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Metro Manila, March 2026 — One CoreDev IT® (CORE®), a Philippine-based certified Employer of Record in the Philippines and outsourcing partner for global companies, has been ranked #15 on the Best Workplaces™ in the Philippines 2026 list, published by Great Place To Work® Philippines.
This is the company’s highest-profile workplace recognition to date, moving from sector-level distinction to a national ranking that places CORE® among the country’s top employers across all industries. For the company, this is more than a milestone in the best workplace in the Philippines ranking conversation. The recognition serves as independent validation of a workplace experience shaped and confirmed by the people who know it best: its employees.
The Best Workplaces celebration was held on March 19, 2026 at the Forbes Ballroom, Conrad Manila in Pasay City. Representing CORE® at the event were Lulette Millado, President; Jhanine David, HR Director; and Adrian Agawin, Marketing Manager.
A Three-Year Progression Built on Trust
The inclusion of CORE® in the Best Workplaces Philippines 2026 list is the result of a deliberate, multi-year effort to build a workplace grounded in trust, consistency, and real employee experience.
The journey began in 2024, when CORE® first earned its Great Place To Work® Certification™ in the Philippines status. That milestone validated the company’s early commitment to building a people-first environment—one that supports not only internal teams, but also the employees working on behalf of global clients.
In 2025, CORE® achieved back-to-back certification, with employee satisfaction rising from 91% to 97%. During the same year, CORE® was also named to the Best Workplaces in the Philippines for IT-BPM list, a sector-specific recognition that placed the company among the top 30 IT- BPM organizations in the country.
By 2026, that recognition extended beyond industry-specific distinction to the national level. CORE® achieved the #15 ranking in the Medium Category (100–999 employees), placing the company among the country’s top workplaces across sectors.
This progression reflects more than steady improvement. It demonstrates a culture designed to remain consistent as the organization grows—an important distinction for a company that builds and manages teams for global employers. As operations scale, the ability to sustain a reliable employee experience becomes not just an internal objective, but a core part of delivery.
What the Best Workplaces Philippines 2026 Ranking Measures
The inclusion of CORE® in the Best Workplaces ranking reflects strong employee sentiment across key workplace dimensions, reinforcing its position as a high trust workplace in the Philippines.
At the center of this recognition is the Trust Index™, a confidential survey administered independently by Great Place To Work® Philippines. Employees provide feedback without employer oversight, ensuring that results reflect their actual day-to-day experience. The survey evaluates five key dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie—standards applied globally across workplace assessments.
Beyond the survey, inclusion in the Best Workplaces Philippines 2026 list requires organizations to first earn Great Place To Work® Certification™. This is followed by a Culture Audit™, a comprehensive evaluation of people practices, leadership approach, company values, employee engagement, and inclusivity initiatives. The process follows the same globally recognized methodology used for the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S. and the Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, requiring not only strong employee feedback but also consistency and structure behind that experience.
Taken together, these measures ensure that the recognition is not based on internal claims, but on independently validated employee experience supported by organizational practices.
What This Recognition Signals About CORE®
For CORE®, the distinction carries particular weight. It signals that the workplace experience is not dependent on isolated teams or short-term initiatives, but is designed to remain consistent as the organization grows.
This long-term approach is reflected in how leadership has positioned employee experience at the center of operations. As CEO Jonathan Miller explained, the recognition is a natural outcome of that decision:
“We chose years ago to put employee experience at the center. This ranking is the natural outcome of that choice. Our clients want long-term teams, and they trust CORE® because our people stay and grow here. The fact that this recognition is based entirely on employee feedback makes it the most powerful evidence we can offer.”
From an operational perspective, the consistency behind the results is just as important as the sentiment itself. Lulette Millado, President of CORE®, highlighted that the ranking reflects both employee experience and organizational design:
“A ranking on this list reflects not just how people feel, but how an organization is structured to sustain that feeling at scale. What I am proud of is that our scores reflect consistency across departments, roles, and tenures. For a company that operates as an Employer of Record and outsourcing partner to global employers, consistency of employee experience is not simply an HR aspiration. It is a delivery capability too.”
The recognition reinforces a clear point: the workplace at CORE® is defined not by intention alone, but by validated experience—backed by systems, leadership practices, and continuous feedback that make trust measurable and repeatable across the organization.
Culture as an Operating Standard
At CORE®, culture shapes the way the organization operates.
The company’s approach grows out of continuous listening, transparent leadership practices, and a steady investment in employee development and well-being. These efforts aren’t one-time programs; they evolve right alongside the organization.
