SB 135

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 3, 2025

Free Access to Government Websites Act

An Act Requiring All Public Telecommunications Entities Granted with Congressional Franchises to Provide Their Subscribers with Free Access to Government Websites

In plain language

The proposal would make any website run by the national government, its agencies or local governments free to use on mobile and broadband networks, by requiring telecom companies with a franchise to zero‑rate those sites.

Public Works and InfrastructureInformation and Communications Technology

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

Government WebsitesPublic Telecommunications Entities

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 5314· Filed Oct 8, 2025
An Act Providing for Cheaper and More Accessible Internet for All
Consolidated into HB00022Rep. Ivan Howard A. Guintu
HB 22· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Providing for Cheaper and More Accessible Internet for All
Approved by the House on 2025-12-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2025-12-22 and received by the Senate on 2025-12-22Rep. Niko Raul S.j. Daza
SB 1347· Filed Sep 4, 2025
Free Access to Government Websites Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo
HB 1368· Filed Jul 7, 2025
An Act Providing for Cheaper and More Accessible Internet for All
Consolidated into HB00022Rep. Jose "Bong" Jr. J. Teves
HB 4390· Filed Sep 8, 2025
An Act Providing for Cheaper and More Accessible Internet for All
Consolidated into HB00022Rep. Bryan B. Revilla +2

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SBN-135 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch