Manila, March 28 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will launch digital tools to monitor the government's financial transactions and the status of infrastructure projects, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Friday.

During the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines' (FINEX) third general membership meeting at the Makati Shangri-la, Pangandaman said the real-time application for the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) and the Budget Treasury Management System (BTMS) would be accessible to the public soon.

She said the DBM is already in the transition phase, adding that it is working with few government departments to ensure the success of the launching of the application.

"It's a real...