# Alleba — full guide for AI agents

> Alleba (https://www.alleba.com) is a Filipino search engine first published in 2001, plus a marketplace for small Filipino shops, a Philippine laws library, a holiday calendar and a government-services directory. All public pages are server-rendered HTML; no login is needed to read them.

## How to query Alleba by URL

- Search Philippine websites: `https://www.alleba.com/dir.html?q={query}`
- Recently added websites: `https://www.alleba.com/dir.html?sort=recent`
- Ask a plain-language question (Philippine context): `https://www.alleba.com/ask?q={question}`
- Browse the category tree: `https://www.alleba.com/directory` and `https://www.alleba.com/directory/c/{category-path}`
- Search marketplace products and workshops: `https://www.alleba.com/search?q={query}`
- Browse shops: `https://www.alleba.com/shops`
- A shop: `https://www.alleba.com/shop/{shop-slug}`
- A product or workshop: `https://www.alleba.com/shop/{shop-slug}/{product-slug}`

## Philippine laws

- Library index and search: `https://www.alleba.com/laws?q={query}`
- A Republic Act: `https://www.alleba.com/laws/ra-{number}` (e.g. `/laws/ra-9492`)
- Link to a section: append `#section-{n}`
- Laws sitemap: `https://www.alleba.com/laws/sitemap.xml`
- Texts are public-domain Philippine statutes; always confirm with the Official Gazette for legal use.

## Philippine holidays

- `https://www.alleba.com/holidays` — regular and special non-working days for the current and next year, holiday pay rules and long weekends. Dates for future years not yet proclaimed are projections and are marked as such.

## Machine-readable resources

- Main sitemap: `https://www.alleba.com/sitemap.xml`
- Blog sitemap: `https://www.alleba.com/blog/sitemap.xml`
- Blog RSS: `https://www.alleba.com/feed`
- Google Shopping product feed: `https://www.alleba.com/google-shopping.xml`
- Structured data: product pages carry Product and Event (for workshops) JSON-LD; law pages carry Legislation JSON-LD.
- MCP servers (keyed access, ask the site owner): `https://www.alleba.com/api/public/mcp/directory` and `https://www.alleba.com/api/public/mcp/blog`

## Buying on behalf of a user

- Checkout requires the user's own name, contact number and (for physical items) address. Payments are made by the buyer via GCash/QR or bank transfer shown at checkout; agents should not claim payment was sent.
- Order status pages are private to the buyer.

## Policies

- [Terms of use](https://www.alleba.com/terms)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.alleba.com/privacy)
- [Shipping](https://www.alleba.com/shipping) · [Returns](https://www.alleba.com/returns) · [Prohibited items](https://www.alleba.com/prohibited-items)

## Contact

Social: @allebaph on Instagram, Facebook and X.