Table 9. Basic Design and Structure of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund................................................... 24
Table 10. Operational PPP Projects by Sector (as of December 2012) ...................................................... 31


List of Figures

Figure 1. Map of the Philippine Archipelago ............................................................................................... 5
Figure 2. Aggregate Investment Targets by Funding Source (2011-2016)................................................. 10
Figure 3. Investment Targets by Infrastructure Subsector, 2011-2016....................................................... 11
Figure 4. Actual Infrastructure and Other Capital Outlays as % of GDP, 2008-2012................................ 12
Figure 5. Actual Public Infrastructure Spending (in US$ billion), 2008-2012........................................... 13
Figure 6. Project Count and Percentage Share of 2012 Total Loan Commitments, by Sector ................... 18
Figure 7. Distribution of Infrastructure Loans by Subsector, 2008-2012................................................... 20
Figure 8. Total Grants vis-a-vis Infrastructure Grants Received, 2008-2012............................................. 23
Figure 9. Infrastructure Spending by Source of Fund (Foreign-Assisted vs. Locally-Funded Budget),
2008-2012................................................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 10. Revenue and Tax Efforts (% of GDP), 1998-2013 Q1 GDP (Base Year 2000) ........................ 27
Figure 11. Total PPP Investments Committed in the Philippines, 1990-2010 (in US$ million) ................ 29
Figure 12. Project Development and Monitoring Facility for PPP Projects............................................... 35
Figure 13. Declining Benchmark Treasury Rates....................................................................................... 36
Figure 15. Davao/General Santos (Philippines) - Bitung (Indonesia) Route.............................................. 37


Notes
Exchange rate used: US$1.00 =PhP42.2288.
This is the average exchange rate in 2012, as computed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The
Philippines has a flexible exchange rate system.


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1 Introduction

This country study provides a mapping of the sources of infrastructure financing in the
Philippines in the last five years and analyzes the countrys current fiscal situation as it relates to
infrastructure financing. It also describes the Philippine environment for public-private
partnerships (PPPs) and the level of capital market development in the country. It is part of a
larger study by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) on the fiscal
landscape and resources mobilization for infrastructure of all ASEAN member states. The larger
ERIA study also maps the regional sources of infrastructure financing and the possible
mechanisms to enhance regional cooperation in ASEAN connectivity infrastructure. Thus, this
country study also provides updates on the Philippines contribution to building a regional
financing source and developing ASEAN connectivity infrastructure.

After this introduction, the rest of this country study is structured as follows. Section 2 presents a
brief overview of infrastructure development in the Philippines. Section 3 gives details on the
national and external sources of infrastructure financing as well as the Philippines contribution
to a regional fund. It also provides an analysis of the countrys fiscal situation, focusing on fiscal
health, space, policy, challenges, and opportunities. Section 4 discusses PPPs and capital market
development. Section 5 describes the Philippines position on the Master Plan for ASEAN
Connectivity and provides updates on recent developments. Finally, Section 6 presents the
summary and conclusions.

To put the Philippine infrastructure development challenge into geographical context, a map of
the Philippine archipelago is presented in Figure 1 below. The archipelago is divided into three
geographical regions: Luzon, which consists of the main Luzon island and nearby islands in the
north; Visayas, which consists of the cluster of islands in the center; and Mindanao, which
consists of the main Mindanao island and nearby islands in the south. A brief overview of the
physical infrastructure connecting these islands is discussed in the next section.



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Figure 1. Map of the Philippine Archipelago

Source: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority


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2 Overview of the Infrastructure Situation in the Philippines


This section presents the infrastructure stock to date and the populations level of access to
infrastructure. The infrastructure sectors covered in this brief overview include the
transportation, water supply, energy, and information and communications technology sectors.
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 describes the current infrastructure stock as
inadequate and the level of access as inequitable. The PDP explains that the government and the
private sector have under-invested in infrastructure in the past and the resulting inadequacy and
inequitable access hamper the national governments goal to bring about inclusive growth in the
country.

Transportation

Road assets are a total of 215,088 km. of national roads, secondary roads, provincial roads, city
roads, municipal roads, and barangay
2
roads. As of October 2012, around 27% of this total road-
length are paved. Of these roads, national roads consist of a total of 25,443 km., around 80% of
which are paved.
3


In maritime transport, there are 211 ports handling domestic traffic and 38 ports handling
international traffic
4
as of 2012. The domestic shipping fleet consists of 7,299 vessels with a
total gross tonnage of 1.76 billion tons
5
as of 2011. The Philippine archipelago has what is called
a nautical highway system which allows vehicular traffic from highways to continue the inter-
island journeys via roll-on-roll-off (RORO) ferries along 12 specific routes. However, mainly
due to port underdevelopment, RORO ferries have pulled out their operation in five of these 12
routes
6
.


2
Barangay is the smallest administrative unit in the Philippines.
3
Figures from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
4
Figures from the Philippine Ports Authority.
5
Figures from the National Statistical Coordination Board.
6
Figures from the Maritime Industry Authority.

7

The country currently has 10 international airports serving international flights, 34 principal
airports catering to domestic flights, and 41 community airports used by general aviation aircraft.
The dramatic increase in air traffic in recent years, coupled with inadequate infrastructure
investments, has led to congestion in airports. For example, the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport is designed to accommodate only 36 aircraft movements (takeoff and landing) per hour
but actual aircraft movements have reached 50 per hour in summer 2012
7
.

Water Supply

The water supply sector is quite fragmented and access to potable water is provided through
numerous providers, including 511 water districts
8
, 475 private water utilities
9
, and a still
undetermined number of small water service providers. As of 2011, around 86% of Filipinos
have access to safe drinking water
10
.

Energy

In the energy sector, power generation is a competitive business and the Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao grids have a total of 16,162 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and 14,477 MW of
dependable capacity. Generation capacity margin is tight and frequent power shortages have
been occurring in Mindanao in the past two years. Transmission is a natural monopoly and the
national grid is operated by a private firm. The distribution sector consists of 119 electric
cooperatives and 25 private and local government-owned utilities. As of 2010, 74.3% of Filipino
households have access to electricity.
11




7
Figures from the Department of Transportation and Communications.
8
2012 figure from the Local Water Utilities Administration.
9
From 2009 registration data of the National Water Resources Board.
10
From the 2010-2012 Socio-economic Report of the National Economic and Development Authority. A recent
study on water supply is Gilberto M. Llanto (2013) Water Financing Programs in the Philippines: Are We Making
Progress? PIDS Discussion Paper No. 2013-14, May.
11
Figures from the Department of Energy.

8

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

The ICT sector is a competitive and private-driven sector, with a total of 70 local exchange
carriers and nine cellular mobile radio service providers nationwide as of 2011
12
. In 2011,
teledensity was around seven installed lines per 100 Filipinos, mobile cellular subscription was at
106.7 mobile phones per 100 Filipinos, fixed broadband subscription was at 2.2 subscribers per
100 Filipinos, and around 36.2% of Filipinos were using the internet
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.

Quality of Infrastructure Relative to ASEAN Neighbors

The Philippines is lagging behind most of its ASEAN neighbors in upgrading the quality of its
infrastructure (Table 1). According to the latest Global Competitiveness Report (2012-2013) of
the World Economic Forum, in terms of quality of overall infrastructure, the Philippines ranks
98th out of 144 countries and is second to the bottom among the ASEAN countries included in
the ranking.

Table 1. Ranking of Selected ASEAN Countries in Terms of Quality of Infrastructure
Country
Quality of
Overall
Infrastructure
Quality of
Roads
Quality of Port
Infrastructure
Quality of Air
Transport
Infrastructure
Singapore 2 3 2 1
Malaysia 29 27 21 24
Brunei
Darussalam
43 30 57 61
Thailand 49 39 56 33
Cambodia 72 66 69 75
Indonesia 92 90 104 89
Philippines 98 87 120 112
Viet Nam 119 120 113 94
Note: A total of 144 countries were ranked. Lao PDR and Myanmar were not
included in the ranking.
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 20122013, World Economic Forum


12
Figures from the National Telecommunications Commission.
13
Figure from the Department of Science and Technology.

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3 Public Sources of Infrastructure Financing

3.1 National Sources

The immense importance of investing in infrastructure development to facilitate inclusive
economic growth is recognized by the current administration. The Philippine Development Plan
(PDP) 2011-2016 puts high priority to infrastructure development, which has both growth and
equity effects. Thus, this section begins with a discussion of the national development priorities
contained in the governments investment program. The discussion then continues with a
presentation of how the government financed infrastructure investments for the past five years
through the national budget.

3.1.1 National Development Priorities

The current administration is guided by a comprehensive investment plan titled Public
Investment Program (PIP) 2011-2016. In 2013, the National Economic Development Authority
(NEDA) released a Revalidated PIP, which updated the PIP data as of May 31, 2012 and
shows that infrastructure development has the largest share among eight key areas of investment.
(The eight key areas are infrastructure, industry and services, agriculture and fisheries, financial
sector, governance and the rule of law, social development, peace and security, and environment
and natural resources.) Planned infrastructure investments amount to US$13.06 billion, or 77%
of the total for the remaining years 2013 to 2016. This amount corresponds to 69 out of the
identified 102 core investment projects and programs. This demonstrates the high priority that
the current administration puts on infrastructure development. Annex 1 provides details on the
infrastructure investment program in the PIP.

Infrastructure development in the PIP will be financed mostly by the national government.
Figure 2 shows that the national government, aided with ODA loans, will shoulder 67.72% of
the 2011-2016 investment program for infrastructure. Private sector investment ranks second at
18.51% share, followed by investments by government-owned and controlled corporations
(GOCCs) at 8.77% share.

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Figure 2. Aggregate Investment Targets by Funding Source (2011-2016)

Source of raw data: PIP 2011-2016 (as of May 31, 2012)
The transport sector is assigned the highest share among infrastructure subsectors. The percent
shares of investment targets by infrastructure subsector are shown in Figure 3 below. More than
half (57.93%) of the total 2011-2016 infrastructure investment target is for the transport
subsector. More specifically, the 2011-2016 PIP indicated that US$34.79 billion is the total
target amount for the transport subsector; US$7.96 billion for water resources; US$11.63 for
social infrastructure; US$5.47 for energy; and US$0.02 billion for cross-cutting key programs
and projects.

67.72%
8.77%
1.12%
2.49%
18.51%
1.39%
NG (including ODA Loans)
GOCCs
LGUs
ODA grants
Private Sector
Others

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Figure 3. Investment Targets by Infrastructure Subsector, 2011-2016

Source of raw data: PIP 2011-2016 (as of May 31, 2012)

3.1.2 Budget Composition

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) claims that in the 2013 budget,
infrastructure and other capital outlays allocation went up by 17.7%. From US$5.98 billion in
2012, the allocation went up to US$7.04 billion in 2013. The allocation is also 14.8% of the total
US$47.48 budget in 2013. It is noted that the budget item Infrastructure and Other Capital
Outlays Allocation cover physical infrastructure and other items such as buildings, vehicle,
equipment and others. Separating actual public infrastructure spending from Infrastructure and
Other Capital Outlays Allocation shows that in the last five years (2008-2012), public
infrastructure spending as part of GDP ranged between a low of 1.4% to a high of 2.09% only
(see Figure 4 below), which is still very far from the governments target of 5% of GDP by
2016.
14
However, with governance reforms in place, the government expects to improve
infrastructure spending in the coming years.


