This page lists official places to register and vote, ask for government information, read the national budget and hold public officials to account in the Philippines. Every service here is run by a government agency, a constitutional body or the courts, and takes no side on any party or candidate; some formal requests may carry fees, so check each page.
Commission on Elections: About COMELECExplains COMELEC’s mandate and powers as a constitutional body, its Citizen’s Charter, its offices and frontline services, and the current members of the Commission.www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=AboutCOMELEC
COMELEC: Voter registrationCOMELEC’s voter registration section, with the rules for continuing registration of voters, such as Resolution No. 11177 for the 2 November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=VoterRegistration/VoterRegistrationOverview
COMELEC: Overseas votingInformation for Filipinos abroad on overseas voting, including forms, notices, contact information and FAQs.www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=OverseasVoting
COMELEC: Political financeExplains how campaign finance is regulated, including expenditure limits based on the size of a candidate’s or party’s constituency, and links to statements of contributions and expenditures.www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=CampaignFinance
Freedom of information
Office of the President: People’s Freedom of Information documentsThe Office of the President-Proper publishes its People’s FOI Manual, a one-page guide to the FOI procedure in English and Filipino, a standard FOI request form, the list of exceptions and its schedule of fees.op-proper.gov.ph
Supreme Court of the PhilippinesThe judiciary’s site, where you can download its access to information request form, SALN request form and FOI manual.sc.judiciary.gov.ph
Budgets and public spending
DBM Open Budget PortalThe Department of Budget and Management’s searchable platform showing where public money goes, so you can track government spending by department, agency and year.www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/dbm-open-budget-portal
2027 People’s Budget (DBM)Plain-language guides to the proposed national budget, including the 2027 Budget-at-a-Glance and the 2027 People’s Proposed Budget.www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/2027/2027-peoples-budget
Budget documents (DBM)National budget documents by year, including the National Expenditure Program, the General Appropriations Act, the President’s Budget Message and budget releases.www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/budget
Holding public officials to account
Office of the Ombudsman: File a complaintAny person may file a complaint with the Ombudsman. The page lists what to submit, such as a verified complaint-affidavit, and the forms to use; other written complaints are also accepted.www.ombudsman.gov.ph/?page_id=129689
Office of the Ombudsman: Request for assistanceAny person may ask the Ombudsman for assistance with a request or grievance letter or its Request for Assistance form. The Central Office number is (+632) 5317-8300.www.ombudsman.gov.ph/?page_id=129690
Office of the OmbudsmanThe Ombudsman’s home page, with its key services, including filing complaints and requesting SALNs, and its central, area and satellite offices and assistance centres across the country.www.ombudsman.gov.ph
Learn it in a session
Free one-hour Voice sessions, each with a take-home sheet for the Philippines.
Who decides what: Councils, school boards, counties and agencies: what each is responsible for, and where your own area’s decisions are made.
Meetings and public comment: Reading an agenda, when and how to comment, and writing to the people who decide.
Records requests: Asking for public records, deadlines and fees, and what to do if a request is refused.
Budgets in plain words: Where to find your local budget, how to read it, and when residents can have a say.
Serving locally: Advisory boards, commissions, election work and volunteering with public services.
Information you can trust: Finding official sources, checking claims, and recognizing scams that imitate government.
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Each page linked here was opened and checked on 20 October 2026. Services change: if a link no longer says what we describe, the official page is right. Tell us at hello@moraph.org.