United Laboratories, Ayala Corp. and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. emerged as the highest-ranked Philippine employers in TIME’s Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers 2027 list, with all three making the regional top 50 in a ranking of 500 companies.
Unilab led the local contingent at 24th place with a score of 89.15, followed by Ayala at 32nd with 88.07 and Metrobank at 44th with 86.89, according to the ranking.
San Miguel Corp. placed 55th with 85.82, while Jollibee Foods Corp. ranked 89th with 83.00, bringing the number of Philippine companies in the regional top 100 to five.
Del Monte Philippines followed at 105th with 82.20. Other Philippine companies included BDO Unibank at 164th, Philippine Airlines at 186th, Aboitiz Power at 196th and SM Investments Corp. at 206th.
Solaire Resort & Casino ranked 222nd, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. 260th, JG Summit Holdings 262nd and Century Pacific Group 279th.
Megaworld Corp. placed 304th, followed by PLDT Inc. at 327th, ABS-CBN Corp. at 338th and Max’s Group at 426th.
The list also featured outsourcing and technology employers MicroSourcing at 98th, Emapta Versatile Services at 159th, RealPage Philippines at 280th and Virtual Staffing Solutions at 326th.
Developed by TIME and data firm Statista, the ranking evaluated employee satisfaction based on surveys conducted from 2024 to 2026.
American semiconductor-equipment maker KLA topped the regional list, followed by JPMorganChase and Australian design platform Canva.
TIME identified banking and financial services, information technology software and services, and semiconductors as the leading sectors in the regional ranking.
The Philippine companies represented a broad cross-section of industries, including pharmaceuticals, banking, food, aviation, power, property, telecommunications and hospitality.
