Time for you to start leveraging the platform to create your own success by connecting with the right people who might be the key to your next big career move!
Co-Author, Malissa Ancajas
As the world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn is home to more than 575 million professionals from 200 countries and territories worldwide. As of July 2018, there are more than 6 million LinkedIn members are from the Philippines.
Inspired by Azleen Abdul Rahim’s post, 43 Most Inspirational LinkedIn Icons in Malaysia You Should Follow Right Now, I asked my LinkedIn network who they followed on LinkedIn for inspiration and learning.
That post, which garnered more than 35,000 views, 189 likes and 140 comments, led us to finding the top 47 Filipino professionals that our fellow Filipino LinkedIn members would like to learn from and engage with.
Why Do They Use LinkedIn?
There are as many reasons as there are LinkedIn members, and so we decided to reach out to those tagged in the conversation and ask them why they use LinkedIn. Although they have their own reasons for using LinkedIn, many of them leverage the platform not only for their own benefits, but also to add value to others and help them become successful.
LinkedIn is an all-in-one powerful platform. It’s a game changer in finding our next talent, customers, investors, and partners. It is a great platform for online learning, industry news & trends, and professional branding. There is nothing like it! – Cliff Meng. Adora
So if you’re wondering why they’re on LinkedIn, here are the most common reasons they use LinkedIn:
- To reach out, connect and collaborate with local and global experts
- To share inspirational and encouraging messages
- To share their expertise and knowledge
- To learn from and engage with like-minded individuals
- To keep up with the trends in the industry
- To build a professional network and establish their professional brands
- To build a community and promote causes
- To find talent, customers, investors and partners
- To build relationships, inspire and add value to their ideal clients
- To explore career opportunities and provide mentorship to those who reach out
What Do They Post on LinkedIn?
If you follow them, you’re sure to be exposed to new perspectives, be motivated to keep reaching for your goals, get inspired by stories of their own success and failure, learn from their tips to help you succeed in your professional roles and explore opportunities that are fit for your own skills and passion.
I’ll post questions and insights into my own self-development to start a bigger conversation around life and behaviour change. – Paul Dio
Here’s a recap of what they post on LinkedIn:
- Short positive and encouraging messages
- Job vacancies and updates about company culture
- Content that helps individuals unlock their potential, be more creative and think ‘outside the box’
- Questions about topics that professionals and business owners often ignore
- Success stories, narratives and lessons learned from business, professional or personal experiences
- Insights about industry and market trends
- Tips and strategies about entrepreneurship, leadership, careers and achieving success
- Educational posts on their specific niche or expertise, which could be about finance, fintech, leadership, confidence-building, marketing, entrepreneurship, etc.
- Highlights of their career- or business-related activities
So, here it is:
The Top 47 Filipino LinkedIn Professionals to Follow on LinkedIn
#1 FRANCIS KONG | President of Success Options, Inc.
No. of Followers: 50,851
Industry: Business Consultancy
Why do you use LinkedIn? To share ideas and reach out to people in the workplace.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Short positive and encouraging message daily providing ideas on increasing productivity, personal growth, work excellence and leadership.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? ?I followed a few corporate clients and not really individuals.
#2 PATRICK JESS DIMAYUGA | Talent Acquisition Manager at Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines
Number of Followers: 30,247
Industry: Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Why do you use LinkedIn? Recruitment, employer branding, networking
- To connect with awesome professionals
- To share my recruitment/headhunting expertise
- To share tips to other professionals
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Job vacancies and Coca Cola FEMSA’s culture and how fun it is to work there.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? ?Ken Lerona,
Jonathan Yabut and Virginia Bautista.
#3 KEN LERONA | People | Brand | Marketing | PR
Number of Followers:18,364
Industry: Marketing & PR
Why do you use LinkedIn? To learn and to share, for professional and personal growth, to build a professional network
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Hard questions. Things that we usually ignore as professionals and business owners. Thoughts on marketing and public relations, personal branding, organizational development
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Virginia Bautista, Jeff Manhilot and Patrick Dimayuga.