“The programs we run are designed around real employee needs,” shared Jhanine David, HR Director of CORE®. “From learning and development to ongoing well-being and engagement initiatives, these are designed to address what our people actually tell us they need. The Trust Index™ results simply reflect what happens when that feedback is taken seriously and acted on over time.” Jhanine explained further.
As CORE® grows, it keeps its focus on making trust tangible—not just in policies, but in everyday experience—through leadership practices, team support systems, and clear, consistent communication across the organization.
Why This Matters to the Global Employers Building Teams in the Philippines
For companies evaluating outsourcing partners, workplace quality matters because it directly affects team performance, retention, and operational stability.
In outsourced and offshore team models, the employee experience is not separate from service quality. It influences engagement, continuity, output, and long-term team success. That is why recognitions such as Best Workplaces Philippines 2026 rankings carry real weight.
“That kind of signal matters in a competitive outsourcing market. Many companies in the Philippine outsourcing industry claim to have strong cultures and engaged employees. For a company whose value is ultimately shaped by its people, a national workplace ranking is one of the strongest trust signals we can offer. When a prospective client is comparing partners, this ranking helps answer a question no sales deck can ever fully address: do your employees actually believe in where they work? In our case, we’re confident and proud to answer, yes,” said CORE® Marketing Manager Adrian Agawin.
The inclusion of CORE® in this recent list offers global employers a stronger basis for trust. It affirms that the people powering operations do so in an environment proven to be credible, people‑centered, and sustainable.
Where Culture Becomes Capability
As a Philippines-based Employer of Record and outsourcing partner, CORE® supports global companies in building, managing, and scaling teams in the country. For these organizations, workplace culture is not a secondary advantage. It directly impacts delivery quality, retention, and long-term team performance.
The company’s Great Place To Work® Certification™ and inclusion in the Best Workplaces ranking reinforce what its clients already experience: the teams built through CORE® operate within an environment that actively invests in trust, development, and stability. In a market where many providers compete primarily on speed or cost, CORE® differentiates itself through culture, compliance, and long-term workforce stability.
The company channels this recognition into deeper commitment to its people and culture.
As the company grows, it stays focused on building and sustaining a workplace where trust scales with operations, standards keep rising, and employees have what they need to perform at their best. CORE® continues to invest in the systems, leadership discipline, and employee experience required to sustain a high-trust environment over time.
The objective is not to optimize for surveys or recognition, but to ensure that the experience reflected in those results remains real, repeatable, and measurable at scale.
About One CoreDev IT® (CORE®)
One CoreDev IT® (CORE®) is a Philippine‑registered Employer of Record and offshore staffing firm headquartered in Makati City. The company provides end‑to‑end employment solutions for offshore teams, handling payroll, statutory compliance, HR advisory, and employee relations. Beyond compliance, CORE® connects global clients with highly skilled Filipino professionals in IT, healthcare, finance, and specialized fields, supported by infrastructure designed to ensure retention and long‑term success. For organizations seeking more than staffing, CORE® also delivers managed services, taking responsibility for specific functions or deliverables so offshore teams operate as seamless extensions of the business. CORE® works with companies across the United States, Australia, and Europe, positioning itself as an embedded partner rather than a transactional vendor.
About Great Place to Work® Certification™
Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work® Certification™ is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 150 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.
How Great Place to Work® Determines the Best Workplaces List in Philippines
The Best Workplaces in Philippines 2026 list is based on confidential employee feedback captured through the Great Place To Work® Trust Index™ survey, which measures key aspects of workplace culture: trust in management, pride in work, and connection with colleagues.
The evaluation process also included comprehensive company essays detailing programs, policies, and initiatives that demonstrate a sustained commitment to fostering equitable, inclusive, and caring workplace cultures.
Companies earning a place on the list distinguished themselves not only through high trust scores but also through consistency of positive experiences across diverse demographic groups, proving that great workplaces are truly “For All™.”
In curating what makes a Best Workplace in Philippines, Great Place To Work® has applied the same rigorous methodology used for the renowned Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S. and the Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces since 1998.
About Great Place To Work®
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Our mission is to help every place become a great place to work For All™. We give leaders and organizations the recognition and tools to create consistently positive employee experiences, fostering cultures that drive business, improve lives, and strengthen society.
Since 1992, Great Place To Work® has surveyed over 100 million employees across 150 countries, using its proprietary Trust Index™ to measure the key behaviors that define great workplaces. Our Certification™, Best Workplaces™ Lists, and global benchmarks have become the industry standard for recognizing organizations that put people first.
