Credit bureaus in the Philippines are credit bureaus that are licensed and accredited by the Philippine governments department of Credit Information Corporation (CIC) to operate within the Philippines.
In 2016, the Credit Information Corporation or CIC announced the first six credit bureaus in the Philippines in 13 March 2016.
The accredited credit bureaus consist of five international firms and one local credit bureau.
[1] At that time CIC President Jaime Garchitorena said bureaus could start operations as soon as they become incorporated.
The complete and substantial collection of credit data were planned to be ready by the end of 2016 or early 2017.