#4 JEFF MANHILOT | Inspirational Speaker | Leadership Coach and Consultant | Marshall Goldsmith SCC Certified Coach | LinkedIn Advocate
Number of Followers: 4,337
Industry: Leadership Development
Why do you use LinkedIn? I want to grow my network and build my brand as a Global Leadership Coach and Consultant
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? All about my mission: To help individuals, teams and organizations UNLOCK and UNLEASH their God-given potential.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Virginia Bautista and Oliver Requilman.
#5 BEN AMPIL | US-Certified NeuroScience Coach & NLP Master Trainer | Equipping Individuals & Organizations for Blockbuster Excellence
Industry: Management Consulting
Why do you use LinkedIn? I use LinkedIn primarily to keep in touch with my global colleagues in the continuing developments in my field, namely Behavioral Sciences, NeuroScience, and NLP.
LinkedIn provides a very convenient platform for both sharing and learning among people who share my interests. I find that through this platform, I am able to collaborate with global subject matter experts on topics of current relevance and applications.
I also use LinkedIn to keep up with developments regarding challenges and trends in the Philippine Workplace.
And I incorporate Behavioral Science to introduce value-adding content into my Motivational Talks and Keynote Speeches, as well in my Seminars, Workshops, and Life Coaching events I offer in the Philippines and Asia. It provides a real and tangible USP (Unique Selling Proposition) which generates radical improvements and success in Life and Work.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I focus on Behavioral Sciences and how it could be used to optimise Individual and Organizational Performance. My range of topics span the entire breadth and depth of concerns for Leadership, Management, and Personal Mastery.
I combine radical and contemporary Science, together with meticulous Academic Research and time-tested Management Theory to create the best ‘realities’ for Individuals and Corporations.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Virginia Bautista, Annaliza Laxamana and Kassy Pajarillo.
#6 SHEENA YAP CHAN | Speaker | Author | Self Confidence Coach and Consultant | Podcast Host of The Tao of Self Confidence | Marketer
Industry: Personal Development
Why do you use LinkedIn? To connect with more like minded individuals and to spread my message.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? post inspirational quotes, stories and life lessons. I also post interviews and blog posts from my podcast called The Tao Of Self Confidence.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Virginia Bautista and Kassy Pajarillo.
#7 KALIL MAGTOTO | Creating impact through meaningfully crafted content, and giving brands a voice through social mediums
Industry: Marketing and Advertising.
Why do you use LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a great platform to reach out to my professional audience and create curated content for my industry.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post videos and photos that look to inspire professionals to be more creative and think out of the box.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Louroz Mercader, Alyssa Mangaoang, my dad Ariel Magtoto and Leann Abad.
#8 LEANN ABAD | Community Builder | Content Creator | Founder
Industry:Digital Media/Entertainment/News.
Why do you use LinkedIn? It’s a place for me to speak my voice and build a community.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post snippets of my podcast interviews, insights on industry topics, and general business trends.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Alyssa Mangaoang, Jeff Manhilot, Precious Listana.
#9 KAREN BATUNGBACAL | Founder | Builder | Learner | Strategist | Execution-driven | People-centric
Industry: BPO, Healthcare
Why do you use LinkedIn? Best way to connect with like-minded individuals, see what’s trending in various industries, promote causes, learn from all the material presented.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post articles about the work I do, the industry I am in, the people I admire and the Philippines extraordinary talent and ability to be the knowledge capital of the world. I share articles that I feel are relevant to promoting the Filipino knowledge professional.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Eric Riego De Dios, Cielo Presas and Penny Bongato
#10 CLIFF MENG. ADORA | Driving LinkedIn Growth in The Philippines!
Industry: Technology | Talent & People.
Why do you use LinkedIn? LinkedIn is an all-in-one powerful platform. It’s a game changer in finding our next talent, customers, investors, and partners. It is a great platform for online learning, industry news & trends, and professional branding. There is nothing like it!
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? It’s a combination of technical, self-improvement, and success stories that hope to inspire.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? consume a lot of content so I follow a lot. Recently are Virginia Bautista (on point!), Kassy Pajarillo (candid!), and Francis Kong (inspiring!).