14
The target 5% of GDP is not in the Philippine Development Plan document per se but was announced in an
August 12, 2013 press release by NEDA, available at: http://www.neda.gov.ph/ads/press_releases/pr.asp?ID=1484
(accessed: September 30, 2013).
57.93%
13.03%
19.02%
8.93%
1.06% 0.03%
Transport
Water Resources
Social Infrastructure
Energy
ICT
Cross-cutting

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Figure 4. Actual Infrastructure and Other Capital Outlays as % of GDP, 2008-2012


Source: DBM National Expenditure Program CY 2008-2014; PIDS Economic and Social
Database

There was also underspending in infrastructure in 2010 and 2011 (see Figure 5 below). Navarro
and Yap (2011)
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stated that the 2011 decrease in government final consumption expenditure,
mostly in infrastructure projects and programs, cut GDP growth by 0.1%. The government
explained underspending as a consequence of the resolve to institute good governance, an
important platform of the Aquino administration. The due diligence reviews of projects and
programs conducted in 2010-2011 led to postponement or delays in fund disbursements.
Thereafter, an accelerated disbursement program was instituted and by 2012, public spending on
infrastructure has surpassed its 2009 level.




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Navarro, Adoracion M. and J osef T. Yap (2012) Macroeconomic Trends in 2011. Chapter 1 in Economic Policy
Monitor 2012. Makati: Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
1.79%
2.09%
1.74%
1.40%
1.73%
2.34%
2.75%
2.15%
1.87%
2.83%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Public Infrastructure Total Capital Outlays

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Figure 5. Actual Public Infrastructure Spending (in US$ billion), 2008-2012

Source: DBM National Expenditure Program CY 2008-2014; PIDS Economic and Social
Database

Table 2 below shows that infrastructure spending by national government agencies had been
between 11% and 13% of the national budget in the last five years.

3.28
3.98
3.71
3.23
4.32
-
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
US$ B
Public Infrastructure Spending

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Table 2. Infrastructure Spending by National Government Agencies, 2008-2012 (in US$ million)
Agency Type of Infrastructure 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
a

Department of Agrarian Reform
(Agrarian Reform Fund, 2008-2010)
Transport; Water and Sanitation;
Logistics and Supply Chain

26.79

40.23

48.74

39.88

83.19
Department of Agriculture Transport; Water and Sanitation;
Logistics and Supply Chain

310.07

347.95

422.85

362.12

792.93
Department of Education Social
163.78

134.82

89.73

151.04

401.86
Department of Finance
(Municipal Development Fund
Office, 2011-2012)
Water and Sanitation

-

-

-

23.50

21.88
Department of Health Water and Sanitation; Social
- 35.52 0.02 - -
Department of Interior and Local
Government
Transport; Water and Sanitation
-

-

-

-

18.23
Department Of Public Works And
Highways
Transport; Water and Sanitation;
Social

2,539.38

3,351.55

3,108.71

2,706.79

2,817.01
Department of Transportation and
Communications
Transport; Communications;
Logistics and Supply Chain

341.40

265.07

129.70

283.24

331.11
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao
Transport; Water and Sanitation;
Power

23.67

36.23

21.48

27.09

32.13
Budgetary support to Government
Corporations
Water and Sanitation; Power;
Transport; Social

-

-

26.39

551.90

281.22
Allocations to Local Government
Units
b

Water and Sanitation; Social;
Transport

71.29

52.95

60.00

-

-
Department of Education-School
Building Program
Social Funds for this program were
appropriated under the
Department of Education
-
23.68



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Agency Type of Infrastructure 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
a

GRAND TOTAL
3,476.39

4,264.34

3,907.63

4,145.55

4,803.25
Total appropriated budget 31,130.65 33,961.4 34,880.4 37,415.7 43,003.83
Percent (%) of Actual Infrastructure Spending to Total
Appropriated Budget
11% 13% 11% 11% 11%
Notes:
a
Infrastructure spending in 2012 is a preliminary expenditure, according to the DBMs Budget of Expenditure and Sources of
Financing for fiscal year 2013 (BESF FY 2013).
b
Includes spending of the Municipal Development Fund Office, Metro Manila Development Authority, and Pasig Rehabilitation
Commission from 2008-2010
c
In 2010, only the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority received national government subsidy for infrastructure projects; in 2011,
subsidies were also given to the National Irrigation Administration, Philippine National Railways, and National Housing Authority.
Source of raw data: BESF FY 2013; DBM

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The government also has specialized financing agencies for infrastructure development the
National Electrification Administration (NEA) for electric power infrastructure and the Local
Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) for water-related infrastructure. These corporations,
unlike government financial institutions, receive yearly subsidies from the government. Table 3
and Table 4 summarize the grants and loans provided by these two lending agencies for
infrastructure-related projects in the past five years.
Table 3. Amount of Grants and Loans Availed of by Electric Cooperatives, 2008-2012
Year Grants Loans
(US$ million) (%) (US$ million) (%)
2008 21.84 0.06% 37,865.15 99.94%
2009 11.84 0.03% 40,990.98 99.97%
2010* 1.49 0.0042% 35,781.27 99.9958%
2011 45.54 0.14% 32,631.76 99.86%
2012 23.68 0.06% 39,049.18 99.94%
Source: National Electrification Administration
* Used 2007 to 2009 subsidy savings

Table 4. Amount of Loans and Grants Availed of by Water Districts, 2008-2012
Year Grants Loans
(US$ million) % (US$ million) %
2008 0.0011 0.01% 13.45 99.99%
2009 4.41 15.44% 24.15 84.56%
2010 72.97 85.90% 11.98 14.10%
2011 15.62 49.34% 16.03 50.66%
2012 1.67 17.55% 7.85 82.45%
Source: Local Water Utilities Administration





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3.2 External Sources
3.2.1 Official Development Assistance

Multiple official development assistance (ODA) partners have lent significant amount of
resources in helping the Philippines develop its infrastructure. Grants have also been provided
together with loans. Annex 2 details the developing partners profiles based on their priority
areas, as well as their strategy frameworks for development. The multilateral agencies have had
varying areas of focus and priority: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has historically
supported transport, energy, agriculture infrastructure, and water supply projects; the
International Fund for Agricultural Development has supported infrastructure for agricultural
development; the United Nations has supported infrastructure with focus on the attainment of the
Millennium Development Goals; the World Bank and other funds that it administers have
supported transport, water supply and energy infrastructure. The bilateral aid agencies (i.e., aid
agencies of J apan, Australia, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Canada, European Union,
France, Spain, and the United States) have supported a number of cross-cutting areas such as
public-private partnerships, investment-promoting infrastructure, infrastructure support to
tourism, and infrastructure for peace and development in Mindanao.
Loans for Infrastructure
As of December 2012, the total loan commitment amounted to US$8.82 billion. Seventy-eight
percent (78%) or US$ 6.89 billion are for project loans while the remaining 22% or US$ 1.93
billion are for program loans. The total loan commitment in 2012 was higher by about 2.6% from
the registered loan commitment in 2011. Furthermore, out of the total loans for 2012, the biggest
share went to the development of the infrastructure sector. A total amount of US$ 5,185.99 or
58% of the loans were allocated for infrastructure, followed by loans for social reform and
community development, which accounted for 19% of the total allocation. Given the amount
allocated to it, the infrastructure sector had the largest number of projects, with 39 projects
supported by ODA loans in 2012.

Figure 6 details the distribution of project count and percentage share by sector in the 2012 net
loan commitments.

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Figure 6. Project Count and Percentage Share of 2012 Total Loan Commitments, by Sector


Source: 2012 ODA Portfolio Review, NEDA
Notes: INFRA - Infrastructure
SCRD - Social Reform and Community Development
AARNR - Agriculture, Natural Resources and Agrarian Reform
IT&T - Industry, Trade and Tourism
GID - Governance and Institutions Development


The 2012 distribution of loans by sector show that infrastructure has the largest share, which
should not come as a surprise given the historical data for the past five years. From 2008-2012,
ODA partners have consistently focused on infrastructure development in the country. Since
2008, more than 56% of the total annual loans went to projects for infrastructure development
(Table 5).

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Table 5. ODA Loans, by Sector, 2008-2012

Sector
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Amount
(US$M)
%
Share
Amount
(US$M)
%
Share
Amount
(US$M)
%
Share
Amount
(US$M)
%
Share
Amount
(US$M)
%
Share
Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Agrarian
Reform
1,553.66 15% 1,612.28 17% 1,837.40 18% 1,192.03 14% 1,495.26 17%
Infrastructure 6,130.25 61% 5,741.39 60% 5,591.70 56% 4,950.35 58% 5,185.99 59%
Industry, Trade and
Tourism
666.4 7% 470.02 5% 44.86 0% 218.64 3% 115.05 1%
Governance and
Institutions Development
732.9 7% 909.19 9% 709.17 7% 32.9 0% 332.4 4%
Social Reformand
Community Development
953.68 10% 904.33 9% 1,751.53 18% 2,205.63 26% 1,692.30 19%
Grand Total 10,036.89 100% 9,637.21 100% 9,934.66 100% 8,599.55 100% 8,821.00 100%

Source: 2008-2012 ODA Annual Portfolio Review; 2010-2012 NEDA Project Monitoring Staff

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Though the infrastructure sector has received priority in ODA loans over the other sectors, a
decreasing trend in infrastructure loans incurred can be observed in the past five years, with a
slight rebound in 2012 (see Figure 7). The number of infrastructure projects has also decreased,
from a high of 58 projects in 2008 to the current project count of 39. Within the infrastructure
sector, the transportation subsector consistently has the highest share in ODA loans.
Figure 7. Distribution of Infrastructure Loans by Subsector, 2008-2012



Source: 2008-2012 ODA Annual Portfolio Review

Among the development partners, J apan has consistently been the top source of funding for
infrastructure projects (Table 6). In 2012, J apanese ODA accounted for 48% or US$ 2,476.88
million of the total ODA loan funds allocated for the infrastructure sector. This is followed by
French ODA (23%) and the World Bank (15%). For the past three years, the infrastructure sector
has received US$ 15.72 billion with J apan as the source of 48% of the total loan funds.

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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
7,000.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Table 6. Infrastructure Loan Amount by Development Partner, 2010-2012 (US$ million)
Developing Partner 2010 2011 2012 Total
J apan 2,810.11 2,297.43 2,476.88 7,584.42
France 744.46 721.52 1,181.39 2,647.37
China 1,016.60 1,016.60 297.39 2,330.59
WB 496 485.56 761.99 1,743.55
Korea 206.33 219.62 237.66 663.61
ADB 31.1 31.1 93.1 155.3
Others 287.09 178.52 137.59 603.2

Source: NEDA-Project Monitoring Staff

Furthermore, there are 25 infrastructure projects identified as of March 2013 in the preliminary
ODA pipeline. Please refer to Annex 2 for the list of projects in the preliminary ODA pipeline.

Grants for Infrastructure

The total ODA grants that the Philippines has received since 2008 also show an increasing trend.
Total grants for all sectors amounted to US$ 2.86 billion for 2012. Table 7 shows the breakdown
of the grants received per sector over the past five years. Table 7 and Figure 8 also show a
generally increasing trend for grants. Compared to the US$128.10 million received in 2008,
infrastructure grants as of 2012 have reached US$400.04 million.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government aid agency, has led the
development partners in grants for infrastructure development (see Table 8). Since 2010, MCC
grants have accounted for 54% of the infrastructure grants, followed by grants from Australia
(24%), J ICA (7%) and the World Bank (6%).

