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Transparency Seal

National Budget Circular 542

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:

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 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.

Revised Format for SUC’s: DBM Memorandum Circular No. 2016-1 ANNEX 5-Guidelines on Transparency Seal on May 12, 2016

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;

a. Mandate, Vision, Mission and Functions
b. Position, designation and contact information of officials

II. Annual Financial Reports 2013 – 2023

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

b. Summary Report on Disbursements

  • FY 2023
    • December | November | October | September | August | July | June | May | April | March | February | January

c. BAR No. 1 / BED No. 2 – Quarterly Physical Report of Operations / Physical Plan

d. FAR No. 5 – Quarterly Report on Revenue and Other Receipts

e. BED No.1 – Financial Plan (Detailed Statement of Current Year’s Obligations, Disbursements and Unpaid Obligations)

III. DBM Approved Budget and Targets

IV. Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation
(Not Applicable for FY 2023)

V. Annual Procurement Plan / Procurement Monitoring Report

VI. QMS ISO Certification for at least one core process by any international certifying body approved by the IATF or ISO-aligned QMS documents

VII. System of Ranking of the Delivery Units

  • FY 2023
    • For FY 2023 PBB, the delivery units of eligible agencies shall no longer be ranked. However, the unit/s most responsible for deficiencies shall be isolated. (Section 6.0 – Eligibility of Delivery Units and Individuals, AO25 MC No. 2023-1, issued on 22 August 2023)
    • The University will follow to what is prescribed in the AO25 MC No. 2023-1 Section 6.0 issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems on 3 June 2021, regarding Eligibility of Delivery Units and Individuals. 
  • FY 2019 – FY 2020

VIII. Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALN)

IX. Freedom of Information (Ref.: www.foi.gov.ph)

             SSU People’s Manual

CITIZEN’S CHARTER

  • FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022

MARC 1 and MARC 2

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