MANILA, April 17 -- Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects bring efficiency in the transportation sector, leading to economic growth, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Wednesday.

Bautista cited aviation projects such as the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), New Manila International Airport in Bulacan, the airports in Clark, Bohol-Panglao, Laguindingan, and several other airport projects as successful PPP projects.

"We hope that you can connect us to interested investors who will appreciate the business viability of our transport infrastructures. We welcome foreign participation in financing our infrastructure projects under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement or PPP," he said at the 'Kap...