The Philippines is implementing blockchain to combat corruption in public spending.
Date: 2025-09-26 Author: Oliver Abernathy Categories: BLOCKCHAIN, IN WORLD
The Philippines officially unveiled the Integrity Chain blockchain platform, developed by BayaniChain, to monitor financial flows in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The solution aims to prevent corruption and record all government contracts in an immutable digital ledger.
The project's launch coincided with large-scale protests on September 21, 2025, when approximately 130,000 citizens demanded an investigation into abuses in the implementation of flood protection infrastructure projects. International experts estimate that over $33 billion has been allocated to such projects over the past 15 years, but a significant portion of these funds may have been spent inefficiently through inflated estimates and poor quality work.
Integrity Chain integrates with DPWH systems and automatically records every contract and budget release on the blockchain. The Prismo layer is used for data security, while the Polygon network is used for consensus and verification. Therefore, all records are verified by independent validators, eliminating the possibility of their alteration.
BayaniChain co-founder Paul Soliman emphasized that the new technology makes government reporting "inevitable and permanent." He noted that public trust should be based not on the promises of officials, but on the availability of tools that allow citizens to independently track spending.
According to the developers, Integrity Chain will eventually be used not only by the DPWH but also by other government agencies. This will enable monitoring of the entire Philippine national budget, which exceeds $98 billion in 2025.
BayaniChain co-founder Gelo Wong added that thanks to cryptographic mechanisms and an open system of validators, any attempts at manipulation are immediately visible. He stated that the technology makes hidden data corruption impossible and significantly reduces the risk of corruption.
The launch of Integrity Chain is thus part of a broader anti-corruption strategy aimed at restoring trust in government institutions. The Philippines' experience echoes a global trend: Kyrgyzstan's authorities previously announced plans to migrate all government services to blockchain by 2028.
This new move demonstrates that digital technologies can be an effective tool for increasing governance transparency and protecting public finances from abuse.