#11 OLIVER REQUILMAN | Global HR Leadership * Certified Total Rewards Specialist * Certified HR Professional
Industry: Healthcare
Why do you use LinkedIn? Publishing platform
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post anything about business leadership, business management issues, and inspirational items.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Rey Lugtu, and Francine Prieto
#12 MIGGY AZURIN | Strategist | Public Speaker | Educator
Industry: Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Building my network, sharing content, and learning from others.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I like sharing my thoughts on life as a young entrepreneur, the current state of marketing, and life in general. I also share articles I write for other publications.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Jonathan Yabut, Jason Cruz, and Gino Borromeo.
#13 FRANCIS GARY VIRAY | Founder & President at Propelrr
Industry: Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Innovations, FinTech.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Some social media platforms are flooded with a string of random posts—from people’s personal lives, daily rumblings, to all sorts of content people love to share. I don’t see anything wrong about that because each platform has its unique use cases.
LinkedIn is different.
Most people on LinkedIn build their career and life around one thing: building value. It is the quintessential platform to reverberate just that. The fact that it is where value builders meet eye to eye is a gold mine.
LinkedIn is where people give out free gold. Share one. Get one.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I discuss mostly about business strategy, data analytics, digital transformation, marketing, innovations, and anything that would either challenge or validate mine and other people’s assumptions.
I don’t feel comfortable sharing something— not unless I’ve already “walked the talk” or at least I’m already on it. Yes, it is what it is.
Sharing business experiences at Propelrr, failures and successes included, also put me on the edge of my seat. Like any other founders, I guess.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Jojo Malolos, CEO of Wing Cambodia; David Lee Tong, Regional e-Commerce (Digital) Sales Manager for Delsey SG; and Mitchelle Viray, Co-Founder, Propelrr.
#14 RON ELIUS SANTOS | B2B Copywriter for Food & Beverage Companies | Email Copywriter | Content Writer
Industry: Food & Beverage, Writing and Copy Writing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? I’m using LinkedIn to learn how the modern technology works, connecting with relevant people who are in my chosen Industry and expanding my connections to form New Relationships with my Ideal Clients.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I share helpful Tips and Strategies about Copywriting for the Food and Beverage Industry. Basically, I’m helping my chosen Industry on how to write clear, concise, complete, no-nonsense Message and highly engaging Marketing and Sales Message.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? M’Virginia Bautista for Speaking and everything LinkedIn. Nix Eniego for Growth Marketing and Social Media Marketing. Francis Kong for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
#15 FULGENCIO JERONIMO REYES | Empowering Filipinos to live a better life. Executive Financial Advisor | Unit Head
Industry: Financial Services
Why do you use LinkedIn? Promote my advocacy in empowering Filipinos to live a better life.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? My post aims to influence, educate, inform, inspire and encourage my followers on the importance of being a prudent financial steward. This way, it gives them the power or ability to be good managers of their resources so they will be empowered to live a better life.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Virginia Bautista, Lala Rimando, Rahul Hora.
#16 EDNA EUFEMIO | Marketing, Business Development & Tourism Consultant | Tourism Event Planner & Trainer | Founder at AdCentral Consulting
Industry: HR/Tourism/Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? For building linkages and for professional development purposes.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post about my experiences in my consulting business, nuggets of wisdom I picked up from more than 20 years of working across different industries and cultures. I also promote my clients and share their unique selling points without sounding salesy. I also love joining in conversation on topics I am passionate about.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Mainly Francis Kong and Virginia Bautista. The rest are other known global influencers and a select few from Africa (because I have also built professional relationships with my former colleagues in a few countries in Africa).
#17 KIMWELL STO.DOMINGO | Financial and Tax Consultant/Investment Consultant/Stock Investor/Stock Trader
Industry: Accounting, Audit, Tax, Investments and Insurance Industry.
