We asked for your nominations for the Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn and from your responses we curated a list of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on Linkedin inspired by and in partnership with Virginia Bautista who has published formidable lists like these for the past three years.

We want to celebrate each woman individually, shining a spotlight on her positive impact, wisdom, and experiences.

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Join us with a virtual round of applause as we showcase and celebrate the accomplishments of

Niña Terol

No. of Followers: 3047

Position: Chief Marketing Officer at Talino Venture Labs

What do you think is the most significant contribution Filipino Women make to the country?

Even beyond the country and the Filipino community, I think Filipino Women have been contributing to the GLOBAL discourse on women empowerment and female leadership long before these became fashionable topics.

We did it when the late President Corazon Aquino led the Filipino people in toppling a dictator and restoring democracy and people empowerment in governance, in 1986. We did it when Lea Salonga won a Tony Award for her role in Miss Saigon in 1991, shining the global spotlight on Filipino performing arts talent and inspiring Filipino performers to dream bigger and conquer the global stage.

We did it in 2018 when Maria Ressa was named one of TIME Magazine’s Persons of the Year (and even years earlier, thanks to Rappler’s “Founding Mothers”), for upholding fearless journalism and truth where propaganda, fake news, and trolls are now part of our daily fare.

We do it through globally award-winning social entrepreneurs like Reese Fernandez of Rags2Riches, Cherry Atilano of AGREA, Louise Mabulo of the Cacao Project, and many other women who are bringing their Filipino brand of passion and purpose onto profitable enterprises, showing us how business ought to be done. We do it through our Filipino women in STEM, like astrophysicist Reina Reyes, Anne Aaron of Netflix, sustainability expert Janice Lao, data scientist Stephanie Sy, Women in Tech founder Audrey Pe, among many others, who are breaking boundaries and showing other Filipina girls that, yes, we can excel in the sciences, too.

I cite these examples beyond the country because I believe that by shattering global glass ceilings and working to create impact beyond our shores, Filipino Women set positive and powerful role models for girls and women in the country, too. We can be true to ourselves, excel in our chosen fields, and make lasting, valuable contributions in the global arena, too. Kayang-kaya ng Kababaihang Pilipino!

What’s your best advice for Filipino women to achieve success?

Don’t be afraid to make the first move.

Whether it’s in terms of taking care of yourself and your physical and mental health, investing in yourself and your dreams, negotiating the next steps in your career, turning your passion project into a profitable venture, breaking boundaries, fighting for people’s rights (including your own), empowering yourself and others, dreaming bigger and bolder, and finding love (yes–that, too), we truly don’t need anyone else’s permission to make the first move and claim our birthright to success.

In line with this, I also encourage women and girls out there: don’t measure yourself according to someone else’s yardstick, timeline, or metrics. Measure your life and your success according to the values that matter most to YOU, and create a life of meaning that gives YOU joy and peace.

Get to know your inner voice, listen to that inner voice, and hone in on the truly essential things. Everything else around that is just noise.

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2022 NOMINATIONS

We’ve opened nominations for next year’s 100 Most Influential Women and this time we’re going global!

For 2022 we are opening up nominations to women globally. Countries with the highest number of nominations will have their own list.

Join us in recognizing influential women by nominating for the 2022 list! Ready?
NOMINATE HERE

**Nominations end on November 30, 2021**

We hope this inspires more women to share their voices and connect with each other on LinkedIn.

You can find more information about the criteria at the end of the original Top 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn article.