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Table 7. ODA Grants by Sector, 2008-2012

Sector
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Amount
%
Share
Amount
%
Share
Amount
%
Share
Amount
%
Share
Amount
%
Share
Social Reform and
Community Development
284.82 22% 415.78 39% 931.12 43% 876.41 42% 1,519.40 53%
Governance and
Institutions Development
474.13 37% 334.65 32% 400.93 19% 478.95 23% 561.92 20%
Infrastructure 128.10 10% 69.10 7% 414.37 19% 384.54 18% 400.04 14%
Agriculture, Agrarian
Reform, and Natural
Resources
338.80 26% 192.62 18% 344.55 16% 292.91 14% 314.19 11%
Industry, Trade and
Tourism
62.81 5% 45.08 4% 49.60 2% 56.23 3% 55.90 2%
TOTAL
1,288.66 100% 1,057.23 100% 2,140.57 100% 2,089.04 100% 2,851.45 100%
Source: 2008-2009 ODA Annual Portfolio Review; 2010-2012 NEDA Project Monitoring Staff
Note: Total grants received in 2010 was US$ 2247.53 in millions. An amount of US$ 106.961 (M) were tagged as
unspecified.


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Figure 8. Total Grants vis-a-vis Infrastructure Grants Received, 2008-2012


Source: ODA Annual Portfolio Review for the 2008-2009 data; NEDA Project Monitoring Staff
for the 2010-2012 data

Table 8. Grant Amount by Development Partner, 2010-2012 (in US$ million)
Development Partner 2010 2011 2012 Total
MCA/MCC 214.4 214.4 214.4 643.2
AUSTRALIA 101.87 79.14 104 285.01
J ICA - 47.01 37.04 84.05
WORLD BANK 35.26 20.24 14.07 69.57
ADB 10.21 7.7 14.57 32.48
GTZ/GIZ 31.97 - - 31.97
USAID 5.5 5.5 5.51 16.51
Others 15.15 10.55 10.45 36.15
No. of projects 95 65 29 189
Source: NEDA-Project Monitoring Staff


1,288.66
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3.2.2 Regional Source The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund is also one possible external source of funding Philippine
infrastructure requirements. This regional fund is initially expected to provide loans of up to
US$300 million a year and has a lending commitment through 2020 of up to US$4 billion. The
AIF was incorporated in April 2012 with shareholdings from nine ASEAN members (Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Viet Nam) and the ADB. The Philippines initial shareholding is US$15 million. Table 9
describes the basic design of the AIF.

Table 9. Basic Design and Structure of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

Equity Debt Lending Operations ADB's Role
US$335.2
million from 9
ASEAN
countries
US$150
million from
ADB
Around
US$162
million in
hybrid capital
(perpetual
bonds)
Debt issued to
leverage 1.5 times
the equity*
High-investment
grade credit rating
targeted
Central banks and
other institutions,
including private
sector, to purchase
the debt after the
EIF has
established a clear
track-record and
sufficient lending
volume
Lending to relevant
ASEAN countries
Based on ADB's
country partnership
strategy, and
regional pipelines
Initially only on
sovereign and
sovereign-
guaranteed projects
and public portion
of PPP projects,
later also loans to
private sponsors
after formal
determination of the
AIF
Generate the project
pipeline
Ensure that appropriate
safeguards and due
diligence are part of the
project design and
administration and report
to ASEAN
Provide cofinancing and
act as the lender of
record
Administer the AIF
(including financial
management, loan
servicing, accounting
and financial reporting)
during the project
administration and
evaluation

*In capital adequacy terms, it means equity to loan ratio of about 60% by 2020 and about 44%
by 2025.
Source: ADB (2011). Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors:
Proposed Equity Contribution and Administration of ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

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The ADB (2011) reported that the AIF will be ready to process projects in the pipeline by the
second half of 2013. To date, the details of the pipeline being processed have not yet been
released.

3.3 Analysis of the Fiscal Situation

A healthy fiscal position is necessary to raise substantial resources for the national governments
infrastructure spending that is supported by both local and external sources. In the case of the
latter, putting up the counterpart funds requires national government capacity to mobilize local
resources.

It is noted that the outlays for infrastructure are largely sourced from local funds, as shown in
Figure 9. The share of local funds in infrastructure spending in the past five years ranged from
84%-87%, whereas the share of foreign assistance was at 13%-17%. Local funding sources are
becoming more sustainable in recent years due to the positive performance of the economy and
improvements in the revenue generation effort by the government. This is a welcome
development because it is really local resources that should bear the brunt of funding the
countrys infrastructure, and not borrowed money. The decline in the share of ODA-funded
infrastructure from 17% in 2011 to 15% in 2012 (Figure 9) seems to indicate a lessening
reliance of the national government on ODA for its infrastructure budget. However, it is
observed that foreign assistance is a critical factor in developing the countrys infrastructure.



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Figure 9. Infrastructure Spending by Source of Fund (Foreign-Assisted vs. Locally-Funded
Budget), 2008-2012

Source of raw data: Actual Spending for Infrastructure Outlays in DBM-BESF 2008-2012

The recent strong performance of the economy (6.6% annual GDP growth in 2012 and 7.8%
GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013) augurs widening fiscal space for the national
government. The 7.8% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 is the current administrations
third consecutive quarterly growth that is above 7 percent. According to the National Statistical
Coordination Board (NSCB), this can be attributed to the strong performance of the
manufacturing and construction sectors, increased government and consumer spending, and
sustained inflow of remittances from overseas Filipino workers. Multilateral institutions also
forecast a positive growth outlook for the Philippines. For instance, as of J uly 2013, the World
Bank projects the Philippine economy to grow at 6.2% this year and 6.4% in 2014. The
International Monetary Fund, on the other hand, has raised its growth outlook for the
Philippinesfrom a previous forecast of 6% to 7% growth by end of 2013.

Moreover, the Philippine economy has been experiencing improvements in its fiscal position in
recent years. The fiscal deficit at 2.3% of GDP by end-2012 is at a sustainable level that is below
16%
13%
14%
17%
15%
84%
87%
86%
83%
85%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foreign-Assisted Locally Funded

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the governments target of 2.6% of GDP. Navarro and Yap (2013)
16
explained that compared to
the previous year where fiscal deficit was controlled at the expense of lower government
spending, the fiscal deficit situation in 2012 improved due to the low-interest environment, less
pressure on borrowings, faster-than-expected GDP growth, and increase in government revenues.

Figure 10. Revenue and Tax Efforts (% of GDP), 1998-2013 Q1 GDP (Base Year 2000)



Source of raw data: Department of Finance (DOF); GDP base year = 2000
Figure 10 above presents the path of the national government revenue and tax efforts from 1998
to early 2013. As a percentage of GDP, the tax collections of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have recently declined. BOC representatives usually cite
the lower tax base for import duties due to tariff reduction agreements as one big challenge. BIR

16
Navarro, Adoracion M. and J osef T. Yap. 2013. Macroeconomic Developments in 2012. In Economic Policy
Monitor 2013. Manila: Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Navarro and Yap noted, however, that recent
revenue collections were still short of targets. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) also
raised the revenue effort issue in its Socio-Economic Report 2010-2012 and stated that despite the countrys recent
commendable fiscal performance, improvements are still possible given the path of revenues and spending.
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representatives, on the other hand, cite tax leakages and evasion. However, corruption and poor
governance cannot be ruled out as major factors behind the inability to meet revenue and tax
collection targets. The current administration has launched an aggressive revenue performance
drive in the two tax collecting agencies. At present, the BOC bureaucracy is facing a revamp and
a customs modernization and tariff bill is in the legislative agenda. The BIR is also strengthening
the tax administration machinery and governance reforms to boost its collection efforts.

The current low-interest environment presents opportunities for the Philippines to manage its
fiscal position well. The investment grade rating that the country has received from major rating
agenciesfirst from Fitch Ratings in March 2013, secondly from Standard & Poor's in May
2013, and thirdly from Moodys Investors Service in October 2013will also reduce borrowing
cost and help to attract more investments.

Given these current developments, the governments
policy is to lessen reliance on foreign borrowings in favor of the local debt market for its
borrowing needs. The macroeconomic assumptions for the 2013 budget include the target
national governments target borrowing mix of 75% local and 25% foreign. The Department of
Finance has recently announced that it might consider an 80:20 borrowing mix in favor of the
local currency.

Improvements in infrastructure spending are also expected to occur as the proposed national
budget for 2014 amounts to US$53.71 billion, which is 13% higher than this years US$47.50
billion budget. It was reported, in particular, that an additional PhP262.1 billion (i.e., US$6.21
billion) will be spent to achieve increased investments in infrastructure, in good governance and
anti-corruption, in building human capabilities especially of the poor, through quality education,
public health care and housing, and in climate change adaptation measures.
17






17
Diaz, J . 2013. Palace eyeing P2.27-trillion budget for 2014, The Philippine Star.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/25/923722/palace-eyeing-p2.27-trillion-budget-2014

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4 Public-Private Partnerships and the Capital Market
4.1 PPPs in Infrastructure

Public-private partnership (PPP) as an investment strategy started to be promoted in 1990 when
the country was reeling from electric power shortage. At the time, however, it was not yet called
PPP but build-operate-transfer (BOT) and its variants. PPPs steadily increased in the 1990s and
drastically declined in the aftermath of the East Asian currency crisis. The general decline
continued during the first half of the Arroyo administration as most infrastructure projects were
financed using ODA, then started to increase again beginning mid-2000s (Navarro 2012)
18
.
Figure 11 below shows the path that PPPs took during the last two decades.

Figure 11. Total PPP Investments Committed in the Philippines, 1990-2010 (in US$ million)

Source: World Bank - Private Participation in Infrastructure Database


4.1.1 Regulatory Framework for PPPs

The regulatory framework for PPPs evolved from the first PPP law, Republic Act (RA) 6957,
An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure
Projects by the Private Sector, which was passed in 1990. RA 6957 was amended by RA 7718
in 1994. At present, RA 7718 and its implementing rules and regulations provide the framework
and procedures for the competitive tender and government support for the following contractual
arrangements: build-operate-transfer, build-transfer, build-own-operate, build-lease-transfer,

18
Navarro, Adoracion M. 2012. Achieving Inclusive Growth in the Philippines. East Asian Policy 4(04):75-83.
Total Investment Commitments (in current million USD)
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

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build-transfer-operate, contract-add-operate, develop-operate-transfer, rehabilitate-operate-
transfer, and rehabilitate-own-operate. Other variations of these contractual arrangements should
be approved by the president of the Philippines.

There are two modes of competition in the Philippine PPP frameworkthe solicited proposal
process and the unsolicited proposal process. The solicited mode is the regular tendering process
where a government unit prepares the project feasibility analysis and solicits competitive
proposals from the private sector to undertake the project. In the unsolicited mode, a government
unit may accept an unsolicited proposal from a private firm under three conditions: one, the
proposed project involves a new concept or technology and/or is not part of the list of the
governments priority projects; two, no direct government guarantee, subsidy or equity is
required; and three, the government unit has invited comparative or competitive proposals and no
better proposal came in.

J oint ventures between government corporations and private entities must also follow a
competitive process. The J oint Venture Guidelines issued by the NEDA in 2008 and revised in
2013 provide the rules and procedures for the competitive selection of private joint venture
partners. Under the guidelines, the private partner can entirely take over the joint venture project
after the government divests itself of any interest in it.

The existing regulators in infrastructure sectors also provide sector-specific regulatory rules,
such as those relating to prices, routes, standards or operating parameters. These regulators
include the Toll Regulatory Board, Maritime Industry Authority, Energy Regulatory
Commission, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and National Water Resources Board.

4.1.2 Operational and Proposed PPPs

As of December 2012, there are 35 operational projects in the Philippines which were
undertaken under the framework provided by RA 7718, the PPP law. These projects are worth
US$15.86 million. Table 10 shows the sectoral distribution of these projects.


