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2025 Tambuli Awards Complete List of Winners

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The annual awards recognized outstanding campaigns and leaders across the Philippines and Southeast Asia, spanning special honors, Grand Prix, and Gold, Silver, and Bronze distinctions.

The 2025 Tambuli Awards recognized outstanding campaigns and leaders across the Philippines and Southeast Asia, spanning special honors, Grand Prix, and Gold, Silver, and Bronze distinctions.

Organized by the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)’s School of Media and Marketing, the APAC Tambuli Awards recognizes people, businesses, and brands that drive performance through purpose.

The organizer defines “purpose” as:

Societal Brand Purpose

Values, attitudes, and actions espoused by brands that positively impact people, society, and the world we live in.

Functional Brand Purpose

The core function of a product or service that adds value to people’s everyday lives.

Corporate Purpose

Programs and initiatives of a company that lead the sustainable transformation of workplaces, cultures, and communities, creating value for all stakeholders.

A portion of the entry fees helps funds scholarships of students of the UA&P's Integrated Marketing and Media and Entertainment Management programs.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Tambuli Awards:

 

SPECIAL AWARDS 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. George T. Yang

Chairman and Founder

McDonald’s Philippines

 

Business Leaders of the Decade

Margot Torres

Managing Director 

McDonald’s Philippines

 

Business Leaders of the Decade

Bernie Liu

Executive Chairman

Golden ABC

 

Agency Leader of the Decade

Merlee Jayme

Founder, Chairmom, and Chief Creative Officer

Jayme Headquarters

 

Agency Leader of the Decade

Melvin Mangada

Chairperson and Chief Creative Officer

TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno

 

Agency Leader of the Decade

David Guerrero

Creative Chairman

BBDO Guerrero

 

Corporate Program of the Decade

McDonald's: Feed the Mind

Company: McDonald's Philippines

Agency: Leo Manila

 

Brand Campaign of the Decade

Nescafé:Nescafé Bangon (To rise)

Company: Nestlé Philippines, Inc.

Agency: Publicis Manila

 

Chief Marketing Officer of the Year

Joaquin San Agustin

Executive Vice President for Marketing

SM Supermalls

 

Young Marketing Leader of the Year

Joshua Alexis Decena

Senior Manager, Business Development

Max's Kitchen, Inc.

 

Company of the Year

Grab Philippines

 

Advertiser of the Year

Grab Philippines

 

Agency of the Year

Ogilvy Manila

 

Marketing Team of the Year

Cebu Pacific Air

 

GRAND PRIX

 

Leaders for Corporate Purpose

Public-Private Partnership

Grab Unblocks the Worst Airport in Asia

Company: Grab Philippines

 

Masters of Everyday Purpose

Human Centric Solutions

Safetynovela

Company: Philippine Airlines Inc.

Agency: BBDO Guerrero

 

Builders of Society

Arts, Culture and Heritage

Flight Patterns

Company: Cebu Pacific Air, Inc.

Agency: Ogilvy Manila

 

GOLD 

 

Leaders for Corporate Purpose

Inclusive Growth

Advancing Communities with Lasting Impact: How Industry-Anchored Developments Strengthen the Philippines

Company: Aboitiz Economic Estates

 

Masters of Everyday Purpose

Human Centric Solutions

Grab Unblocks the Worst Airport in Asia

Company: Grab Philippines

 

Builders of Society

Arts, Culture, and Heritage

The Real Physiognomy Book - Her Face Is Not Her Fate

Company: Unilever Vietnam

Agency: Ogilvy Vietnam

 

Builders of Society

Tambuli Origins

Safetynovela

Company: Philippine Airlines Inc.

Agency: BBDO Guerrero

 

Champions for Humanity

Youth Brand 

Makeup and Live Selling

Company: Save the Children Philippines

Agency: Seven A.D. Inc.

 

Champions for Humanity

Building Character

THE VOTE SALE

Company: GCash (Mynt, Inc.)

Agency: PUBLICIS MANILA, INC. / PUBLICIS JIMENEZ BASIC / LEO MANILA

 

SILVER 

 

Leaders for Sustainability and Corporate Purpose

Corporate Leadership and Culture

Del Monte: 100 Years of Nourishing Goodness

Company: Del Monte Philippines, Inc.B

Agency: Dentsu Creative Philippines

 

Leaders for Sustainability and Corporate Purpose

People's Well-being

Del Monte: 100 Years of Nourishing Goodness

Company: Del Monte Philippines, Inc.B

Agency: Dentsu Creative Philippines

 

Leaders for Sustainability and Corporate Purpose

Public-Private Partnership

Transforming Health for Every Filipino through Public-Private Partnerships

Company: AC Health (Ayala Healthcare Holdings)

 

Leaders for Sustainability and Corporate Purpose

People's Well-being

Batang Matatag Campaign

Company: Opella Healthcare Philippines

Agency: McCann Philippines

 

Leaders for Sustainability and Corporate Purpose

Care for the Environment

SM Green Movement: Turning Commercial Spaces into Engines of Environmental Stewardship

Company: SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

Agency: HAVAS Ortega

 

Masters of Everyday Purpose 

Enhancing Everyday Moment 

How Pepsodent Won Ramadan: Ramadan Tanpa Huruf H 

(Ramadan Without the Letter H)

Company: Unilever Indonesia

Agency: OLIVER Indonesia

 

Masters of Everyday Purpose 

Delivering Brand Promise 

GCash Commute Fast Lane

Company: GCash 

Agency: Universal McCann, 1 Digital Media Group, and Rebel Marketing

 

Builders of Society

Tambuli Origins

Flight Patterns

Company: Cebu Pacific Air

Agency: Ogilvy Manila

 

Builders of Society

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. George T. Yang, Chairman and Founder of McDonald's Philippines, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Tambuli Awards, recognizing his sustained impact on Philippine business, brand-building, and the quick-service restaurant industry over several decades.

McDonald's Philippines, Grab Philippines, and GCash were among the most recognized companies at the 2025 Tambuli Awards, collectively earning distinctions across Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories for campaigns spanning inclusive growth, everyday purpose, and societal impact.

The Tambuli Awards, organized by the University of Asia and the Pacific's School of Media and Marketing, recognizes brands, businesses, and leaders that drive business performance through purpose — spanning societal brand purpose, functional brand purpose, and corporate purpose programs across the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

The Grand Prix is the highest campaign honor at the Tambuli Awards. In 2025, two Grand Prix distinctions were awarded: Grab Philippines for Grab Unblocks the Worst Airport in Asia under Leaders for Corporate Purpose, and Philippine Airlines for Safetynovela under Masters of Everyday Purpose, with Cebu Pacific Air also recognized under Builders of Society.

Ogilvy Manila was named Agency of the Year at the 2025 Tambuli Awards. The agency also contributed to winning campaigns including Flight Patterns for Cebu Pacific Air and The Never-Ending Chant for Nestlé Philippines.

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