Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium led by Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said Thursday it appointed former Public Works secretary Rogelio Singson as president and chief executive.
LRMC said Jesus Francisco, who retired from his post as president, would be one of the directors of the company.
Prior to his appointment as secretary of Public Works Department, Singson was president of Maynilad Water Services Inc., a unit of MPIC.
LRMC won the bidding for the 11.7-kilometer Cavite extension project and took over the operation of LRT Line 1 on Sept. 12, 2015.
The 11.7-kilometer Cavite extension will connect into the existing system immediately south of the Baclaran station and run in a generally southerly direction to Niyog, Cavite.
It will consist of elevated guideways throughout most of the alignment, except for the guideway section at Zapote which will be located at grade. It will consist of the satellite depot and new station.