Philippines

Find details about the Philippines' commitments to and implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms

Records last updated: 08 November 2023

Contact person: Emily Manuel

Current ongoing work

We provided expert technical assistance and capacity-building training to the Securities and Exchange Commission on implementing a central BO register, and to other agencies including procurement, law enforcement, and tax authorities on using BO data. We also support the Philippines EITI in meeting its BO commitments under Requirement 2.5.

Committed to one or more

  • Live register
    Following the launch of one or more beneficial ownership registers, a country is labelled as Live register.
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Implementation details

PH-EITI Beneficial Ownership Registry

Name
PH-EITI Beneficial Ownership Registry
Central register implemented
Yes
Public access
Yes
Scope
Sectoral: Extractives

Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission

Name
Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission
Central register implemented
Yes
Public access
No
Scope
Full-economy, Sectoral: Other
Register launched
2018
Threshold used to determine beneficial ownership
25%
Available via API
No

Commitment details

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  • As an Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) member, Philippines has committed to beneficial ownership transparency for the extractives sector. [25 February 2016]
  • Philippines has included a commitment in an Open Government Partnership National Action Plan to beneficial ownership transparency