MANILA, Philippines — Media network ABS-CBN Corporation has secured a spot on TIME magazine’s list of Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers for 2027, marking a notable milestone for the organization years after losing its legislative franchise.
ABS-CBN ranked 338th out of 500 regional companies evaluated based on employee satisfaction surveys conducted between 2024 and 2026.
Leading the local contingent on the list is pharmaceutical giant United Laboratories (Unilab), which claimed the 24th spot. Other major Philippine corporations also featured prominently:
- Ayala Corporation – 32nd
- Metrobank – 44th
- San Miguel Corporation – 55th
- Jollibee – 89th
- Del Monte Philippines – 105th
- BDO Unibank – 164th
- Philippine Airlines – 186th
- AboitizPower – 196th
- SM Investments Corporation – 206th
- Solaire Resort and Casino – 222nd
- RCBC – 260th
- JG Summit Holdings – 262nd
- Century Pacific Group – 279th
- RealPage Philippines – 280th
- Megaworld – 304th
- Virtual Staffing Solutions – 326th
- PLDT – 327th
- Max’s Group – 426th
Shifting Workforce Dynamics in the Age of AI
While Asia’s historically export-led, manufacturing-focused model has successfully kept regional unemployment rates low, TIME noted that the rapid integration of artificial intelligence is altering the modern professional landscape.
Addressing these macro shifts, Nanyang Technological University Associate Professor Trevor Yu emphasized that institutions must actively update how they manage human resources.
“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,” Yu told TIME.