Rogelio Singson

Rogelio Lazo Singson

Secretary of the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Victor F. Domingo
Personal details
Born	(1948-09-16) September 16, 1948 Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Nationality	Filipino
Spouse(s)	Isabel Singson
Alma mater	University of the Philippines
Occupation	Industrial engineer, businessman, public servant
Profession	Industrial Engineering
Religion	Roman Catholic

Rogelio Lazo Singson is a Filipino industrial engineer, businessman, and public servant. He is the current Secretary of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Philippines.^[1] On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Public Works and Highways.^[1]

Early life

Before joining the Cabinet of President Aquino, he served in various senior positions such as Senior Vice President for Business Development, Citadel Holdings, Inc. from July 2002 to May 2007; Chairman & President of Bases Conversion and Development Authority from July 1998-February 2002; and concurrent Chairman of the Board of John Hay Poro Point Development Corporation, BCDA Management Holdings Inc., and North Luzon Railways Corporation from July 1998 to February 2002.^[2]

As Senior Vice President for Project Development of Citadel Holdings, Inc., he was responsible for identifying and developing new business ventures and expansion of core business of the Holdings Group. During that time, he led the consortium with foreign investors and technical partners that participated in two (2) biddings of electricity transmission company Transco, and the successful acquisition of a telecommunications project in Micronesia.^[2]

As former Chairman and President of BCDA, the public-private partnership projects he pushed include the conversion of former military baselands (Clark, Subic, John Hay, Poro Point, Fort Bonifacio (Bonifacio Global City), & Villamor bases) from military use to private commercial and industrial uses as special economic and freeport zones. He was responsible for conceptualizing and promoting Subic Clark Alliance Development (SCAD) Project as a national priority program and in securing JBIC loan and funding arrangements for Subic Clark Tarlac Toll Road. He is credited for the successful bidding of major portions of Fort Bonifacio paving the way for the entry of big developers including the Fort Bonifacio Development, Market-Market, Pacific Plaza Towers, and for concluding agreements with International School, Japanese School and British School to enhance the total development of Fort Bonifacio.^[2]

He also served as Director of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Clark Development Corporation, Clark International Airport Corporation, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation; and board membership at Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, National Power Corporation, and Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System.^[2]

Background

Before being appointed by Benigno Aquino III to the Public Works and Highways secretary post, Singson was the incumbent president and Chief Executive Officer of Maynilad after its reprivatization from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2010.^[3]

References

1 2 "Noynoy names Cabinet execs, senior government officials". Yahoo! News Philippines. GMANews.TV. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
1 2 3 4 "Secretary's Corner - HON. ROGELIO L. SINGSON". DPWH. DPWH. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
↑ "Profile of Aquino’s Cabinet members". Sunstar. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

Order of precedence
Preceded by Victor F. Domingo	Secretary of Public Works and Highways 2010 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Proceso Alcala as Secretary of Agriculture	Philippine presidential line of succession as Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Next: Armin Luistro FSC as Secretary of Education

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet

Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (June 30, 2010–November 4, 2012) Jericho Petilla (November 4, 2012–April 30, 2015) Zenaida Monsada (July 2, 2015–present)

Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (June 30, 2010–February 23, 2011) Albert del Rosario (February 24, 2011–March 7, 2016) Jose Rene Almendras (March 8, 2016–present)

Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (June 30, 2010–December 19, 2014) Janette Garin (December 19, 2014-present)

Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010–July 9, 2010) Jesse Robredo (July 9, 2010–August 18, 2012) Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (August 21, 2012–August 31, 2012) Manuel Roxas II (August 31, 2012–September 11, 2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (September 14, 2015-present)

Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (June 30, 2010–October 12, 2015) Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa (October 12, 2015–January 21, 2016) Emmanuel Caparas (January 22, 2016–present)

Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (June 30, 2010–September 1, 2011) Ramon Jimenez, Jr. (September 1, 2011-present)

Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (June 30, 2010–December 30, 2015) Adrian Cristobal, Jr. (December 31, 2015-present)

Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (June 30, 2010–July 4, 2011) Manuel Roxas II (July 4, 2011–October 18, 2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (October 18, 2012-present)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Jejomar Binay (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (July 9, 2010–present)

Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (June 30, 2010–March 8, 2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (March 8, 2011–December 12, 2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011-January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista (January 17, 2013-July 18, 2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (July 18, 2014-July 10, 2015) Hernando Iriberri (July 10, 2015-April 22, 2016) Glorioso Miranda (acting) (April 22, 2016-present)

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (July 30, 2010–December 31, 2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (January 1, 2014-present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma (July 30, 2010–present)

National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. (June 30, 2010–May 10, 2012) Arsenio Balisacan (May 10, 2012–January 24, 2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (January 27, 2016–present)

Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (November 4, 2012–March 8, 2016)

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