Philippines
Results
The 2026 scan covered 3,790 employment agencies in the Philippines.
- 743 agencies (19.60%) share the same bounding address with another agency, over 3,285 links.
- Same bounding address between agencies means that agencies map to the same location, in practice the same building, and their relationship might be suspicious as they might be owned by the same entity who tries to “spread risk” over multiple agencies in case some get shut down due to illegal practices.
- 96 agencies (2.53%) share the same phone number with another agency, over 141 links.
- Phone number sharing between agencies is highly suspicious as it indicates that an agency owner is trying to “spread the risk” over multiple agencies in case some get shut down due to illegal practices.
- 10 agencies (0.26%) share the same email address with another agency, over 11 links.
- 53 agencies (1.40%) share the exact same address with another agency, over 32 links.
Agency Visualizer
Using publicly scraped data, the Agency Visualizer tool illustrates suspicious relationships between employment agencies. The visualizer displays the following relationships:
- Same Address
- Represents two entities located in the same building, on the same floor and in the same room.
- Bounding Address
- Represents two entities that map to the same spot, in practice the same building. Their geocoded locations sit within about a metre of each other.
- Telephone
- Represents two entities sharing the same phone number.
- Represents two entities sharing the same email address.
There is one extra feature in the visualizer, which is:
- Agencies With No Relationships
- Displays the agencies that don’t have any relationships with another agencies.
Agency Search
The Agency Search tool provides a more detailed view of each employment agency’s information, including a textual view of the relationships displayed in the Agency Visualizer.