Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) — Veteran actress Dolly de Leon and four other Filipino women were included in Forbes’ “50 over 50: Asia 2024” list.
Forbes yearly picks 50 CEOs, founders, and innovators from 14 countries in Asia-Pacific across 24 different work sectors.
“They’re exerting their influence on fashion, pharma, finance and beyond and they’re doing so at 54, 68 and even 112,” Forbes stated in its website.
Dolly de Leon was cited as an “international acclaim” actress for her performance in the 2022 satirical film “Triangle of Sadness.”
The Golden Globe nominee, acting for three decades, was also named as the first Filipino member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences an award-giving body behind Oscars.
READ: Oscars invite Dolly de Leon to join the Academy
She recently starred in two films \”Between The Temples\” and \”Ghostlight\” that will premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Aside from the award-winning actress, also included in the list is Ayala Land CEO Anna Margarita Dy, the first female owner of the second largest property developer by market value in the Philippines.
Dy was the sole Filipina to be included in Forbes Magazine’s list of 20 outstanding female business leaders in Asia in 2023.
Puregold co-owner Susan Co also made the list. She is also the vice-chair of Cosco Capital, a retail holding company with stakes in commercial real estate and liquor distribution businesses, and holds directorship in dozens of other companies.
Forbes cited that the supermarket chain has grown popular with more than 300 stores nationwide.
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, the first woman to lead the government’s peace panel in the Philippines, was also recognized.
Ferrer is a former political science professor at the University of the Philippines who led the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
READ: Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on her role in peace-building
Also among the honorees is Esther Go from electronic health-tech firm Medilink.
Go’s Medilink has been connecting more than 200,000 physicians to more than two million patients in the Philippines.
