Research
Research
Regulatory and engineering notes for Philippine business — written by our engineering team, grounded in systems we run in production.
- SAP MIGRATION
SAP ECC end of maintenance: what the 2027 cliff actually means for Philippine business
SAP has ended mainstream maintenance for ECC. Most Philippine companies still running it have a decision in front of them — migrate to S/4HANA, extend at a premium, or rebuild the modules they actually use. The peso bands, in plain language.
Orkids Engineering Team · 13 min read
- FRAUD & COMPLIANCE
AFASA and real-time fraud monitoring: what BSP-supervised institutions have to build
The Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act puts real-time fraud monitoring obligations on banks, e-money issuers, and the rest of the BSP-supervised perimeter. What the law asks for at the engineering level — and what building it costs in pesos.
Orkids Engineering Team · 14 min read
- TAX & E-INVOICING
BIR EIS, CAS, and RR 11-2025: what BIR-aligned actually means at the technical level
Every Philippine business that issues an invoice is downstream of the BIR Electronic Invoicing System. What CAS registration, RR 11-2025, and RR 26-2025 require in practice — and the implementation pitfalls that fail an audit.
Orkids Engineering Team · 12 min read
- DATA PRIVACY
RA 10173: what DPA-compliant Philippine software actually requires at the architecture level
The Data Privacy Act registration thresholds, the DPO requirement, and what NPC compliance means once you get past the policy PDF and into the database schema, the access logs, and the retention rules.
Orkids Engineering Team · 12 min read
- BANKING & CLOUD
BSP Circular 982: the cloud-outsourcing posture supervised institutions need
BSP's technology-and-cloud outsourcing framework, what a supervised institution's cloud setup has to demonstrate — data residency, audit trail, encryption at rest — and how the AFASA real-time monitoring overlay sits on top of it.
Orkids Engineering Team · 12 min read
- HEALTHCARE
PhilHealth eClaims integration: the rejection causes and the audit-grade attestation hospitals need
PhilHealth eClaims integration patterns, the claims-rejection causes that quietly cost hospitals working capital, and the audit-grade attestation requirement — grounded in a working a top-ranked Philippine private hospital implementation.
Orkids Engineering Team · 12 min read
Research tracks
Ongoing analysis of regulatory and operational challenges facing Philippine industry sectors.
- Research in progress
Philippine Logistics: Digital Compliance Landscape
Tracking regulatory and technology shifts affecting logistics, freight, and supply chain operators in the Philippines.
- Research in progress
Philippine Construction: Compliance & Billing Complexity
Understanding the compliance, subcontracting, and project-billing challenges facing Philippine construction firms.
- Research in progress
Cold Chain & Perishables: Traceability and Tax Compliance
Examining how cold chain operators in the Philippines manage traceability requirements alongside BIR e-invoicing mandates.