DPWH’s Integrity Chain Now Live, Receives Support from Bam Aquino, DICT’s Aguda
The launch introduced the Audit and Voting System Onchain, an on-chain system that aims to strengthen accountability and public oversight in infrastructure projects.
The launch introduced the Audit and Voting System Onchain, an on-chain system that aims to strengthen accountability and public oversight in infrastructure projects.
Speaking at a media and information literacy conference, Sen. Aquino called for fixing the basics while embracing future-ready technology.
The Blockchain Council of the Philippines confirms its Integrity Chain pilot for DPWH will launch this year, While the initiative is promising transparency, it is also drawing sharp criticism.
EveryX launches a public sentiment market on whether Zaldy Co will return to the Philippines before November, as controversy over flood control funds intensifies.
Donald Lim, lead convenor of Integrity Chain, said the DPWH’s blockchain transparency system will also rely on a “human blockchain” of validators from NGOs, media, and academe to oversee foreign-assisted projects.
Blockchain technology “could work” as a tool to enhance transparency in government spending, he said in a podcast.
The Department of Public Works and Highways adopts Integrity Chain to make infrastructure projects tamper-proof, transparent, and accountable to citizens.
Integrity Chain, a civic initiative led by Donald Lim as lead convenor, introduced its blockchain-powered transparency platform on September 24, 2025, for adoption by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).