Philippines EOR vs. Local Entity: The 72-Hour vs. 6-Month Decision
Opening a Philippine entity takes 4–6 months. An EOR contract delivers an employment agreement in 72 hours. That gap is not a minor scheduling inconvenience —…
Philippines BPO Sales Support: What a 5-Person Team Costs in 2026
A 5-person Philippines sales support team costs somewhere between $8,500 and $14,000 per month all-in — not the $3,000–$4,500 figure that shows up in most cost…
Philippines EOR Pricing: What $249/Month Actually Covers
Deel charges $599/month per employee for Philippines EOR. Splace charges $249. That $350 gap is real — but almost every VP of Ops who asks about it is comparin…
Philippines BPO Managed Teams vs. Staff Augmentation in 2026
A CX agent quits on day 14. In a staff augmentation arrangement, that's the client's problem — post the role, re-screen, re-onboard, absorb the productivity ga…
Philippines EOR vs. Subsidiary: Which Structure Scales to 100 Hires
There is no Philippine law that requires you to open a subsidiary at 50 employees. None. The "50-hire rule" is a cost-of-EOR math heuristic that got repeated e…
Philippines EOR for FinTech: Compliance Before You Hire
Most FinTech companies signing their first Philippines EOR agreement are solving the wrong compliance problem. They confirm statutory remittances, check the DO…
Philippines BPO Data Security: What Seat Leasing Actually Covers
Most data breaches in Philippine offshore operations don't start with a sophisticated attack. They start with a contract that never defined who owns security i…
Philippines Finance BPO: What a 5-Person Accounts Team Costs in 2026
Most operators building their first Philippine finance team quote salary to their CFO and get approved — then spend Q1 explaining why the actual cost ran 30–40…
Philippines EOR vs. Direct Hire: What Changes at 50 Employees
At 50 Filipino employees on an EOR, you're writing a check for roughly $149,400 a year — just in employer-of-record fees. Most operators know the monthly numbe…
Philippines EOR vs. Staffing Agency: What Changes at 10 Hires
A DOLE labor inspector does not ask to see your agency contract first. They ask for the employment records of every worker on site — schedules, timesheets, too…