Gokongwei-led firms, Megaworld join Fortune list of best SEA employers

Gokongwei-led firms and property giant Megaworld are among the six Philippine companies that made it to Fortune’s top 100 companies to work for in Southeast Asia.

- By RICHMOND MERCURIO

The inaugural Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For-Southeast Asia 2025 ranks organizations that excel in performance and in creating outstanding workplaces.

Companies recognized in the list have employees “who trust their employers, take pride in what they do and enjoy their colleagues.”

To qualify, companies must be “Great Place To Work-Certified” and employ at least 200 people in Southeast Asia.

A total of six firms from the Philippines entered the list, led by Balibago Waterworks System, one of the largest privately owned provincial water distributors in the Philippines, at No. 24.

Two Gokongwei-led firms followed, with Robinsons Hotels and Resorts at No. 35 and Universal Robina Corp. (URC) at No. 44.

Robinsons Hotels and Resorts is a diversified hotel group with six homegrown brands and four international brands in its portfolio. It has 31 hotels in 20 locations, with 5,100 room keys.