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Table 10. Operational PPP Projects by Sector (as of December 2012)
Sector Scheme Number of Projects
Estimated Cost in (US$
Million)
Power Sector
BOT-PPA 3 1,534.00
BOO 1 22.00
J V 1 5.00
BROT 1 450.00
BOO-ECA 2 170.00
BOT-ECA 3 3,048.00
Subtotal 11 5,229.00
Transport Sector
BLT 1 655.00
J V 4 1,398.00
BOT 1 84.00
BTO 1 53.00
Subtotal 7 2,190.00
Information
Technology
Sector
BTO 1 65.00
BOO 1 82.00
BOT 1 2.80
Subtotal 3 149.80
Water Sector
CAOM 1 7,000.00
J V 2 134.40
BOT 1 650.00
CA 1 55.00
Subtotal 5 7,839.40
Property
Development
Sector
BOT 4 7.86
BT/BOT 1 4.00
DOT/BT 1 23.00
J V 2 415.00
Subtotal 8 449.86
Health Sector
PSP - Lease
Contract
1 1.00
Subtotal 1 1.00
GRAND TOTAL 35 15,859.06

Source: DBM Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF) 2013


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When the current administration revived the PPP program in 2010, ten projects were identified
as priority projects and promoted to the private sector. However, only three projects
19
have been
awarded to date. Based on the DBM Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF)
for 2014, the pipeline of the PPP program consists of 21 projects. The projected investment
requirement in 18 of these projects amount to US$ 5 billion; three projects do not have cost
estimates yet.
20
(See Annex 3 for the details of the PPP pipeline.)

4.3 Capital Market in the Philippines

4.3.1 Level of Development of the Capital Market

The Philippine capital market offers a wide range of financial instruments. The government from
time to time issues peso-denominated treasury notes, bills and bonds and foreign currency
denominated bonds to institutional investors as well as peso-denominated treasury bonds and
multi-currency treasury bonds to retail investors. Retail investors can also indirectly invest in
treasury bills through trust agreements with banks. Some government corporations have also
issued bonds and notes in the past. Private corporations have also issued long-term notes and
bonds; banks have also issued long-term negotiable certificate of deposits and tier 2 notes.

The size of the local bond market, as measured by the total amount outstanding, is US$99 billion
as of first quarter of 2013.
21
Of this amount, US$86 billion are government bonds and US$13
billion are corporate bonds. The size of the banking sector, on the other hand, is Php10,449.94
billion (US$247.46 billion) as of end-2012.
22
The total Philippine stock market capitalization as

19
These three projects are the Php1.96-billion (US$0.05 billion) Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway Link, the
Php16.42-billion (US$0.39 billion) School Infrastructure Project Phase I, and the Php15.86-billion (US$0.38) Ninoy
Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIA) Phase II.
20
The number and cost estimates of PPP projects in the pipeline may change depending on the results of the studies
being conducted and other developments. As of September 2013, the PPP Center is looking at 35 projects which are
at least in the "procurement of transaction advisor" stage.
21
ADB. 2013. Asia Bonds Monitor J une 2013. Manila: Asian Development Bank.

22
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) webpage, Total Resources of the Philippine Financial System. Available from:
http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statistics/efs_fsa1.asp. Accessed: August 2, 2013.

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of J une 2013 is Php11.71 trillion (US$0.28 trillion).
23
The platform for equity trading is the
Philippine Stock Exchange and for debt trading, the Philippine Dealing Exchange.

The latest sovereign credit ratings that the Philippines has received are as follows: BBB- from
Fitch Ratings on March 27, 2013; BBB- from Standard and Poor's on May 2, 2013, and Baa3
from Moodys Investors Service on October 3, 2013. The local credit rating agency for
commercial papers is the Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings).

Infrastructure financing activities in the local capital market currently include loan syndication
by banks and corporate bond issuances of holding companies with infrastructure exposure. To
date, no specific infrastructure bonds have been issued for direct and fresh financing.

4.3.1 A New Private Equity Fund Co-financed by Pension Funds

The newly created Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PINAI) Fund is another
source of financing for Philippine infrastructure projects. The PINAI Fund is a private equity
fund co-financed by pension funds and the ADB. It is capitalized at US$625 million from the
Philippines pension fund for government workers, the Government Service and Insurance
System (GSIS), contributing the largest equity share at 64%. The other equity contributors are:
Agemene Pensioen Groep, a pension fund based in Netherlands, at 24%; Macquarie
Infrastructure and Real Assests, which is owned by the Macquarie Group, at 8%; and the ADB at
4%. Recently, a private firm pursuing an 81-megawatt wind power project for the northern part
of the Philippines expressed interest in tapping the fund.
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23
BSP webpage, Philippine Stock Market Capitalization. Available from:
http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statistics/spei_new/tab66.htm. Accessed: August 2, 2013.
24
ADB. 2013. PINAI Fund to Finance Wind Power Project in Northern Philippines. J uly 2013. Available from:
http://www.adb.org/news/pinai-fund-finance-wind-power-project-northern-philippines. [Accessed: August 1, 2013].

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4.4 Challenges in PPPs and Opportunities in the Local Capital Market

Despite the relatively long history of Philippine PPPs, challenges remain. These include delays
in rolling out projects for tender and the inadequacy of the current PPP law (RA 7718) in dealing
with competition and implementation problems.

Problems that have given rise to delays in the tendering process include the weak capacity of
government units to process PPPs and the lack of a project development facility to support the
PPP proposals. To address the capacity issue, capacity-building activities are being conducted for
the main agency in charge of the PPP program (i.e., the Public-Private Partnerships Center) as
well as government implementing units and oversight agencies. To address project quality-at-
entry and implementation monitoring, a Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF)
has been established.

The PDMF is a revolving fund (Figure 12) for the preparation of pre-feasibility, feasibility
studies and tender documents for PPP projects, and assistance in the bidding process. The fund
revolves as the project development cost, including an administrative fee of 10%, is recovered
from the successful bidder. In case the bidding fails due to reasons that are within the
implementing government agency's responsibility, the agency refunds the full project
development cost, and if due to reasons beyond the agency's control, it refunds only 50% of the
cost.

The initial fund for the PDMF was pooled from the contributions of the Philippine government
(US$7 million) and the government of Australia (US$6 million). The ADB manages the
Australian contribution under its Capacity Building Technical Assistance project for the PPP
Center. The PPP Center administers the whole fund and reviews proposals for PDMF funding.


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Figure 12. Project Development and Monitoring Facility for PPP Projects


Source: Authors interpretation of PPP Center documents

The inadequacy of the PPP law in dealing with competition and implementation problems and
the need to amend RA 7718 have been raised several times in the past. Llanto (2010)
25
explained
that the PPP law (or BOT law as referred to in the study) should provide the enabling policy
framework and the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) should provide the technical and
operational rules. However, as Llanto argued, the Philippine PPP law contains both the enabling
policy framework and too many details that should be in the IRR, leaving the government with
less flexibility to change these details in order to conform to the dynamic nature of such factors
as technology and financial markets. At present, a bill amending the PPP law has been proposed
in Congress and is currently under consideration by the concerned Congressional Committee.


25
Llanto, Gilberto M. 2010. A review of build-operate-transfer for infrastructure development. Makati: Philippine
Institute for Development Studies.

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Recent developments in the capital market also present opportunities for accelerating private
sector participation in infrastructure investments. Liquidity in the banking system has been
growing and interest rates have been declining. Figure 13 shows the decline in reference interest
rates across all maturities as of December 2012, which is actually a continuation of a general
decline since 2009. The challenge now for the private sector is how to take advantage of a liquid
financial market, and for the government, how to facilitate the channeling of capital market
resources to PPP projects. For example, given the huge project costs in infrastructure and the
single borrower limits faced by banks in direct lending, commercial banks can pursue loan
syndication more actively. Moreover, given the mismatch in the maturity of lending capital by
Philippine banks (typically, 10-15 years) and the long gestation of infrastructure projects (some
lasting up to 25-30 years), the government can facilitate the creation of credit enhancements for
infrastructure bonds. A good start will be for the government to organize a group of experts from
the private and public sectors not only to gather ideas but also to formulate clear mechanisms and
institutional setup for mobilizing bank resources for infrastructure financing.

Figure 13. Declining Benchmark Treasury Rates


Source of raw data: Philippine Dealing Exchange




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5 The Philippines and ASEAN Connectivity

The Philippines remains committed to ASEAN connectivity. In the Philippine Development Plan
2011-2016, the governments blueprint for economic development, the strategy for the transport
sector includes exploring ASEAN connectivity through sea linkages. The Philippines
contribution to the trans-ASEAN power grid and trans-ASEAN natural gas pipeline network is
planned to be implemented as the last leg of ASEAN connectivity and envisioned to happen in
2020.

One of the goals for maritime transport in the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity is to bridge
archipelagic ASEAN with mainland ASEAN through a RORO and short sea shipping network.
Major ports in ASEAN countries, including the Philippines, were designated to be part of the
network. The coordinator and focal point in the Philippines for this effort is the Maritime
Industry Authority (MARINA)
26
, the regulator for the domestic shipping industry. According to
MARINA, the J ICA-funded study on ASEAN RORO and short sea shipping network, completed
in March 2013, initially considered four Philippine ports (Brookes Point (Palawan), Zamboanga
City, General Santos City, and Davao City) to be part of the ASEAN port network but found out
later that only the Davao City-General Santos City connection was viable. General Santos City
was recommended as the main gateway via a connection to Bitung, Indonesia (see Figure 15).
Across ASEAN, the study identified three priority routes to be developed: Dumai (Indonesia) -
Malacca Route (Malaysia); Belawan (Indonesia) - Penang (Malaysia) - Phuket (Thailand) Route;
and Davao/General Santos (Philippines) - Bitung (Indonesia) Route.

Figure 14. Davao/General Santos
(Philippines) - Bitung (Indonesia) Route
Distance:
Davao Gen. Santos: 154 nautical miles (285 km)
Gen. Santos Bitung: 302 nautical miles (560 km)
Source: JICA (2013). Masterplan and
Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an

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Interview with MARINA, 02 August 2013.

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ASEAN RoRo Shipping Network and Short Sea Shipping.

In the trans-ASEAN power grid, the Philippines-Sabah (Malaysia) grid interconnection is
targeted to be in the last leg of the connectivity efforts. The Philippine coordinator for the trans-
ASEAN power grid is the National Power Corporation through its membership in the Heads of
ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA)
27
. At present, the immediate challenge for the
Philippines is to achieve interconnection within the country since the Mindanao grid remains
isolated from the interconnected Luzon-Visayas grid. Meanwhile, the Philippines through its
chairmanship of the HAPUA working group on policy studies and commercial development, is
contributing to efforts to harmonize rules and standards within ASEAN, such as in the two
currently pending studies of HAPUA, namely, study on energy taxation and study on PPPs for
transmission and generation.

The trans-ASEAN natural gas pipeline network is one connectivity infrastructure in ASEAN
wherein the development activities have endured long delays and uncertainties in the timetable.
One major reason is the commercial viability issue given the high cost involved in developing
the East Natuna (Indonesia) gas field, with a total 46 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves, which
is found to have high levels of carbon dioxide
28
. For the meantime, the Philippines is preparing
to enhance its gas distribution network for gas through the Batangas-Manila pipeline (Batman 1),
Bataan-Manila (Batman 2) pipeline, and Batangas-Cavite (Batcave) spur line of Batman 2.
Batman 1, Batman 2, and Batcave are envisioned to put in place a total of 423 kilometers of gas
distribution lines.




27
Interview with the HAPUA Chairperson of Working Group on Policy Studies and Commercial Development, 23
J uly 2013.

28
Global Association of Risk Professionals (2013). Indonesian government seeks to give contract for gas field in
South China Sea. Available from: http://www.garp.org/risk-news-and-resources/risk-
headlines/story.aspx?newsId=56958. Accessed: J uly 22, 2013.

