Frederick "Freddie" Siao is the local chief executive of Iligan City, Philippines.

Born and raised in Iligan City, he is well-aware of the city's problems such as the long-time inadequate water supply in many barangays and the lack of a proper system for garbage disposal. He is an experienced public official – the city sports director for 6 years, an elected city councilor for 6 years, and the lone district representative since 2016.

As shown by his many completed projects, he's the kind of leader who turns visions into reality. He dreams of a better and progressive Iligan City. With your help, he can make that happen.

Freddie was born on November 29, 1966 and raised in Iligan City. He went to Lanao Chung Hua High School for his elementary and secondary education. He grew up watching the city grow, develop, and turn into what it is today. As someone who has lived in Iligan City for more than 50 years, he knows the most common problems Iliganons are facing such as garbage disposal, drainage issues, lack of water supply, and lack of agricultural support.

As the city sports director, he significantly improved Iligan City's representation to regional and national tournaments by giving all-out support to athletes and contestants. As a city councilor, Freddie accomplished 37 ordinances and 175 resolutions. As a congressman, he authored 170 house bills and co-authored 183 ones. Among his house bills that have become law include the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 and Student Fare Discount Act while among those that have passed the final reading are the house bills giving IRA to six barangays, making the Buru-un school of fisheries a polytechnic state college, and creating the Iligan City General Hospital.

In 2021, he realized one of his visions for Iligan City – the Mandulog River Esplanade, one of the newest attractions of Iligan City popular for its beautiful structure. He turned the famous Tambacan wood bridge into a fortified steel bridge with LED lights. He also championed the visions of barangays and schools by helping them build their multipurpose facilities and classrooms, respectively. Other visions he has for Iligan City are a sports complex, an international convention center, a general hospital, a special economic zone, world-class learning institutions, and a strong local economy.

He finished Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Management at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and Master of Public Administration at Bukidnon State University. He was one of three fellows in the Mindanao Bridging Leaders Program in 2012 conducted by the Asian Institute of Management. He was appointed as the Iligan City Sports Director from 2004 to 2010 and elected as city councilor from 2010 to 2016 during which he authored the Revised Iligan City Investment, Incentives, and Promotions Code, attracting huge investments such as Robinsons Place Iligan. In 2019, he represented the Philippines in the Emerging Leaders Program of Harvard Kennedy School, which seeks to build leaders fit for the challenges of the new generation.

Freddie is married to another native Iliganon Maria Teresa Padilla-Siao and has been blessed with three children — Derrick, Alexandra, and Ethan — who have been well-nurtured and have now become mature and successful individuals. He spends quality time with the family mostly by traveling with them to different places in the Philippines and abroad.

Freddie is humble enough to admit that he has limited knowledge in certain fields. In identifying and solving problems, he consults field experts and stakeholders and takes their recommendations. For years, he has been taking advice from experts in health, sports, agriculture, engineering, and other fields. More importantly, he takes suggestions from representatives from the women's sector, persons with disabilities (PWD), senior citizens, the LGBTQ+ sector, business people, teachers, the youth, and other sectors of society for the policies and programs he wants to create. He recognizes that in nation building, the people should be involved.

Si Frederick "Freddie" Siao ang local chief executive ng Iligan City, Philippines.

Ipinanganak at lumaki sa Iligan City, alam na alam niya ang mga problema ng lungsod tulad ng matagal nang hindi sapat na suplay ng tubig sa maraming barangay at kawalan ng maayos na sistema para sa pagtatapon ng basura. Isa siyang bihasang opisyal ng gobyerno – naging city sports director sa loob ng 6 na taon, nahalal na city councilor sa loob ng 6 na taon, at lone district representative mula 2016.

Gaya ng pinapatunayan ng marami niyang natapos na proyekto, siya ang uri ng lider na ginagawang totoo ang mga bisyon. Nangangarap siya ng mas mabuti at maunlad na Iligan City. Sa tulong ninyo, maisasakatuparan niya ito.

