SARANGANI, Philippines (February 17, 2013) – Miguel “Migs” Alcantara Dominguez, Governor of Sarangani Province, will be honored with a Devex Manila 40 Under 40 award for his outstanding work in the international development community in Manila.
Governor Dominguez will be honored with other awardees at a private reception on Feb. 19 at the Zuellig Building in Makati City, where select government officials, corporate and NGO executives, and community leaders are expected to attend.
The Devex 40 Under 40 award highlights and celebrates the work of 40 young leaders in the international development community all under the age of 40 in cities around the world.
Following a public nominations process and rigorous review of more than 250 nominees, awardees were selected based on their influence on the development agenda and impact on development results in the Philippines and abroad.
Governor Dominguez will join the distinguished ranks of past Devex 40 Under 40 winners such as U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women CEO Henriette Kolb, Google’s Jared Cohen and Obama Administration Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Samantha Power.
Following successful 40 Under 40 events in London in 2011 and Washington, D.C., in 2010, Devex is proud to have selected the Philippines as the first emerging country to host this event. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
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