Gabriel Singson

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is dela Cruz and the surname or paternal family name is Singson.

Gabriel dela Cruz Singson (18 March 1929^[2] – 29 March 2016) was a Filipino lawyer and banker, who served as the first Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from 1993 to 1999.^[3][4] He was the first Governor of the BSP after former President Fidel V. Ramos signed the Republic Act 7653, otherwise known as New Central Bank Act, into law in 1993.^[5]

Gabriel Singson
1st Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
In office July 4, 1993 – July 4, 1999
President	Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. as (Governor of Central Bank of the Philippines)
Succeeded by	Rafael Buenaventura
Personal details
Born	(1929-03-18)18 March 1929 Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippine Commonwealth
Died	29 March 2016(2016-03-29) (aged 87) Manila, Philippines
Spouse	Moonyeen Singson†
Children	3
Profession	Lawyer,[1] Banker
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Early life

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

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.^[6]

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.^[7]