About Tambuli

Local problems — a streetlight out for months, a drain that floods the same corner every rainy season, a pothole that has already caused three accidents — are usually reported by phone, in a group chat, or not at all. Nothing is recorded, so nothing accumulates. The next person to complain starts from zero.

Tambuli gives those reports a permanent, public, shared record: with a photo, a precise location, a timestamp, and a status trail anyone can check. One resident reporting a problem is easy to overlook. A documented, confirmed, mapped record of it is much harder to.

Anyone can file a report — no account setup, no email, no waiting. Tambuli creates a guest identity for you automatically with a randomly generated name, so you can report in under a minute.

1. Take or attach a photo of the issue.
2. Pick a category and the location — region, province, city, and barangay.
3. Describe what is wrong, how long it has been there, and who it affects.

Locations use the official PSGC list published by the Philippine Statistics Authority, so a report filed in Bacoor is recorded as Bacoor, Cavite — not as free text that no one can group or search later.

These are two different things, and the difference matters.

Reported

A citizen submitted the issue with a photo, location, and description. Nobody has reviewed it yet.

Confirmed by residents

Other signed-in citizens tapped Confirm issue to say they also saw or experienced it. Confirmations show how widely an issue is felt. They do not automatically change a report's official status.

Reviewed by Tambuli

Tambuli moderators checked that the report has clear details, is not obvious spam, and is not a duplicate. This is a Tambuli review to keep the record trustworthy — it is not an official government declaration, and it does not mean the problem is fixed.

Sent to LGU

The report was prepared for or forwarded to the relevant local office. It does not mean the LGU has already acted on it.

Resolved

The issue appears to have been addressed — ideally with proof, such as an after-photo, a citizen update, or an LGU confirmation.

Verification works from both ends. Residents confirm that an issue is real by seeing it and tapping Confirm — that is the community's side. A Tambuli moderator reviews it independently — checking that the photo is a genuine local issue and not spam. Both add trust; neither is a substitute for the other.

Once a report checks out, Tambuli looks up the local government unit responsible for that barangay or city and forwards the report to them. The status is then updated to Sent to LGU with the date and time, so everyone can see it has been passed on — not just filed and forgotten.

Every one of these steps is recorded on a public timeline on the report, and each entry shows who it came from — the resident who reported it, the community confirming it, or Tambuli forwarding it. Different claims, from different people, never look like they came from the same authority.

For residents: report what you see, confirm what your neighbours report, and follow issues in your barangay.

For community groups: the map and leaderboard show where problems cluster and which categories go unresolved longest — useful when deciding where to direct attention.

For LGUs: reports arrive with photo evidence, an exact barangay, coordinates where available, and a record of how many residents confirmed the issue. If you want reports from your area routed to a specific office, get in touch.

Tambuli asks for your location only at the moment you tap “Use my current location” on the report form — never in the background, and never while you are just browsing. Every field it fills in stays editable, and you can always type the address in manually instead.

Reports are public by design: the photo, description, location, and the display name attached to them can be seen by anyone. Your email address is never shown, and a guest account is not linked to your real identity unless you choose to sign in with Google.

Please do not photograph people's faces, house numbers, plate numbers, or anything that identifies a private individual. Report infrastructure and public conditions, not people. If you see a report that puts someone at risk, or that should not be public, tell us and we will review it.

Tambuli is not an emergency service. For fires, crimes, medical emergencies, or anything requiring an immediate response, contact your local emergency hotline or barangay directly.

Questions, corrections, partnership requests, or something that looks wrong on the platform — the contact page reaches the people who run Tambuli directly.