Register a foreign-owned domestic corporation in the Philippines

Domestic corporation is the most common legal entity type for foreign shareholders. Work with Emerhub to easily register a company in the Philippines.

Trusted by hundreds of companies around the world for setting up companies in Southeast Asia

Our simple & quick process of setting up companies in the Philippines

The entire registration process, including the local permits, takes about four weeks once we have gathered all the required documents from you.

Collecting shareholder data Emerhub collects the data required to submit the corporation registration application.
Registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Philippines (SEC) Once you receive the license you can start operating your company – hiring employees, sign contracts, open a corporate bank account.
Local business permit approval The local business permit is granted by the local government unit based on where you register your corporation.
Registration to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Bureau Of Internal Revenue is the local tax authority. Once your business permit is approved, BIR will issue your Certificate of Registration.
Registration to social institutions Handover of the Business licenses and overview on key compliance requirements.

Total estimated time: 60 days

Company registration in the Philippines

Key requirements for setting up a company in the Philippines

2-15 founding shareholders: Both private and corporate shareholders are accepted. Some industries require a director that is a local citizen.
No capital required for export activities: The standard minimum capital is 200,000 USD. However, if you sell products or services outside of the country you will qualify as an export company and won’t have any capital requirements.
Treasurer and a corporate secretary: financial matters. Corporate Secretary is an officer who takes care of the company’s corporate maintenance.

Keep your focus on business growth while we handle the bureaucracy for you

Setting up a domestic corporation is just the first step. Your real objective is to run successful operations in the Philippines.

Once your corporation is registered, we will assist you with payroll management, hiring staff and tax compliance.

The staff at Emerhub was extremely patient in answering my questions over an extended research period. Once the right structure for our PMA was clarified the actual creation of the entity was quite quick and easy.

Gove DePuy

Managing Director, go-biji.com

The Emerhub Vietnam team go above and beyond to meet our business needs. We have come to consider them as an extension of our own team and business family. Their expertise on the most complex Asian markets is unparalleled in the industry and we look forward to a long partnership.

Caelin Reddy

Lead In-Country Specialist (APAC), TecEx

Contact us to register your corporation in the Philippines

Tell us briefly about your planned business activities in the Philippines and our consultants will get back to you to set up a meeting or give you a quote.