How Filip+Inna started

This article is independent and not affiliated with Filip+Inna. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. We are not an authorized dealer.

This is a short independent history of Filip+Inna. It is not a catalog, and Philippines Buying Agent does not speak for the brand.

Len Cabili built Filip+Inna in Manila so contemporary clothes could carry textile work from Philippine communities. The work has included Tboli, Tinguian, Mangyan, Tausug, Manobo, Ifugao, and Yakan makers, plus embroidery associated with Lumban and Taal. She has spoken about paying artisans per stitch and crediting the source community. Pieces are small-batch. We are independent of the label. A purchase needs measurements, a current reference, and USD approval before we pay. The form still takes the price in PHP.

From Philippine checkout to our warehouse

Philippine sites often expect GCash, Maya, cash on delivery, or a local card. Those options fail for a shopper sitting in another country. Philippines Buying Agent pays the domestic checkout after you approve USD lines. The seller ships to our warehouse in the Philippines. We inspect the box against your order page. If the seller cancels a promo or swaps a bundle, we stop and write the new cart. We do not quietly pay a higher total.

Service fee and the two payments

The service fee is published on pricing. We apply it when we write your order page. You see item totals and the service fee in USD before the first payment. International shipping is not guessed on this page. After the goods are at our warehouse, we weigh them and write a second USD total. Estimates, not final bills, sit on the shipping calculator. Enter the price you saw in PHP. We convert the working total to USD.

Combine sellers, then ship once

A phone from one Manila shop and snacks from another do not need two international labels. Ask us to hold pieces at the warehouse. We combine them when the products and the paperwork allow it. Fragile jewelry and heavy appliances may still need their own cartons. Service fee rules stay on pricing. Rough weight bands are on the shipping calculator. Final shipping is the weighed parcel, written in USD.

Details that save a rejected order

Tell us if the item is a gift, if it must stay sealed, or if Filipino-only packaging is a problem. We can photograph a label before export when you ask in order comments. Philippine appliances are usually about 220 volts at 60 hertz. Plugs often look like US flat pins, but the voltage is not 110. Heat and typhoon rain are hard on chocolate, lipstick, and some creams. Mention heat if the goods will sit before the second payment. We buy only the item you approved.

From the workshop story to a real purchase

History explains why shoppers look for Filip+Inna in the Philippines. It does not reserve stock. When you want a current piece, send the Philippine product link or a boutique note. We check domestic availability, write USD item lines and the service fee, and ship after you approve both payment stages. See pricing and the shipping calculator.

A few other Philippine shopping notes are Aranaz Personal Shopper Philippines, Filip Inna Personal Shopper Philippines, and Filip Inna Philippines Buying Agent.