MOSCOW – Filipino businessmen are quietly raising concerns over the government’s proposed hybrid approach for public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects which President Duterte is expected to present during his official visit here. In a forum in Manila last week, tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan said the hybrid approach may indeed pose problems. “The government has decided to adopt the hybrid PPP approach to infrastructure to make it more expeditious. Last month, the government’s economic team announced the administration’s preference for hybrid PPP deals under its Dutertenomics program. Despite the concerns of the business community, the Duterte administration continues to trumpet Dutertenomics with its slogan “Build, Build, Build.”

Source: Philippine Star May 23, 2017 17:47 UTC