The Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) has teamed up with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to roll out Integrity Chain—a blockchain-powered platform designed to embed transparency and accountability into national infrastructure projects.
The Integrity Chain aims to secure key data—including budgets, procurement processes, and construction milestones—on an immutable ledger accessible to the public, the two agencies said in a joint statement Monday.
BCP president Dr. Donald Patrick Lim and DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon signed a memorandum of agreement on Sept. 30, committing to digitize selected national projects. The BCP is a non-stock, non-profit organization promoting the responsible use of blockchain technology.
“By placing our foreign-assisted projects… on the Integrity Chain, we welcome the scrutiny of the private sector, academe, and civil society,” Dizon said.
“This is DPWH’s strong response to the President’s directive to ensure transparency and accountability,” he said.
Dizon said that “everyone should be watching now” from the budget process to the payment of contractors.
The platform will offer a real-time public dashboard tracking project spending and progress, enable citizen feedback and provide tamper-proof records to deter corruption.
“For the first time, the private sector isn’t just demanding integrity—we’re building the infrastructure to deliver it,” Lim said.
As part of the pilot, the BCP will provide the DPWH with a one-year complimentary subscription to the platform, including technical support and training.
The DPWH’s foreign-assisted flagship infrastructure projects, which fall under the “Build Better More” program, will be the first to be recorded.
The initiative has garnered strong support from business leaders, academics, and civil society groups, with more than 50 institutions signing a statement of support.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Aguda called on the BCP: “Lets rally behind technology, let’s rally behind doing a new way of governance in the country.”
Major international development and lending agencies, including the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Korean Eximbank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, also attended the launch held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). These agencies are key funders for the DPWH’s projects.
