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BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental's provincial government is looking for investors for its proposed bulk water supply project through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. "We really need a PPP. We're hoping that there will be willing investors from the private sector. (Though) we have not finished the study yet," Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson told reporters Friday. The province is conducting a study for the proposed project, which is eyeing to use surface water from two major rivers. The development was shared by Lacson after attending the Water Forum 2022 in Makati City ...

BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is proposing the establishment of a bulk water supply project along two major rivers through a public-private partnership (PPP). As of Friday, the plan includes the setting up of the first facility along the Imbang and Malogo Rivers in Silay City to help meet the water supply requirements of the province. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government is taking the lead in the development of a bulk water supply project to ensure the availability of safe, clean, and potable water for Negrenses. "Together with the PPP C...

The next administration, whose fiscal space will be restricted by a swelling budget deficit and national debt, could face a fiscal crisis and may have to return to public-private partnerships to complete big-ticket projects.

The government is looking at developing public-private partnership projects in Negros Occidental in a bid to boost the local economy.

BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has formalized an engagement with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center for the implementation and development of water supply projects in the province. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and PPP Center Executive Director Ferdinand Pecson signed a memorandum of agreement outlining the commitment of both parties to the partnership during the Provincial Water Summit held at Nature's Village Resort in Talisay City on Thursday. "(T)he PPP Center will provide us with technical assistance if there are private investors willing to in...