PHHi PHC,
Upfront: I'm not a law student or lawyer. I'm a dev who spent the last two weeks building a free plain-language reference for Philippine laws. Posting here because you're literally the people who would catch my mistakes faster than anyone else, and that feedback is the most valuable thing I could get right now.
The project is BatasKo (batasko.com). It pairs the full official text of laws with plain-language explanations of what each provision actually says — kind of a "casebook companion" for non-lawyers, OFWs, workers, tenants, voters trying to understand their rights. Not meant to replace serious legal study, but to make the substance accessible to ordinary Filipinos who can't parse legalese.
Why I'm posting here specifically:
You're currently studying these exact codals and RAs. If my plain-language version misrepresents what a provision actually says, you'll spot it immediately. I want to fix those before more people read it.
What's covered so far:
— Full 1987 Constitution (all 18 articles, official text + ELI5 side by side)
— Family Code, Labor Code, Revised Penal Code, Civil Code (~3,800 articles total)
— 176 of the most-searched Republic Acts (RA 9262, 7610, 9165, 8042, 11313, 9653, 10173, etc.)
— Each RA shows the complete official text + section-by-section plain-language summary
Full disclosure on methodology:
— AI-assisted (Claude as research partner), disclosed openly on every page and in the About section
— All citations link to primary sources (Official Gazette, Supreme Court E-Library, DOLE, COMELEC)
— Site has prominent disclaimers: not legal advice, consult a licensed attorney
— No paywall, no ads currently, no lawyer-referral monetization
What I'd genuinely value from this community:
1. If you're studying a specific RA or codal article right now and want to spot-check the plain-language version against your actual reading, I'd take that feedback very seriously. Errors get fixed same-day.
2. As students who explain laws to non-lawyer family members all the time — is the explainer format actually useful, or are plain-language summaries too dumbed-down to be helpful?
3. Any laws you wish had clearer first-pass explainers that I haven't covered yet? (I have 17,000+ more in the pipeline — your input genuinely shapes which gets prioritized.)
4. If you spot anything that could be mistaken for legal advice rather than general information, please flag it. Getting that line right is something I take seriously.
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A few specific spot-check pages if you're curious:
— RA 9262 (VAWC) explainer: [*********** actual URL]
— Labor Code provisions on îllégâl dismissal: [*********** actual URL]
— Article III (Bill of Rights): [*********** actual URL]
Not asking anyone to vouch for it, link it, or do anything beyond honest reaction. Just want to make sure that as this scales to more pages, what's there is accurate.
Maraming salamat sa time. Open to harsh feedback — that's why I'm here.
Upfront: I'm not a law student or lawyer. I'm a dev who spent the last two weeks building a free plain-language reference for Philippine laws. Posting here because you're literally the people who would catch my mistakes faster than anyone else, and that feedback is the most valuable thing I could get right now.
The project is BatasKo (batasko.com). It pairs the full official text of laws with plain-language explanations of what each provision actually says — kind of a "casebook companion" for non-lawyers, OFWs, workers, tenants, voters trying to understand their rights. Not meant to replace serious legal study, but to make the substance accessible to ordinary Filipinos who can't parse legalese.
Why I'm posting here specifically:
You're currently studying these exact codals and RAs. If my plain-language version misrepresents what a provision actually says, you'll spot it immediately. I want to fix those before more people read it.
What's covered so far:
— Full 1987 Constitution (all 18 articles, official text + ELI5 side by side)
— Family Code, Labor Code, Revised Penal Code, Civil Code (~3,800 articles total)
— 176 of the most-searched Republic Acts (RA 9262, 7610, 9165, 8042, 11313, 9653, 10173, etc.)
— Each RA shows the complete official text + section-by-section plain-language summary
Full disclosure on methodology:
— AI-assisted (Claude as research partner), disclosed openly on every page and in the About section
— All citations link to primary sources (Official Gazette, Supreme Court E-Library, DOLE, COMELEC)
— Site has prominent disclaimers: not legal advice, consult a licensed attorney
— No paywall, no ads currently, no lawyer-referral monetization
What I'd genuinely value from this community:
1. If you're studying a specific RA or codal article right now and want to spot-check the plain-language version against your actual reading, I'd take that feedback very seriously. Errors get fixed same-day.
2. As students who explain laws to non-lawyer family members all the time — is the explainer format actually useful, or are plain-language summaries too dumbed-down to be helpful?
3. Any laws you wish had clearer first-pass explainers that I haven't covered yet? (I have 17,000+ more in the pipeline — your input genuinely shapes which gets prioritized.)
4. If you spot anything that could be mistaken for legal advice rather than general information, please flag it. Getting that line right is something I take seriously.
Site: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
A few specific spot-check pages if you're curious:
— RA 9262 (VAWC) explainer: [*********** actual URL]
— Labor Code provisions on îllégâl dismissal: [*********** actual URL]
— Article III (Bill of Rights): [*********** actual URL]
Not asking anyone to vouch for it, link it, or do anything beyond honest reaction. Just want to make sure that as this scales to more pages, what's there is accurate.
Maraming salamat sa time. Open to harsh feedback — that's why I'm here.