Thesis Outline Critique for X

Thesis Title:

General Comments
Overall flow of the paper is good. The proponent started with laying down the basic
concepts.
The relation between sovereign guarantee and transparency in the budget allocation is not
clearly discussed.
How is the operative fact doctrine applicable in PPP issues?

Strength/s
The proponent explained the concept of risk in relation to PPP which helps the reader
understand the gist of the problem.
The proponent cited different government instrumentalities affect by the PPP. However,
how do sovereign guarantees affect the Department of Budget and Management, and
Commission on Audit?

Room for Improvement

The stand of proponent is not clear to this panel. In the first part, the proponent explained
well how sovereign guarantees help the private sector in allocating risk, but the proponent
also mentioned that such may be the cause of abuse to public funds.
The concept of sovereign guarantee is only discussed in passing considering that it is the
thesis topic. The proponent can provide for actual scenarios to aid readers in visualizing
the concept and better understand its relevance.

Recommendation/s
The proponent can better clarify legal issue by streamlining the legal problems. How
exactly do sovereign guarantees affect public funds?
A step-by-step explanation of the PPP process from approval to audit is highly
appreciated.
The proponent may provide discussion about transparency in PPP projects.
Actual examples of sovereign guarantee provisions and a violation of such in the Philippine
and foreign setting may be cited by the proponent as illustrative cases.