Two Filipinos land on Forbes Asia’s 2025 ‘Power Businesswomen’ list
GMA Integrated News
04 November 2025
Two Filipinos were included in Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list 2025, joining 18 other female leaders across Asia recognized for their role in driving growth and innovation as the region’s business and economic landscape continues to rapidly evolve.
Among them is Robinsons Land Corp. president and chief executive officer Mybelle Aragon-Gobio, the first woman and non-family member to lead the property arm of the Gokongwei group.
She joined Robinsons Land in 1993 as an administrative assistant, and later moved up to lead the company’s logistics unit and residential and office projects.
Gobio in May laid out a five year P125-billion expansion plan for the company, as she aims to double net income to P25 billion by 2030, increase malls to 69 from 55, and boost the office portfolio by 50% to 1.2 million square meters of leasable space.
Also listed is Ayala Corp. managing director Mariana Zobel de Ayala, the eighth-generation leader of the company handling leasing and hospitality of the property unit Ayala Land Inc.
Zobel is leading the P17.5-billion malls redevelopment program, covering flagship developments Greenbelt 2, Glorietta, TriNoMa, Ayala Center Cebu, among others. Ayala Land in August secured a $224-million loan from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) for the development of two malls.
Ayala Malls aims to add over 700,000 square meters of gross leasable area over the next five years including Parklinks, the joint estate development with Eton Properties in Quezon City and Pasig.
“The women on this year’s Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list are not just adapting to change, but actively shaping the future of the region’s business landscape,” Forbes Asia editorial director Rana Wehbe Watson said in a statement.
“Some are forging paths in hot sectors like data centers, semiconductors, and rare earths, while others are guiding their family businesses to new heights,” she added. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
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