DPWH taps blockchain tech for transparency amid flood control mess

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will adopt blockchain technology to promote transparency after drawing the public's ire over multibillion-peso corruption issues.

In photo: DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon

Blockchain to curb DPWH corruption?

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The agency on Tuesday said it has teamed up with the Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) to ensure transparency and accountability, as well as build public trust in rolling out infrastructure projects across the Philippines.

The agreement was signed between BCP President Dr. Donald Patrick Lim and DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon.

Under the deal, both parties will work to digitize and secure key data on selected national projects—such as budgets, procurement processes, and construction milestones—on an immutable blockchain ledger accessible to the public.

By placing our foreign-assisted projects—those funded by Official Development Assistance (ODA)—on the Integrity Chain, we welcome the scrutiny of the private sector, academe, and civil society. This is DPWH’s strong response to the President’s directive to ensure transparency and accountability are enforced for its projects, Dizon said.

According to Dizon, the DPWH will allow the public to monitor crucial steps—from the budget and procurement process, awarding, acceptance of the project, payments to contractors, to implementation.

The Integrity Chain aims to transform infrastructure governance by offering a real-time public dashboard that tracks project spending and progress, enabling citizen feedback and anomaly reporting, and providing tamper-proof records to deter corruption.

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Source: DPWH