CIVICSYNC PH: PRESS KIT
https://civicsync-ph-gamma.vercel.app/press

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

SHORT (~50 words)
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.

LONG (~140 words)
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.

FACTS (as of 24 September 2026)
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:       https://civicsync-ph-gamma.vercel.app
Source code:   https://github.com/joalroselin/civicsync-ph
Licence:       Open source (GNU AGPL-3.0); commercial licences available
Press contact: hello.joaldev@gmail.com (subject: "Press enquiry: CivicSync PH")

CREDITING THE DATA
"CivicSync PH draws on open data from BetterGov's Open Congress API and
BatasWatch, and links to the official Senate and House records."

CivicSync is independent and non-partisan, and is not affiliated with the
Senate, the House of Representatives, or any government agency.

WHAT'S IN THIS FOLDER
logos/        Horizontal and stacked logos (for light and dark backgrounds, transparent PNG), app icon (PNG + SVG)
screenshots/  Phone (1170x2532) and desktop (2880x1800) screenshots
civicsync-fact-sheet.pdf   One-page fact sheet (A4)

Logo use: leave clear space around the logo; don't recolour, stretch, or
add effects; write the name "CivicSync PH" (or "CivicSync").