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6 Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions

This study assessed the sources and levels of infrastructure financing in the Philippines for the
last five years (2008-2012). In order to provide context, the assessment is preceded by a brief
overview of the infrastructure situation in the country. The mapping of fiscal resources showed
that there had been underinvestment in infrastructure given that in 2008-2012, public
infrastructure spending as a share of GDP ranged between a low of 1.40% to a high of 2.09%,
which is a far cry from the current target of 5% of GDP over the medium term. As a result of
underinvestment, the infrastructure stocks and levels of access in the Philippines are low.
Moreover, the country has lagged behind most of its ASEAN neighbors in upgrading the quality
of its infrastructure.

The national budget for the past five years shows that actual infrastructure spending as a share of
the appropriated budget was 11% in 2008, 13% in 2009, and 11% again in 2010-2012.
Government underspending in infrastructure is more visible when one looks at levelspublic
infrastructure spending dropped from US$3.98 billion in 2009 to US$3.71 billion in 2010, and
dropped further to US$3.23 billion in 2011 before it started to increase in 2012 as a result of the
governments disbursement acceleration program. With respect to the external sources of
financing, infrastructure financing has historically been a priority by ODA partners. However, in
the past five years, there has been a decreasing reliance on ODA loans for infrastructure
financingthese loans declined from a high of US$6.13 billion for 58 projects in 2008 to
US$5.19 billion for 39 projects in 2012. The greater bulk of infrastructure spending is sourced
from domestic resources.

This study also took stock of PPPs in the Philippines and found that there are currently 35
operational PPP projects worth US$15.86 billion and the PPP pipeline consists of 20 proposed
projects that are estimated to cost US$6.47 billion. The current PPP program has encountered
delays in the tendering process due to the weak capacity of government units to ensure project
quality-at-entry and to efficiently process PPPs. The inadequacy of the BOT law in dealing with
competition and implementation problems is also a key challenge. In response, proposed
amendments to the BOT law are currently under Congressional deliberation.

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The present liquid capital market and a low interest rate environment present opportunities for
investing in infrastructure by both the government and the private sector. But investor
confidence has to be bolstered by governments firm commitment to reform policies and
strengthen institutions. The study submits that it is not just the constrained availability of
financial resources that could restrain infrastructure investments but institutional weaknesses
could also hamper such effort.

This study also provides updates on the Philippines participation in efforts to build the physical
connectivity of ASEAN through infrastructure. The feasibility study for the strategy of bridging
archipelagic ASEAN with mainland ASEAN through a RORO and short sea shipping network
was finished recently. Although four Philippine ports were initially considered in the study, only
two ports were found to be viableDavao City and General Santos City, with General Santos
City acting as the main gateway via a connection to Bitung, Indonesia.

Likewise, the study pointed out the significant improvement in the governments fiscal position
that augurs well for more substantial infrastructure spending in the future. While there seems to
be a reduced reliance on ODA for infrastructure financing in view of the improvement in the
governments fiscal position, it remains a critical source of funding and assistance to improve the
institutional framework for infrastructure financing. As well, there are new sources of
infrastructure financing such as the regional fund for ASEAN and a private equity fund
capitalized with pension funds.

The important lesson that emerged from this study is that an effective infrastructure financing
strategy must not only focus on resource availability for the hard infrastructure but also on
having an institutional framework that facilitates the project identification, design, development,
tendering, review, approval and implementation. There is merit in institutionalizing project
development facilities and expanding its scale and scope to cover project development and
feasibility studies and governance and institutional reforms.



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Annex 1 Infrastructure in the 2011-2016 Public Investment Program

The following tables provide details on the investment targets for infrastructure as listed in the
2011-2016 Public Investment Program.

Table A - 1. Investment Target for Infrastructure by Funding Source (in PhP million)
Funding
Source
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
NG
(includes
ODA
156,244.77 230,440.10 296,778.14 312,982.89 369,222.46 382,992.18 1,748,660.53
loans) 8,015.85 13,359.66 12,314.26 10,336.30 11,515.35 8,643.39 64,184.79
ODA
Grants
18,842.62 23,665.31 77,294.86 31,127.02 41,450.52 33,992.07 226,372.40
GOCC 3,083.77 24,197.68 65,789.67 145,781.34 150,337.16 88,640.95 477,830.57
Private
Sector
4,328.13 9,751.90 12,509.31 2,400.00 - - 28,989.34
LGU 1,100.00 4,802.00 9,166.98 8,874.35 11,268.12 805.00 36,016.45
Others 191,615.13 306,216.65 473,853.21 511,501.89 583,793.61 515,073.59 2,582,054.08
Source: PIP 2011-2016 (as of May 31, 2012)

Table A - 2. Investment Targets by Agency/Department (in PhP million)
Agency/
Department
(attached
agencies)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
AFAB* 30.00 45.50 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 195.50
BCDA* - 717.50 526.94 210.63 26,200.00 2.24 26,917.50
CDC* 13,000.00 - 2,154.58 5.00 33.54 75.00 13,000.00
PPMC* 1,200.00 4,500.00 191.20 154.28 75.00 1,850.66 5,700.00
BIR 18.99 1,194.61 100.00 100.00 100.00 7,484.08 1,986.94
CEZA 1,334.90 1,306.71 368.25 1,494.01 1,762.51 25,433.47 4,951.19
DAR - 115.04 3,544.21 3,346.24 7,290.97 3,315.45 460.52
DFA - - 8,377.00 9,000.00 10,064.00 80.42 300.00
DILG 68.36 784.43 60,867.42 25,433.47 25,433.47 175.99 6,328.21
DOE 500.78 2,272.20 6,538.66 6,134.43 3,250.94 800.00 24,438.48
NEA 1,333.00 5,000.00 93.87 109.64 96.78 97.80 33,774.00
PNOC 1,352.86 9,050.77 248.20 141.38 157.11 400.00 147,571.45
NPC 263.98 1,903.41 800.00 800.00 800.00 400.00 21,406.87
DOST** 86.47 127.79 85.53 67.92 81.50 7,425.66 594.97
ASTI 351.35 524.44 56.60 400.00 400.00 10,496.00 1,598.48
ICTO - 1,393.50 200.00 400.00 400.00 25,671.86 4,593.50
PAGASA 2,515.06 136.48 400.00 22,024.95 14,321.60 800.00 2,737.07
PCIEERD - 55.50 16,981.15 444.00 16,684.95 550.00 359.33
PHIVOLCS* 15.00 69.50 11,045.90 15,426.54 470.00 30.00 15.00

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Agency/
Department
(attached
agencies)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
MIRDC 54.25 200.00 418.00 800.00 25,244.71 2.24 1,523.75
DOTC 100.00 9,590.55 10,140.91 2,702.00 800.00 75.00 1,900.00
CAAP 6,957.88 609.70 800.00 681.16 279.50 1,850.66 77,301.79
CIAC* - 972.00 3,296.00 3,150.00 187.06 7,484.08 28,340.55
CPA* 341.00 13,203.23 1,071.07 30.00 2,917.00 25,433.47 13,141.00
LRTA 3,868.15 800.00 4,089.25 210.63 30.00 3,315.45 93,555.40
LTO - 841.50 30.00 5.00 26,200.00 80.42 4,000.00
MCIAA* 547.00 3,812.00 526.94 154.28 33.54 175.99 7,666.00
MIAA 341.40 4,618.30 2,154.58 100.00 75.00 800.00 6,092.69
PCG* 2,067.20 1,903.41 191.20 1,494.01 100.00 97.80 17,391.75
PNR 2,377.00 3,152.65 4,617.38 40,016.00 79,483.87 78,620.00 208,266.90
PPA* 2,607.19 2,939.74 10,426.67 8,739.52 16,103.09 8,609.05 49,425.27
MRT3* 6,923.00 4,290.00 5,401.00 5,838.00 5,859.00 6,068.00 34,379.00
DepEd 22,335.60 30,339.09 65,676.87 22,983.54 17,885.65 63,251.30 222,472.06
DOH 7,143.91 26,800.00 43,000.00 40,300.00 4,600.00 - 121,843.91
DPWH 94,318.40 110,386.78 140,107.15 218,320.91 232,415.25 185,438.34 980,986.83
MWSS 250.00 3,500.00 6,129.25 7,376.77 10,326.77 2,267.12 29,849.91
DTI - - 100.00 35.00 - - 135.00
LLDA* - - - - - 11,500.00 11,500.00
LWUA - 1,031.00 2,657.00 4,239.00 4,056.00 4,156.00 16,139.00
MMDA - 2,919.02 6,078.53 5,748.22 4,448.52 4,423.52 23,617.81
NIA 12,790.65 30,000.00 28,361.26 30,610.26 29,722.41 23,958.74 155,443.31
NWRB 4.34 38.73 14.80 30.00 14.80 30.00 132.67
NEDA 98.93 113.77 178.52 178.63 108.95 69.75 748.55
PhilPost* 0.53 0.53 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 5.25
PCOO*-PTNI 26.94 231.68 - 1,796.34 3,592.69 3,592.69 9,240.34
PRRC* - 15.00 105.00 70.00 - - 190.00
DOTC & LGU 303.00 541.50 2,875.00 2,875.00 3,250.00 3,375.00 13,219.50
DILG, DOH &
LWUA
20.00 800.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 6,820.00
HUDCC* &
NHA
4,588.00 20,617.00 22,649.00 26,238.00 29,846.00 30,554.00 134,492.00
DepEd & DPWH 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 6,000.00
DepEd &
NDRRMC*
480.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 3,230.00
LTO & LTFRB - 3,105.53 - - 1,948.93 1,020.41 6,074.87
Total 191,615.13 306,216.65 473,853.21 511,501.89 583,793.61 515,073.59 2,582,054.08
Notes: * AFAB - Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan; BCDA - Bases Conversion
Development Authority; CDC - Clark Development Corporation; PPMC - Poro Point
Management Corporation; PHIVOLCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology;
CIAC - Clark International Airport Corporation; CPA - Cebu Port Authority; MCIAA - Mactan

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Cebu International Airport Authority; PCG - Philippine Coast Guard; PPA - Philippine Ports
Authority; MRT3 - Metro Rail Transit 3; LLDA - Laguna Lake Development Authority; PhilPost
- Philippine Postal Corporation; PCOO - Presidential Communications Operations Office;
PRRC - Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission; HUDCC - Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council; NDRRMC - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Source: PIP 2011-2016 (as of May 31, 2012)


Table A - 3. List of Infrastructure Projects in the Revalidated PIP
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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
DOT - DPWH
Convergence
Programfor TourismAreas
Access Provision
DPWH,
DOT
Roads leading to tourist destinations
constructed/improved
Interregional -
Upgrading of the San
Fernando Airport
BCDA-
PPMC
Existing Airport improved I -
Bicol International Airport
Development
DOTC New Airport constructed V 1,478.02
Puerto Princesa Airport DOTC Existing Airport improved IV-B 3,194.00
New Bohol (Panglao)
Airport
Development Project
DOTC New Airport constructed VII 6,905.07
Clark International Airport
-
New Low Cost Carrier
Terminal
DOTC-
CIAC
New Passenger Terminal Constructed III 6,242.71
Construction of the New
Passenger International
Terminal
at Mactan-Cebu
International
Airport
DOTC-
MCIAA
New Passenger Terminal Constructed VII 8,873.10
Tacloban Airport DOTC- Existing Airport improved VIII 1,920.00

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This is from the May 31, 2012 revalidation of the original Public Investment Program (PIP) 2011-2016. The
National Economic and Development Authority says that one of the salient features of the revalidated PIP is that it
veers away from the identification of all priority programs and projects of the government and focuses on strategic
core investment programs/projects that will substantially contribute to the priorities embodied in the development
objectives in the Philippine Development Plan and the critical indicators in results monitoring.

