Companies Companies Founded in Manila

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List of notable businesses founded in Manila, listed alphabetically with corporate logos when available. This list includes some of the largest, most profitable companies that were founded in Manila. The famous Manila companies and corporations on this list include both public and private corporations. You can find information about the popular companies on this list, such as what industry they're part of. When available you can click on the successful Manila company's names to find out even more about them.

This list has a variety of items in it, from San Miguel Corporation to Bank of the Philippine Islands.

This list answers the questions, "What companies were founded in Manila?" and "What are the biggest Manila companies?"

If you're a Manila native then this list of the biggest Manila companies will make you proud. This list is also an excellent resource if you're doing research on reputable businesses from Manila.

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Al-Amanah Islamic Investment B... is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Financial Services The Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines or Al-Amanah Islamic Bank is the first and only Islamic bank in the Philippines.

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Allied Banking Corporation is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Allied Banking Corporation Allied Banking Corporation was one of the largest banks in the Philippines. It is also one of two universal banks in the Philippines not to be traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange, the other ...more

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Anino Games is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Anino Games Video game, Interactive entertainment Anino Games is a Philippine third-party game developer for different platforms. It is composed of two sister companies – Anino Entertainment, which focuses on PC, console, and virtual reality ...more

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Ayala Corporation is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Ayala Corporation is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish Ayala and Roxas families during the Spanish ...more

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BDO Unibank is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
BDO Unibank Financial Services BDO Unibank, Inc., commonly known as Banco de Oro and BDO, is the largest bank in the Philippines. It belongs to the SM Group of Companies, one of the country's largest conglomerates owned by ...more

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Banco Filipino is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Banco Filipino Financial Services Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank, or simply Banco Filipino, was a savings and loan association based in the Philippines. It is also known for property developments such as BF Homes, ...more

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Bank of the Philippine Islands is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Financial Services Bank of the Philippine Islands is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation and is the country's second largest bank in terms of assets, the country's largest bank in terms of market ...more

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BPI Direct Savings Bank is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
BPI Direct Savings Bank Financial Services BPI Direct Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of the Philippine Islands, is the Philippines’ first internet bank operating in a generally paperless environment with no defined ...more

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Centro Escolar University is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Centro Escolar University is a private university in Manila, Philippines. It was founded on June 3, 1907 by two women, Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna, and was originally called Centro ...more

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Cerealicious is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Cerealicious Restaurant Cerealicious is a fast-food restaurant chain based in the Philippines. There is currently 1 branch standing in BF Resort Village, Las Pinas City. Cerealicious offers Post, Nestle, and Kellogg's ...more

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Chinabank is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Chinabank Financial Services China Banking Corporation, commonly known as China Bank, was established in 1920 as the first privately owned local commercial bank in the Philippines initially catering to the banking needs of ...more

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Development Bank of the Philip... is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Development Bank of the Philippines Financial Services The Development Bank of the Philippines is a state-owned development bank headquartered in Makati, the Philippines. It is the seventh-largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets, and is ...more

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Digital Telecommunications Phi... is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Digital Telecommunications Philippines Telecommunications Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc., commonly known as Digitel, is the second-largest fixed-line and the third-largest mobile telecommunications company in the Philippines. It is also the ...more

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EastWest Bank is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
EastWest Bank EastWest Bank, more formally known as East West Banking Corporation, is a universal bank in the Philippines. Its headquarters is at The Beaufort, the flagship luxury condominium project of ...more

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Equicom Savings Bank is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Finance Equicom Savings Bank, Inc. is a duly licensed thrift bank majority owned by the Equicom Group and Mr. Antonio L. Go. Mr. Go was the former Chairman of Equitable PCI Bank and was also Founder and ...more

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Equitable PCI Bank is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Equitable PCI Bank Financial Services Equitable PCI Bank, Inc. was one of the largest banks in the Philippines, being the third-largest bank in terms of assets. Equitable PCI Bank was the largest bank before it was overtaken by ...more

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Eton Properties Philippines is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Eton Properties Philippines Real Estate

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Export and Industry Bank is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Export and Industry Bank Financial Services Export and Industry Bank, also known as Exportbank, was a commercial bank in the Philippines. It acquired Urban Bank in 2001 after the former collapsed due to its closure by the Bangko Sentral ...more

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First Baptist Church of Manila is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
First Baptist Church of Manila The First Baptist Church of Manila, also known as FBCM or FirstBap, is a church established by the pioneering of the United States missionaries in the early 1900s. The church had, at first, U.S. ...more

