Transparency Seal

DepEd DavOcc Admin
February 15, 2023

 

National Budget Circular No. 542

The Department of Budget and Management issued National Budget Circular No. 542 on August 29, 2012, reaffirms adherence to Section 93 of the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Section 93 is the Transparency Seal provision, to wit:

Sec. 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 that has been sealed inside of a shell is almost useless. Government data is a gem that should be exposed to the general public in order to maximize its intrinsic value. The Transparency Seal, which is represented by a pearl shining out of an unbroken shell, is a sign of a change in policy towards greater accessibility to public information. Both encouraging Filipinos in the civil service to be more receptive to citizen engagement and inviting the Filipino populace to exercise their right to participate in governance are goals of the initiative. This program is intended to pave the way for the Philippines to further cement its status as the Pearl of the Orient and the region’s shining example of democratic morality.

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

II. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

FY 2022
FY 2021
FY 2020
FY 2019

III. APPROVED BUDGETS

IV. ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN, CONTRACTS AWARDED AND THE NAME OF CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS/CONSULTANTS

ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN

  • 2023 APP NON-CSE
  • 2022 APP NON-CSE
  • 2021 APP NON-CSE

CONTRACTS AWARD

PROCUREMENT MONITORING REPORTS

V. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION PROGRAM COMPLIANCE

VI. OTHERS