2025–2026

A report to the people we serve

Isang taon.

One year of BetterGov.ph

BetterGov.ph · One year01 · The truth

Our truth

Our democracy has a data problem.

BetterGov.ph · One year01 · The truth

Every year, trillions of pesos flow through government budgets.

₱7,200,186,000,000

Proposed for 2027 alone.

But for the average Filipino, that data might as well not exist.

2027 National Expenditure Program, budget.bettergov.ph · 16 Oct 2026

It’s trapped in impenetrable PDFs.

Scattered across broken government websites.

Written in bureaucratic language that serves officials, not citizens.

BetterGov.ph · One year01 · The truth

Mga kababayan, we stand at a crossroads.

The old way

Citizens are spectators to their own governance. Transparency is a promise unfulfilled.

Our way

Every Filipino with a smartphone becomes an agent of change. Government works with us, not above us.

We choose our way.

Our battle cry

Hindi tayo tumitingin.

We don’t just watch.

Tayo ang gumagawa.

We build.

BetterGov.ph is not an organization.

It’s an uprising of conscience.

Our movement02 · The movement
  • Developerswho code for country, not just career.
  • Researcherswho dig for truth, not profit.
  • Organizerswho build bridges between citizens and government.

Students, parents, professionals, and dreamers, united by one conviction.

Kaya natin ’to.

We can build the democracy we deserve.

The communityAs of 16 Oct 2026

A community of thousands, building in the open.

5,000+

Members in our Discord, up from 3,600+ at 100 days

500+

Contributors: developers, researchers, organizers, and more

50+

Projects, and counting

Partnerships with various groups.

And growing.

BetterGov.ph · One year03 · The work

Our mission

Digital tools.
Real change.

Zero compromises. Here’s the proof.

Our public tools · checked live on 16 Oct 2026BetterLGU · community-maintained portals · lgu.bettergov.ph03 · The work
  1. 01dynasties.bettergov.ph
  2. 02scamcheck.ph
  3. 03petition.ph
  4. 04chat.bettergov.ph
  5. 05budget.bettergov.ph
  6. 06lgu.bettergov.ph
  7. 07juris.ph
  8. 08bills.juris.ph
  9. 09asean.bettergov.ph
  10. 10statistics.bettergov.ph
  11. 11politiko.bettergov.ph
  12. 12openbayan.org
  13. 13startupdatabase.ph
  14. 14transparency.bettergov.ph
  15. 15research.bettergov.ph
  16. 16bisto.ph
  17. 17cadena.ph
  18. 18data.bettergov.ph
  19. 19saln.bettergov.ph
  20. 20govchain.bettergov.ph
  21. 21price-guides.bettergov.ph
  22. 22quiz.bettergov.ph
  23. 23taxdirectory.bettergov.ph
  24. 24hotlines.bettergov.ph
  25. 25open-congress-api.bettergov.ph
  26. 262026-budget.bettergov.ph
  27. 27bettergov.ph/flood-control-projects
  1. 01betteraborlan.org
  2. 02betteraklan.org
  3. 03betteralaminoscity.org
  4. 04betterallen.org
  5. 05betteraparri.org
  6. 06betteraurora.org
  7. 07betterbacolod.org
  8. 08betterbacoor.org
  9. 09betterbaguio.org
  10. 10betterbaler.org
  11. 11betterbicol.org
  12. 12bettercabanatuan.org
  13. 13bettercabuyao.org
  14. 14bettercainta.org
  15. 15bettercalapan.org
  16. 16bettercalatagan.vercel.app
  17. 17bettercalauan.org
  18. 18bettercaloocan.org
  19. 19bettercavitecity.org
  20. 20bettersanfernando.org
  21. 21betterdasmarinas.org
  22. 22bettergensan.org
  23. 23bettergeneraltrias.org
  24. 24betteriligancity.org
  25. 25betterindang.org
  26. 26betterinfantaquezon.org
  27. 27betterkabugao.org
  28. 28betterlallo.org
  29. 29betterlaspinas.org
  30. 30betterlegazpi.org
  31. 31betterlimay.org
  32. 32betterlb.org
  33. 33bettermaddela.vercel.app
  34. 34bettermakati.org
  35. 35bettermalolos.org
  36. 36bettermapandan.org
  37. 37bettermeycauayan.org
  38. 38betterolongapo.org
  39. 39betterormoc.org
  40. 40betterpagbilao.org
  41. 41bettersancarlos.vercel.app
  42. 42bettersanpablo.org
  43. 43bettersolano.org
  44. 44bettertagaytay.org
  45. 45bettertanay.org
  46. 46bettertrecemartires.org

27public tools.

46BetterLGU portals.From Aparri to General Santos.

Follow the money03 · The work

Budget Portal

budget.bettergov.ph

₱7.20 trillion, line by line.

All 532,313 line items of the proposed 2027 budget, compared with this year’s approved budget.

The Budget Portal showing the proposed 2027 budget

budget.bettergov.ph · 16 Oct 2026

Follow the money03 · The work

Transparency Portal

transparency.bettergov.ph

Millions of records.
One search box.

The Transparency Portal home page
2.5million

Procurement records from PhilGEPS

3.8million

Budget line items, 2020 to 2026

248,220

Public works projects from DPWH

transparency.bettergov.ph · 16 Oct 2026

Follow the money03 · The work

Flood Control Browser

bettergov.ph/flood‑control‑projects

As the flood-control scandal unfolded, volunteers made the contracts searchable.