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Globe Telecom is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Globe Telecom Telecommunications, Remittance Globe Telecom, commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. Formed out of a partnership between Ayala Corporation and Singapore Telecom, ...more

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International Exchange Bank is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
International Exchange Bank Financial Services International Exchange Bank, more commonly known as iBank, was one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking within the top twenty in terms of assets. It was recently acquired by the ...more

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Land Bank of the Philippines is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Land Bank of the Philippines Financial Services Land Bank of the Philippines also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a universal bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs ...more

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Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co... is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company Financial Services The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, commonly known as Metrobank, is the second largest bank in the Philippines. It has a diverse offering of financial services, from regular banking to ...more

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National Book Store is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
National Book Store Retail National Book Store is the largest bookstore and offices supply store chain in the Philippines.

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Philippine Bank of Communicati... is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine Bank of Communications Financial Services The Philippine Bank of Communications, more commonly known as PBCOM, is one of the largest commercial banks in the Philippines. One of the oldest banks in the country as well, it will celebrate ...more

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Philippine Business Bank is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine Business Bank Financial Services Philippine Business Bank is a Filipino savings bank which focuses on corporate and Small and medium enterprises markets. It provides close to a full range of banking services and products ...more

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Philippine Long Distance Telep... is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Telecommunications, Broadcasting The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. The latest service revenues reported for the nine months ...more

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Philippine National Bank is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine National Bank Financial Services The Philippine National Bank is one of the largest banks in the Philippines. It was established by the Philippine government on July 22, 1916, during the American Occupation. The bank was ...more

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Philippine National Constructi... is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Civil Engineering, Construction The Philippine National Construction Corporation or PNCC is a majority government-owned and/or controlled corporation in the Philippines. It is the largest construction company in the ...more

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Philippine Postal Corporation is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine Postal Corporation The Philippine Postal Corporation, abbreviated as PhlPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. The Philippine Postal ...more

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Philippine Savings Bank is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine Savings Bank Tobacco, Financial Services, Savings bank The Philippine Savings Bank, commonly known as PSBank or PSB, is a savings bank based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Metrobank and is the second-largest savings bank in the

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Philippine Veterans Bank is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philippine Veterans Bank Financial Services Philippine Veterans Bank, also known as PVB and Veterans Bank, is a medium-sized commercial bank in the Philippines. The bank is owned by Philippine World War II war veterans and their families ...more

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Philtrust Bank is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Philtrust Bank Financial Services Philtrust Bank, formally known as the Philippine Trust Company is one of the oldest private commercial banks in the Philippines. Founded on October 16, 1916, its history parallels the growth of ...more

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PLDT Communication and Energy ... is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
PLDT Communication and Energy Ventures Telecommunications The PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures Inc., formerly known as Pilipino Telephone Corporation or Piltel, is a holding company of the PLDT Group for its venture into the electricity ...more

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Rizal Commercial Banking Corpo... is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Financial Services The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation was established in 1960 as a development bank and is licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for both commercial and investment banking. It is the ...more

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San Miguel Brewery is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
San Miguel Brewery San Miguel Brewery, Inc. is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation. The company is the Philippines’ largest brewery with a market share of over 95% as of 2008. The company also operates in China ...more

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San Miguel Corporation is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Conglomerate San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company as well as the Philippines' largest corporation in terms of revenue, with over 17,000 ...more

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Security Bank is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Security Bank State Commercial Banks, Financial Services Security Bank Corporation is one of the Philippines’ leading universal banks serving retail, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. Established on June 18, 1951 as Security Bank and ...more

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SM Group Of Companies is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
SM Group Of Companies Retail

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SM Prime Holdings is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
SM Prime Holdings Retail SM Prime Holdings, inc. or SM Prime is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls. It is the largest shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines. It was incorporated on 6 ...more

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Sun Cellular is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Sun Cellular Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc., doing business as Sun Cellular, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Telecommunications Philippines, which in turn is owned by the Philippine Long Distance ...more

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TicketNet is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
TicketNet TicketNet is a computerized ticketing network for concerts, circus/ice show, sports events etc. exclusively for Araneta Coliseum and others. It has 31 outlets throughout the Philippines. Araneta ...more

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Union Bank of the Philippines is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
Union Bank of the Philippines Financial Services Union Bank of the Philippines more commonly known as UnionBank, is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking seventh in terms of assets after its successful merger with smaller ...more

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United Coconut Planters Bank is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list Companies Founded in Manila
United Coconut Planters Bank Financial Services The United Coconut Planters Bank, more popularly known by its initials, UCPB, or by its old name, Cocobank, is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking within the top twenty banks in ...more