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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
Redevelopment Project CAAP
Manila-Clark Airport
Express
Rail Link, including J ICA
TA
for FS
DOTC-
NLRC
Express rail link connecting Clark to
Metro Manila
NCR, III 91,060.00
Central Spine RORO
Development
DOTC Facilities for RoRo ferry port network
and services installed
IV-A, VI,
VII, X
33,780.00
Development of New
Cebu International Port
(Phase
1) - Construction of a New
International Port outside
Cebu
Baseport (Phase 1)
DOTC-CPA 3-Berth International Container Terminal
constructed
VII 10,000.00
Integrated Railway System DOTC-PNR A railway systemthat will serve as a
North-South Transportation Backbone
constructed
Interregional -
Construction/Rehabilitation
of Farm-to-Mill Roads
DA-SRA Existing road network upgraded/
rehabilitated and new roads
constructed
II, III, IV-A,
V, VI,
VII, VIII, X,
XI, XII
3,300.00
Central Luzon Link
Expressway (CLLEX),
Phase I
DPWH 30.70 kmExpressway constructed III 14,936.00
Cavite-Laguna (CALA)
Expressway
DPWH 47.00 kmexpressway constructed IV-A 31,158.68
Calamba-Los Baos Toll
Expressway
DPWH 15.50 kmexpressway constructed IV-A 8,210.00
Southern Tagalog Arterial
Road (STAR) Stage 2
(Phase II)
DPWH 19.74 kmexpressway improved IV-A -
C-6 Expressway and Global
Link (South Section)
DPWH 59.50 kmexpressway constructed NCR 48,580.00
C-6 Extension (Flood
Control
Dike Expressway)
DPWH 43.60 kmexpressway constructed NCR, IV-A 18,590.00
Modernization of Kennon
Road
BCDA 41.2 kmroad upgraded to tollway
standard
CAR, I -
Arterial Road Bypass
Project
Phase II, Plaridel Bypass
Road
Project
DPWH 9.96 kmroad constructed III 3,341.00
Samar Pacific Coastal Road
Project
DPWH 14.87 kmroad improved VIII 1,031.92
Baler-Casiguran Road
Project
DPWH 33.00 kmof road, 285lmof bridges,
drainage structure and road safety
facilities (Links Baler to Casiguran)
constructed/improved
III 1,470.44
Albay West Coast Road DPWH 42.90 kmroad constructed V 811.18
Dalton Pass East Alignment DPWH 60.45 kmroad constructed III 928.95
Bridges under Design and
Build
DPWH 18,843 kmbridges constructed Nationwide 19,855.00
EDSA-Taft Flyover DPWH 4-lane flyover constructed NCR 3,033.31
Metro Manila Interchange DPWH 7 interchanges constructed NCR 6,105.00

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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
Construction Project
Rehabilitation of EDSA (C-
4)
DPWH 23 kmroad improved NCR 3,744.00
Metro Manila Skybridge MMDA 8.50 kmelevated road NCR 10,000.00
LRT Line 1 Cavite
Extension
including J ICA TA for FS
DOTC-
LRTA
Systemextended by 11.70 km NCR, IV-A 56,203.25
LRT Line 2 East Extension,
including J ICA TA for FS
DOTC-
LRTA
Systemextended by 4.12 km NCR 9,445.96
MRT 3 Capacity Expansion DOTC-MRT
3
48 Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) procured NCR 4,500.00
Manila Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
DOTC Organized BRT systemoperationalized NCR -
Line 1 and Line 2 System
Rehabilitation
DOTC-
LRTA
LRT Line 1 and 2 rehabilitated NCR 6,066.88
Common Station for LRT
1,
MRT 3, and MRT 7
DOTC New Light Rail Station Constructed NCR -
Metro Manila Central
Business Districts Transit
SystemProject (formerly
known
as "Taguig-Makati-Pasay
Elevated Monorail")
BCDA Mass transit systemthrough Central
Business Districts
NCR -
Contactless Automatic Fare
Collection System
DOTC 3 Integrated Bus Terminals constructed NCR 7,500.00
Contactless Automatic Fare
Collection System
DOTC Automatic Fare Collection Systemfor
urban rail systems installed
NCR 1,722.00
Bus Rapid Systemin Metro
Cebu, including CTF-WB
TA for
project preparation
DOTC, LGU Organized BRT systemoperationalized VII 10,571.55
Davao Sasa Port
Development Project
DOTC Port facilities improved (quay cranes,
buildings, yard lighting, reefers)
XI -
Makati-Manila-Paranaque
Mass Transit Loop
DOTC Organized mass transit system
operationalized
NCR -
Installation of Intelligent
Transport System(Module
A
& B)
MMDA Traffic Signal Controls Systeminstalled;
Safety, Road Information, Traffic Law
Enforcement Systems installed
NCR 3,399.98
MaPaLla (Manila Bay-
Pasig
River-Laguna Lake) Mass
Transit
Loop
DOTC Organized Water Ferry system
operationalized
NCR -
Tumauini Reservoir Project DA-NIA 2,385 ha of new area generated and
3,615 ha of existing irrigated area
rehabilitated
II 450.00
Chico River Pump
Irrigation
Project
DA-NIA 8,700 ha of new irrigated area
generated
II 600.00
Ilaguen Multipurpose
Project
DA-NIA 30,000 ha of new irrigated area
generated
II 1,300.00
Balintingon Reservoir
Multipurpose Project
DA-NIA 14,900 ha of new irrigated area
generated
III 500.00
Angat Damand Dyke MWSS Angat main damand dyke rehabilitated NCR, III 5,719.90

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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
Strengthening Project
(ADDSP)
Angat Water and
Utilization
and Aqueduct Improvement
Project (AWUAIP), Phase
3
MWSS Aqueducts of the Angat Dam
rehabilitated
NCR, III 4,350.00
New Centennial Water
Source Project
MWSS Laiban Damat the upper Kaliwa
River and Kaliwa Low Dam at
the downstreamof Kaliwa River
constructed
NCR 15,000.00
Bulacan Bulk Water Supply
Project (BBWSP)
MWSS Approximately 230 MLD of water
provided and a water treatment plant,
treated water reservoir, booster pump
station, treated water transmission
mains, and interconnection to water
districts' trunk lines constructed
III 13,260.00
Rehabilitation, Operation
and Maintenance of the
Angat
Hydro Electric Power Plant
(AHEPP) Auxiliary
Turbines 4 &
5 through PPP
MWSS Auxiliary turbines 4 & 5 economic life
extended up to 30 years and energy
and load output increased by 60%
III 1,155.18
Uprating of Agus 6 Units
1 & 2
PSALM Total plant capacity of Agus VI
increased from50 MW to 69 MW and
the units economic life extended for a
minimumof 30 years upon completion
X 2,598.00
New Communication,
Navigation and
Surveillance/ Air
Traffic Management
Systems
Development Project
DOTC-
CAAP
CNS/ATM equipped airport network
(selected airports)
Nationwide 1,507.17
Integrated Disaster Risk
Reduction and Climate
Change
Adaption Measure in the
Low-
Lying Areas of Pampanga
Bay,
Pampanga
DPWH Flood damage to Pampanga mitigated
by increasing waterways capacity
of Third River, Eastern Branch River,
Caduang Tete and Sapang Maragul
River
III 3,112.94
Valenzuela-Obando-
Meycauayan (VOM) Area
Drainage System
Improvement
and Related Works Project
(Metro Manila, Bulacan)
DPWH Flood damages mitigated by flood
control and drainage improvement
works in the VOM area and its
surroundings, thereby improve the
living conditions and promote/enhance
economic activities in the said area
NCR, III 7,700.00
Implementation of
immediate
high-impact projects
identified
under the Master Plan for
Flood
DPWH -- Flooding in Metro Manila and its
surrounding areas with a total area
of 4,354 sq. kmor 435,400 hectares
reduced
-- Administration areas in and around
the Study Area include sixteen (16)
NCR, III,
IV-A
5,000.00

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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
Management in Metro
Manila
and Surrounding Areas
cities and one (1) municipality in
NCR, 63 cities/ municipalities in
the CALABARZON area and eight
(8) cities/municipalities in Bulacan
with a population of 20,433,722 in
and around the Study Area, and
estimated population of 17,147,658
in the Study Area.
DOTC Road Transport
Information Technology
Infrastructure Project,
Phase I
DOTC-LTO,
DOTC-
LTFRB
Processing time of motor vehicle
registration and franchise issuance
reduced through IT system
Nationwide 8,750.00
Motor Vehicle Inspection
and Type Approval System
DOTC-LTO Nationwide 1,300.00
National Support Fund for
Local Road Management
DILG A performance-based incentive
grant systemthat supports LGU road
maintenance and road rehabilitation
works
Nationwide 3,832.14
Roads in Conflict Afflicted
Areas
DPWH Roads serving conflict afflicted areas
constructed/improved
ARMM -
Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) for School
Infrastructure
Project (PSIP) II
DepEd 10,680 classrooms (with toilets and
furniture) designed, constructed and
maintained in selected regions for a
period of ten (10) years
I, CAR, II,
III, IV-B,
V, VI, VII,
VIII, IX,
X, XI, XII,
XIII,
8,865.55
Development and
Operation
of Waste-to-Energy
Facilities
DENR-
EMB,
NSWMC
NCR, III,
IV-A
1,500.00
National Sewerage and
Septage Management
Program
(NSSMP)
LWUA On-the-ground sewerage and septage
projects and programs developed,
capacity building support and financial
incentives provided by the NG, 76
sewerage or septage management
systems installed by 2020 covering a
population of about 9,877,000 through
local implementors, sewerage systems
developed in 17 HUCs (Baguio,
Angeles, Olongapo, Lucena, Puerto
Princesa, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu,
Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Tacloban,
Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan,
Davao, Gen. Santos, Butuan). The
project is a bottom-up, demanddriven
project that targets local
implementersLGUs, water districts,
and private service providers.
CAR, III,
IV-A, IV-B,
VI, VII,
VIII, IX, X,
XI, XII, XIII
597.00
PTV Revitalization
Program
PCOO-PTNI -- Phase 1 - Further improvement
of key production & broadcast
equipment, establishment of Five
Regional Centers & roll-out of analog
transmitters in 11 priority areas
nationwide
-- Phase 2 - Digitalization of
Production, Studio, Master Control,
New Media Systems of the PTV Main
Nationwide 2,851.39

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Title of Project Agency Expected Outputs/Description Spatial
Coverage
2013-2016
Investment
Targets (in PhP
Million)
Station and in five Regional Centers
-- Phase 3 - Digitalization of Terrestrial
TV Broadcasting Systems of the
Peoples Television Network Inc.
Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) for School
Infrastructure
Project (PSIP) Phase I
DepEd 9,301 classrooms (with toilets and
furniture) designed, constructed and
maintained
I, III, IV-A 15,326.86
Modernization of the
Philippine Orthopedic
Center
(POC)
DOH The project envisions the development
of a new facility intended to be a
superspecialty
tertiary orthopedic hospital on
an 8,000-square meter area within the
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
(NKTI) Complex along East Avenue,
Quezon City.
NCR 5,691.50
Water District
Development
Sector Project
LWUA Water supply systems in project WDs
rehabilitated and expanded and
septage treatment facilities in a few
of the project WDs developed, and
assistance in project management,
institutional development and capacity
building provided
I, XII
(Additional
projects still
to be
identified)
2,620.11
TOTAL 551,545.75






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Annex 2 ODA Profile and ODA Infrastructure Pipeline

Table A - 4. Profiles of Developing Partners, by Strategy Framework, by Priority Areas
Development Partners Country Assistance Strategy/Framework Priority Areas
MULTILATERALS
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2011-2016 -
Country Operations Business Plan (COBP)
Transport, energy, education, agricultureand natural
resources (with operations limited to the
Strategy 2020 core area of environment), and
water supply, and othermunicipal infrastructureand
services.

