In education, partnerships with the private sector, particularly with industry chambers, employers' associations, technical panels and other relevant bodies shall be strengthened. Such partnerships shall work on developing standards and curricula, monitoring indicators, and providing relevant hands-on education and training that are up to international standards. This will help close gaps in access and quality across regions, between urban and rural areas, between girls and boys, and among the vulnerable groups. The PPP and the national-local government collaboration shall be encouraged in addressing critical and basic educational inputs. These include the outsourced delivery of basic education services through instructional and other management services by qualified private providers, in order to improve access, efficiency and student achievement and to promote education fiscal reform.
In health, adequate incentives and regulations shall be put in place to attract private investments needed to upgrade public health facilities, and to encourage existing private facilities and providers to address the needs of underserved populations. National health budgets and subsidies can promote PPP for health by: (a) increasing value for money of PhilHealth premium subsidies; (b) using national to local transfers to leverage PPP at the local health system level; and (c) providing direct incentives for private sector participation. In addition, the DOH shall expand partnerships with private tertiary medical centers through the Philippine Medical Tourism Program (PMTP). A percentage of income from medical tourism shall be channeled as benefits for the poor through a fund that subsidizes insurance premiums.
In the housing sector, an investment-friendly environment shall be created through PPPs, even as tax and fiscal incentives to private developers or investors are rationalized. The private sector shall be encouraged to develop ecofriendly, socially and economically viable land for new communities. Social protection schemes involving PPPs that reduce poverty and vulnerability of workers shall likewise be developed.