₱547,603,497,105

in flood-control contracts, open to anyone

9,855projects

2,409contractors

The Flood Control Browser with its project, cost, and contractor totals

bettergov.ph/flood-control-projects · 16 Oct 2026

Know the law03 · The work

The law belongs to everyone.

The Juris.ph website

Juris.ph

juris.ph

50,000+

Supreme Court decisions, with 10,000+ Republic Acts, free to read

The Batas Watch website

Batas Watch

bills.juris.ph

14,083

Bills of the 20th Congress, tracked from filing to status

The Open Congress API website

Open Congress API

open‑congress‑api.bettergov.ph

165,162

Bills across 13 Congresses, in an open API

juris.ph · bills.juris.ph · open-congress-api.bettergov.ph · 16 Oct 2026

Who holds office03 · The work

Dynasties

dynasties.bettergov.ph

The Dynasties atlas of surname blocs across the Philippines

2025 local elections

47%

of 17,807 local seats were held by surname blocs.

A bloc is two or more officials in one province who share a surname. A shared surname does not prove kinship.

dynasties.bettergov.ph, from Open Halalan election data · 16 Oct 2026

Kuya J · chat.bettergov.phNew

Now, anyone can just ask.

  • Asked in Filipino.
  • Answered from the budget data we publish.
  • With the source attached.
Kuya JYour Philippine civic companion
Kumusta! What would you like to know?
Magkano ang panukalang budget ng DepEd para sa 2027?
Checking National budget...

Sa FY2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), ang panukalang budget ng Department of Education (DepEd) ay ₱975.96 bilyon — mas mababa ng ₱39.35 bilyon o –3.9% kumpara sa FY2026 GAA baseline na ₱1,015.31 bilyon.

Bumagsak ang Capital Outlays (gaya ng pagpapatayo ng paaralan) sa ₱33.05 bilyon, –66.9%.

Paalala: ito ay panukala pa lamang (NEP proposal), hindi pa final na GAA.

Source 1National budget — DepEd, FY 2027 NEPbudget.bettergov.ph/2027/d/07 · retrieved 16 Oct 2026
Ask Kuya J anything…

Kuya J can make mistakes. Verify important information.

Public services and participation03 · The work

Built for everyday Filipinos.

₱280.5B

Lost by Filipinos to scams in 2025. Check a text, a screenshot, or an email before you click.

ScamCheckscamcheck.ph

1,363

Signatures for Protect Our Digital Democracy, past its goal of 1,000.

Petitionspetition.ph

46

Local government transparency portals, active and counting.

BetterLGUlgu.bettergov.ph

3,678

Philippine Statistics Authority datasets to search and download.

Statistics Explorerstatistics.bettergov.ph

911

And emergency numbers from across the country, in one directory.

Hotlineshotlines.bettergov.ph

17 GB

Of public datasets, free to download and reuse.

Open Data Portaldata.bettergov.ph

₱280.5B: GASA, State of Scams in the Philippines 2025, as cited by ScamCheck. Other figures from each site · 16 Oct 2026

We don’t work alone03 · The work
The people inside government want reform as much as we do.

They are often our strongest allies, waiting for the tools and support to make change happen.

Government

  • DBMDepartment of Budget and Management
  • PS-DBMProcurement Service and PhilGEPS
  • DICTDepartment of Information and Communications Technology
  • DepEdDepartment of Education
  • DOHDepartment of Health
  • PhilHealthPhilippine Health Insurance Corporation
  • NNCNational Nutrition Council
  • DOEDepartment of Energy
  • DPWHDepartment of Public Works and Highways
  • LGUsLocal government units

Civil society

  • People’s Budget Coalition
  • PCIJ
  • Civic groups across the country
  • And growing
The biggest news of our first year03 · The work

bettergov.ph

It began as an idea for a better Gov.PH.

Now it is becoming the official portal of the Republic of the Philippines.

  • Co-developed with DICT’s eGov team
  • Open source
  • Launching soon

Newsbytes.PH, “Philippines to adopt BetterGov.PH as official gov’t portal,” 18 Oct 2026

In the government’s words03 · The work
“A better government that’s built by both the government and IT community.”

David Almirol Jr.Undersecretary, Department of Information and Communications Technology

As reported by Newsbytes.PH, 18 Oct 2026

Our vision04 · The promise

The Philippines we’re building together.

  1. 01Digitally empowered Filipino citizens
  2. 02Government that responds in real time
  3. 03Officials who collaborate with communities
  4. 04A democracy the world studies

We’re not just building apps. We’re building the infrastructure of future Philippine democracy.

Our promise04 · The promise

We promise to never

  1. Put profit over people.
  2. Serve special interests over public interest.
  3. Build walls where we should build bridges.
  4. Give up on the Philippines we know is possible.

This is our generation’s revolution.

This is our moment.

This is our movement.

Join the movementabout.bettergov.ph/volunteer

Year two starts now.

The best time to build better governance was yesterday. The second best time is today.

QR code for about.bettergov.ph/volunteerScan to volunteer

Sama-sama nating baguhin ang Pilipinas.

Together, we transform the Philippines.

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