Why do you use LinkedIn? To reach out as many Filipinos as I could so that I can teach them the how’s and the importance of having financial investments even at a young age, to spread financial literacy (only a very small portion of our population have their investments), to break the chain of poverty (as we all know poverty can also be passed from generation to generation) and to guide them in their financial journey. “‘Till death do us part” is my motto for this passion of mine. Teaching financial investments is my passion, that is why I do it for FREE since when I was 20 years old.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I usually post about different kinds of financial investments, from insurances, to bonds, mutual funds, unit-linked investments to investing in stock market made easy for every Filipinos, I also post about scam notices from SEC. This is to help my linkedin connections be aware of newly-formed financial scams.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Sir Francis Kong, Sir Jonathan Yabut and Ms. Virginia Bautista.
#18 NIX ENIEGO | Social Media Marketing and Online Growth for Influencers, Coaches, and Entrepreneurs
Industry: Social Media Marketing Industry
Why do you use LinkedIn? I love connecting with marketers and entrepreneurs from all over the world. LinkedIn allows me to do that at scale. I can freely share my content and stories on the platform, and I get to read them too. Seeing the journey of other entrepreneurs keeps me motivated. I also use LinkedIn to build relationships with potential clients.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? On LinkedIn, I normally post about my stories. I’m vulnerable—sharing both my wins and losses. In other platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Groups, where I have a bigger following, I post a combination of personal stories and marketing strategies because my audience digs that. I noticed that here on LinkedIn, my audience prefers the stories more than the strategies which is why I stick with those instead.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Patrick Dimayuga, Virginia Bautista.
#19 JOSEPH UY-CHING | Recruitment Lead at FWD Insurance | Building a team of financial advisors who transform lives | Financial Wealth Manager
Industry:Financial Services.
Why do you use LinkedIn? To share insights, read other professionals’ insights and to find potential candidates. My goal is to help change the way Filipinos feel about insurance, and LinkedIn is a great place to share information about the benefits of being in this industry and the fulfillment of being able to help your fellow Filipinos protect not only their future but that of their loved ones.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Educational information about my industry, my professional activities, and company updates.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Camilo Velasco, Irene Mendoza Andas and Rien Hermans.
#20 KASSY PAJARILLO | LinkedIn Trainer, Speaker & Consultant | Chief Encourager of The After Six Club | LinkedIn Sophisticated Marketer
Industry: Start-up (Education, Community & Events).
Why do you use LinkedIn? Before, it was just purely to have a reference on the future hotelie bosses and when I was taking my certification classes for Cornell University, Linkedin played a huge role on also getting to know the professors. Now, its more for building trust, connection, and building to retaining relationships across the globe.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? My personal journey and endeavors.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Miranda (a success partner of our startup).
#21 GINO BORROMEO | VP/Chief Strategy Officer at McCann Worldgroup Philippines
Industry: Marketing and Advertising.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Networking with potential collaborators, Keep updated on talent for hiring, Learn from leaders in other industries.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Thought leadership pieces done by me or by my company, Questions for other leaders.
#22 ARIEL MAGTOTO | Chief Operating Officer at Manulife
Industry: Financial Services.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Continuous learning, professional networking, talent search and recruitment, industry benchmarking.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Recent successes of my organization, articles that motivate & inspire and relevant news on my topics of interest like: innovation, customer centricity, fintech, the economy and market trends.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Benedict Hernandez, Camilo Velasco
#23 PAUL GARCIA I | IT Project Manager
Industry: IT/ Entrepreneur.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Marketing.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Previous experiences as student, as employee, as supervisor, as manager, or as top management;
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Oliver Requilman, Jeff Manhilot and Rio Bautista.
#24 GLENN ONG | VP for Customer Experience & Information Systems | Certified Usability Analyst
Industry: Retail and IT.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Share thoughts, gather insights, learn from others, build connections, provide career advice, explore career opportunities.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I share thoughts about leadership, customer experience, and personal development.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? ino Borromeo, Ken Lerona, Jonathan Yabut.
#25 HERICA CAMUÑAS HONCOLADA | I see beauty in diversity of humanity | CEO | Crypto-FinTechnologist | Taxologist, VAT & Business Consultant | Speaker
Industry: FinTech/CryptoTech, Taxologist/VAT Expert and Communications/Business Consultant.
