Entity setup takes months. EOR/CoR takes days.

Registering a Philippine entity to engage contractors or remote hires directly means:

→ SEC registration

→ BIR TIN + Certificate of Registration

→ Separate SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG registration (if reclassified as employment)

→ LGU business permits

Realistic timeline: 6–8 weeks minimum, often longer.

Under CoR/EOR, Aleph is already registered (SEC, BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG) as the compliant intermediary. Once documents are complete:

→ Onboarding: 5 business days standard, 3 business days priority

→ First payment cycle live immediately after

→ No entity, no local registration, no waiting on government processing times

The math:

CoR management fee: PHP 8,000/contractor/month

Compare that to entity setup costs + 2 months of lost time waiting for registration to clear — while your remote hire sits idle or, worse, unpaid.

For companies engaging Filipino contractors and remote talent without a Philippine entity, CoR/EOR isn't a workaround — it's the compliant, faster, and better-secured path from day one.

11+ years doing this in-market. Statutes, not shortcuts.

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