ABS-CBN joins list of Philippine companies in TIME Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers of 2027
The ABS-CBN ELJ building in Quezon City lights up in the network’s colors on July 9, 2021. Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA — ABS-CBN made it to the list of TIME’s Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers of 2027.
ABS-CBN placed 338th among 500 companies selected based on employee satisfaction surveys from 2024 to 2026.
Ayala Corp. topped the list of Philippine companies on the list at 32nd place.
Metrobank was 44th, while San Miguel Corp. was at the 55th spot. Fast-food giant Jollibee ranked 89th.
Other Philippine companies that made the list are:
105 Del Monte Philippines
164 BDO
186 Philippine Airlines
196 Aboitiz Power
206 SM Investments
222 Solaire Resort and Casino
260 RCBC
262 JG Summit Holdings
279 Century Pacific Group
280 RealPage Philippines
304 Megaworld
326 Virtual Staffing Solutions
327 PLDT
426 Max’s Group
The publication noted that Asia’s export-led, manufacturing-based model has historically helped keep regional unemployment low. But the rapid adoption of AI has changed the job landscape.
Trevor Yu, an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University who spoke with TIME, said companies need to renew their employment value proposition.
“They need to communicate transparently about how work is changing, acknowledge employees’ concerns about job transformation and retrenchment, and demonstrate that they will invest in helping people adapt,” he said.