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Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has announced that the House of Representatives will transition to a fully paperless system and integrate blockchain technology starting 2026 to enhance legislative transparency.
The initiative, undertaken in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), aims to secure the integrity of congressional processes, particularly the preparation of the National Budget.
Key Facts
- First in Asia: Speaker Dy asserts this move will make the Philippine Congress the region’s first legislative body to institutionalize blockchain for governance.
- Scope: The technology will be used to ensure the security and immutability of legislative documents and the recently ratified P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget.
- Strategic Partnership: The DICT will provide the technical infrastructure and support required for the digitization and modernization program.
Legislative Context
This administrative pivot aligns with the recent legislative progress of the CADENA Act (Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability), authored by Sen. Bam Aquino with a similar version currently pending in the House.
This bill mandates the creation of a blockchain-powered “Digital Budget Portal” to ensure public funds are trackable and tamper-proof.
Why This Matters
This transition moves blockchain into becoming a core government tool that could potentially curb corruption by making the P6.793-trillion national budget immutable and fully auditable by the Filipino public.
In fact, numerous blockchain bills have been filed in the 20th Congress. (Read more: List of Blockchain and Bitcoin Bills Filed in the Philippines)
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