How we rank
Every entry gets evidence points from 0 to 100, built from four signals: reviews (public rating × volume), credentials (licences, accreditation, certifications, awards), track record (years operating and scale) and transparency (what a reader can check: evidence links, website, address, map pin, published hours or prices). The weights differ by section. Entries we could not fully verify lose 5 points. No business, developer, agency or hospital can pay to change its score or rank.
| Section | Reviews | Credentials | Track record | Transparency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍽️ Food | 45% | 15% | 15% | 25% |
| 🏝️ Places | 45% | 15% | 15% | 25% |
| 🏙️ Properties | 40% | 15% | 20% | 25% |
| 🧰 Services | 35% | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 🏥 Healthcare | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
How each signal is measured
- Reviews: the best of Google Maps, TripAdvisor or Clutch: rating ÷ 5 × log(review count) ÷ log(1,000), so 1,000 or more reviews earn full weight for volume. Entries with no public rating get a 20% baseline. We never copy review text; Google reviews on a page come only through the official Places API, with attribution.
- Credentials: licences and registrations on a register we link to (DOH, PhilHealth, PRC, SEC, DTI, DOT, PCAB, DHSUD, DOLE, PNP-SOSIA), accreditation (JCI, DOH level, PhilHealth, ISO), certifications, awards and recognition in major guides (Michelin Guide, UNESCO, Tatler, Newsweek).
- Track record: years since founding, opening or completion (full marks at 20 years) and scale (team size, beds or units).
- Transparency: number of evidence links, an official website, a full address, an exact map pin, a Google Maps listing, published hours or prices, and a social media page.
Category score
Evidence points are shown in full on every profile. The number on ranking lists is a category score: evidence points rescaled against the leader in that category, so the #1 entry in each category shows 99.
Category score = 60 + 39 × (entry's evidence points ÷ category leader's evidence points)1.5, rounded and capped at 99.
Ranking order always follows evidence points. An entry listed in several categories can have a different category score in each.
Healthcare
Healthcare pages show rank order and a “what we checked” list, never a number, and never prices, review text, before-and-after images or outcome claims. We list facilities only, not individual practitioners. Credentials carry 40% of the weight: DOH licence and level, PhilHealth accreditation, JCI or ISO accreditation.
Properties
Only completed projects are ranked. Pre-selling launches are listed separately and unranked until residents have rated them.
Rules
- Paid placement never changes the score or rank. Any sponsored box is labelled and shown apart from the ranking.
- Every claim needs an evidence URL a reader can open. Entries built from directory or list pages only are flagged “details pending verification” until we open an official page.
- No thin pages. A ranking page is indexed only with at least 3 entries; region and city pages need at least 3.
- Neutral wording. We write our own descriptions and do not repeat third-party criticism or allegations about named businesses.
- Corrections: anyone can report an error; we review within 5 working days and log score changes below.
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