With a 52 percent increase in subsidies to local government units, Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla is calling on the public to verify whether government-funded projects are actually delivered and to examine how every peso is spent through the SubayBAYAN platform.

SubayBAYAN, or Subaybayan ang Proyektong Bayan, is the Department’s real-time online monitoring portal where local government units must report the status of projects funded under the Local Government Support Fund.

“Sa bawat munisipyo, bawat city, bawat barangay, ilalagay namin kung magkano ang nakalaan sa kanila at anong project nila. Tingnan ninyo kung nagawa o hindi,” Remulla said.

“We are opening the windows for transparency para makita ng tao kung nagawa ng LGU yung project o hindi,” he added.

The allocation for the Local Government Support Fund has reached Php 57,872,578,000, the highest in history, in line with the “Sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” initiative of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The fund supports infrastructure and essential services nationwide, including the construction of 40,000 classrooms targeted this year.

Remulla emphasized that ensuring the proper use of public funds remains a shared responsibility.

“It is our priority that the funds be utilized according to government standards and with better opportunity created for the Filipino people,” he said.

The DILG chief also pointed to the youth as key allies in strengthening transparency, particularly in supporting the government’s anti-epal campaign that discourages self-promotion in publicly funded projects.

“The lead vigilante of the anti-epal drive is the youth. Sila ang nagpopost, mapapahiya ang politiko, tatanggalin na nila on their own,” Remulla said, noting how social media has become a powerful tool for public accountability.