Honoring the builders of the nation's future

Asia CEO Awards 2025 hails the Philippines' top leaders and organizations

- Bjorn Biel M. Beltran Special Features and Content Assistant Editor

THE PHILIPPINES is closing in on upper-middle-income status, a milestone the World Bank expects within the next two years. But challenges remain, significant ones that threaten to disrupt the momentum that the country has been building for more than a decade. Beyond numbers, it is vision not luck that determines the nation’s trajectory.

This is why the Asia CEO Awards 2025, themed “Predict the Future by Creating It,” is recognizing the individuals and companies whose leadership, innovation, and resilience are turning these long-held aspirations into tangible progress, seizing opportunities by first opening the doors to it.

The Asia CEO Awards is one of the most prominent events in the Filipino business community, celebrating outstanding individuals and organizations driving economic growth across the country. Held at the Manila Marriott Hotel last Oct. 14, this year’s ceremony recognized achievers whose work continues to elevate the Philippines’ global competitiveness.

Kicking off the event was Bruce Winton, area general manager for the Philippines at Marriott International, who acknowledged the contributions of the over 600 awards nominees towards creating a brighter future for the country.