Seminar on public-private joint ventures

MANILA, Philippines - The Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with Forensic Solutions, will hold a pioneering seminar entitled, “Business And Public Officials’ Guide on How to Joint Venture Legally with LGUs and GOCCs” on Nov. 27 at the 2/F Laguna Garden Café, Ayala Center, Cebu City, Philippines.

This one-day special seminar will deal on the definition of a JV, requirements, cash and non-cash contributions of parties, procedures for selecting partners, bundling or unbundling of project components, and trends, opportunities and challenges. Examples of existing and prospective JV projects such as water, reclamation, public markets, bus terminals, land development, government centers, power, transport, and more. Participants will get soft copy compilation of templates of actual and proposed JV ordinances.

This program will feature Alberto C. Agra who is a certified PPP specialist, certified regulation specialist (Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, VA, USA), PPP law and local government law professor and a political law bar reviewer (Ateneo Law School). 

He drafted a proposed PPP Code/ Ordinance for LGUs which to date has been referred to by 23 LGUs (13 provinces, eight cities and two municipalities). He also developed a JV Ordinance which to date, has been referred to by two cities, Manila and Valenzuela.

For details and all other best practices seminars including Cebu MCLE for Lawyers  (Nov 28 - Dec 2) Best Practices and Remedies to Avoid COA Disallowances (Baguio & Legaspi City in Jan. 2015), you may check www.cgbp.org -or call Manila lines at (02) 842-7148/ 59; 556-8968/ 69; Cebu lines at (032) 512-3106 to 07 and Baguio at (074) 423-5148. 

Attend this seminar and take advantage of our special rate of P4,880 if you register on or before Nov. 17.  The fee is inclusive of snacks, buffet lunch, learning kit and certificate of attendance.