Search the Philippines Company Register by Name

The most common is a Stock Corporation requiring minimum 5 incorporators and ₱5,000 minimum capital. The One Person Corporation (OPC), introduced in 2019, allows a single person to form a corporation — ideal for startups and small businesses.

The Philippine Constitution limits foreign ownership in many sectors to 40%, requiring 60% Filipino ownership. This applies to land, mass media, small-scale mining, and certain public utilities. The 2022 amendments expanded sectors open to full foreign ownership.

The Philippines is the world's #2 BPO destination (after India). Advantages include a large English-speaking workforce (95M+ speakers), cultural affinity with the US, competitive labor costs, and a young demographic profile.

SEC provides a company search at sec.gov.ph. DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) maintains the registry for sole proprietorships at bnrs.dti.gov.ph. Both offer free basic search.

Type the company name into the search box above. Results come from the official Philippines register and show the registered name, registration number, status and registered address. Partial names work — searching "acme" returns every registered entity whose name starts with it.

Yes. Searching by company name or registration number is free here and on the official Philippines register — no account or payment is required for a basic lookup. Certified extracts and filed documents may carry a fee on the official register.

Yes. Enter the registration number instead of the name and the lookup resolves it directly to the matching record, which is the fastest way to confirm an identifier printed on an invoice or contract.

Search the name or registration number above. If the business is on the official Philippines register, the record appears with its registered name and identifier. If nothing is returned, the name as spelled is not on the register — try a partial name or the number printed on the invoice or contract before concluding the business is unregistered.

Each record carries the status the official Philippines register publishes for that entity. Registration status is a factual register field, not a judgement about the business — for ongoing certainty you can watch a record and be emailed when its registered details change.