Philippines EOR vs. Local Entity: The Real Cost in 2026
Opening a Philippine legal entity takes, conservatively, four to six months and $12,000–$20,000 in legal and registration fees — before a single employment con…
Philippines EOR vs. Staffing Agency: What You Actually Control
A DOLE illegal dismissal complaint names your company as principal employer. Your staffing agency swears the workers are theirs. Your Philippine labor counsel…
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 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…
Philippines BPO vs. EOR: Which Model Fits a 10-Person Team
Setting up a Philippine entity for a 15-person ops team costs between $15,000 and $30,000 in legal fees, takes four to six months, and leaves you with SEC fili…
Philippines EOR vs. PEO: Which Model Fits Your Headcount
A foreign company cannot legally use a PEO in the Philippines without first owning a Philippine legal entity. That single prerequisite eliminates PEO as an opt…
Philippines EOR vs. Staffing Agency: Where Liability Actually Sits
A staffing agency arrangement in the Philippines can become your company's employment liability in under 18 months — without a single document changing hands.…
Philippines EOR vs. Subsidiary: When 72 Hours Beats 6 Months
Setting up a Philippine subsidiary costs most companies $15,000–30,000 all-in and takes four to six months before a single employee can be legally hired. An EO…
Philippines EOR vs. Hiring a Contractor: Who Owns the Risk
A DOLE misclassification finding does not arrive with a warning. It arrives with a computation sheet showing three years of unpaid SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 1…
Philippines EOR vs. Staffing Agency: The Tax Liability No One Mentions
Your staffing agency contract almost certainly does not tell you that if DOLE reclassifies the arrangement as labor-only contracting, you — the foreign client…
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