General Registration Requirements
Investors setting up business in the country will have to comply with the following general requirements:
| Registration of corporations and partnerships Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| Registration of Business Name/Single ProprietorshipBureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) |
| Registration for incentives availment under Executive Order 226 Board of Investments |
| Registration of export firms (for those locating in any of the country's export processing zones and availing of incentives Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) |
| Registration of foreign investments for purposes of capital repatriation and profit remittances Central Bank of the Philippines (CB) |
| Securing Tax Identification Number Bureau of Internal Revenue |
| Securing locational clearance/business permit for firms locating in Metro Manila Metro Manila Authority (MMA) |
| Securing building permit and license to do business City Halls/Municipal Offices in the localities where the business will be set up |
| Securing employer's SSS number Social Security System (SSS) |
| Securing membership in the government health care benefits Medicare |
| Securing electrical services connection Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) for business in MERALCO franchise area; local electric utility firms for companies locating in non-MERALCO franchise area |
| Securing water services Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for firms locating in Metro Manila and Local Water Utilities Administration for firms locating outside Metro Manila |
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