SyCipLaw has contributed the Philippine chapter to King & Wood’s Public-Private Partnerships in Asia Guide, a regional publication examining the legal and regulatory frameworks governing public-private partnerships (PPPs) across Asia. The Philippine chapter was authored by Partners Arlene M. Maneja, Bhong Paulo A. Macasaet, and Mark Xavier D. Oyales, in collaboration with King & Wood’s Sam Farrands, Head of Projects, Hong Kong and China, and Tian Xu, Counsel, Hong Kong and China.
The guide highlights the Philippine government’s continued support for PPPs as a key mechanism for advancing infrastructure development and attracting private sector investment. It discusses the implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 11966), which established a unified legal framework for PPP projects and streamlined previously fragmented regulations governing build-operate-transfer projects, joint ventures, and local PPP initiatives.
The Philippine chapter provides an overview of the country’s PPP regime, including the legal and regulatory framework, project approval processes, risk allocation considerations, foreign participation rules, and recent developments affecting infrastructure and development projects. The authors also discuss the opportunities arising from the government’s infrastructure agenda and the growing pipeline of PPP projects in the Philippines.
King & Wood’s Public-Private Partnerships in Asia Guide offers comparative insights into PPP frameworks across the region and serves as a practical resource for investors, lenders, contractors, developers, government agencies, and other stakeholders involved in infrastructure projects.
SyCipLaw has extensive experience advising sponsors, lenders, contractors, developers, and government entities on major infrastructure, energy, transportation, telecommunications, and public utility projects in the Philippines. The Firm’s multidisciplinary team regularly assists clients on project development, financing, regulatory compliance, procurement, concessions, public-private partnerships, and other complex infrastructure transactions.
The Philippine chapter may be accessed through the King & Wood’s website: Public-Private Partnerships in Asia – Philippines Guide.