From a Cabinet member and a senatorial candidate to advocates for the environment and an actor-philanthropist, 40 young Filipinos are joining the ranks of the world`s emerging development leaders who are not quite 40 years old. Thirty-six Filipinos and four Manila-based foreign development workers under the age of 40 will be recognized as the Philippines becomes the first emerging country to host `40 Under 40,` which is sponsored by the US-based Development Executive Group (Devex) which styles itself as `the Bloomberg of the development community.`
