Inquirer: Nanette Medved-Po on what she learned from showbiz: ‘Don’t waste your platform’

Nanette Medved-Po made her name as a stunning leading lady in the 1990s, starring opposite top male leads of the time — most notably Fernando Poe Jr. And of course, how could anyone forget her iconic role as the beloved superhero Darna?

Today, she is better known for leading social enterprises. Her brainchild is Generation Hope, which is anchored on the belief that businesses can make a profit and still contribute to social good.

Read the full interview here.

Similar Stories

Abenson completes new classroom for Bungo Elementary School in Gapan, Nueva Ecija

VOGUE: Nanette Medved-Po’s Message in a Bottle

Career Confessions: The actress who became a prolific and internationally recognised philanthropist

Banker After Dark: Stephen CuUnjieng sits down with Nanette Medved-Po and Chris Po | ANC

Nanette Medved-Po shares the narrative of her advocacies and the eco-warriors behind a revolutionary solution to plastic pollution

Op-ed: Nanette Medved-Po believes that we can be the generation that ends the plastic crisis

Bago City starts trash-to-cash program to reduce plastic waste

[HIPE Stories] Can you put HOPE in a bottle? Nanette Medved-Po can

CNN PH: HOPE launches awards to honor unsung Filipino Heroes

Business Mirror: Recognizing top ‘Real Leaders’ of 2023

Inquirer: CEMEX Philippines and Friends of Hope ink agreement for sustainable waste management

TatlerAsia: HOPE Founder Nanette Medved-Po Receives the Coveted Asia Game Changer Award

HerAgenda: A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Nanette Medved-Po

CNNPH: Nanette Medved-Po receives Asia Society Game Changer Award

CNBC: ‘Surprisingly easy’ to get companies to commit to reducing plastic waste

PhilStar: The passionate Nanette Medved-Po

Inquirer: Nanette Medved-Po named one of 2022’s game changers

When in Manila: HOPE Founder Nanette Medved-Po Receives Prestigious Asia Society Game Changer Award

Palmolive Seeds HOPE

New Seedlings, New Beginnings: HOPE’s First Coconut Relief Drive

GMA News: 1M coconut trees to be planted in Mindanao via Century Pacific, GCash, HOPE

1 Million Coconut Trees To Be Planted in Mindanao

Business World: Century Pacific to plant a million coconut trees in South Cotabato, Sarangani

HOPE recognized as a “Best For The World™” B Corp for performance excellence beyond just profit

Hope in the time of the pandemic: HOPE supports vaccination…

ANC’s Insight with April Lee Tan: Generation Hope Chairperson & Founder Nanette Medved-Po

CNN’s New Day: Spreading HOPE through Education and Environment Protection

MSN Entertainment: Hope in a Box, Philippines’ First Carton-Packed Water by Tetra Pak Bags ‘Best CSR

Inquirer: Nanette Medved-Po’s waste-to-cash business model shows way to better normal

Hope in 100 classrooms and counting: Social Enterprise hits 100th classroom milestone amid pandemic

CNN: Anong hope mo? Join HOPE Founder Nanette Medved-Po in spreading hope and raising awareness

Philippine Tatler: Nanette Medved-Po Shares HOPE’s Progress and Impact to Education and Beyond

CNBC International: Entrepreneurs need creative solutions to sustainability challenge

Philippine Star: The Philippines’ first-ever carton-packaged water inspires ‘Hope in a Box’

CNN: “The Source speaks to Nanette Medved-Po”