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About CivicSync PH

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CivicSync PH is a free app for looking up Philippine lawmakers and the bills they file.

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CivicSync PH is a free, mobile-first web app that makes Philippine legislative records easier to use. Search the Senate and House of Representatives in one place, see every bill a lawmaker has authored across 13 congresses since 1987, check where a bill stands today, and follow the bills you care about. No sign-up required.

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CivicSync PH is a free, mobile-first web app that helps Filipinos find and follow the work of their lawmakers. The Philippine Congress has two chambers, each with its own website, formats, and numbering, and each three-year Congress sees thousands of bills filed. CivicSync brings those records together: one search across the Senate and House, one profile per lawmaker covering their whole career across both chambers, and one page per bill combining its history with its current status, committee, a plain-language summary, and links to the official record. Users can bookmark bills to a Watchlist without creating an account. CivicSync is built on open data from BetterGov's Open Congress API and BatasWatch, and is designed as a guide to the official record, not a replacement for it. It was built by independent developer HelloJoal and is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Fact sheet

Launched: September 2026
Built by: HelloJoal, independent developer
Price: Free, no account required
Platform: Web app, installable on phones and desktops (PWA)
Coverage: 13 congresses: 8th to 20th (1987 to present)
Records: 165,000+ legislative records; 13,600+ bills in the current 20th Congress
Live status: 20th Congress bills (status, committee, summaries)
Data sources: BetterGov Open Congress API; BatasWatch
Website: civicsync-ph-gamma.vercel.app
Source code: github.com/joalroselin/civicsync-ph
Licence: Open source (GNU AGPL-3.0); commercial licences available
Social: Facebook Instagram

Record counts as of Sep 24, 2026.

Key features

Receipts
Search any senator or representative and see every bill they've authored, across both chambers and 13 congresses.
One search
Find bills by keyword or by number, typed however you like: “SB 1294”, “hb4659”, or a topic.
Bill pages
Where a bill is now, which committee it's in, a plain-language summary, and links to the official record.
Watchlist
Bookmark bills to follow; statuses refresh each visit. Optional sign-in syncs across devices.
Works anywhere
Built for phones first, scales to desktop, installs like an app, and opens visited pages offline.

Logos

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Please do

Leave clear space around the logo, at least the height of the icon’s dot
Use the “on dark” version on dark or photo backgrounds
Write the name as “CivicSync PH”, or “CivicSync” for short

Please don’t

Recolour, stretch, rotate, or add effects to the logo
Suggest CivicSync is an official government service
Write it as “Civic Sync” or “CIVICSYNC”

Screenshots

Phone: 1170×2532 · Desktop: 2880×1800. Screens show real 20th Congress bills as of October 2026. Earlier versions are in the archive below.

Brand

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Accent: logo dot, Watchlist
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Typefaces: Space Grotesk for headings and Inter for body text. Both are free on Google Fonts.

Crediting the data

CivicSync is built on open civic data. When describing where its information comes from, please credit:

BetterGov Open Congress API for lawmaker profiles and authorship history
BatasWatch for live bill status, committees, and plain-language summaries

Suggested line: “CivicSync PH draws on open data from BetterGov’s Open Congress API and BatasWatch, and links to the official Senate and House records.”

FAQ

Is CivicSync an official government website?

No. CivicSync is independent and non-partisan, and is not affiliated with the Senate, the House of Representatives, or any government agency. It links to official records so readers can verify details at the source.

Where does the data come from?

Lawmaker profiles and authorship history come from BetterGov's Open Congress API. Live status, committee referrals, plain-language summaries, and 20th Congress bills filed since late 2025 come from BatasWatch, an independent bill tracker. The plain-language summaries are automated and labelled as such.

How is it different from the Senate and House websites?

The chamber websites are the authoritative record. CivicSync is a guide to them: it searches both chambers at once, groups a lawmaker's whole career in one profile, combines history with live status on one page per bill, and lets people follow bills from their phone.

Does it collect personal data?

No. CivicSync is privacy first: no account is needed, and the Watchlist is stored on the user's own device. Users who choose to sign in with Google have their Watchlist synced so it follows them across devices, and contact forms store only what people choose to send. Visits are counted anonymously, without cookies, and no data is sold or used to track people across other sites.

Can businesses use CivicSync's code?

Yes. The code is open source under the AGPL-3.0, which allows commercial use as long as modified versions that others use are shared under the same licence. Organisations that want to keep their changes private or build a closed-source product can buy a commercial licence instead.

What does it cost?

CivicSync is free to use, and it is open source under the GNU AGPL-3.0 licence. The code is on GitHub.