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TOWNS Foundation fetes 11 outstanding Filipino women

Published Sep 30, 2022 11:53 am

The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Foundation Inc. has honored 11 Filipino women for their contributions to the nation in their respective fields of practice.

The 2022 Towns Awardees. From left to right, Keisha Alena Mayuga (Transport Planning); Ana Patricia Non (Community Service); Dr. Erika Fille Legara (Data Science); Anna Oposa Del Rosario (Marine Ecology Conservation); Georgina Romero (Women Empowerment Through ICT); Dr. Pia D. Bagamasbad (Molecular Biology); Dr. Ani Rosa Almario (Education and Entrepreneurship)–Not in the photo are Rubilen Amit (Sports); Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho (Medicine/Public Health); Patricia Marie Ranada (Investigative Journalism); and Dr. Aletta T. Yniguez (Marine Science). (Photo and caption from TOWNS Foundation Inc)

Feted were Dr. Ani Rosa Almario from the field of education and entrepreneurship, Rubilen Amit from the field of sports, Dr. Pia Bagamasbad from the field of molecular biology; Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho from the field of medicine and public health, Dr. Erika Fille Legara from the field of data science, Keisha Alena Mayuga from the field of transport planning, Ana Patricia Non from the field of community service, Anna Oposa Del Rosario from the field of marine ecology conservation, Patricia Marie Ranada from the field of investigative journalism, Georgina Romero from the field of women empowerment through information and communications technology (ICT), and Dr. Aletta Yniguez from the field of marine science.

On Thursday, Sept 29, the 11 awardees attended the TOWNS Foundation welcome luncheon at the Dusit Thani in Manila. The 2022 Awards Night is set to take place on Oct. 25.

The awards only takes place every three years.

For this year, TOWNS Foundation selected the 2022 awardees from a pool of over 70 nominations, all of whom were women with great contribution in service to the country.

A total of 21 finalists were selected from the 70 nominations following a pre-selection. The figured was further whittled down to 11.

The TOWNS Search panel of judges consisted of the following:

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who led the search panel; Rogelio Singson, president of the Management Association of the Philippines); Dr. Eugenio Jose Ramos, president and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Medical City; Fortunato de la Pena, former Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary; Senen Bacani, former Department of Agriculture Secretary; lawyer Lilia de Lima, former director general of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and TOWNS search panel chairperson; Dr. Esperanza Cabral former Department of Health (DOH) secretary; and Broadcaster Ces Orena Drilon, TOWNS president and search panel co-chairperson.

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