Tigcal Apps and Projects in 2021

This year, I continued working on Tigcal Apps and Projects. Here are the features and updates (arranged alphabetically by app name):

Boto Ko

Boto Ko has been updated for the 2022 National and Local Elections. It also can now automatically update the list of candidates (for the national positions) as soon as they become available. The Clear and Save buttons have also been fixed at the bottom so users can easily use them without scrolling all the way down to all the input fields.

Boto Ko Website and Web App

Boto Ko now has a domain name and website: https://www.botoko.app. The website was also transformed into a web app so that users can use Boto Ko even if they are not using an Android device.

PHostpaid

PHostpaid 2.0, with Dark Theme support and more, has been released this year. I also converted everything from Java to 100% Kotlin, improved the app architecture, and refactored the code.

Pinoy Jokes

Minor updates to the Pinoy Jokes Android app have been released this year. I'm still working on the next big release for the app.

Sweldong Pinoy and Budget Pinoy

Sweldong Pinoy has been updated early in the year for the deferred PhilHealth contribution increase. They were then updated for the contribution increases for 2022.

Other apps

I also updated other apps like Thirteenth Month with small changes, mostly on design and performance.

Comments/Suggestions?

Help us improve our apps! Send us your comments and suggestions by email or by adding a review on the Google Play Store page of the apps.

Sweldong Pinoy in 2021

Sweldong Pinoy is a salary calculator for Filipinos in computing net pay, withholding taxes and contributions to SSS/GSIS, PhilHealth and PAG-IBIG. Here are the updates we have released this year for Sweldong Pinoy, Budget Pinoy, and Thirteenth Month.

Deferring PhilHealth Contribution Increase

Contributions for SSS and PhilHealth have increased but for PhilHealth, it was deferred. We have immediately updated all our apps after the announcement.

Sweldong Pinoy and Budget Pinoy for 2022

Contributions for PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG Fund are increasing in 2022. The Android and web apps of Sweldong Pinoy and Budget Pinoy has been updated. A dropdown was added so users can choose and compare between the current or upcoming rates.

Other Updates

There have been a few updates focusing on design and performance updates to the apps.

Looking forward to 2022

Thank you to everyone who uses Sweldong Pinoy apps and sends us feedback. We're looking forward to adding more features and enhancements to our apps.

If you have comments, suggestions, or messages to us, please feel free to contact us by email, Facebook Messenger, or with the Chatra app on our website. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more updates.

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Originally published at the Sweldong Pinoy Blog

Boto Ko Web App

There are only five months to go before the 2022 National and Local elections in the Philippines! In case you don't know it yet, we have an app called Boto Ko that can be useful for you as you get ready to vote. Boto Ko is an application for Philippine elections where you can list, update, and share the candidates you want to vote for. It was initially released in 2013 and we have updated it for the 2016 and 2019 elections.

With Boto Ko, you can input your vote from President to City/Municipal Councilor. You can also choose from a list for the President, Vice-President, Senators, and Party-List Representatives. We include this so that users can see all the candidates and easily select from there.

Boto Ko has been available as an Android app since the initial release. We have recently made a website for Boto Ko and decided to add a web version of the app for people who are not on Android.

You can now go to www.botoko.app to list and update the candidates you want to vote for. Once the official lists of candidates for President, Vice-President, Senator, and Party-list Representative become available, we will be updating the app so you can easily select your choices.

Comments/Suggestions

Help us improve Boto Ko! Send us your comments and suggestions. You can also add a review on the Google Play Store page.