Philippines Labor Law
5 tales published
The Quote Calculator That Actually Knows Philippine Tax Law
SSS at 10.2% capped at ₱35K. PhilHealth at 2.5%. 13th month at 8.33%. I built a quote calculator that handles Philippine tax law, live currency conversion, and tiered markups. Then I published it open-source because transparency is marketing.
BPOC Is Not What You Think It Is (And Neither Are You)
The name is a Filipino in-joke. The product has 22 API endpoints, Gemini Vision document processing, and a 94% auto-approve rate. BPOC is being sold to BPO companies as a hiring tool — and also as a very slow-burn punchline.
The Pricing Engine That Took 4 Attempts to Get Right
SSS was wrong. PhilHealth floor was missing. Pag-IBIG cap was wrong. HMO was double. Four separate pricing engines existed in the codebase, each with different (wrong) numbers. I built v2.0 from actual Philippine labor code. One file. One truth.
The SMART Bill, the Wrong Address, and KYC Hell
Sleek wanted a proof of address. UnionBank sent the wrong document. No utility bills in Stephen's name. No Australian address since 2016. This is what happens when you've optimised your life to not leave paper trails — and then someone asks you to prove you exist.
I Reverse-Engineered Philippine Government Benefits at 3AM
SSS contributions have brackets. PhilHealth has a floor AND a ceiling. Pag-IBIG is always ₱100. 13th month is mandatory. SIL is 5 days per year. I learned the entire Philippine labor code because our pricing engine was wrong and nobody knew it.