A clear inbox and orders on track, when you hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines.
When an owner answers each customer email and chases every order, growth work waits until late at night. An offshore virtual assistant takes over the inbox, the research, and the daily follow-ups. You still set priorities and make the final calls, so the business stays in your hands.
Your offshore hire will typically:
Works in the tools you already use:
Routine customer emails get answered daily, and urgent ones reach you.
Tracking, returns, and supplier issues get handled before they stall.
Your hours go to sales and strategy, not to research and data entry.
Offshore support is offered in many countries. Here is what sets virtual assistants in the Philippines apart.
Schools teach in it as an official language, and the Philippines ranks 28th of 123 countries and regions in EF's 2025 English proficiency index.
The country comes second after India for IT and business process services, with 1.89 million workers on the job in 2025.
Between 65 and 70 percent of the industry's buyers are based in that region, which it has a long record of serving.
Colleges had about 829,000 graduates in the 2022 to 2023 school year, and about 764,000 of them earned bachelor's degrees.
More Staffing helps ecommerce brands and other mid-market U.S. companies hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines. Your assistant handles your inbox, research, order and customer follow-ups, and data entry. Every candidate passes six vetting gates before you meet them. You pay $1,000 a month plus your hire's pay, and a $1,000 one-time engagement fee.
Estimates only. U.S. figures use BLS median pay plus benefits and hiring costs. Offshore figures are based on our current rates for mid-level Filipino hires. Entry-level costs less, senior costs more. Exact figures on your call.
Most offshore hires start 3 to 4 weeks after your first call.
Walk us through the role, your hours, and your budget in 30 minutes.
We write the role brief and price it. You approve both first.
Review vetted Filipino candidates and work samples, then interview.
Choose your hire. We handle payroll, contracts, and a smooth first day.
Answers customer questions and works each issue through to a resolution.
Explore RoleMost daily work moves well: the inbox, customer replies, order and return checks, product and supplier research, and data entry. You still set priorities and approve refunds, so control stays with you. Before you meet anyone, our work assignment gate tests each candidate on a real virtual assistant task.
You save $41,695 in year one. A comparable U.S. assistant costs $73,415 with benefits, taxes, and recruiting. Hiring through us totals $31,720, based on our current rates for mid-level hires. Entry-level assistants earn less, and senior ones earn more. You get exact figures on your call.
AI tools can sort email, draft replies, and speed up data entry. A virtual assistant owns the result: catching what the software gets wrong, chasing missing order details, and following up with customers and suppliers. Many owners use both, with a person running the tools and checking the output.
Check clear written English, sound online research, accurate records, and follow-through without reminders. Every candidate passes six vetting gates before you meet them, including a work assignment and a tech check. Your hire works your time zone or an agreed overlap, confirmed before the search starts.
We support your hire well past the first day, starting with a 30 to 90 day onboarding plan. Your assistant also gets coaching, community, and events through our monthly fee. If the fit still falls short, you get 1 free replacement over the first 12 months.