The late matriarch of the Belmonte family, Betty Go-Belmonte, was one of the founders of The Philippine STAR. She is the daughter of Go Puan Seng, publisher of the Chinese-language daily The Fookien Times that was founded in 1926, but was closed when martial law was imposed.
Siya ay anak ni Go Puan Seng, tagapaglathala ng The Fookien Times, isang pang-araw-araw pahayagan na nilalathala sa wika ng mga Tsina na itinatag noong 1926, ngunit isinara noong ipataw ang martial law.“Alam nila na ang kredibilidad at integridad ang buhay ng pahayagan.