A working friend's field guide to AI work Vol. 1 — Est. 2026

AI training work in Philippines

11 platforms, one honest read on who's actually open to Philippines. Verdicts come from each platform's published eligibility — "unverified" means I couldn't confirm.

"Apply" links are referral links — I earn a bonus if you sign up through them, and it never changes your pay. "Guide" links are honest pages with no referral on my account.

  1. Babel Audio Eligible Apply → Claims 60+ countries / 20+ languages, but English projects are US/Canada-priority and non-English projects were paused as of 2026-08
  2. Mercor Likely open — verify Apply → verify the current list before applying
  3. micro1 Eligible Apply → open/global
  4. Handshake AI Not eligible (per platform) published allowlist; verify current list
  5. Alignerr Eligible Apply → not clearly published — verify
  6. AfterQuery Eligible Apply → open/global but expert-leaning
  7. DataAnnotation Eligible Guide → five-eyes leaning (US/CA/UK/AU/NZ) — verify
  8. Outlier Eligible Guide → open — country availability varies by project
  9. Remotasks Eligible Guide → open — many countries
  10. Prolific Eligible Guide → participant pool is global but country coverage varies by study
  11. Surge Eligible Guide → not published; invite-gated