When is a foreign corporation deemed as “doing business” in the Philippines?
There is no general rule or governing principle laid down as to what constitutes “doing” or “engaging in” or “transacting” business in the Philippines. Each case must be judged in the light of its peculiar circumstances. The acts of foreign corporations should be distinguished from a single or isolated business transaction or occasional, incidental and casual transactions which do not come within the meaning of the law. Where a single act or transaction, however, is not merely incidental or casual but indicates the foreign corporation’s intention to do other business in the Philippines, said single act or transaction constitutes “doing” or “engaging in” or “transacting” business in the Philippines.
