Bill Type
Full Title of Bill
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Short Title
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) ACT
Text as Filed (File)
Date filed
December 6, 2022
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
41
Session Type
Document Certification
Bill Status
Republic Act RA11966 enacted on 2023-12-05

House Counterpart

Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
December 12, 2022

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2022 ]
Introduced by Representatives ROMEO SR. S. MOMO, JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, RALPH G. RECTO, GUS S. TAMBUNTING, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022;
12/14/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
[ 2023 ]
1/23/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC WORKS; ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE;
4/18/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
5/18/2023 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
5/23/2023 Returned by the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS upon the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) jointly with the Committees on ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 71, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2233;
5/23/2023 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/23/2023 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2233 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 71.
9/25/2023 Senate designated Senators Ejercito, Villar (M.), Angara, Escudero and Pimentel Jr. as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527;
9/26/2023 House of Representatives designated Representatives Momo, Sr., Madrona, Salceda, Revilla III and Dagooc as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527 on September 25, 2023;
9/26/2023 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2233, in consolidation with HBN-6527, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees;
9/27/2023 Conference Committee Report withdrawn;
9/27/2023 Senate reconstituted the bicameral conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527 and designated Senators Ejercito, Villar (M.), Angara, Escudero and Pimentel Jr. as its conferees;
9/27/2023 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2233, in consolidation with HBN-6527, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees;
9/27/2023 Sponsorship speech of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO on the conference committee report;
9/27/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
9/28/2023 House of Representatives designated Representatives Momo, Sr., Madrona, Salceda, Revilla III and Dagooc as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2233 and HBN-6527 on September 27, 2023;
10/2/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on September 27, 2023;

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2022 ]
Introduced by Representatives ROMEO SR. S. MOMO, JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, RALPH G. RECTO, GUS S. TAMBUNTING, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022;
12/14/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
[ 2023 ]
1/23/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC WORKS; ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE;
4/18/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
5/18/2023 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
5/23/2023 Returned by the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS upon the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) jointly with the Committees on ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 71, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2233;
5/23/2023 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/23/2023 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2233 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 71.

Abstract

ABSTRACT : Provides clear parameters on 1) government undertaking, 2) approval, procurement, and protest, and 3) fiscal rules on contingent liabilities. Promotes local autonomy in public infrastructure by including the joint venture framework as a PPP variant, and allowing LGUs to undertake their PPP projects provided there is no national government undertaking. Includes provisions as follows: National and PPP Projects approval procedures; Optimal allocation of risks; Fair competition and protection of public interest; Issuance of TROs and preliminary mandatory injunctions; Institutionalization of the PDMF; Policy on contract disclosure; Contract management and risk mitigation plan; Risk Management Fund; Electronic bid submissions; Conflict of interest prohibition; COA audit for transparency and accountability; Alternative sources of financing such as Green Financing, corporate or project bonds and securities, and other forms of capital market financing; Dispute Avoidance and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms; Land vallue capture strategies; wind-up and transfer measures; and penal provisions for strict compliance with the law.

Significance