At GE we ask, “Why predict the future when you can create it?” From our earliest days, our company has used the tools of research, combined with a little inspiration, to create the world of tomorrow. The legacy of GE’s ingenuity offers a rich history we are proud to share with the world.
GE's History in the Philippines
GE's presence in the Philippines dates back
to April 1890 when GE's predecessor,
Thomson-Houston Electric Company, installed the
first electric street lights on Real Street in
Manila. From 1900 onward, the company steadily
increased its commitment to the country, and in
1935 incorporated GE Philippines, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary, to engage in a broad range of
manufacturing, trading and service businesses.
Today, most of GE's key businesses play
significant roles in the progress and industrial
development of the Philippines.
Thomas Edison is heralded for his genius as
an inventor. Less known is his brilliance as a
business pioneer. By aligning multiple
businesses to bring innovation to the
marketplace, he laid the path for today's GE.
Learn more about the inspiration - and the
perspiration - of the man who started it all.
It began in a small barn in the year 1900.
Thousands of patents and even two Nobel prizes
later, the GE Global Research lab has continued
to bring new technologies to our lives. Read
about the first GE research lab and how it
evolved into a worldwide entity.
