17 May 2016 - The Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center won the UK’s Partnerships Awards 2016 for Government PPP Promoter of the Year at a ceremony held last May 12 at Park Plaza Hotel in London.
PPP Center Executive Director Andre Palacios received the award together with Philippine Ambassador to the U.K. Evan P. Garcia. The awards night was attended by over 700 people representing international firms and government organizations.
The Partnerships Awards also included other categories such as the Financial Adviser of the Year, Best Completed Project, Developer of the Year, Legal Adviser of the Year, Technical Adviser of the Year, Procurer of the Year, and Best Social Infrastructure Project, among others.
The other finalists for the Government PPP Promoter of the Year were the Australian Capital Territory or ACT Government (Australia), Ofgem (UK), Education Funding Agency (UK), Finnish Transport Agency, and Invest Lithuania.
Considered the most prestigious event in the PPP industry’s calendar, the Partnerships Awards night was organized by the Partnerships Bulletin. Now in its 18th year, the Partnerships Awards act as a bellwether for the PPP industry.
The PPP Center is mandated to facilitate the implementation of the country’s PPP Program which is a cornerstone strategy for national development aimed at accelerating infrastructure and other development services, in order to sustain national economic growth. END