For foreign investors · CPA‑led market entry · Makati

Invest in the Philippines on facts you can hold us to.

Ownership limits, minimum capital, registration, tax and payroll — answered from the law, in writing, before you commit a peso. Start from anywhere in the world; a licensed CPA in Makati is accountable for every step.

Book a consultation · US$250 See the services

Every consultation starts with a signed mutual NDA — yours in one minute, before you tell us anything.

Starting a business, or already running one?

Start

Register the business and bring the founder in.

The right structure for your ownership, every registration in the right order, and the visa that lets you work in it.

  • Consultation
  • Registration
  • Visa (9G) and SRRV
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Run & grow

Stay compliant and in control, month after month.

One accountable team for the books, the tax calendar, the payroll and the renewals — and one person to call.

  • Accounting and Tax Compliance
  • Payroll and Compliance
  • Audit
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Services

Eight services. One accountable CPA.

Where are you?

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Start

Consultation

Structure, feasibility and the decisions that come before registration.

Before you register
  • Structure options for your ownership (domestic, export, branch, RHQ)
  • Capital and licensing requirements for your activity
  • A written sequence with timing and a quote on scope
Start

Registration

SEC or DTI, BIR, LGU and the mandatory agencies, in the right sequence.

Weeks 1–6
  • SEC or DTI, BIR, LGU, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG in the right order
  • Articles, by-laws and treasurer's affidavit prepared for signing
  • Official receipts and books registered before your first invoice
Start

Visa (9G)

Pre-arranged employment visa for founders and foreign hires.

Months 1–4
  • DOLE Alien Employment Permit, then the 9(g) petition
  • Document checklist with apostille guidance
  • Renewals and downgrades tracked on your calendar
Run & grow

Accounting

One set of books, closed monthly, audit-ready by design.

From month one
  • Monthly close with reconciliations and working papers
  • Management accounts you can read in ten minutes
  • Audit-ready files all year, not just in March
Run & grow

Tax Compliance

Returns and annual filings on the current issuance, signed off before submission.

Monthly and annual
  • Monthly, quarterly and annual returns on the current issuance
  • Withholding, VAT or percentage tax computed and reviewed by the CPA
  • A filing calendar you can see; you sign, the CPA submits
Run & grow

Payroll

Gross-to-net, payslips, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and BIR forms.

Every payday
  • Gross-to-net with the contribution tables in force that month
  • Payslips, 13th-month pay and final pay computed
  • SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and BIR compensation forms
Run & grow

Compliance

Renewals and accreditations beyond tax — DOLE, FDA, BOC, IPOPHL, PhilGEPS.

On each renewal
  • Business permit, barangay and fire renewals every January
  • DOLE, FDA, BOC, IPOPHL and PhilGEPS registrations as needed
  • One register of every licence and its expiry
Run & grow

Audit

Independent audit, kept separate from our bookkeeping work.

Once a year
  • Independent audit of annual financial statements
  • Kept separate from any bookkeeping we do for you
  • SEC and BIR filing of the audited statements

What people ask us first

If you're guessing at the rules, who's running the business?

"Can I own 100% of my Philippine company?"
Depends on the activity. We check yours against the current Foreign Investment Negative List and the capital rules, then give you the structure that fits — with the citation.
"When can I actually start invoicing?"
After a specific sequence. SEC or DTI, then BIR and official receipts, then the LGU permit. We give you the order, the dependencies and where the wait usually is.
"What does one employee really cost me?"
Salary plus the employer's statutory share. Computed on contribution tables verified at the source that month, not from a blog post.

Read the seven questions foreign founders ask first, each with its source and date →

Wherever you are

You don't need to be in Manila to start.

Most of our foreign-founded clients begin from their home country. Some are individuals choosing the Philippines for the next chapter, or Filipinos abroad with money and family in two places.

Foreign ownership, answered first

Which activities are open to 100% foreign equity, which are restricted, and what minimum capital means for you — before you commit to a structure.

Remote onboarding

One document checklist, apostille guidance, and a registered Makati address so the file moves while you are still abroad. We tell you the few steps that need you here.

Retiring here: SRRV

The Philippine Retirement Authority's visa for indefinite stay. We check eligibility, prepare the application and sequence the deposit — you keep your own accounts.

Cross-border financial planning

Holistic wealth planning with Astra Worldwide for expats, international entrepreneurs and Filipino families with interests in more than one country: investments, retirement, protection, estate and education planning, and global mobility.

How it works

Four steps, and a standard we don't bend.

1Sign the mutual NDA

One minute on our site. It is pre-signed by the CPA and binds both sides the moment you complete it, so you are protected before you share anything.

2Book and pay

Thirty minutes with the CPA, US$250, paid at booking and credited in full if you engage us within 30 days. You leave with the sequence and a quote on scope.

3Send documents

One checklist, one secure channel. We tell you what needs apostille, what you can sign remotely, and what waits until you land.

4We run it

Registrations, visas and first filings in order, each with its source and date. You sign; the CPA submits; your credentials stay yours.

Sourced

We name the law, circular or agency rule each recommendation rests on. Press and forums are leads, never citations.

