Market Entry is Not a LinkedIn Post. It's a Compliance Decision.
- Connie Barrientos-Carey
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19,000 foreign-owned businesses registered in the Philippines between 2019–2023 (SEC data).
The compliance infrastructure most of them missed:
→ SSS: 3% monthly penalty on late contributions. RA 11199, Sec. 22-A.
→ PhilHealth: 2% monthly surcharge on non-remittance. RA 7875, Sec. 38.
→ Pag-IBIG: 1/10 of 1% per day on arrears. RA 9679, Sec. 23.
→ BIR withholding failure: 25% surcharge + 12% annual interest. NIRC, Sec. 248–249.
→ NLRC: approximately 33,000 cases disposed per year, 2019–2023.
→ OSH violation: ₱100,000 per violation, per day of continued non-compliance. RA 11058, Sec. 21.
None of these distinguish between intentional non-compliance and "we were moving fast."
We've published a strategic guide on the five compliance decisions that determine Philippine market entry viability — employment classification, mandatory benefits structure, contract enforceability, termination procedure, and whether to employ directly or through an EoR.
It's not a checklist. It's the framework that makes checklists mean something.
Guide in comments. EoR one-pager available at careers@alephtalent.com.
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