Juan Alfonso takes over LRMC

Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) has appointed Juan Alfonso as its president and chief executive officer, effectively replacing Rogelio "Babes" Singson.

"LRMC welcomes the appointment of Mr. Juan F. Alfonso as President and CEO effective 01 December 2017, replacing Mr. Rogelio L. Singson who will step up as Board Director of the LRT-1 operator," it said in an emailed statement.

Prior to his appointment in LRMC, Alfonso served as the chief operating officer of Aseagas Corp. and a senior vice president of AP Renewables Inc., both of which units of Aboitiz-led Aboitiz Power Corp.

He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University, and a Masters in Business Administration from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

To recall, Singson — the secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways under the previous administration — was tapped to head the LRMC in November 2016.

Singson currently serves as the senior vice president of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the president and chief executive officer of its subsidiary Meralco Powergen Corp.

The LRMC took over the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) in September 2015. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/KG, GMA News