u/dagison_

Hindi ko alam kung familiar kayo sa Capiz shells.

It's a part of the Philippine History

Yun yung manipis na shell aka windowpane oyster dito satin. Yung parang bintana noong unang panahon, around Spanish era na ginagamit sa simbahan, sa lumang bahay kasi kahit nakasara, nakakapasok pa rin yung liwanag.

Ngayon, yun na yung ginagawa namin araw-araw.

We have a workshop in Bataan, kami mismo yung gumagawa ng mga jewelry box, chandeliers, lamp shades at iba pang mga personalized items pang giveaways, weddings, events or more

Then, I decided to setup yung online store this year.

Yung tito ko rin pala yung nag-inspire sakin na simulan. Siya mismo yung gumagawa kasama yung master artisans nya, he's been in the exporting before sa Capiz din back in 1980's. Siya rin yung nagturo sakin kung paano gumawa, first I made was a Bahay Kubo made from capiz shells

Yung mga kamay niya, kabisado na yung bawat hiwa, bawat dikit, bawat polish. Ngayon, kasama na niya yung mga bagong tina-train nya. Mahirap sa una pero kita mo na yung pasensya at yung pag-iingat. Minsan inaabot ng ilang araw bago matapos ang isang piraso. Depende sa hirap ng design. Minsan mas matagal. Hindi minamadali because we want it to be always quality.

Pero here's the reality and sabi ng tito ko noon, "walang yumayaman sa pagca-capiz" and "halos lahat ng makikita mong magca-capiz mahirap". I observed and yun nga rin yung napansin ko, except dun sa mga dating kasama sa mga capiz exporters kaso matatanda na sila and unti-unti nang nawawala or umoonti yung gumagawa ng mga capiz crafts. And that's just one of the reasons why I decided to start this small business, I aim to revive this type of craft and hopefully in the future we can start exporting again. This means it will enable us to give more jobs, preserve the unique craftsmanship and yung pakiramdam na makapagbigay ka ng luxury-feel sa mga tao without them spending too much and yung maipapamana pa nila yung arts and craft sa next generation, then they will ask "Saan 'to gawa?"

Just like a Capiz shell, it's beauty never fades.

Ayun lang naman, skl. Haha. If you're curious, you can search us- Casa Capiz PH on IG/FB, we are also on shapi na rin para mas accessible nationwide

Hello,

Registered the business just this first week of May 2026 thru DTI and BIR ORUS since online business sya

- Sole prop

- Non-vat
- under 3M annual gross income

At first, wanted to do graduated income tax pero I decided to chose opt-in to 8% income tax rate. Rgistered this thru online and I'm sure na cinlick ko yung opt-in doon pero nung naregister na, nabayaran na and lumabas yung COR (details are provided above) hindi ko ata na-click sya

Now, planning to file yung 1701Q and 2551Q this July 2026 and i-tick na lang yung 8% ITR option sa both forms. ( I haven't done it yet, still waiting for help and clarification talaga, may nabasa kasi ako na di raw pwede magchange to 8% during 2Q pero ang pwede raw gawin is i-file yung 2 forms kung gustong magswitch then magrequest sa bir by the end of the year para ma-switch sya)

Is it possible to still be able to switch to 8% income tax rate by filing yung both 2 forms above na 1701Q and 2551Q?

until the end of the year then magchange na lang thru:

ORUS > Update Information > Correction/ Change/ Update of Registration

Wanted to file and learn taxes by myself starting as a small business owner din thru online, would really appreciate your advice! Hope you can help