Several women stood tall and proud to have made their marks in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and corporate social responsibility. It is on this light that Asia Leaders Awards 2021 (ALA 2021) put the spotlight on them now by celebrating “Women in Power” at the awards ceremony to be held on November 11 at the Embassy of Singapore.
One of the empowered women honouree for ALA 2021 is Ms. Liza Timbol.
Another award winning entrepreneur,
Ms. Timbol is the newly elected President of Rural Bankers Association
of the Philippines. She now represents 429 rural banks with a combined
resources of P 301 billion. She is the
first Kapampangan elected to this prestigious position and the first woman EVP
of GR BANK.
GR Bank, the number 1 family owned rural bank nationwide,
is founded in 1954 by her late father Jose "Pitong" Carlos, now with 25
branches in several cities and provinces. With
over 65 years of experience, GRBank remains true to their commitment of
“empowering MSMEs and enriching Pinoy lives.”
Just recently, under her leadership, RBAP partnered with the Department of Agriculture, DBP and Squidpay to launch the project Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture-Interventions Monitoring Card (RSBSA-IMC), an ID cum cash card provided to farmers, fishers and hog-raisers ampng others, for easy access to government interventions and assistance.
Interested on initiatives
and projects by RBAP, visit https://www.facebook.com/ruralbankersph
Other women awardees of ALA 2021 are:
•
Architect Kaydee Velasco, CEO of KMV Asia
Corporation
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Lerma Manzano Bernabe, President and CEO,
AsiaPrime Philippines Corporation (APPC)
• Jaie Flores
Ador, Founder and CEO of 3D Container & Packaging Philippines Corp.
• Cris Albert,
President of FILA Philippines;
• Rosemarie P
Rafael, President of Airspeed International Corporation;
• Vanessa
Tanco, President and CEO of iAcademy
• Merle
Balicao, President and Founder of Mer-nel’s Cake House
• Virginia Lane
- One of the most glamorous ladies in Manila Society
Asia Leaders Awards is the only recognition giving body
whose awards committee is composed of respected leaders from different
organizations and embassies. It is the largest business awards event in the
Philippines and Southeast Asia. It’s main objective is to promote the
Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in Asia
Major awards sponsors are Alfamart, Asian Tigers Mobility,
AsiaPrime Corporation, Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc., Fredley Group of Companies,
Frontrow Enterprise, Grab, Jollibee Group, and J&T Express.
Get updates from Asia Leaders Awards at https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards
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