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SB 1438

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Oct 2, 2025

Government C0onstruction Project Transparency and Accountability Act

An Act Mandating the Use of Drone Monitoring for All Government Contruction Projects as a Prerequisite for Payment

Status

Pending in the committee

What does this mean?

It’s being studied in committee, which may hold hearings before deciding whether to recommend it. Most bills stay at this stage.

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Status history

No changes since we started checking daily on Oct 4, 2026.

Primary committee: Public Works
Secondary: Science and Technology, Finance

Status via BatasWatch (independent source)

Author · Senator

Mark A. VillarReceipts →

In plain language

The bill requires every government construction project to be monitored by drones, and the data must be submitted before any payment can be released.

Public Works and InfrastructureGovernment AdministrationInformation and Communications Technology

Automated summary by BatasWatch. It may miss nuance — read the bill text before citing it.

Author · Senator

Mark A. VillarReceipts →

Official sources

SBN-1438 (AS FILED)
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SBN-1438 · Sources: BatasWatch

SB 1438: Government C0onstruction Project Transparency and Accountability Act · CivicSync PH

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