Transparency Seal

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National Budget Circular 542, issued by the Department of Budget and Management on August 29, 2012, reiterates compliance with Section 93 of the General Appropriations Act of FY2012. Section 93 is the Transparency Seal provision, to wit:

93. Transparency Seal. To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all national government agencies shall maintain a transparency seal on their official websites. The transparency seal shall contain the following information: (i) the agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (ii) annual reports, as required under National Budget Circular Nos. 507 and 507-A dated January 31, 2007 and June 12, 2007, respectively, for the last three (3) years; (iii) their respective approved budgets and corresponding targets immediately upon approval of this Act; (iv) major programs and projects categorized in accordance with the five key results areas under E.O. No. 43, s. 2011; (v) the program/projects beneficiaries as identified in the applicable special provisions; (vi) status of implementation and program/project evaluation and/or assessment reports; and (vii) annual procurement plan, contracts awarded and the name of contractors/suppliers/consultants.

The respective heads of the agencies shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.

A Transparency Seal, prominently displayed on the main page of the website of a particular government agency, is a certificate that it has complied with the requirements of Section 93. This Seal links to a page within the agency’s website which contains an index of downloadable items of each of the above-mentioned documents.

Symbolism

A pearl buried inside a tightly-shut shell is practically worthless. Government information is a pearl, meant to be shared with the public in order to maximize its inherent value.

The Transparency Seal, depicted by a pearl shining out of an open shell, is a symbol of a policy shift towards openness in access to government information. On the one hand, it hopes to inspire Filipinos in the civil service to be more open to citizen engagement; on the other, to invite the Filipino citizenry to exercise their right to participate in governance.

This initiative is envisioned as a step in the right direction towards solidifying the position of the Philippines as the Pearl of the Orient – a shining example for democratic virtue in the region.

I. AGENCY’S MANDATE, VISION, MISSION AND LIST OF OFFICIALS

The agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information;

II. DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets

FY 2024
- GAA Targets
FY 2023
- GAA Targets
FY 2022
- GAA Targets
FY 2021
- GAA Targets

III. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in the FY 2018 GAA (Not Applicabale, No Modification Made)

IV. Annual Procurement Plan (FY 2018 APP non-CSE; Indicative FY 2019 APP non-CSE; and FY 2019 APP for Common-Supplies and Equipment (FY2019 APP CSE);

FY 2025
- Indicative Annual Procurement Plan (IAPP) FY 2025
- Annual Procurement Plan Common-Use Supplies and Equipment (APP-CSE) for FY 2025

FY 2019

FY 2018
- Annual Procurement Plan-CSE FY 2018
- Annual Procurement Plan 2018

FY 2017
- Annual Procurement Plan-CSE 2017
- NSU FY 2017 Agency Procurement Compliance and Performance Indicator(APCPI)

V. Major Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation

FY 2018

VI. Annual Financial Reports

A. FOR NGA/SUCs

a. ANNEX A / FAR No. 1: SAAOBDB (Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances)

FY 2021

FAR No. 1 - Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements, and Balances (SAAODB)
1st Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 2nd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 3rd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 4th Quarter (Continuing, Current)
FAR No. 1A - 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter
FAR No. 2 - 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter [P1] [P2] | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter
FAR No. 2A - 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter [P1] [P2] | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter

FY 2020

FAR No. 1 - Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements, and Balances (SAAODB)
1st Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 2nd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 3rd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 4th Quarter (Continuing, Current)
FAR No. 1A - Summary of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements, and Balances by Object of Expenditures (SAAODBOE)
1st Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 2nd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 3rd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 4th Quarter (Continuing, Current)
FAR No. 1B - List of Allotments and Sub-Allotments
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter (Continuing, Current) | 4th Quarter (Continuing, Current)
FAR No.1
FAR No.1