Domestic corporation registration in the Philippines

Launch a limited liability with foreign ownership in the Philippines

Your reliable partner for expanding your business to the Philippines

We understand that expanding your business to a new international market is a time-consuming and frustrating process. We are here to make sure it’s not!

While you focus on growing your business, our team of local experts will compliantly handle all the company registration paperwork, so you don’t have to.

Here is our process to open a domestic corporation in the Philippines

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.

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

Get started with company registration in the Philippines

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company registration times are slightly longer (3-5 months in total) but it’s still possible to register a company. Tell us about your plans in Philippines and our consultants will reach out to you to discuss the details.