A makeover of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program via the adoption of a novel “hybrid” formula has led to the fast-track implementation of two road projects in Luzon in barely nine months of the Duterte administration.
Read MoreDAVAO City–Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said here over the weekend that public diplomacy is needed to spell popular support for the “politically challenging” plan of the Duterte administration to modernize some 220,000 public utility jeepneys (PUJs) across the country, as part of government efforts to provide a safer transport system for commuters while mitigating the effects of climate change.
Read MoreOne of the key supporters in the Congress of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) has advised cooperatives opposing the measure to focus on sound fiscal management, rather than relying on continued tax incentives, to ensure the success of their economic endeavors.
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