Applying for permissions in the Philippines was not particularly challenging. Though Leonard Ethan considered his operations in the Philippines to be not large, it was enough to attract the attention of the Philippine officials.
After all, a business employing thousands of workers at once is definitely noteworthy for an agricultural region in southern Philippines. Therefore, processing the paperwork was easier and faster than usual.
The rules in the Philippines are straightforward in this matter. All you have to do is to pay a handling fee of 10,000 pesos (about RMB 1,400) to obtain permission from the Philippines National Museum to excavate.
As for the unearthed treasures, you only need to pay part of the tax, and the wealth could be claimed as personal property. In most cases, it does not have to be handed over to the authorities.
