Betty Go-Belmonte

For the LRT station, see Betty Go-Belmonte station. For the street, see Betty Go-Belmonte Street.
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Chua, the birth surname or paternal family name is Go, and the marital name is Belmonte.
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
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(m. 1959)​
Children4, including Joy

Billie Mary "Betty" Chua Go-Belmonte (Chinese: 吳友德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Iú-tek; pinyin: Wú Yǒudé;[1] 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.[2][3]

A street as well as a Manila LRT Line 2 station was named after her.[4]

  1. ^ Suryadinata, Leo, ed. (2012). "Go-Belmonte, Betty". Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 284–287. ISBN 978-981-4345-21-7.
  2. ^ Lopez, Jade (2012). "Betty Go-Belmonte: A Filipino Chinese Breaking Barriers". Review of Women's Studies. University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Yu, Doreen G. (July 28, 2011). "The beginnings of The Philippine STAR". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "10 Best Cheap Hotels Near Betty Go-Belmonte Station - Hotels.com". uk.hotels.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.