{"id":988351,"date":"2025-09-12T12:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cla.global\/?page_id=988351"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:46:40","slug":"other-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cla.global\/philippines-company-registration\/other-information\/","title":{"rendered":"other-information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"988351\" class=\"elementor elementor-988351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585127c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"585127c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6161545 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6161545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9a545c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geography<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d8c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d8c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Philippines has a total land area of 300,000 square kilometres;<\/li><li>The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,100 islands, making it the country with the 5th largest number of islands. It also has the 4th longest coastline, despite being just the 73rd largest country in terms of land area;<\/li><li>The two largest islands, Luzon and Mindanao make up for two-thirds of the total land area.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4dc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c4dc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demographics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f2169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f2169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The total population of Philippines is 84,765,000 with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$4,600;<\/li><li>Literacy rate in Philippines is 96%;<\/li><li>The Philippines is unique among countries in Asia in that its main religion is Roman Catholicism, which was introduced by the Spanish early in their conquest. 80% of the country\u2019s population is Catholic.<\/li><li>The Philippines is unique among countries in Asia in that its main religion is Roman Catholicism, which was introduced by the Spanish early in their conquest. 80% of the country\u2019s population of over 100 million is Catholic;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3072113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3072113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528c288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"528c288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The Philippines is the third-largest English-speaking country in the world, after the United States and the UK. This has allowed it to become a hub for call centers and business process outsourcing;<\/li><li>The major contributors to Philippines GDP are\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">i)<\/span>\u00a0argriculture,\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">ii)<\/span>\u00a0industry and\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">iii)<\/span>\u00a0services;<\/li><li>In 2016, Philippines posted 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0highest GDP growth of 6.4% among all Southeast Asian nations;<\/li><li>Small and medium enterprise comprises of 99.6% of all business registered in the Philippines and employs 70% of the workforce.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5661aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5661aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afa5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afa5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The Philippines is named after King Philip II of Spain, under whom the islands were settled;<\/li><li>Two periods of colonization characterize the Philippines: first by Spain from 1565 to 1898, followed by the Americans from 1898 to 1946. The British also occupied the capital, Manila, for more than two years in the 18th century;<\/li><li>The Philippines is Asia\u2019s first democratic nation, with a democratic constitution being installed upon its independence from Spain in 1898.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3b433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f3b433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other facts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945e41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"945e41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The Philippines is considered to be the center of the world\u2019s marine biodiversity, with thousands of underwater species unique to the country\u2019s waters. It is also part of the Coral Triangle, an area rich in marine life spanning the Malay Archipelago;<\/li><li>The University of Santo Tomas is Asia\u2019s oldest university. It was established in 1611 and is 25 years older than Harvard University;<\/li><li>The Christmas season in the Philippines is particularly long \u2013 you can hear carols and Christmas jingles being played in establishments across the country as early as September, and as late as January;<\/li><li>The Philippine Eagle is the largest eagle in existence, with a wingspan of over 7 feet and weighing up to 10 lbs. On the other hand, the Philippines is also home to the world\u2019s smallest primate, the tarsier, which can fit in the palm of your hand.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520e128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"520e128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Am I required to visit Philippines to incorporate a company there? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c219a2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c219a2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0d6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea0d6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. CLA Consultants can legally incorporate your company without you needing to travel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1201\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1201\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the minimum number of directors required? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1201\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a70fbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a70fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4b9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f4b9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Corporation income tax rate is a flat 15%, excluding tax rates levied at the municipal-level;<\/li><li>Value-Added Tax (VAT) is 19% on all chargeable goods and services delivered in Germany, including intra-company transactions. A lower rate of 7% is charged for daily convenience goods (eg. food, public transport).<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1202\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1202\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is a resident director required? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1202\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f06656 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f06656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d47a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d47a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"accordion-title accordion-title1 active\">A Philippines company does require a resident director.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1203\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1203\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the minimum number of shareholders required? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1203\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5284426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5284426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f549d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f549d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A minimum of five shareholders is required. The majority of the shareholders need to be Filipino.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1204\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1204\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are shareholder\/director details available for public viewing? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1204\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8e93f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee8e93f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2d44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed2d44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1205\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1205\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can my company be 100% foreign owned? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1205\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3465dd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3465dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302cdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"302cdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A business can be 100% foreign-owned if it is located in an Export Processing Zone or Special Economic Zone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1206\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1206\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are the minimum capital requirements? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1206\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41e9bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e41e9bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9dfea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9dfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"accordion-title accordion-title1 active\">A Philippines company requires a minimum capital of US$200,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1207\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1207\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is it required to submit an annual return and\/or financial statements? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8600 e-n-accordion-item-1207\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00ecae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a00ecae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a4c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a4c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Philippines business is obliged to submit an annual return and\/or financial statements to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. 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