Open-source civic tech portal for Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
🌐 Live: betterbacolod.org
💬 Discord: Join our community
BetterBacolod makes government information accessible. We compile publicly available data from official sources and present it in a user-friendly format.
Features:
- 📋 45+ government services with requirements & fees
- 👥 City officials, departments & 61 barangays
- 📊 Transparency data (flood control, budget, procurement)
- 🔍 Full-text search powered by Orama (typo-tolerant, instant results)
- 📱 Mobile responsive
⚠️ Not an official government website. For official transactions, visit bacolodcity.gov.ph
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/betterbacolod/betterbacolod.git
cd betterbacolod
# Install dependencies (requires Bun)
bun install
# Start dev server
bun run dev
# Build for production
bun run build
# Lint & format
bun run lint
bun run checkDon't have Bun? Install it: curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
betterbacolod/
├── src/
│ ├── components/ # React components
│ │ ├── government/ # Officials, departments, barangays
│ │ ├── home/ # Homepage sections
│ │ ├── layout/ # Navbar, Footer, TopBanner
│ │ ├── sections/ # Hero, etc.
│ │ ├── transparency/ # Transparency data components
│ │ └── ui/ # Reusable UI components
│ ├── pages/ # Route pages
│ ├── data/ # YAML/JSON data loaders
│ ├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks
│ └── lib/ # Utilities & markdown
├── content/
│ ├── services/ # Service pages (markdown)
│ └── government/ # Government info (markdown)
├── public/ # Static assets
├── biome.json # Biome config
├── vercel.json # Vercel config
└── package.json
We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
Quick ways to help:
- 🐛 Report bugs via GitHub Issues
- 📝 Update outdated info (officials, fees, contacts)
- 🌐 Add translations (Hiligaynon, Filipino)
- ✨ Submit new features via PR
Branch workflow:
git checkout -b feat/your-feature
# make changes
bun run lint
bun run build
git commit -m "feat: your feature"
git push origin feat/your-feature
# open PR on GitHub- bacolodcity.gov.ph - Official city website
- PSA - Population data
- BetterGov.ph - Transparency data
- PhilGEPS - Procurement data
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to BetterBacolod! 💙
Made with contrib.rocks.
MIT License - see LICENSE
💸 Cost to build: ₱435.39
Forked from iyanski/betterlocalgov · Inspired by BetterGov.ph