On August 23rd, the Organization for PPP Promotion and Support (OPPS) started collaborative activities with the Philippine PPP Center (PPPC) based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on May 11. The meeting was presided over by PPPC Executive Director Ms. Ma. Cynthia Hernandez, Deputy Executive Director Mr. Eleazar Ricote and OPPS Executive Vice President Kimikazu Uemura. At this meeting, we understood the details of each other’s processes and agreed on future action plans. OPPS will actively develop and support the promotion of PPP projects in a wide range of fields in the Philippines based on the information shared by PPPC.

On August 15, 2023, a delegation from the Organization for PPP Promotion Support (OPPS) had the honor of visiting the Philippine Embassy. Representing OPPS were Mr. Kimikazu UEMURA, Vice-President; Mr. Hiroshi Hiramoto, Secretary General; and Mr. Jison Golez, Manager. They were joined by Mrs. Airi Ikedo-Okutani, the Director and COO of Index Strategy, Inc. – a key founding member of the OPPS.

The courtesy visit gave the privilege of meeting with Her Excellency Mylene J. Garcia-Albano, the Philippine Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan, and Mr. Jan Kenneth E. Bolante, First Secretary and Consul at the Embassy. 

The primary purpose of the visit was to discuss and share the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between OPPS and the PPP Center of the Philippines on May 11, 2023. This event marks a collaboration between organizations and paves the way for future cooperative efforts. Furthermore, there were also discussions related to Japan’s initiatives in the Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) landscape, as well as the Philippine Government’s ongoing efforts to promote PPP investments led by Mr. Kimikazu Uemura, OPPS Vice-President.

Her Excellency Mylene J. Garcia-Albano