Airspeed Chairperson and Founder Rosemarie Rafael Honored at the Inaugural Mansmith Awards

Manila, Philippines — January 21, 2026

Airspeed Chairperson and Founder Rosemarie Rafael was honored on January 21, 2026, at the inaugural Mansmith Awards, where she received the Mansmith Entrepreneur Award at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati. This milestone event celebrated Filipino innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEO Lifetime Achievers whose work has created lasting value and inspired positive change in the Philippines and beyond.

The inaugural Mansmith Awards brought together purpose-driven leaders who have transformed insight into impact and visionaries who lead with integrity, nurture others, and build businesses that uplift communities while strengthening the nation. Each awardee embodied Mansmith’s commitment to advancing excellence in marketing, innovation, and entrepreneurship with both heart and discipline.

For Rafael, the recognition affirms a lifelong commitment to building businesses that matter. As Chairperson and Founder of Airspeed, she has championed a leadership brand rooted in service, resilience, and malasakit, placing people, partnerships, and purpose at the center of business growth.

“This award is not just a personal milestone, but a shared victory with the many teams, partners, and communities we work with every day,” Rosemarie P. Rafael said. “True entrepreneurship is about making things happen; not just for business success, but for lives, livelihoods, and the country we serve.”

Under her leadership, Airspeed has grown into a trusted logistics and supply chain partner, guided by its brand promise: We Make It Happen. This promise extends beyond operational excellence, reflecting Airspeed’s commitment to advancing possibilities, enabling businesses to scale, empowering communities through opportunity, and nurturing lives through meaningful work and ethical leadership.

Rafael’s journey mirrors the core tenets celebrated by the Airspeed — building businesses with purpose, fostering collaborative success, and leading with integrity. At Airspeed, these values come alive through a culture that prioritizes logistics excellence, teamwork, and a deep sense of responsibility to customers, employees, and the nation.

As the Mansmith Awards inaugurate a new tradition of honoring Filipino excellence, Rafael’s recognition stands as a powerful reminder that entrepreneurship, when anchored in values and compassion, can be a force for national progress.

Through leaders like Rosemarie Rafael, and organizations that truly make it happen, the future of Philippines remains dynamic, inclusive, and hopeful.