Registration of Job Contractor
Registration of Job Contractor
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 174,
series of 2017 (DO 174) which provides a set of guidelines to govern contracting and
subcontracting in the Philippines.
Under the said Department Order, all parties engaged in legitimate contracting and
subcontracting arrangements shall apply for registration at the DOLE Regional Office in
the region where it seeks to principally operate.
1. Application form
2. A certified true copy of a certificate of registration of firm or business name from
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), or from the DOLE if
the applicant is a labor organization;
3. A certified true copy of the license or business permit issued by the local
government unit or units where the contractor operates;
4. A certified listing, with proof of ownership or lease contract, of facilities, tools,
equipment, premises implements, machineries and work premises, that are
actually and directly used by the contractor in the performance or completion of
the specific job or work contracted out;
5. Photo of the office building and premises where it holds office;
6. A copy of audited financial statements if the applicant is a corporation,
partnership, cooperative or a labor organization, or a copy of the latest ITR if the
applicant is a sole proprietorship; and
7. A sworn disclosure that the registrant, its officers and owners or principal
stockholders or any one of them, has not been operating or previously operating
as a contractor under a different business name or entity or with pending cases
of violations of these Rules and/or labor standards, or with a cancelled
registration. In case any of the foregoing has a pending case, a copy of the
complaint and the latest status of the case shall be attached.
Note: The application and supporting documents shall be filed in triplicate copies to the
Regional Office where the applicant principally operates.
Where to Apply for Registration?
Regional Offices
Department Order No. 174 only applies only to trilateral relationships between the
principal, subcontractor, and the employee which characterize contracting or
subcontracting arrangements. It does not cover information technology-enabled
services involving an entire or specific business process such as:
Further, DO No. 174 does not cover contractual relationships such as contracts of sale,
contracts of lease, contracts of carriage, contracts of growing, toll manufacturing
contracts, contracts of management, operation and maintenance, contracts, and other
similar contracts governed by the Civil Code and other laws. Moreover, it does not cover
the contracting out of a job or work to a professional or individual with unique skills and
talents who performs the work for the principal.
Requirements for Non-Coverage to Department Order No. 174
Letter request showing the company name and working contact number and
addressed to Bureau of Local Employment’s Office;
Note: The applicant may be requested to submit other supporting documents upon
evaluation of the requirements.