Filipina Entrepreneur Makes It In Int’l Women’s Awards

The Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) has unveiled its finalists for 2023, celebrating the remarkable achievements of women in technology across Southeast Asia.

WIICTA chose 107 finalists from a pool of over 150 nominations for the awards.

The lineup represents a diverse range of talents hailing from partner, start-up, vendor, and distributor businesses.

Among these outstanding women, one Filipina entrepreneur has emerged as a standout finalist.

WIICTA described the Entrepreneur category as an award that “recognizes an enterprising candidate with a risk-taking mentality, honoring excellence in launching new ventures, products or services. This individual has a proven background in building innovation from the ground up, evident through converting market-leading ideas into viable business offerings.”

Mharicar Castillo-Reyes of Asticom bagged an award in the said category.

Moreover, other Filipinas were recognized in other categories.

Technical, National category
Lotis Pascual Gonzales – Cisco

Innovation
Pen Bumanglag – Exclusive Networks

Rising Star, Partner
Ruvie Roca – Nueva Solutions

Shining Star, Distributor
Myles Velazco – Crayon

Achievement
Jenny Diazmon – Nextgen Group

The winners of the Women in ICT Awards will be revealed at an exclusive celebration lunch on August 25 at St. Regis in Singapore. (GFB)