Sec. Rogelio “Babes” L. Singson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road development and operation arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.
He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Metro Pacific Water, Indra Philippines, Inc., Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of De La Salle University. He also served as President of the Management Association of the Philippines from July 1 to December 31, 2022, to serve the unexpired term of Dr. Alfredo Pascual.
Prior to joining MPTC, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Metro Pacific Water, and its subsidiaries, MERALCO PowerGen Corporation and Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRT 1). He completed a full six-year term (July 2010 to June 2016) as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) where he led the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Program, and the implementation of major government infrastructure projects nationwide.
Before he was appointed DPWH Secretary in 2010, he was President and CEO of Maynilad Water Services for three (3) years and led the successful turnaround of one of the two major water concessionaires in Metro Manila. Among his previous positions in the private and public sectors were as Senior Vice President of Citadel Holdings, and as Chairman and President of Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) from 1998 to 2002. He was directly involved in the major projects of SBMA, Clark SEZ & BCDA including the privatization and development of Bonifacio Global City.
In June 2016, he was conferred the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Grand Cross (Bayani). He was also a recipient of the Outstanding Filipino Award for Government/Public Service and was named the Most Distinguished Alumnus by the UP Alumni Engineers in November 2011. He received other significant awards and recognitions, including the Outstanding Exemplar in Government Service, Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Award from the UP Alumni Association; and the Outstanding Manilan Award for Public Service.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines. He is a covenant member of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon Community.