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Richmond Mercurio - The Philippine Star
February 14, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, led the list of 29 Philippine companies that made it to the World’s Best Companies of 2025 in the Asia-Pacific by TIME and Statista.
The dimensions considered for the ranking were employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency.
The scores of the three dimensions were added on an equal percentage basis to form the final ranking score of a maximum of 100 points.
Ayala landed 46th among 500 companies named in the list, with an overall score of 91.71.
Two other Filipino companies cracked the top 100—Ramon Ang-led diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. at 85th and Frederick Dy-chaired Security Bank Corp. at 88th.
SM Investments Corp., the investment holding company of the Sy family, landed at 109th, followed by the group’s banking arm BDO Unibank at 112th.
Asian food conglomerate Jollibee Foods Corp. ranked 116th, while the Sy family’s integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. was at 121st place.
Rounding up the top 200 were Asian Development Bank at 172nd place, Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific Air at 178th and the Aboitiz Group at 188th.
Other Philippine companies that made the list were Robinsons Retail Holdings (211th), Petron (216th), Chinabank (238th), Alliance Global Group (245th), JG Summit Holdings (265th) and PLDT (280th).
“The inclusion of Alliance Global Group Inc. in the list of best companies in Asia Pacific by TIME Magazine and Statista is a testament to our group’s unwavering commitment to nation-building as a proudly Filipino conglomerate,” Alliance Global president and CEO Kevin Tan said.
“Through our group of companies, we continue to create world-class developments, products and opportunities that drive economic growth, generate more jobs and uplift many communities. All these we do to help build our nation to greater progress and success,” he added.
Also making the list were Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (311th), Aboitiz Power Corp. (318th), Del Monte Philippines (320th), Universal Robina Corp. (329th), RCBC (332nd), Filinvest Development Corp. (340th), Wilcon Depot Inc. (341st), Ginebra San Miguel (345th), Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (364th) and Megaworld (374th).
“Megaworld is very honored to be recognized in TIME Magazine’s inaugural list of the Best Companies in the Asia-Pacific region. This distinction is more than an accolade—it is a reaffirmation of our enduring mission to contribute to nation-building, strengthening our resolve to continue uplifting lives, impacting society and helping shape the nation,” Megaworld president Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso said.
Rounding up the list were Puregold Price Club at 381st place, EEI Corp. at 416th place and Max’s Group Inc. at 465th.
TIME said that businesses across the Asia-Pacific enjoyed an upbeat 2024 while much of the world was mired in geopolitical uncertainty.
It said that banking and financial services led its statistical ranking of 500 of Asia-Pacific’s best companies, wherein half of the top 10 was made up of banks or financial services companies.
“Whether 2025 proves a similarly positive year with returning US President Donald Trump threatening a raft of trade tariffs is a question that will preoccupy C-Suites across the region,” it said.
Overall, Singapore’s DBS Bank topped the rankings with a score of 97.36, followed by Malaysia’s Maybank at No. 2.
Two South Korean firms—Kia and Shinhan Financial Group—came in at the third and fourth spot, respectively, followed by India’s Wipro at No. 5.
