Manuel Manligas Bonoan (born August 5, 1945) is a Filipino businessman and engineer who was the president and chief executive officer of SMC Tollways. He has served as the

secretary of public works and highways A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program eval ...

since June 30, 2022, and had previously served as secretary in an acting capacity in 2007.

Career

Government

Bonoan has been involved in the

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(DPWH) serving as assistant secretary during the administration of President

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and as undersecretary during the tenures of Presidents

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and

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. During Arroyo's administration, he was also the acting secretary of the DPWH from February to July 2007. President-elect

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selected Bonoan to lead the DPWH when Marcos assumed the presidency in June 2022. He succeeded acting secretary Roger Mercado, who had in turn succeeded

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who resigned for a senatorial campaign in the 2022 elections. He pledged for the continuation of unfinished projects and "public-private partnership under the

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program of President

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, as well as prioritize the checking of river basins for flood control projects and pursue ventures that would help the agriculture and tourism industries.

Business

Bonoan was a president and chief executive officer of SMC Tollways, the operator of

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NAIA Expressway The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX), signed as E6 of the Philippine expressway network, is a elevated highway in Metro Manila, Philippines. Opened in September 2016, it is the first airport expressway in the country. Th ...

South Luzon Expressway The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa a ...

, the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, and

Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway The Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network and R-8 of the List of roads in Metro Manila, Metro Manila arterial road network, is a Controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll expr ...

tollways. He was also president of the Skyway O&M Corporation, the operator of Skyway and NAIA Expressway led by

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, prior to his involvement with SMC Tollways.

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