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Philippines Rolls Out Integrity Chain to Track Public Works Spending

The civic-led ledger assigns outside validators to on-chain DPWH records anchored to Polygon.

Overview

  • Integrity Chain has gone live as a DPWH pilot that mints contracts, budget releases, and project milestones as cryptographically time-stamped assets anchored on Polygon.
  • Independent validators from more than 40 NGOs, universities, media groups, and other sectors attest entries under a one-organization-one-vote model with hardware-secured keys and on-chain audit trails.
  • BayaniChain says the DPWH adoption was introduced on September 24 with an official signing slated for September 30, starting with foreign-assisted projects.
  • DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon says charges were filed against personnel linked to irregularities as the department pairs blockchain recording with broader anti-fraud measures.
  • The rollout extends earlier DBM blockchain notarization of SAROs and NCAs, parallels Baguio’s GoodGovChain pilot, and coincides with a Senate bill proposing a National Budget Blockchain System after mass protests over alleged flood-control corruption.