Transparency is not a feature. It's a right.

BetterGov.ph is a volunteer-driven civic technology and open source movement making Philippine government data accessible, understandable, and actionable.

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What we're up against

Government data exists but it's buried in PDFs, scattered across agency sites, formatted for bureaucrats not citizens.

Budgets worth trillions of pesos pass with minimal public scrutiny.

Citizens deserve to know where their money goes — without needing a law degree or FOIA request.

Government websites should be beautiful, accessible, and actually work. That's part of our mission too.

Tools for accountability

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gov.ph

The new national government portal (in partnership with DICT eGov)

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Budget Tracker

Analyzing the General Appropriations Act, flagging high-risk projects

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BIR Tax Collection Dashboard

Where your taxes actually go

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Hotlines PH

Emergency numbers that actually work, searchable by location

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Government Directory Search

Find the right office, fast

What's happening

Our portal is being adopted as the official www.gov.ph

₱144 billion in high-risk 2026 budget items identified and published

100% volunteer-built and open source

This runs on people, not funding

Developers

We need frontend, backend, data engineers. Stack is modern, work is meaningful.

Researchers

Help analyze budgets, track procurement, verify data.

Amplifiers

Share our work. Transparency only works if people see it.

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