Filipino employees remain among the most engaged in the world. Still, they also report some of the highest levels of workplace stress and negative emotions, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2026 Report.

The report found that 39 percent of employees in the Philippines are engaged at work, significantly surpassing the Southeast Asian average of 25 percent and the global average of 20 percent.

The figure also marks a one percentage-point increase from the country’s previous three-year rolling average.

Despite a high engagement, only 34 percent of Filipino workers said they were “thriving” in their overall lives, matching the global average but trailing the Southeast Asian average of 36 percent. The country’s thriving rate also slipped by one percentage point from its previous rolling average.

The survey also highlighted growing concerns over employee well-being.

Half of Filipino employees reported experiencing stress for much of the previous day, twice the Southeast Asian average of 25 percent and significantly higher than the global average of 40 percent. The Philippines also posted higher levels of anger, sadness, and loneliness than both regional and global averages.

Twenty-nine percent of respondents reported experiencing anger, compared with 19 percent in Southeast Asia and 22 percent globally. Thirty-one percent of respondents reported feeling sadness, while 30 percent said they experienced loneliness — both figures far exceeding regional and global averages.

Despite these findings, Filipino workers remained optimistic about their employment opportunities.