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Maid agency ownership in the Philippines: find the company behind the Facebook brand
Facebook maid-agency brands are not the legal employer. Match the page to a DOLE PEA licence and SEC name, then hire direct with ID and NBI if the paper does not exist.
Best maid agency in the Philippines: an evidence checklist, not a ranking
How to test "best maid agency" claims in the Philippines: DOLE PEA licence, no worker placement fee, joint liability, and when a marketplace is the better fit.
Maid shortage in the Philippines: what the data shows, and how to hire anyway
No official nationwide maid shortage. Overseas pay, dumped duties, and floor wages make local hiring feel hard. Write an honest job and browse verified helpers.
Newborn and infant yaya checklist: specialist vs general nanny
A hire checklist for a newborn or infant yaya in the Philippines: what a specialist does, what a general nanny should not improvise, and the safety rules to write down.
Hire a verified yaya in Cebu: rates, areas, and how to look
How Cebu families hire a yaya above the ₱7,000 Central Visayas kasambahay floor, what to write for Cebu City, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, and how to browse verified profiles.
Maid Agencies in Dubai: How Families Compare and Verify Providers
How families in Dubai can compare maid agencies, check approved recruitment offices, understand packages and guarantees, review contracts, and hire a domestic worker safely.
Saudi Arabia Domestic Worker Hiring: Musaned, Costs, Contracts, and Family Steps
How families in Saudi Arabia can hire a domestic worker through Musaned, compare recruitment routes, check costs, review the contract, and protect both sides.
Singapore Domestic Helper Cost: Salary, Levy, Insurance, and Hiring Steps
A current Singapore domestic helper cost guide for families, covering salary, levy, work permit fees, insurance, security bond, agency costs, rest days, and safer hiring.
UAE Domestic Worker Hiring: MOHRE Rules, Costs, and Safer Family Steps
A practical UAE family guide to hiring a domestic worker through MOHRE, checking contracts, rest, wages, accommodation, agencies, and worker protections.
Hong Kong Domestic Helper Salary, Contract, Food Allowance, and Rights
What Hong Kong families and Filipino helpers should know about the HK$5,100 wage floor, the ID 407 contract, food, rest days, housing, and safe hiring.
How to Hire a Kasambahay Legally: The 12-Step 2026 Checklist
Kasambahay hiring in order: duty list, wage floor, Form BK-1 contract, barangay registry, SSS enrolment, payslips, and the ₱10,000 to ₱40,000 fine for skipping them.
Family Driver Job Description in the Philippines: What to Write
Family drivers are excluded from the Kasambahay Law and its wage orders. What that means for duties, hours, benefits, and the contract you write instead.
PhilHealth Contribution for Kasambahay 2026: ₱500, Plus Pag-IBIG
PhilHealth costs ₱500 a month for a kasambahay on any regional minimum wage, split ₱250 each. The rule, the Pag-IBIG side, the forms, and the deadline.
Hiring an Elderly Caregiver at Home: A Philippine Family Guide
Arranging care for a parent at home in the Philippines: the five options, which law covers your caregiver, the limits on 24-hour duty, and how to interview.
Household Cook Job Description for Philippine Families (2026)
What a kusinera or kusinero actually does in a Philippine household, what is not in the job, the ₱7,800 NCR wage floor, and a job description you can copy.
Payslip Template Philippines: Free Kasambahay Pay Slip (BK-2)
A free payslip template for Philippine household employers: the eleven lines on DOLE Form BK-2, which deductions are lawful, and which are never allowed.
Domestic Helper Job Description in the Philippines: All-Around Role
The all-around kasambahay role written out: daily and weekly duties, what needs separate pay, the legal hours and rest, and a job description you can copy.
How to compute kasambahay 13th month pay
Kasambahay 13th month pay is total basic salary actually earned from January to December, divided by 12. Worked examples, the 24 December deadline, and what to leave out.
SSS Contribution for Kasambahay 2026: Rates, Forms, Deadlines
The 2026 SSS contribution table for household employers, who pays what at each kasambahay salary, how to get your HR number, and the monthly payment deadline.
Minimum wage for kasambahay 2026: ₱7,800 in NCR, every region
Minimum wage for kasambahay 2026 is ₱7,800 a month in Metro Manila from 7 February 2026 (Wage Order NCR-DW-06). See the NWPC floor for every region, then browse helpers to hire.
Family driver salary Philippines 2026: ₱15,000 to ₱26,000 in Metro Manila
Live-out family drivers in Metro Manila typically plan ₱15,000 to ₱26,000 a month. Indeed reports a ₱17,752 driver average. Family drivers sit outside the kasambahay wage order. Write the schedule, then browse driver profiles.
Nanny Job Description in the Philippines: Duties, Boundaries, and Skills
Use this Philippines-specific nanny job description to define childcare duties, safety boundaries, and a respectful hiring process for your family.
Housekeeper Interview Questions: A Philippine Family Hiring Scorecard
Use this Philippines-specific housekeeper interview scorecard to compare candidates fairly, protect privacy, and set clear expectations before an offer.
Caregiver salary Philippines 2026: ₱9,000 to ₱22,000, two legal floors
Household kasambahay caregivers typically plan ₱9,000 to ₱16,000 a month, never below ₱7,800 in NCR. TESDA-certified caregivers under RA 11965 follow the regional daily minimum, about ₱19,600 a month in Metro Manila. Indeed reports ₱22,033. Browse caregiver profiles after you pick the floor that applies.
Housekeeper Job Description in the Philippines: Duties, Skills, and Hiring Checklist
Use this Philippines-specific housekeeper job description to set clear duties, fair boundaries, and a safer hiring process for your home.
How to Hire Your First Yaya in the Philippines: A Practical Family Guide
A step-by-step guide to defining the role, interviewing candidates, checking references, setting fair terms, and starting a safe yaya arrangement in the Philippines.