Why do you use LinkedIn? use LinkedIn to connect to professional individual and to share my wisdom and knowledge about Business and Life as whole.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I usually post about TAX or VAT around the world including Financial and Crypto Technology. I also like posting “My Two Cents” to share my thoughts about life and how I see beauty in diversity of Humanity.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Jeff Manhilot and Oliver Requilman.
#26 LORYBETH BALDRIAS-SERRANO | CPA Lawyer in Commercial Law Practice with focus on Tax and Tech, including Data Privacy consulting
Industry: Legal with focus on Tax, Data Privacy and Technology
Why do you use LinkedIn? I started using LinkedIn in 2012 to build and circulate my professional profile. Through LinkedIn, I got headhunted frequently (which successfully landed me in 2 MNC roles), and help headhunters with their professional searches. Lately LinkedIn has also opened the gates for speaking engagements on Tax and Data Privacy, as I find myself posting more content on the matter. I also find myself collaborating with professionals from other industries whom I meet for the first time in LinkedIn. There are also times when I would respond to queries of younger professionals who would like to be mentored in a career with a legal / accounting track. I love interacting with people through LinkedIn.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Mostly posts on Tax, Data Privacy, FinTech and LegalTech updates, and any other legal updates, which catch my fancy. A few times, here and there, I post inspirational articles (although most of those are typically posted in my personal FB page) as well as mental health in the workplace, especially in the legal profession.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Jeff Manhilot, Rafael Padilla, Jay Patrick Santiago.
#27 OLIVER J.A. BOHOL | Council Member at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
Industry: Broadcast media, Events management, Entrepreneur
Why do you use LinkedIn? I use LinkedIn to primarily engage and learn new trends from specific industry leaders. By building long term, genuine relationships with a target audience, I increase ROI and lower marketing costs for clients globally.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post things that inspire me to be better each day and if it helps someone else having a tough day than I feel good. What I share and what people share with me on LinkedIn is usually industry specific and this makes it easier for my audience to find content they can relate to.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Jonathan Yabut. Francis Kong. Virginia Bautista.
#28 PAUL DIO | Wealth Advisor | Dad
Industry: Finance.
Why do you use LinkedIn? To share ideas, find people to help add value to my clients and inspire the next generation of financial advisors.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? l post questions and insights into my own self development to start a bigger conversation around life and behavior change.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Katie Wallace, Valarie Serrato, Jeff Manhilot.
#29 RIENZIE BIOLENA | President and Chief Financial Planner at Wealth Arki and Consultancy, Inc.
Industry: Finance.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Professional networking.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Personal Finance-related updates.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Fitz Villafuerte.
#30 ERWINSON GABIA | Improve Google maps listing?360photo? 360video? Streetview? Google Trusted? Virtual Tour? BIR/DTI Registered
Industry: Google Maps / 360 Photography.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Help other businesses to optimize listing at Googlemaps. Answer questions related to how to claim and advantages of a verified business listing.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Free photo editing softwares. Newly mapped/discovered places and how to get there.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Paul Garcia, Mike Almero (personally met with the help of LinkedIn).
#31 JANE MARTINITO | Web Designer | WordPress | Meiro Studio | I help entrepreneurs stand out by doing web design that sells & converts
Industry: Web Design and Development.
Why do you use LinkedIn? I’m using LinkedIn because: 1. I want to build my brand; 2. I want to connect with people in the same industry and with people who are interested in my services; 3. I want to add value to the industry through sharing articles and thoughts and through answering the questions of my connections; and 4. I want to be known for what I do.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I mainly share my experiences that inspire and educate my connections. I also share my connection’s posts that I think might help my connections.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Virginia Bautista, Francis Kong and Jeff Manhilot.
#32 PATT SOYAO | Managing Director at Verge Integrated Marketing Concepts, Inc
Industry: Human Resource
Why do you use LinkedIn? Business Related as well as using it as a platform to share my insights.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Insight and Experiences coming from my professional and personal background.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong.
