Baguio rejects P1.27-B bid to revive historic hydropower plants

BAGUIO CITY—The city council rejected another public-private partnership (PPP) proposal, this time a P1.27-billion bid to rehabilitate and modernize the city’s American-era hydroelectric power plants in neighboring Tuba, Benguet. The council acted on the proposal ahead of the July 17 deadline under PPP Center rules. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan announced the rejection during the council’s