Great Place To Work® unveils the first Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ list for Southeast Asia, with four Philippine businesses earning places
- Four companies from the Philippines have placed in the inaugural Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia list.
- The recognition spans essential sectors including water infrastructure, outsourcing, and hospitality, reflecting the strength and resilience of the local economy.
- The Southeast Asia list draws on insights from more than 550,000 employees across ten markets.
[MANILA, PHILIPPINES] Major Philippine employers have secured strong representation on the prestigious inaugural Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia list, published today, Fortune in collaboration with Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ.
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list first published in the US in 1998 has long been one of the most recognised workplace benchmarks in North America. This year marks a major expansion of that legacy into Southeast Asia. More than 1.3 million employees across ten markets were invited to assess trust, fairness and support at work, with over 550,000 verified survey responses shaping the inaugural regional rankings.
Evelyn Kwek, Managing Director of Great Place To Work ASEAN & ANZ, said the list reflects a region-wide commitment to workplace culture.
“For decades, the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List defined the gold standard for great workplaces in the US. Following the list’s global expansion – with the launch of the inaugural Europe list in 2024 – Southeast Asia now joins this international standard of excellence. This first-ever list reflects a diverse and dynamic region that is coming into its own by recognizing organizations that have intentionally built environments where people feel trusted and supported to do their best work. The decades of research and millions of employee voices collected in our data has shown that when that trust is strong, businesses grow in ways that lift up people, communities, and entire economies.”
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Southeast Asia list is the region’s most comprehensive measure of the employee experience, based on Great Place To Work’s proprietary Trust Index™ Survey. Rankings are driven primarily by confidential employee feedback, with company-provided information used to confirm basic eligibility and context. Only companies with consistently high survey responses from employees, regardless of their role, department, or status in the company, can secure a placement on the list.
Philippine Organisations Recognized in the Top 100
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® have each achieved rigorous benchmarks for levels of employee trust and workplace culture. Four organizations headquartered in the Philippines earned positions in this year’s Southeast Asia rankings:
#24 Balibago Waterworks System, Inc.
A privately-owned Philippine utility company providing water services to more than 200,000 households.
#32 Connext International
A Philippine-headquartered business-process outsourcing firm supporting clients across healthcare, finance, and IT.
#35 Robinsons Hotels and Resorts
The hospitality division of Robinsons Land Corporation, operating a portfolio of value-to-luxury hotels in the Philippines including Go Hotels and Summit.
#90 Megaworld Corporation
A major Philippine real-estate developer renowned for large-scale township projects that combine residential, commercial and hospitality
The full Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ list is available here: https://greatplacetowork.com.ph/best-companies-to-work-for-southeast-asia-2025/
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About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia
To be included on the list, a company must first earn Great Place To Work Certification™ and have a minimum of 200 employees. Each organization’s survey process must adhere to rigorous standards, ensuring honest feedback from their entire workforce collected between late 2024 and September 2025. Rankings are determined by confidential employee responses to the Trust Index™ Survey. Companies that foster positive workplace cultures are proven to excel across key business metrics, outperforming peers regardless of their size, industry, or location.
About Great Place To Work®
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, drawing on 30 years of research and millions of employee voices worldwide. Its Trust Index™ Survey helps organisations benchmark culture, measure trust and qualify for Great Place To Work Certification™ and Best Workplaces™ Lists. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com, or follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn and Instagram.