#33 LOUIS CHITO GOMEZ | “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
Industry: Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Initially (when i was starting my career), I used it for job search purpose. More recently, it is more for self-improvement (articles, conversations, comments) — holistic view of the corporate world from people with various experiences and lenses. You know, sometimes (or even most of the time), you don’t get/acquire valuable experiences in your current immediate environment, but through LinkedIn, you get to learn a lot for FREE — as what knowledge should be.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Well, just recently, I tried to write 2 articles about business facets randomness. I don’t like to write articles about teaching and mentoring followers — as I am no guru level yet (will never be, as I believe gurus don’t exist). I write using the perspective of a follower — a facet I believe is not given adequate highlight. Maybe, with what I write, readers (especially leaders) will have a better understanding and clearer perspective about their team. I haven’t had a follow up article since the last one I did, though. But, I will try to write more.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Kassy Pajarillo, Virginia Bautista and Jeff Manhilot.
#34 FRANCIS MIRANDA | Founder, Speaker and Author at Unapologetic Training and Inspiration
Industry: Public Speaking / Advertising / Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Networking, career content and publishing blogs.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Irreverently inspirational posts. I give a more fun and irreverent attack to my inspirational pieces.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Kassy Pajarillo, Jonathan Yabut, Lysa Sanchez.
#35 MOHANA SERRANO | Digital Marketing Director | Project Manager | Strategist | Linkedin Local Host Clark
Industry: Digital Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? To connect with people professionally and globally; to follow influential people and learn from them; and to share value to other people. As LinkedIn is more professional than any social media, it helps me lessen my stress from an exhausting day.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Inspirational quotes and articles for digital media (SEO, Content Development and Social Media) and branding.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Jeff Manhilot, Francis Kong and Jonathan Yabut.
#36 JEREMY KRIS CORTEZ | Training and Development Manager | Branding and Creative Consultant | Professional Public Speaker
Industry: Training and Development.
Why do you use LinkedIn? To build network for possible collaborations and to help others to find opportunities.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I primarily share invitations to inform my followers about my upcoming events for LinkedIn Local. I also share inspirational messages.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Virginia Bautista, Mohanna Serrano and Annaliza Laxamana.
#37 FRANCES RACHEL KONG | “An unexamined life is not worth living”? – Plato
Industry: Training and Consultancy.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Very professional. It makes it easy to get up to date news and lessons for business and career growth.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Lessons learned, whether its work, business, family or other relationships.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong :). Apart from him, I usually follow corporate clients.
#38 DELBY BRAGAIS | President at The North Road Image Consultancy & Fashion Group
Industry: Consulting, Speaking, and Fashion
Why do you use LinkedIn? Learning opportunities, Connect with Target Market, Make a Contribution to those who might benefit from my Expertise & Experience.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Informative & Inspiring tidbits on Entrepreneurship, Image Consulting, Personal Branding, Leadership, Fashion.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Anthony Pangilinan and Virginia Bautista.
#39 REY BAGUIO | Uncomplicate digital media strategy for your business. Digital Marketing Consultant
Industry: Digital Marketing
Why do you use LinkedIn? I want to establish my brand and grow my business.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Practical digital strategies, tactics, personal industry insights, tips and hacks on simplifying digital marketing for business owners.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? I honestly don’t know (and don’t really think about) who the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn users are today. Value (and lack of) can come from different people regardless of their rank here in LinkedIn.
#40 FROILAN ALORO | Founder and Owner— Collarmaker.com
Industry: BPO, HR, Tech and Healthcare.
Why do you use LinkedIn? For professional networking, leadership and management ideas, latest trends in people management, recruitment and talent retention. Also, to promote my website: Collarmaker.com which aims to help professionals in making wise career decisions.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Mostly about career growth, making correct career decisions, guiding professionals and being a role model of leadership and management.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Patrick Jess Dimayuga, Jonathan Yabut and Virginia Bautista
#41 BONNIE FACTOR | Chief Strategist, Founder at eCFulfill | HR Director at PowerSkills Inc. | Keynote Speaker
Industry: Cross-Border eCommerce / Logistics / Tech Startup / Entrepreneurship / Social Media Marketing / Human Resources / Training & Development / Leadership.
