Two Filipinas have figured in the Forbes Magazine’s 50 over 50: Asia 2022 list.
Fiber internet billionaire Maria Grace Y. Uy, co-founder and president of broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc., and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, CEO and co-founder of online news site Rappler joined a powerhouse cast of women who were “shattering age and gender norms all over the globe.”
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Last year proved pivotal for both Filipinos, who helped reshape their fields amid a global pandemic as Ressa became the first Filipino to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her fearless fight for freedom of expression while Uy’s Converge — co-founded with husband Dennis Anthony in 2007—achieved milestones in its mission to widen access to high-speed internet across the Philippines.
“This recognition from Forbes Asia is an honour and proves to women worldwide the value they bring to their field, at any age,” Uy said.
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Ressa, a journalist who led newsrooms at CNN and ABS-CBN Corp., is a co-founder of Rappler, one of the country’s prominent online news sites and Forbes cited her fight for press freedom under the Duterte administration. (AW)
