Yes, but it is very easy to skip that till they are here. Plus, alot has more to do with your own standing. So sometimes, it is essential to climb the ladders and pace things appropriately, so you can have true influence and your words become just enough. In the Philippines though, that is really difficult, so perhaps, they listen to someone who looks like a non-filipino more. Race or looks matter less if you grasp my point. For something like this, you can simply take ownership. Tell them not to worry about earnings for you will see to it that they get their earnings or skip the earning altogether and let them join because you are here. Like i said again, in Ph is more difficult, for many deep reasons