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Websites
Company websites and landing pages on WordPress that load fast and that your team can update.
- Sitemap & content
- Design
- WordPress
- Fast pages
Plate IWeb design & development · Philippines.Strong work.
Web design & development · Philippines.Strong work.
True north
I design and build websites, online stores, web apps and business systems for businesses in the Philippines: sturdy enough to carry real work, and clear enough to steer by.
Fig. 1 — Ursa Major. Merak (β) and Dubhe (α) point to Polaris, the North Star.Silvertip grizzly, heading north
Websites, Web applications, Business systems, E-commerce
Plate IISelected work
Selected work
Websites, apps and systems for teams who rely on them every day, each one built around how that business actually works.
The brief, 2026
A product experiment I built end to end: one platform that gives each organization a public website and a private dashboard for working with the community it serves. It was designed around local public officials and is shown here with demo data.
- The problem
- Local officials mostly talk to residents through social media. Plans get buried in the feed, questions scatter across comments and messages, and there’s no simple way to show what has actually been done. The data involved is sensitive too, so the platform had to protect residents by design, not by policy alone.
- What I built
- One platform that serves many organizations from a single codebase. Each gets a public site for its plans, projects, commitments, events and volunteers, and a private dashboard for its team. The privacy rules are part of how the data is stored, not just a policy page.
- Outcome
- Built and running end to end with demo data: public sites, the team dashboard and the privacy safeguards. It started as a product experiment and isn’t offered to clients. Its foundations (logins and roles, dashboards, inboxes, themes and custom domains) are ready to reuse in client portals and business systems.
Plate IIIField guide
What I build
Four kinds of work, one way of doing it: understand the job first, then design and build it properly.
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Web applications
Custom applications designed around how your business actually works, not around a template.
- Mockups & flows
- Build
- Integrations
- Accounts & roles
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Business systems
Internal tools, dashboards, workflows, portals and reports that replace spreadsheets and repetitive admin.
- Process mapping
- Dashboards
- Portals
- Reporting
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E-commerce
WooCommerce online stores, from the product catalogue to checkout and payments.
- Catalogue
- Checkout
- GCash & cards
- WooCommerce
Plate IVMethod
How I get you there
- 01
Discover
You tell me what you need, or the problem you’re trying to solve. I ask questions until the requirements are clear, then we agree on what to build first.
- 02
Design
I turn your requirements into a mockup of the product, so you can see how it will look and work before anything is built.
- 03
Build
I develop in small steps and test as I go. You see working progress, not just status updates.
- 04
Launch
I deploy, check everything works with real people and real data, and hand over what your team needs.
- 05
Improve
After launch I can keep supporting, maintaining and improving the product, as much or as little as you need.
Plate VStart here
Chart your project
Three quick choices become a project map I can act on. Send it, and I’ll reply with clear next steps.
- 01You chart it: what you’re building, what’s in the way, and where you want to be.
- 02I read it closely and reply, usually within a few working days.
- 03My reply sets out clear next steps: usually a short call, then a written proposal with scope, timeline and cost.
Your project map
- Build
- Challenge
- Goal
I started Bear.Works to build useful software for businesses, working closely with the people who’ll use it.
I’m your point of contact on every project, from the first conversation to launch, and I’m responsible for the quality of what I deliver. If you get in touch, you’ll be talking to me.
Plate VIStudio
Remote-first. Quietly capable
Bear.Works is my one-person, remote-first studio in the Philippines for websites, web applications, business systems and e-commerce. I explain my thinking, scope honestly, and build things your team can run long after launch.
- Clarity over cleverness
- Honest scope and timelines
- Built to be maintained
- Measured, not assumed
Plate VII
Field notes
Straight answers to the questions people ask first.
Do I need to know exactly what I want before getting in touch?
No. Most projects start with a problem or a rough idea. I’ll ask questions, suggest options and help you decide what’s worth building first.
Will we see the design before you build it?
Yes. Once the requirements are clear, I send you a mockup of the project. I adjust it with you, and start building once you’re happy with it.
How much does a project cost?
It depends on what the project is and what it needs to do. Tell me about it, and after a short call about the scope I send a fixed quote, before any work starts.
How long does a project take?
It depends on the project. Landing pages usually take 2–3 weeks and business websites 5–6 weeks. WooCommerce stores take about 7–9 weeks, business systems 11–13 weeks and a web app’s first version 15–18 weeks. Your proposal has dated milestones, and you see working progress throughout. I take on one build at a time, so I’ll tell you the earliest start date up front.
Who will I be working with?
You work with me, Alec Escasa. I lead every project from the first call to launch and stay your single point of contact. When a project needs a freelance designer or tester, I bring one in and stay responsible for their work.
Do you work with clients outside the Philippines?
My focus is businesses in the Philippines, but I’m open to projects from elsewhere. I work remotely, so the main thing to agree on is meeting times across time zones.