Your One Stop Gateway to the Philippine Market
MANILA-BASED SENIOR ADVISORY FIRM
Defense | Procurement | PPP | Taxation | Infrastructure | Transaction Advisory
Why the Philippines - and Why Now
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The strategic and economic center of gravity is shifting and the Philippines is at the heart of that shift - and the window for substantive foreign engagement is open today.
- Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States
- PHP 236B+ AFP Modernization Budget (Horizon 3)
- 9 EDCA Sites under the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty framework
- ~5.3% GDP Growth — among Asia's fastest
- PHP 6.793 Trillion FY2026 National Budget
- 30+ active PPP pipeline projects
- CREATE Incentives: Income Tax Holiday 4–7 years, 0% duty on capital equipment, VAT exemption for registered activities.
What We Do
Government Procurement Advisory
Full lifecycle management under RA 12009 — the New Government Procurement Act. PhilGEPS scanning, bid preparation, DND/AFP engagement, G2G and Foreign Military Sales facilitation, and post-award contract management.
PPP Structuring & LGU Partnerships
BOT, BLT, Joint Venture, and Swiss Challenge proponent advisory under the PPP framework. Direct relationships across 82 provinces, 146 cities, and 1,488 municipalities for Local Government level contracts and pilot programs.
Incorporation, Establishment & Incentives
SEC, BIR, SSS, and LGU registrations handled as a single point of accountability. Entity selection (Domestic Corp, OPC, Branch, RHQ, ROHQ, Rep Office), office leasing, and BOI/PEZA incentive structuring under the CREATE framework.
Diplomatic & Regulatory Coordination
Immigration and visa advisory. Diplomatic protocol coordination across DND, AFP, Malacañang, and foreign embassies in Manila. Senior-level introductions where they are warranted.
Who We Are
Ackerman Consulting OPC is a Philippine-registered senior advisory firm and the definitive one-stop shop for international companies entering the Philippine market.
Our clients are defense OEMs, aerospace manufacturers, technology integrators, and infrastructure developers who need a single, accountable partner on the ground in the Philippines. We combine legal and regulatory depth, C-level connections, top-level diplomatic relationships, and hands-on project management to deliver outcomes — not just advice.
We do not act as intermediaries. We serve as the principals' counterpart, the regulatory navigator, and the institutional voice that ensures our clients are not only heard but understood at the level where decisions are made.
Message from the Chairman
"The Philippines is rising. For the foreign partners who recognize this moment, the window to commit is now."
Across the Indo-Pacific, the strategic and economic center of gravity is shifting — and the Republic of the Philippines stands at the heart of that shift. Our nation is modernizing its armed forces, deepening its alliances, and growing among the fastest economies in Asia. These are not aspirations. They are the present reality.
The opportunity for foreign defense, aerospace, and security firms has never been more substantive. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is executing the most ambitious modernization program in our history. Our cooperation with the United States continues to expand under the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Our partnerships with the Republic of Korea, Japan, and our other allies are advancing in parallel. The path is open, the demand is real, and the institutional doors are accessible to those who approach them correctly.
Ackerman Consulting was established to be the in-country team for the foreign firms who recognize this moment and intend to commit to it. We do not act as intermediaries. We serve as the principals' counterpart, the regulatory navigator, and the institutional voice that ensures our clients are not only heard but understood at the level where decisions are made.
To the international firms considering the Philippine market: this is the right moment, and the right window will not remain open indefinitely. We would be honored to advance that engagement with you.
Consul David Ackerman
Founder, Chairman & CEO