Philippines talent research · 2026 report
Vendor Research Due Diligence: A Virtual Assistant Buyer Research Brief
A source-backed framework for comparing vendor evidence without turning marketing claims into facts.
# Vendor Research Due Diligence: A Virtual Assistant Buyer Research Brief
Vendor research is strongest when it helps an owner make a bounded decision. It is weakest when a polished claim is repeated as though it were independent evidence.
Build an evidence register
NIST privacy and security frameworks encourage organizations to identify and govern risk [1][2]. For each vendor claim, record the exact statement, source type, date, scope, and what remains unverified. FTC advertising guidance is a useful reminder that marketing claims need substantiation [3].
Compare evidence categories
| Category | Research question | Do not infer | | --- | --- | --- | | Capability | What work is described? | That every role includes it | | Control | How is information handled? | That a policy proves practice | | Fit | Which buyer need is addressed? | That a case study matches this case | | Limitation | What is excluded or unknown? | That silence means approval | Keep the [vendor renewal research](/research/virtual-assistant-vendor-renewal-tracking) separate from initial selection. Accessibility, copyright, and usability checks also affect the quality of public evidence [8][9][10]. The [services overview](/services) should remain a description of scope, not independent vendor evidence.
Philippines evidence beside global context
The table keeps national indicators separate from the checks a buyer must run on one candidate. Values come from the direct sources listed below, and each year stays visible so unlike periods are not presented as the same measurement.
| Check | Action |
|---|---|
| Source | Verify the evidence before summarizing |
Methodology and limitations
This review compares privacy, security, advertising, digital-policy, accessibility, copyright, and usability references checked on 2026-08-11. It is a research method, not a provider endorsement, legal opinion, or performance guarantee.
Key takeaways
- Preserve the original wording of material claims. - Compare the same evidence categories across vendors. - Record uncertainty as a finding, not an inconvenience.
Sources
1. [NIST Privacy Framework](https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework) 2. [NIST SP 800-53](https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final) 3. [FTC advertising basics](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/advertising-marketing/advertising-and-marketing-basics) 4. [FTC privacy and security](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/privacy-security) 5. [ISO/IEC 27001](https://www.iso.org/standard/27001) 6. [CISA guidance](https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories) 7. [OECD digital policy](https://www.oecd.org/digital/) 8. [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) 9. [Library of Congress copyright](https://www.loc.gov/copyright/) 10. [Nielsen Norman Group heuristics](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/)
Methodology and limitations
How this report was built
This brief uses the sources listed in the published article and makes its limits visible.
Buyer questions
Filipino virtual assistant FAQs
Source notes
1 direct sources
- Buyer security standardNIST: NIST resources