Dated

Every rate, threshold and deadline shows the day we last checked it. Contribution tables are re-verified the week they change.

Labelled

Anything not yet confirmed is marked to verify — never a guess dressed as advice. Every recommendation states its strongest objection.

Proposed by our team. Verified by the CPA. Settled by the source.

POC Academy

Build a business that's clear, compliant and confident.

A two-day, CPA-led training for entrepreneurs in any industry: business principles, registration, accounting on a free system, a full compliance overview with a BIR focus, and your own website, inquiry desk and branding kit built with AI. Then five years of check-ins so you don't do it alone.

November 13–14, 2026Makati4 to 6 hours a dayLunch and snacks included5 years of check-insSee the websites we built
  • Your business on one page and a signed 5-Year Plan, from the Simplified MBA lecture
  • Your business structure decided and your registrations done with you
  • Odoo accounting set up, your first P&L, and a BIR filing calendar
  • A live business website, inquiry desk and branding kit, built with AI
  • A compliance map for every agency your business answers to
See the full programmeChoose a package

Entrepreneur · Day 1

₱49,999

The Simplified MBA and your 5-Year Plan, then registration, Odoo accounting and the compliance overview with a BIR focus. Five years of check-ins included. Add Day 2 later for ₱70,000.

Builder · Days 1–2

₱99,999 · over ₱1,000,000 in value

Everything in Day 1, plus Day 2: your website, inquiry desk, branding kit and three months of social media posts, built with AI.

Projects

Ventures we've helped bring to market.

Beyond setup and compliance, we help clients take something new to market: the positioning, the paperwork and the people who need to see it.

Advertising network launch · Negros Occidental · 2026

Blue Vibe™ Campus Screen Network

For Araw Foundation and Negros Growth Corporation

Digital screens on free water refill stations across eight school locations in and around Bacolod City, with proceeds going to foundations for charitable work. POC prepared the launch to advertising agencies: the agency brief, an invitation-to-bid website with its own bid desk, and a review of every public claim before it went out.

Go-to-market briefInvitation-to-bid websiteAgency bid deskClaims review
Visit the project site

Bidding open until 31 October 2026

8school locations, one network
42,000+students, faculty and staff
11 hrsof airtime every school day

About POC

Founder‑led, CPA‑run, built in Makati.

Precious Ordillas Clavo, CPA, Founder of POC Management Consultancy

POC Management Consultancy was founded by Precious Ordillas Clavo, CPA, out of a simple necessity: entrepreneurs needed one accountable professional to take them from "I want to operate in the Philippines" to a running, compliant business — and stay with them afterwards.

We began with registration, accounting and tax. Today the practice serves Filipino and international clients across eight services, with a team that grows its people as deliberately as its client list.

Why clients choose us: you can check every answer we give you. Each one is traced to the law or the issuing agency, dated, and labelled — settled fact, still to verify, or our estimate — by a licensed CPA who is accountable for it.

Your vision, our mission.

Precious Ordillas Clavo, CPA

Precious Ordillas Clavo, CPA·Founder·PRC Licence No. 0139468

Vision

To be the partner of choice for entrepreneurs building in the Philippines, where every vision is empowered, every success is enabled, and every client moves forward clear, compliant and confident.

Mission

Your vision is our mission. We empower it with CPA-led guidance from setup to growth, and we enable your success by keeping your business clear in its numbers, compliant with the law, and confident in every decision.

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The values we work by
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RespectFor your time, your money and the rules.
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IntegrityEvery number traceable, every filing signed.
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ServiceWe answer, we explain, we follow through.
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ExcellenceThe standard is the source, not the shortcut.

Contact

Tell us what you're building.

One thirty-minute call tells you which services you need, in what order, and what it will cost.

US$250, paid at booking · credited in full against your first invoice if you engage us within 30 days

Booking begins with a one-minute mutual NDA; the booking page opens the moment it is signed.

Book a consultation · US$250

Philippine-registered companies: request an invoice through the form below and we will schedule your call once it is settled.

Or send an inquiry

For quotes, invoices and logistics. We reply within one business day; questions that need analysis are answered on the consultation.

Booking policy

Booking. A consultation is a 30-minute video call with a Certified Public Accountant. The fee is US$250, paid through PayPal at booking; your slot is confirmed once payment is received.

Rescheduling. Move your call once, free of charge, with at least 24 hours' notice (Philippine time, GMT+8). A second reschedule, or one with less notice, is treated as a cancellation.

Cancellation and refunds. Cancel with at least 24 hours' notice for a full refund to your original payment method, processed within five business days. Cancellations with less notice and missed calls are not refunded. If we cancel, you choose a new time or a full refund.

Credit. Engage POC Management Consultancy for any service within 30 days of your call and the full US$250 is deducted from your first invoice.

Scope. The consultation is guidance based on the facts you share on the call. It is not a formal opinion or a filing, and nothing is submitted to any government agency on your behalf as a result of the call.

Emailcontact@pocmanagementconsultancy.com

OfficeUG-06, Cityland Herrera Tower, V.A. Rufino St. cor. Valero St., Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines

HoursMonday to Friday, 9:00–18:00 (GMT+8)