Support to public sector management (cross-cutting
themes)
International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
Philippines Country Strategic
Opportunities Programme(COSOP) for theperiod
of 2010-2014
IFAD's thrust is enshrined in its objectiveto "enablethe
rural poor to overcometheir poverty."
United Nations System

United Nations Development Assistance
Framework (UNDAF) 2012-2018 Signed on 21
J uly 2011


Universal access to quality social
services with focus on the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)
Decent and productiveemployment for
sustained, greener growth
Democratic governance
Resiliencetoward disasters and climatechange
Environment and natural resources protection
and conservation
WB WB Country AssistanceStrategy (CAS) FY 2010-
2012 extended up to FY 2013 (J uly 2009 June30,
2013) [Both for IBRD and IFC]
StableMacroeconomy
Improved Investment Climate
Better Public ServiceDelivery
Reduced Vulnerabilities
Good Governance(cross-cutting)









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Development Partners Country Assistance Strategy/Framework Priority Areas
BILATERALS
Asia-Pacific
Government of Australia
Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID)
Philippines-Australia Statement of Commitment
2012-2017 (signed: 14 March 2012)
Education
Improving Local Government Capacity
Disaster Risk Management/ClimateChange
Peaceand Security

Cross-Cutting Themes
o Governance/Public Financial
Management
o Human Resourceand Organizational
Development
o Gender
o Public PrivatePartnership
Peoples Republic of China Philippines-China Five-Year Programfor Trade
and Economic Development, 2011-2016
(signed: 31 August 2011)
Agricultureand fishery
Infrastructureand public works
Mining
Energy
ICT
Processing and manufacturing
Tourism
Engineering services
Forestry
Government of J apan Country AssistancePolicy, 2012-2016
(under formulation stage)
Achieving sustainable economic growth
through further promotion of investment
Overcoming vulnerability and stabilizing
bases for human life and production activity
Peace and development in Mindanao
Republic of South Korea
Korea International Cooperation Agency
(KOICA)

Korea Eximbank- Economic
Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)
Country Partnership Strategy, 2012-2016
(under formulation stage)


Framework Arrangement Concerning Loans
Country (signed: 21 November 2011)
Socioeconomic InfrastructureDevelopment
Agricultural and Water Resources
Development
Health and Medical Service
New Zealand ASEAN-New Zealand J oint Comprehensive
Partnership agreement (signed: 22 J uly 2010)
Economic development in thefields of
agriculture, eco-tourismand enterprise
development
Safeand equitablecommunities
Energy

53

Development Partners Country Assistance Strategy/Framework Priority Areas
West
Canada Strategy on SustainableEconomic Development
(discussed during theSeptember 2010
Consultations)
Sustainableeconomic development
European Union EU Country Strategy Paper for thePhilippines
2007-2013

EU Multi-Annual IndicativeProgramme2011-
2013 (11 November 2010)
Health, Governance, Trade-related Assistance,
VulnerablePopulations, Support to theMindanao Peace
Process
France

French Financial Protocol expired in 2008;
projects considered on a case-by-casebasis

GPH-AFD MOU on AFD's Development
Activities to besigned on 23 May 2012
ICT, Energy, Transportation, Environment, Health


Climatechange, green infrastructure, renewableenergy
and energy efficiency
Spain Proposed Philippines-Spain MOU on Financial
Cooperation in Support of Tradeand Investment
to besigned in 2nd half of 2012

Proposed Strategic Partnership Framework for
Development Cooperation to besigned in 2nd
half of 2012
Water treatment, new and renewableenergies, energy
and electricity, civil infrastructure, capital goods, turn-
key projects, ICT, solid wastetreatment, engineering and
architectural services and works.

Health, Basic Social Services (Health and Water and
Sanitation), Governance, PeaceProcess
USAID Country AssistanceStrategy Philippines: 2009-
2013 (no signing)

Draft Country Development Cooperation Strategy
2012-2016
Economic Governance, Health, Environment and Energy,
education, Mindanao Peaceand Development

Basically thesameareas

Source: 2011 ODA Portfolio Review of the National Economic and Development Authority

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Table A - 5. ODA Infrastructure Pipeline

(as of 1st Quarter 2013)

Project Title Project Description Region
Implementing
Agency Loan Grant GOP/PS Total
Amount Counterpart Project Cost
(In US$ million)
Asian Development Bank-Loan
Market Transformation through
Theproject will replacetraditional tricycles particularly those
aging III, IV, XI, NCR, other DOE 400.00 21.00 79.00 500.00
Introduction of Energy-Efficient
Electric
tricycles and thoserunning on two-strokegasolineengines and
promote regions to beidentified
Vehicles Project
theestablishment of new associated electric vehiclesupport
industries

(e.g., battery leasing/recycling/ disposal, motor supply chain and
charging
stations) in thePhilippines.

Water District Development Sector
Theloan will help (i) improveliving conditions in urban areas
outside Nationwide LWUA 50.00 50.00
Project
Metro Manila, (ii) enhancecompetitiveness by developing water
supply

infrastructure, (iii) develop theinstitutional capacity of water
utilities, (iv)

support thereorganization and institutional development of water
districts

and theLWUA, and (v) contirbuteto much needed sector reform.
The

project is expected to (i) increasetheaccess of thepopulation in
th

provincial cities to improved water supply and sanitation, (ii)
reducethe

quantity of nonrevenuewater and enhanceasset management, and
(iii)

improvetheoperating and financial performanceof water
utilities.

Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
Theproject aims to improvethewater supply and sanitation
(WSS) VII and XI DCWD and MCWD
70 (plusUS$50M
from TBD
Project
services in Metro Cebu, Davao City and other to beidentified
urban
AFD; US$50M
from

areas, by providinginvestment capital and technical assistanceto
the AIF)
respectiveWater Districts (WDs).


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Project Title Project Description Region
Implementing
Agency Loan Grant GOP/PS Total
Amount Counterpart Project Cost
(In US$ million)
AlternativeWater Sourcefor Metro For discussion NCR, III and IV MWSS 50 (plus US$100M TBD
Manila fromAIF)
Second Road Sector Institutional For discussion TBD DPWH 200 (plusUS$75M TBD
Development and Investment
Program fromAIF; US$30M
fromADFD)
Integrated Transport Terminal For discussion TBD
DOTC 100.00 100.00
Solid WasteManagement Sector
Project
Theproposed subject project aims to improveSolid Waste
Management TBD TBD

(SWM) in thePhilippines through provision of investments to the
local
government units (LGUs) in establishing SWM infrastructure.
DENR 70.00
Angat Water Transmission
Improvement
Theproject will secureraw water supply for the15-million
inhabitants of TBD
Project
MWSS servicearea, through therehabilitation of theAngat
transmission
line. MWSS 50.00 50.00

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ODA Pipeline (as of 1st Quarter 2013)

Project Title Project Description Region
Implementing
Agency Loan Grant GOP/PS Total
Amount Counterpart Project Cost
(In US$ million)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-Loan
LRT Line1 South Extension
Theproject will extend LRT Line1 by an approximately 11.7 km
from NCR, IV-A DOTC 611.84 128.75 (GOP) 1,489.42
(hybrid PPP: Privatesector
undertakes
Baclaran Station through thecities of Paraaqueand LasPias, up
to the
748.83 (Private
sector)
CW and E&M wholeGOP provides
for
municipality of Bacoor Cavite. It will involvecivil works,
electro-
therolling stock and depot through
J ICA mechanical works, rolling stock, and operation and maintenance.
ODA STEP loan)

LRT Line2 East Extension
Theproject involves thedesign and construction of the4.19-km
eastern IV-A DOTC 48.04 188.20 236.25

extension of theexistingLRT Line2 fromtheSantolan Station at
Marcos

Highway fronting SM Marikina, and terminating at Masinag
Junction or the

intersection of Marcos Highway and Sumulong Highway. The
total length

of LRT Line2 will beapproximately 16.75 km, upon completion
of the
project.

New Bohol Airport Construction and Theproject involves thedevelopment of anew airport facility of Region VII DOTC 141.90 38.20 180.11
SustainableEnvironment Protection
international standards in Panglao Island, Bohol to replacethe
existing
Project Tagbilaran Airport dueto its limitations and safety concerns.

CaviteLagunaExpressway
(CALAX)
Theproject involves thefinancing, design, and construction of a
new IV-A DPWH 180.63 245 (Government) 861.22
Project
47.02 km, four-laneexpressway fromtheend of theCavite
Expressway '436 (Private)

(CAVITEX) in Kawit, Cavite, to theMamplasan Interchangeof
theSouth

Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Bian, Laguna. It aims to provide
better

access to Caviteand Laguna, where49 ecozones/industrial
estates,

1,590companies/locators, and 27residential subdivisionsare
located and
around 500,000 workers areemployed.


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ODA Pipeline (as of 1st Quarter 2013)

Project Title Project Description Region Implementing Agency Loan Grant GOP/PS Total
Amount Counterpart Project Cost
(In US$ million)
World Bank (WB)-Loan
Cebu Bus Rapid Transit
Theproject will establish aBus Rapid Transit (BRT) System
in Cebu City. VII DOTC, Cebu City IBRD - 110 187.00

Theproject aims to provideimproved mobility for peoplein
Cebu City and CTF 25

will offer amoreefficient travel in and around thecity, and
will provide AFD - 52
safer and environment friendly modeof travel.

RenewableEnergy Development
Project
Theproject will continuescaling up rural electrification and
renewable TBD TBD TBD 100.00
(Ph RED) energy expansion of theongoing Rural Power Project

Secondary/Local Roads
As conceptualized by DPWH and DILG, theprogramaims to
improvethe TBD DPWH/ DILG 250.00 250.00

quality of roads convergenceareas and promoteeconomic
activities in

theinfluenceareas of such roads leadingto tourismservice
centers.

France - Agence Francaise de Development (AFD)-Loan
Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)
Cebu (co-
Theproject, which is proposed to beco-financed with the
World Bank, Region VII DOTC 70.00-75.00
not
specified 200.00
financing with World Bank)
involves theconstruction of abus rapid transit corridor (15
km) and

systemin thecity of Cebu. Theprojects development
objectivesareto (i)

improvepassenger mobility in theprojects corridors by
providing an

alternativethat issafer, moresecure, moreefficient, and
generates fewer

emissions; and (ii) to demonstrateeffectivepublic-private
partnership
arrangements in thePhilippines first BRT.

AFD funding will bededicated to thefinancing of thetraffic
management
component of theproject.

Urban Water Supply and
Sanitation
Theproject aims to improvetheWSS services in Metro Cebu
and Davao VII and XI DCWD and MCWD 65.00
not
specified 140.00
Project (Davao City & Metro
Cebu Water
City by providing investment capital and technical assistance
to the
Districts) (co-financing with
ADB)
respectiveWater Districts. It specifically targets the
expansion of water
supply capacity, as well as therehabilitation and expansion

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Project Title Project Description Region Implementing Agency Loan Grant GOP/PS Total
Amount Counterpart Project Cost
(In US$ million)
of water

treatment facilities and theconstruction of wastewater
treatment and
sanitation facilities.

Theproject is expected to sustainably improvethewater
supply services

in thecontext of water resourcescarcity and foreseeable
impact of
climatechangeon water resourceavailability.


