Gabriel dela Cruz Singson (18 March 1929 – 29 March 2016) was lawyer and banker, who served as the first Governor of the

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act ...

(BSP) from 1993 to 1999. He was the first Governor of the BSP after former President

Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...

signed the Republic Act 7653, otherwise known as New Central Bank Act, into law in 1993.

Early life

Singson was born on March 18, 1929 in the town of

Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ( pag, Baley na Lingayen; ilo, Ili ti Lingayen; tgl, Bayan ng Lingayen), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

Career

Singson has also served different executive positions of various companies. He was the recipient of the 1998 Management Man of the Year conferred by the Management Association of the Philippines.

Personal life

He was married to Moonyeen Singson with 3 children: Carissa Singson-Mabasa, Gabriel Singson Jr. and Gerard Singson.

Death

He died at the age of 87 on March 29, 2016.

References

1929 births 2016 deaths Ateneo de Manila University alumni Governors of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas People from Pangasinan Filipino bankers 20th-century Filipino lawyers Estrada administration personnel Ramos administration personnel 20th-century Filipino businesspeople {{Philippines-business-bio-stub