Betty Go-Belmonte

Billie Mary "Betty" Chua Go-Belmonte (Chinese: ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Iú-tek; pinyin: Wú Yǒudé; December 31, 1933 – January 28, 1994) was a Filipina journalist and newspaper publisher. She established the STAR Group of Publications which publishes the national newspaper, The Philippine Star and The Freeman, the tabloids Pilipino Star Ngayon, Pang-Masa, and Banat, as well as the magazines Starweek, People Asia, and The Fookien Times Yearbook.

Betty Go-Belmonte
吳友德
Born
Billie Mary Chua Go

(1933-12-31)December 31, 1933
Santa Mesa, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, United States
DiedJanuary 28, 1994(1994-01-28) (aged 60)
Quezon City, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)
Claremont Graduate School (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, newspaper publisher
EmployerSTAR Group of Companies
Known forCo-founder, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star and Pilipino Star Ngayon
Spouse
(m. 1959)
Children4, including Joy

A street as well as a Manila LRT Line 2 station was named after her.

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