MANILA, Dec. 4 -- New transparency mechanisms and digital governance initiatives have been introduced for the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to strengthen accountability in the agricultural and irrigation sectors, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Thursday.

In a statement, Pangilinan, who introduced the mechanisms, said the DA and the NIA will soon launch an infrastructure transparency dashboard where every farm-to-market road and bridge project can be verified against its budget and timeline.

"Mas madali nang makita ng tao kung saan napupunta ang pera nila (It will now be easy for the people to see where their taxes go to). That is evidence of good governance (and) transparency," Pangilina...