Several types of institutions play a major role in the Philippines' PPP program. Implementing agencies sponsor the development of PPP projects; these agencies are made up of government departments; subnational agencies, particularly local government units; and government-owned and controlled corporations (Table 12.3) These agencies work together to ensure better collaboration between the private sector and government.
Table 12.3: Government Organizations Promoting PPP Systems in the Philippines
| Key Agencies | Function |
| Department of Finance | Approves government undertakings, direct and contingent; approves PPP contracts requiring government undertakings, including access to official development assistance loans and sovereign guarantees. |
| National Economic and Development Authority | Constitutional body tasked with formulating the Philippines' strategic socioeconomic development plan, and coordinating the prioritization of the plan's investment program, which is funded from public and private resources through PPPs. |
| Investment Coordination Committee | Evaluates the fiscal, monetary, and balance-of-payment implications of major national projects. |
| Development Budget Coordinating Committee | Advises on annual government expenditure program, and the ceiling of government spending for economic and social development, defense, and debt servicing. |
| Infrastructure Committee | Advises on infrastructure policies on their consistency with national development goals, coordinates the preparation of infrastructure programs, strategic investment programs, and the project plans of government infrastructure agencies. |
| PPP Center | Mandated to facilitate the implementation of PPP programs and projects. The center was reorganized under Executive Order No. 8 in 2010, and serves as the central coordinating and monitoring agency for all PPP projects in the Philippines. |
PPP = public-private partnership.
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