26/08/2026
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Congratulations to our very own Jessica Bianca Sy, Vice President and Head of Design, Innovation and Strategy of SMDC and SM Prime Holdings, Inc., on being named one of PeopleAsiaโs Women of Style & Substance 2026.
For Jessica, design has always been about more than how places look. It is about how people live, what communities need, and how the choices we make today can shape better places for generations to come.
A fitting recognition for a woman whose work brings together vision, purpose, and a distinctly human point of view.
Congratulations, Jessica. We are very proud of you.
MEET PEOPLEASIAโS โWOMEN OF STYLE & SUBSTANCEโ 2026
Get to know these remarkable women who raise the bar and shatter glass ceilings at every turn.
They are:
Jessica Sy
Vice President and Head of Design, Innovation and Strategy
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
Justice Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez
Department of Justice
Chef Quenee Vilar
Co-owner and Executive Sous Chef
Celera, Makati
Dr. Reinabelle C. Reyes
Director
Space Science Missions Bureau, Philippine Space Agency
Shiela Valderrama
Theater actress and performer
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Creative direction by DEXTER FRANCIS DE VERA
Photography by DIX PEREZ
Styling by MIKE DE GUZMAN & GEO PALMIANO (MGP), MJ FELICIANO, EDRICK PAZ, GABBY WU
Hair and Makeup by TONI AVILES, LARS CABANACAN, JOAN CASTRO, AYEN CARMONA, JOSIE LACAP, ERIC MANINGAT, ROZEL SERRATO
Special thanks to LAURENCE JOY ANDRADE, AINA ELINON, JUDD JHOCSON of Newport World Resorts and JOANNE GOLONG GOMEZ, STEPHANIE CABREJAS, RUSTY DONGAOL of Conrad Manila
Digital imaging by MARY PRINCESS LAGURA HERMOSILLA
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