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ODA Pipeline (as of 1st Quarter 2013)

Project Title Project Description Region
Implementing
Agency Loan Grant
GOP/
PS Total
Amount
Counter
part Project Cost
(In US$ million)
Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)
Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project
Theproject involves theconstruction/Improvement of 27.8kmof
road as VIII DPWH 38.78 5.01 43.79
follows:
J ct. Simora SimoraBridge(0.2km)
J ct. Simora- Jct. Palapag(12.8kmout of 18.0km)
J ct. Palapag - Lapinig (12.0kmout of 48.6km)
Arteche- San Policarpio (2.8kmout of 25.2km)

Construction of SimoraBridge(141m)*, J angtud Bridge(30m)
and
Pinaculan Bridge(50m)

Northrail-Southrail LinkageProject,
TheProject aimsto ensurethesuccessful completion and
development of NCR PNR 17.81 3.57 21.38
PhaseI (NSLP 1) - Supplemental
Loan
thecommuter rail servicefromthesouthern part of Manilato
Metro

Manilathrough improvement of tracks and provision of newly
identified
working scope.
Northrail-Southrail LinkageProject,
TheProject aims to upgradethepresent commuter rail service
from NCR, IV-A PNR 111.54 39.50 151.04
PhaseII (NSLP 2)
Alabang to Calambathrough track improvement, including
double

tracking, and thepurchaseof rolling stocks to alleviatetraffic
congestion
in Metro Manilaand adjacent urbanized areas.

Baler-Casiguran Road Project
Theproject will completetheremaining 32.97kmunpaved
sectionsof the III DPWH 31.14 4.46 35.60

116-kilometer Baler-Casiguran road (as appraised by Korea
Eximbank).

Theroad passes through flat, rolling and mountainous terrains
and

crosses morethan 30 rivers and creeks on a20-meter right-of-
way
(ROW).
Casiguran International New Port
Project
Theproject involves thedevelopment of an international new port
in III APECO 41.83 5.54 47.37
Casiguran Bay with thefollowing major components/facilities:

(a) Multi-purposewharf (2 berths for 20,000 DWT) - For
operation
buildings, storage, wellbeing facilities, storageyards, substations,
maintenancebuildings, services areas, gates, etc
(b) Passenger wharf (1 berth for 400 GT) - For passenger

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Project Title Project Description Region
Implementing
Agency Loan Grant
GOP/
PS Total
Amount
Counter
part Project Cost
(In US$ million)
terminal.

(c) Fishery wharf - For marineproducts marketing stalls, storage,
ship
repair facilities.
Albay West Coast Road Project
Theproject involves theconstruction/improvement of the42.9-
kmroad V DPWH 20.38 7.28 27.66

fromPantao, Libon to Caratagan, Pioduran. Theimprovement
will cover

31.83 kms road of PCCP. It will also cover therepair/replacement
of 5

bridges with an aggregatelength of 250 m. Other works include
slope
protection and drainage.

Modification of theMalinao Dam
Project
Theproject includes: (1) dam(and road) improvement; (2)
irrigation VII DA-NIA 16.58 2.50 19.08

improvement (land leveling, construction of new farmditches,
concrete
liningof farmditches, lateral canal extension, road repair and

improvement, installation of turnouts and postharvest facilities);
(3)

institutional development; (4) land acquisition and compensation;
and (5)
consulting services.

Chinese ODA Loan Financing
Upgrading and Rehabilitation of the
Project involves theupgrading and rehabilitation of theexisting
Navotas NCR DA-PFDA 61.67 3.61 65.28
Navotas Fish Port Complex Fish Port Complex. Project outputs includethefollowing:
(1) upgrading/Improvement of theNFPC facilities;
(2) establishment of cold storagefacilities;

(3) upgrading of Piers 4 and 5 and provision of an area; for other
fishery
and agriculture-based industries;
(4) conversion of Piers 4 and 5 to wharf landing;
(5) provision of wastewater treatment facility;
(6) upgrading of landing quay fromMarket Hall 1 to Pier 2; and
(7) rehabilitation of thewest breakwater


Source: National Economic and Development Authority
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Annex 3 PPP Pipeline


Project Title Brief Description
Implementing
Agencies (IA)
Estimated total Project Cost
SOLICITED MODE
1. LRT Line 1 South
(Cavite Extension
and O&M)

The proposed alignment for the LRT 1 South
Extension has an approximate length of 11.7 km
from its tie-in point at the terminus of LRT Line 1 at
Baclaran Terminal to the Niyog Station at Bacoor
Cavite of which approximately 10.5 km will be
elevated and 1.2 km will be at grade. Total length of
the integrated LRT Line 1 will be approximately 32.4
km.
DOTC US$ 1.41B PHP 59.20B

2. LRT Line 2
Operation and
Maintenance
Operation and Maintenance of the existing LRT Line
2 and the proposed 4km extension from Santolan,
Pasig to Masinag, Antipolo. The existing 13.8 km Line
2 runs along the Recto Station in Manila to the
Santolan Station in Pasig, along recto Avenue,
Magsaysay Boulevard and Marcos Highway.
DOTC TBD
3. Operation and
Maintenance of the
Laguindingan
Airport
Operation and Maintenance of the newly
constructed International-standards airport in
Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.
DOTC US$ 42.85M PHP 1.8B
4. New Bohol
(Panglao) Airport
Construction of an international-standards airport to
replace the existing Tagbilaran Airport within a 230-
hectare spread.
DOTC US$ 190.47M PHP 8.0B
5. Mactan Cebu
International
Airport Passenger
Terminal Building
Construction of new world-class passenger terminal
building in Mactan, Cebu with a capacity of about 8
million passengers a year.
DOTC US$ 241.66M PHP 10.15B
6. Operation and
Maintenance of the
Puerto Prinsesa
Airport
The project involves the privatization of the
operation and maintenance of the airport. The
existing Puerto Prinsesa Airport will be
upgraded/improved into the international gateway
meeting standards of the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
DOTC TBD
7. Automatic Fare
Collection System
Decommissioning of the old magnetic-based
ticketing system and replacing the same with
contactless-based smart card technology on LRT Line
1 and 2 and MRT 3 with the introduction of a
centralized back office that will perform
apportionment of revenues.
DOTC US$ 42.85M PHP 1.8B
8. Integrated
Transport System
(ITS) Project
The project will establish three (3) mass international
terminals at the outskirts of Metro Manila one in
the north (of EDSA) serving passengers to and from
Northern Luzon, and two (2) in the south serving
passengers to and from Laguna/Batangas side and
those to and from Cavite side. The terminals will
connect the passengers from the province to the
other urban transport systems -- railways, city buses,
taxi, PUV servicing inner Metro Manila.
DOTC US$ 42.85M PHP 1.8B
9. Cebu Bus Rapid
Transit
Demonstration
Project
The project will restructure the main urban transport
corridor from Bulacao to Ayala in Cebu City. This
includes a 16km BRT route designed and built
following international best practices and quality
standards, two mixed traffic lanes per direction,
integration of the drainage system installed along
the restructured corridor and BRT terminals.
DOTC TBD


10. NAIA Expressway
Phase II Project
The proposed elevated expressway starts at the
existing Skyway then generally follows the existing
DPWH US$ 377.62M PHP 15.86M
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Project Title Brief Description
Implementing
Agencies (IA)
Estimated total Project Cost
road alignment over Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue,
Domestic Road and NAIA road. It has entry and exit
ramps at Roxas Boulevard Macapagal Boulevard, and
PAGCOR City. The project provides access to NAIA
terminals I, II, III and links the two existing
expressways, namely the Skyway and Manila-Cavite
Toll Expressway.
11. CALA Expressway
(Cavite and Laguna
Side)
Involves the construction of 2 expressways. One is on
the Cavite side which is a 27 km, 4-lane highway
from the terminus of R-1 Expressway in Kawit, Cavite
to Aguinaldo (14.3 km, 4-lane et-grade expressway).
The CALA Expressway will be connected to SLEX near
Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
DPWH US$ 468.80M PHP 19.69B
12. New Centennial
Water Supply
Source Project
The project will involve the construction of a dam, a
water treatment plant, and an associated main
pipeline to deliver water from the project locator to
Metro Manila. This project will provide water supply
security in the metropolis.
MWSS US$ 595.23M PHP 19.69B
13. Operation and
Maintenance of
Angat Hydro-
Electric Powerplant
(AHEPP) Auxiliary
turbines 4/5
Rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of the
MWSS-owned auxiliary turbines 4 and 5 installed in
the Angat Hydro-Electric powerplant.
MWSS US$ 38.09M PHP 1.60B
14. Balara Water Hub Construction and operationalization of an
international center for water excellence located
within the MESS Balara Compound situated along
Katipunan Avenue opposite UP Diliman in Quezon
City.
MWSS US$ 476.19M PHP 20.0B
15. Vaccine Self-
sufficiency Project
(Phase II)
The project is envisioned to accelerate progress in
vaccine production in the Philippines and ensure
vaccine sufficiency in the country. VSSP II is expected
to reduce overall vaccine procurement costs of
finished vaccines through local formulation, filling,
labeling, and packaging of the following vaccines:
Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib, Diptheria, Pertussis,
Tentanus-HepatitisB, and Hemphylus Influenza B),
Tetanus Toxois (TT), Single HepB.
DOH US$ 11.29M PHP 474.27M
16. Modernization of
the Philippine
Orthopedic Center
Construction and upgrade of the hospital buildings
and facilities; purchase and supply of modern
hospital equipment, furniture and fixtures, and;
installation of a comprehensive hospital IT sytem.
DOH US$ 128.31M PHP 5.389B
17. PPP for School
Infrastructure
Projects
The project will involve the design, financing, and
construction of about 9,300 one-story and two-story
classrooms, including furnitures and fixtures, in
various sites in Regions I, III, and IV-A. The project
aims to supplement the current program of the
Department of Education in reducing classroom
backlog.
DepEd US$ 239.05M PHP 10.04B
18. Grains Central
Project
The project will establish grains bulk handling
systems with corn grains processing centers and
transshipment stations in major corn-producing
areas and selected sea ports by upgrading,
expanding and enhancing the existing operations in
at least fifteen (15) corn postharvest processing and
trading centers.
DA US$ 29.76M PHP 1.25B
19. Establishment of
Cold Chain Systems
Covering Strategic
Areas in the
Philippines
Construction and operationalization of Cold Chain
Centers to be located in major production and
consolidation areas of agri-fishery products. The
Centers will be equipped with the required facilities
and machineries for minimal processing of livestock,
fisheries, and high value crops.
DA US$ 126.19M PHP 5.30B
20. Logistics Support on The project will involve the (i) development of DA US$ 34.9M PHP 1.47B
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Project Title Brief Description
Implementing
Agencies (IA)
Estimated total Project Cost
the Agri-Fishery
Products Supply
Chain:
Transportation of
Agri-Fishery
Products Utilizing
the South Rail Main
Line
railway infrastructure (procurement of train
locomotives, wagons, flatbeds, container vans) and
(ii) establishment of consolidation centers, transport
and storage facilities (construction of consolidation
centers and loading/unloading terminals in selected
project sites near train stations, and rehabilitation of
train cargo stations and warehouses equipped with
cold rooms/storages/refrigerated transport and
other equipment).
21. NLEX-SLEX
Connector
Construction of a 13.4 km., 4-lane elevated
expressway over the Philippine National Railway
(PNR) right of way which starts at Caloocan City and
ends in Buendia, Makati City. The project will
connect North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South
Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to decongest traffic in
Metro Manila.
DPWH US$ 480.48 PHP 20.18B

Source: BESF 2014, Department of Budget and Management
Note: Exchange Rate: US$ 1 = PHP 42.00
The number and details of PPP projects in the pipeline may change depending on the result of the studies conducted and other
developments.