Our work · Built in public
Our initiatives. Open by default. Built for impact.
We work across multiple fronts to make Philippine government more transparent, accessible, and accountable.
- 8+
- Active initiatives
- 100%
- Volunteer-powered
- Open
- Source & data
- Impact
- First focus
Initiative areas
Eight fronts, one movement.
- 01
Data Transparency
Making government data accessible, structured, and machine-readable. We extract data from PDFs, scrape agency websites, and build APIs that anyone can use.
→ Millions of data points liberated from locked formats
- Budget data
- Procurement records
- Tax collection
- Government spending
- 02
Government Design Standards
Establishing design standards for government websites. We build accessible, fast, user-centered portals that prove government digital services can be world-class.
→ Setting new standards for government digital services
- Design systems
- Accessibility standards
- Usability testing
- Performance benchmarks
- 03
Budget Analysis
Deep analysis of the General Appropriations Act. We flag high-risk projects, track spending patterns, and identify budget anomalies.
→ Help support budget groups identify questionable budget items
- GAA analysis
- Project flagging
- Spending patterns
- Risk assessment
- 04
Technology Policy
Participating in technology policy discussions and advocating for open government, digital rights, and citizen-centered tech policy.
→ Contributing to national digital transformation conversations
- Open government policy
- Digital rights
- Data privacy
- Tech regulation
- 05
Open Source Advocacy
All our code is open source. We advocate for government to adopt open source software and open data standards.
→ 100% of our projects publicly available on GitHub
- Open source tools
- Open data standards
- Community contributions
- Knowledge sharing
- 06
Disaster Management
Verified emergency contact information, disaster preparedness tools, and recovery resources. Real-time crisis response systems that work when you need them most.
→ Created an emergency contact database and build disaster recovery tools
- Emergency hotlines
- Disaster preparedness
- Crisis response
- Recovery resources
- 07
Civic Tech Community
Building a movement of developers, designers, researchers, and citizens who believe transparency is a right, not a privilege.
→ Growing volunteer network across tech and research
- Volunteer coordination
- Skill development
- Collaboration
- Movement building
- 08
Hackathons & Events
Organizing civic tech hackathons, workshops, and community events. We build capacity, share knowledge, and create spaces where collaboration happens.
→ Growing network of empowered civic tech communities nationwide
- Civic hackathons
- Tech workshops
- Community building
- Skill development
Our principles
How we work.
Volunteer-Driven
No corporate sponsors. No government grants. Just people who believe transparency is a right. We meet on Discord, work async, and ship fast.
Open Source First
Every line of code is public. Every dataset is accessible. Every decision is documented. Transparency isn’t just what we advocate for — it’s how we work.
Impact Over Scale
We build tools that matter. Small teams, focused scope, real outcomes. We’d rather ship one thing that works than promise ten things that don’t.
Citizens First
Government data should be formatted for people, not bureaucrats. We design for clarity, accessibility, and usability. If it’s confusing, we failed.
Get involved
Join an initiative.
Pick an area that matters to you. We need developers, researchers, designers, and amplifiers across all our initiatives.