Two Filipino women join Forbes’ 50 over 50: Asia 2022 list


Fiber internet billionaire Maria Grace Y. Uy (left) and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa were honoured by Forbes. - CONVERGE

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): pair of Filipino women landed on Forbes Magazine’s 50 over 50: Asia 2022 list as they joined a powerhouse cast of women who were “shattering age and gender norms all over the globe.”

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, were honoured by Forbes alongside business and political leaders, founders and scientists in Asia Pacific.

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