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From air to asphalt: Santa Maria joins MPTC

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September 5, 2025

Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP)-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the Philippines’ leading infrastructure investments company, has appointed former Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) president and chief operating officer (COO) Gilbert Gabriel F. Santa Maria as the new president and chief operating officer (CEO) of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), effective Sept. 1, 2025.

- By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Santa Maria succeeded Jose Maria K. Lim, who assumed the role of interim president to help stabilize MPTC’s leadership. Lim will continue to serve as a director of MPTC and MPIC, including their subsidiaries and affiliates.

As president and CEO, Santa Maria will lead MPTC’s strategic growth while strengthening its customer-centric approach to serve millions of motorists and the commuting public across its tollway network.

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