David Licauco, Will Ashley honored at the Philippine Empowered Men and Women of 2023 Awards

David Licauco, Will Ashley, and more celebrities won awards at the Philippine Empowered Men and Women of the Year 2023.

David was honored as Inspirational Youth of the Year after his breakout role in "Maria Clara at Ibarra," which is now no. 1 on Netflix Philippines.

According to Nelson Canlas' report on "24 Oras Weekend," Sunday, Will received the Multimedia Heartthrob Award. He will star in the upcoming TV series, "Unbreak My Heart."

Meanwhile, Sofia Pablo, Allen Ansay, and Jeff Moses were named Empowered Teen Stars.

"Mas ginagawa pa namin 'tong inspirasyon para mas galingan pa namin," Allen said.

On top of that, Sofia and Allen, garbed in black outfits, were dubbed Best Dressed for the awards night. The pair starred on "Luv Is: Caught in His Arms."

Jeff stars on the hit GMA Afternoon Prime series, "Abot-Kamay Na Pangarap."

The award-giving body also recognized other Sparkle stars as Empowered Men of 2023, namely Kirst Viray, Carlo San Juan, and Miggs Villasis.

Comedienne Ashley Rivera won Comedy Sexy Actress and OG in Social Media.

This is the sixth year of the award show.

—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News