Asia
Philippines
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Philippines: There are no regulatory requirements for pre-hire checks, but labour law allows employers to conduct pre-hire checks, including birth certificate, NBI clearance, education verification, and previous employer references. Foreign nationals must also obtain a valid work visa. Private Employment Agencies must also secure a licence from the Department of Labour and Employment before conducting recruitment activities.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: restricted
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
N/A
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
Department of Interior and Local Government
Foreign Citizens
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Unified multi-purpose IDProfessional regulation commission IDBirth cert.
Country details
Birthrate
24.89
Population
109,581,078
capital
Manila
GDP ($/capita)
4600
TLD
.ph
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Philippine Peso
Net migration
-1.5
Literacy(%)
92.6
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