BACKGROUND
The Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) Center takes its roots from the issuance of
Administrative Order (AO) No. 105, s. 1989 creating the Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program (CCPAP) under the Office of the
President (OP) for the overall implementation of the Philippine Assistance Program (PAP) and then later on, the BOT Program - Memorandum Order No. 166, s. 1993.
The passage of the BOT Law (R.A. No. 6957) in July 1990, and the Amended BOT Law (R.A. No. 7718) in May 1994, strengthened the role of the CCPAP in coordinating and
monitoring of projects implemented under the law. A novel legislation, the BOT Law was the cornerstone for the building of power plants by the private
sector that solved the perennial and debilitating power block outs throughout the country in the 90's.
CCPAP was then reorganized and converted to the Coordinating Council for Private Sector Participation (CCPSP) by virtue of Administrative Order No. 67 dated May 11, 1999 for the formulation of policies and guidelines and the coordination and
monitoring of the Private Sector Participation (PSP) Program and projects of the government, including projects with ODA financing, pursued under the
Amended BOT Law. Finally, with the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 144 in November
2002, the CCPSP was reorganized and converted to the BOT Center. Its attachment was transferred from the Office of the President to the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) for greater coordination in promoting investments in the BOT/PSP projects in order to accelerate and sustain economic growth.