Pinasalamatan ni House Ways and Means Chair at Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Sarte Salceda si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., sa paglagda nito sa Public-Private Partnership o PPP Code.
Inihayag ni Salceda na ang PPP code ay nakatuon sa rules-based, transparent, at efficient PPP framework na makakatulong sa pag cover sa P23 trillion infrastructure investment gap ng bansa.
“This measure also makes the PPP framework as open as possible. We expressly empowered any and all government agencies and instrumentalities to undertake PPPs. We raised the threshold for NEDA-ICC approval to P15 billion, and for local government units whose PPPs do not require any national government undertaking, the sky is the limit,” dagdag pa ni Salceda.
Binigyang-diin ng ekonomistang mambabatas na ang PPP regime ay isa ng rules-based and orderly.”
“The new PPP Code does not suffer from longstanding defects of ambiguity. It is clearly specified which undertakings are not allowed. The process is outlined. The comparative challenge process is simple. There is Original Proponent Status, good for only one year upon acceptance by agency, and a comparative challenge within 90 days to one year, with 30 days right to match,” pahayag ni Salceda.
Dagdag pa nito na mas malinaw ngayon ang depenisyon sa Joint Ventures.
“We have also established clearer timelines and simpler, more competitive process for solicited proposals. The winning bid is the most responsive bid, and that is clearly defined in the Code as well,” ayon kay Salceda.
Ipinakilala din ni Salceda ang policy innovations upang makahikayat ng green financing kung saan pinapayagan ang commercial involvement.
“With my amendments, the Code explicitly allows projects involving green growth, low-carbon, carbon avoidance and sustainable development, and the use of alternative assets such as carbon credits, such as those pursuant to Article VI of the Paris Agreement, or ecosystem services. This opens the door to PPPs involving the generation and trading of carbon credits and other innovative climate finance mechanisms,” ayon kay Salceda.
Inihayag ng mambabatas na maraming potential market para sa carbon credits dahil ang Pilipinas ay isang low per-capita emissions country na mayruong moral ascendancy at experience sa disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
” Anything in excess is remitted to the National Treasury, like San Miguel Aerocity’s franchise, which allows a 12% internal rate of return. The Public Service Act amendments also provide for this,” sabi ni Salceda.
