Each guide names the attorney responsible for it and lists the primary authorities it rests on. How they are written and reviewed is set out in the editorial policy.
Section hub · draft, awaiting review
Foreign Investment in the Philippines
The hub puts these guides in the order the questions arise and dates the instruments they rest on.
September 8, 2026 · draft, awaiting review
Choosing a Philippine Entity: Corporation, Branch, Representative Office, Headquarters or OPC
How to choose between a Philippine subsidiary, branch office, representative office, RHQ, ROHQ and One Person Corporation, compared on income capacity, liability and tax rather than capital alone.
September 8, 2026 · draft, awaiting review
Foreign Ownership Limits in the Philippines Under the 13th Negative List
How the Philippine Foreign Investment Negative List works under Executive Order No. 113, the List A and List B entries, and the sectors where the percentage is not the whole answer.
September 8, 2026 · draft, awaiting review
How Long a Foreigner Can Lease Land in the Philippines
The two lease regimes for foreigners in the Philippines: 25 years renewable once under Presidential Decree No. 471, and up to 99 years for registered investors under Republic Act No. 12252 and its 2026 implementing rules.
September 7, 2026 · draft, awaiting review
The Anti-Dummy Law and Nominee Shareholders in the Philippines
When Commonwealth Act No. 108 applies, what it prohibits, the current penalties, what foreign nationals may lawfully do, and what the 2026 beneficial ownership disclosure rules changed for nominee arrangements.
September 7, 2026 · draft, awaiting review
Minimum Capital for a Foreign-Owned Company in the Philippines
How much capital a foreign-owned Philippine company needs: the Foreign Investments Act thresholds, the US$100,000 conditions, and how retail trade works differently after the 13th Negative List.