Manpower Agency Business Registration Requirements – Sending workers to work on other countries is a good business. This is why manpower pooling agencies are proliferating like mushroom in all parts of the country. If you want to start a manpower agency business of your own, please read the requirements imposed by certain government agencies.
For Single Proprietorship
1. Business Name Registration
Visit the department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office where the business is located or log on to www.bnrs.dti.gov.ph. Validity for business name registration is for 5 years.
Requirements:
• Accomplished Business Name Registration Form (Single Proprietorship/Partnership (Optional)
• Tax Identification Number (TIN) Optional
• List of five business names ranked according to preference
• Registration fee of P300.00
2. Mayor’s Permit
Agency: Local municipality where the business is located. Validity is for 1 year.
Requirements:
• Accomplished Business Permit Application Form
• DTI Business Name Certificate
• Sketch of the business location
• Fire Safety Inspection Clearance
• Sanitary Permit (from City Health Officer)
• Barangay Clearance
• Lease Contract
• 2 pcs. 2×2 colored ID Picture
• Registration fee, the amount of which depends on the type of the business
3. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Agency: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) National Office, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Trunk line: (632) 981-7000/981-8888
Email: contact_us@cctr@bir.gov.ph
Website: www.bir.gov.ph
Requirements (to be submitted to BIR Revenue District Office where the business is located):
• Accomplished Form 1901
• Mayor’s Permit
• Registration Fee of P500.00
4. Social Security System (SSS) Certificate
Loans and Investment Office
SSS Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. nos.: (632) 920-6401 / 920-6446
E-mail: member_relations@sss.gov.ph
Website: www.sss.gov.ph
Requirements:
• Accomplished R1 Form
• DTI Business Permit
• Mayor’s Permit
5. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Registration (with 5 or more employees)
Agency: Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) – Labor Standard and Enforcement Division
Address: 2nd Floor Dy International Building, San Marcelino cor. Gen. Malvar St., Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: (632) 339-2013
Hotline No.: 527-8000
Email:osec@dole.gov.ph
Website: www.dole.gov.ph
Requirements:
• Accomplished Rule 1020 Form
• Lay-out of business location
• Vicinity map
For Partnership
1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Address: SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. nos.: (632) 726-0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)
Requirements:
• Verification Slip Form (Re: Proposed Name)
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Articles of Partnership
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name
• If the contributed capital is in the form of a real property, a Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner is needed
For Corporation
1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Address: SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. nos.: (632) 726-0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)
Requirements:
• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
• Verification Slip Form (Re: Corporate Name)
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Treasurer’s Affidavit
• Bank Certificate of Deposit
• Authority to Verify Bank Accounts
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name when necessary
• Subscriber’s Information Sheet
• If the contributed capital is in the form of a real property, submit the following additional requirements:
• Statement of Assets and Liabilities
• Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner of the property in favor of the corporation. If the property contributed is a building or parcel of land, the deed must be presented to the Register of Deeds for registration
• If the property being contributed is a parcel of land, submit detailed list of the parcel land showing the OCT/TCT numbers, registered owner, lot and block numbers, area, location and encumbrance, if any; and
• Registration fee of P360.00
Other Agency
1. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
POEA Certificate
Agency: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Address: POEA Building, EDSA cor. Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Tel. Nos.: (632) 722-1144 / 722-1155
Email: info@poea.gov.ph
Website: http://www.poea.gov.ph
Validity: 4 years
Requirements:
• Written application for issuance of license and POEA-LRO application form
• Proof of registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
• Proof of financial capacity consisting of the following:
a. For Single Proprietorship or Partnership
Minimum capitalization of P2 Million
Verified individual income tax returns of the single proprietor or partners for the past two years
Bank certificate showing savings account balance of not less than P500,000.00
Authority for POEA to examine bank deposit
Proof of financial capability of proprietor
b. For Corporation
Minimum paid-up capital of at leas P2 Million
Verified individual income tax returns of the stockholders/incorporators for the past two years
Bank certificate showing savings account balance of not less than P500,000.00
Authority for POEA to examine bank deposit
Proof of financial capability of the Board of Directors vis-à-vis their investment in the company
• Proof of Marketing Capability
Duly executed Special Power of Attorney and / or duly concluded Recruitment Agreement authenticated by the Philippine Embassy nearest the prospective employer
Manpower request or visa certification from new employers for not less then 100 workers duly verified by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office nearest the jobsite
Certification form the POEA Pre-Employment Service Office (PSO) on the existence of a new market
• A duly notarized undertaking by the Proprietor / President.
• In the case of a partnership or corporation, duly notarized undertaking of the partners, corporate officers and director that they will be jointly and severally liable with the partnership of the company, as the case may be, over claims arising out of employer-employee relationship.
• Proof of possession by the single proprietor, partners, the company President of the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be, of a Bachelors’ Degree and three years of business experience.
• List of all officers and personnel (including stockholders/directors) involved in the recruitment and placement together with their respective appointment, Board resolution or Secretary’s certification the case of Directors, resume’ and two passport size photos.
• NBI clearance issued not earlier than 6 months prior to filing of application and clearance form the POEA Anti-illegal Recruitment Branch of the proprietor, partners or members of the Board of Directors, as the case may be, officers and employees who will be involved in recruitment and placement activities. Foreign directors or partners shall submit clearance from the country of origin in lieu of the NBI clearance.
• Contract of Lease or proof of building ownership, indicating the office address and an office space of t least one hundred (100) square meters.
• Proof of publication in a newspaper of general circulation on the notice of the application with the name of the proprietor, partners, incorporators and officers.
• Certificate of attendance of the proprietor, partners, company President and / or Chief Executive Officer in a Pre-Licensing Orientation Seminar for Executive Officers conducted by POEA.
• Filing fee of P10,000
• Payment of license of P50,000.
Source: Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED)
3rd Floor, OPPEN Building
349 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
Tel. Nos.: (632) 890-4968 / 897-7596 / 897-1693
Fax No.: (632) 896-7196
Email: bsmed@dti.gov.ph
Website: www.dti.gov.ph