Why do you use LinkedIn? My clients in both companies that I worked in are B2Bs and LinkedIn is the social media platform I can reach my target market more effectively.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post about the following topics which I am an expert on: Cross-Border eCommerce / Logistics / Tech Startup / Enterpreneurship / Social Media Marketing / Human Resources / Training & Development / Leadership.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Kassy Pajarillo, Jonathan Yabut and Darwin Rivers.
#42 LLOYD LUNA | Keynote Speaker on #StepbackLeadership & Productivity | Founder at Philippine Association of Professional Speakers, Inc.
Industry: Professional Speaking
Why do you use LinkedIn? Connecting with people and finding opportunities to add value to them
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Stepback Leadership and Productivity
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow?
#43 ADRIAN GOH | Marketing & Sales Executive at AMG Systemtechnik Inc.
Industry: Marketing.
Why do you use LinkedIn? Industry updates, news, job hunting, networking
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Self-development, leadership, industry updates, news, experiential articles about life and career.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Miggy Azurin, Ken Lerona and Francis Kong.
#44 WENG NOEL TARRAZONA | Freelance International Journalist and Management Trainer
Number of Followers: 1,668
Industry: Media and Training Consultancy.
Why do you use LinkedIn? I have two reasons why I used Linkedin regularly. First,I use Linkedin to collaborate with foreign executive producers and international editors if in case they need an experienced freelance journalist like me to cover internationally-relevant stories from the Philippines. Second, I also use this site to promote my management training services on Strategic Leadership, Customer Service, Managing Personal Finance, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship Development and Work Attitude and Values Enhancement.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I post my different management related training activities held in different cities in the Philippines so prospective clients can understand the kind of training process I provide. If I have the time, I try to post it regularly. Also in my post, I also upload my short video clips that I report for international television networks. I also post my published articles to showcase to prospective international editors and executive producers the different kinds of topics I can cover for international media.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Anthony Pangilinan and Edwin Ebreo
#45 ANGELICA DILOY | Senior Manager, Accounting and Finance at Validus Capital
Number of Followers: 546
Industry: Financial Services
Why do you use LinkedIn? To connect with like minded professionals who shares business articles, business updates, leadership in business, and business models, to improve and develop myself using the platform while increasing the business relationship through the network I can possibly reach out.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Leadership goals, Finance tips and advises, Business technology that can help improve our thinking about a certain topic eg. Finance Business partnering, Business analytics, Data Intelligent and areas where values and motivation.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Jonathan Yabut and Virginia Bautista.
#46 CIELO MARTE PRESAS | Managing Partner | HR Consultant
Number of Followers: 736
Industry: Human Resources and Information Technology
Why do you use LinkedIn? For professional networking, learning and mutual support in the exercise of our profession. I offer help when needed and sees Linkedin to be valuable in extended learning. The world is essentially your classroom.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? I normally share my personal experience in various areas of human behavior in the industry. I share my views and comment when I see fit.
Who are the top 3 Filipino LinkedIn members that you follow? Francis Kong, Kassy Pajarillo, Jeff Manhilot.
#47 MYRON STA. ANA | Learning & Development Consultant | Corporate Trainer | Resource Speaker | Soft Skills Coach | Team Building Facilitator
Number of Followers: 4,757
Industry: Professional Training, Speaking, Facilitating, and Consulting Industry.
Why do you use LinkedIn? My mission which is composed of educating, equipping, encouraging, engaging, entertaining, exemplifying, and empowering in order to escort Filipino professionals to success.
What do you post or share on LinkedIn? Most of what I share on LinkedIn are highlights of my EnterTRAINment engagements for clients, my raw vlogs talking about a wide range of topics from leadership/management to customer service, communication skills, work excellence, success skills, and professionalism, and articles discussing the same topics including training and development.
Conclusion
As more Filipino professionals get to discover the power of LinkedIn in moving their careers forward, it might be time for you to start leveraging the platform to create your own success by connecting with the right people who might be the key to your next big career move!
**Note: We reached out to several other Filipino LinkedIn members mentioned in the thread, but only these ones who landed in the list responded to our message. We are thankful to all who made this article possible.