Si Freddie ay ipinanganak noong November 29, 1966 at lumaki sa Iligan City. Nag-aral siya sa Lanao Chung Hua High School para sa elementarya at sekondarya. Lumaki siyang nasasaksihan ang paglaki, pag-unlad, at pagbabago ng lungsod hanggang sa kung ano ito ngayon. Bilang nanirahan sa Iligan City nang mahigit 50 taon, alam niya ang mga karaniwang problemang kinahaharap ng mga Iliganon tulad ng pagtatapon ng basura, mga isyu sa drainage, kakulangan ng suplay ng tubig, at kakulangan ng suporta sa agrikultura.

Bilang city sports director, malaki ang inangat niya sa representasyon ng Iligan City sa mga panrehiyon at pambansang paligsahan sa pamamagitan ng buong suporta sa mga atleta at kalahok. Bilang city councilor, nakagawa si Freddie ng 37 ordinansa at 175 resolusyon. Bilang congressman, nag-akda siya ng 170 house bills at co-author sa 183. Kabilang sa kanyang mga house bill na naging batas ang Salary Standardization Law of 2019 at Student Fare Discount Act habang kabilang sa mga nakapasa sa huling pagbasa ang mga house bill na nagbibigay ng IRA sa anim na barangay, ginagawang polytechnic state college ang Buru-un school of fisheries, at lumilikha sa Iligan City General Hospital.

Noong 2021, natupad niya ang isa sa kanyang mga bisyon para sa Iligan City – ang Mandulog River Esplanade, isa sa mga pinakabagong atraksyon ng Iligan City na kilala sa magandang istruktura nito. Ginawa niyang matibay na steel bridge na may LED lights ang tanyag na Tambacan wood bridge. Itinaguyod din niya ang mga bisyon ng mga barangay at paaralan sa pamamagitan ng pagtulong sa pagpapatayo ng kani-kanilang multipurpose facilities at classrooms. Ang iba pa niyang bisyon para sa Iligan City ay sports complex, international convention center, general hospital, special economic zone, mga world-class na institusyong pang-edukasyon, at malakas na lokal na ekonomiya.

Nagtapos siya ng Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Management sa University of Santo Tomas sa Manila at Master of Public Administration sa Bukidnon State University. Isa siya sa tatlong fellow sa Mindanao Bridging Leaders Program noong 2012 na isinagawa ng Asian Institute of Management. Itinalaga siya bilang Iligan City Sports Director mula 2004 hanggang 2010 at nahalal bilang city councilor mula 2010 hanggang 2016 kung saan siya ang nag-akda ng Revised Iligan City Investment, Incentives, and Promotions Code, na nakahikayat ng malalaking pamumuhunan tulad ng Robinsons Place Iligan. Noong 2019, kinatawan niya ang Philippines sa Emerging Leaders Program ng Harvard Kennedy School, na naglalayong humubog ng mga lider na angkop sa mga hamon ng bagong henerasyon.

Kasal si Freddie sa kapwa tubong Iliganon na si Maria Teresa Padilla-Siao at biniyayaan ng tatlong anak — sina Derrick, Alexandra, at Ethan — na maayos na napalaki at ngayon ay mga mature at matagumpay na indibidwal. Naglalaan siya ng de-kalidad na oras kasama ang pamilya, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng paglalakbay kasama sila sa iba't ibang lugar sa Philippines at abroad.

Marunong umamin si Freddie na limitado ang kanyang kaalaman sa ilang larangan. Sa pagtukoy at paglutas ng mga problema, kumukonsulta siya sa mga eksperto at stakeholder at sinusunod ang kanilang mga rekomendasyon. Sa loob ng maraming taon, humihingi siya ng payo sa mga eksperto sa kalusugan, sports, agrikultura, engineering, at iba pang larangan. Higit sa lahat, kinukuha niya ang mga mungkahi mula sa mga kinatawan ng women's sector, persons with disabilities (PWD), senior citizens, LGBTQ+ sector, mga negosyante, guro, kabataan, at iba pang sektor ng lipunan para sa mga polisiya at programang nais niyang buuin. Kinikilala niya na sa pagbuo ng bansa, dapat kasali ang mga tao.