Nigel Paul C. Villarete (born September 18, 1962) is a

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civil engineer and urban planner. He was the general manager of

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and the chief executive officer of the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) from October 26, 2010 to December 31, 2016. Prior to his appointment to MCIA, Villarete served as the city administrator of Cebu City in 2001 to 2003, and its City Planning and Development Coordinator from 2003 to 2010.

Professional background

Villarete started his engineering career as a member of the faculty of the Civil Engineering Department of the

Cebu Institute of Technology Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

in 1983. In 1986, he was appointed as the head of the Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Architecture, of the

University of the Visayas The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Vis ...

(UV) in Cebu City, Philippines. In 1989, he was appointed as monitoring and evaluation engineer of the Province of Cebu, and later was appointed as chief of infrastructure of NEDA Reg. 7, a post he held until 1994. In 1995, Villarete then became the manager for Planning, Studies, and Development (PSAD) Division, of SCHEMA Konsult, Inc. (SKI) – Cebu Office. In 1999, he was also appointed as senior lecturer II at the

University of the Philippines Visayas The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV or UP Visayas) is a public research university in the Philippines with campuses and facilities throughout the Visayas. A constituent university of the University of the Philippines system, it teaches ...

– Cebu College (UPVCC), Management Division, and taught Urban Planning subjects until 2010. In 2001, then Mayor

Tomas Osmeña Tomas dela Rama Osmeña (; born July 26, 1948), known as Tommy Osmeña, is a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Cebu City thrice: first from 1987 to 1995, again from 2001 to 2010, and lastly from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Congr ...

appointed Villarete as city administrator of Cebu City. After two years, Osmeña appointed Villarete as city planning and development coordinator, a position he held until October 25, 2010, when he was appointed as general manager of the Mactan–Cebu International Airport, CEO of MCIAA. While Villarete was nominated by President

Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...

on May 10, 2010, he was not selected by the MCIAA Board until October 20, 2010, and on October 26, 2010, he assumed office as the chief executive officer of the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)Marian Z. Codilla, Cebu Daily News, 10/27/2010, "Villarete sworn in as Mactan airport chief," http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20101027-299999/Villarete-sworn-in-as-Mactan-airport-chief replacing Brigadier General Danilo Francia (Ret.). As of 2019, Villarete was again serving as Cebu City administrator during which time he served on the mayoral transition team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villarete, Nigel Paul 1962 births Living people Cebuano people People from Cebu City Visayan people Heads of government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Asian Institute of Technology alumni Benigno Aquino III administration personnel