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SMC leads 9 Philippine firms in Forbes' World's Best Employers list
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SMC leads 9 Philippine firms in Forbes' World's Best Employers list
SMC leads 9 Philippine firms in Forbes' World's Best Employers list
Published Oct 10, 2025 12:03 pm
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Updated Oct 10, 2025 02:34 pm
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) leads the nine Filipino companies included in Forbes Magazine’s World’s Best Employers list this year, which consisted of 900 companies.
SMC was ranked at No. 42, the only Philippine company in the top 100, followed by Ayala Corp. (139), Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (154), Land Bank of the Philippines (187), LT Group Inc. (421), Century Pacific Foods Inc. (453), Jollibee Foods Corp. (455), BDO Unibank Inc. (585), and Cebu Air Inc. (770).
To determine the list, Forbes said it partnered with market research firm Statista to survey more than 300,000 employees in over 50 countries.
The surveys, which were conducted online, were independent of any corporations so that participants could remain anonymous.
Survey respondents were asked where they worked via an open-ended question with an autofill option, and corporations were eligible for this ranking if they employed more than 1,000 people and operated globally.
The participants noted how likely they were to recommend their employer to family and friends, and rated the company on such criteria as salary, career advancement opportunities, work-life balance, and company reputation.
Survey respondents could also evaluate former employers within the past two years, and companies they knew through their own industry knowledge and through friends and family who worked there.
The responses were then tallied and put through a scoring system that included data from the previous three years, with heavier weight given to more recent data and to evaluations from current employees. The corporations that earned the highest scores made the final ranking.
While the number of honorees per country varied based on the population and qualifying companies in each area, ultimately, 900 companies made the list of the World’s Best Employers for 2025.
“This past year has been tumultuous, from global economic uncertainties to political unrest and extreme weather emergencies. Despite this widespread tumult, however, the majority of multinational employers remain consistent in their commitment to employee well-being, according to the 2025 Employer Well-being Strategy Survey, produced by the Business Group on Health,” Forbes said.
Of the 131 employers surveyed, almost all provide employee assistance programs (EAPs), which give workers access to counseling services that support aspects of well-being, including mental health and financial health.