Section 26Sec./Art. 26

Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF). - The PDMF referred to under Executive Order No. 8, series of 2010, as amended by Executive Order No. 136, series of 2013, and further amended by Executive Order No. 30, series of 2023, is hereby institutionalized. The PDMF shall be used for the procurement of advisory and support services related to the preparation, structuring, evaluation, procurement, probity management, Financial Close, and monitoring of implementation of PPP Projects. The PDMF may also be used for such other services as may be required or contemplated under applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and as may be determined by guidelines and procedures to be issued by the PPP Governing Board.

The PDMF may be funded through the GAA, ODA, or other sources, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Subject to the provisions of the GAA and relevant accounting and auditing rules and regulations, Implementing Agencies are hereby authorized to reallocate their funds for purposes of the PDMF.

The PDMF shall continue to be managed and administered by the PPP Center as a revolving fund. In order to sustain the PDMF, the PPP Center may recover amounts disbursed and receive fees in accordance with the guidelines to be approved by the PPP Governing Board. Such amount shall be retained and authorized to be used by the PPP Center for the purposes indicated herein.

The PDMF Committee is hereby institutionalized to approve applications for PDMF support submitted by the Implementing Agencies.

The PDMF Committee shall be composed of one (1) representative, who shall in no case be lower than Assistant Secretary, from the following agencies: NEDA as Chairperson, DOF as Vice Chairperson, DBM, and PPP Center.

Subject to approval of the PPP Governing Board, the PDMF Committee shall also formulate, prescribe, and recommend policies, procedures, and guidelines for the use of PDMF and recovery of costs charged to the fund.