Document background
Articles of Incorporation Stock Corporation is the primary document required to establish a corporation in the Philippines. It must be filed when founders wish to create a new corporate entity with the ability to issue shares of stock. The document is mandatory under the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines and must be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of the incorporation process. It contains crucial information about the corporation's identity, purpose, capital structure, and governance, serving as the foundation for all corporate activities. The document is particularly important as it defines the corporation's legal personality, limits of authority, and relationships among stockholders, directors, and officers. Once approved by the SEC, it becomes the corporation's charter, governing its existence and operations throughout its corporate life.
