Start from what happened
The rest of this site is arranged the way government is arranged, by agency. That works when you already know the agency. These pages are for when you only know the situation, and it turns out to involve six of them in a particular order.
Someone in the family diedThe death certificate comes first, because every claim and every transfer asks for it. Then the benefits, then the estate.17 stepsI lost my jobThere is money you are owed by your employer, money you can claim from SSS or GSIS, and help you can apply for. They are three different queues.21 stepsWe are getting marriedThe licence is the whole timetable. It takes a 10-day posting to get and expires 120 days after it is issued, so the wedding date has to sit inside that window.9 stepsBuying or selling propertyThe sale is the easy part. Moving the title into your name runs through BIR and two local offices, and every one of them has a deadline.16 stepsStarting a businessFour levels of government in a fixed order: your name, your barangay, your city, then BIR. Skipping ahead means being turned away.23 stepsWorking abroadDeployment paperwork runs through DMW and OWWA, but the passport and the NBI clearance underneath it take the longest. Start with those.22 steps