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.

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DBM Compliance with Sec. 93 (Transparency Seal) R.A. No. 10155 (General Appropriations Act FY 2012)

1. The agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information
   1. Vision, Mission, Core Values and Mandate
   2. Division Officials
2. Annual Report
   1. Statement of Allotment, Obligation and Balances
      • a.1 2019 FARS
      • a.1 2018 FARS
      • a.2 Annex FY 2017
   2. Disbursement and Income
      • b.1 Disbursement
      • b.1.1 As of June, 2020
      • b.1.1 FY 2019
      • b.1.2 FY 2018
      • b.1.3 FY 2017
      • b.2 Income
        • b.2.1 As of June, 2020
        • b.2.1 FY 2013
        • b.2.1 FY 2012
   3. Physical Plan
      • c.1 CY 2019
      • c.2 CY 2018
      • c.3 CY 2017
   4. Financial Report of Operation
      • d.1 FY 2019
      • d.2 FY 2018
        • d.2.1 FY 2018 3rd Quarter
        • d.2.2 FY 2018 2nd Quarter
        • d.2.3 FY 2018 1st Quarter
      • d.3 FY 2017
   5. Financial Accountability Reports
      • e.1 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, ALLOTMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES (As of December, 2019)
        • e.1.1 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS, ALLOTMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURES (As of December, 2018)
        • e.1.2 List of Allotments and Sub-Allotments (As of December, 2017)
      • e.2 STATEMENT OF APPROVED BUDGET, UTILIZATIONS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES (As of December, 2019)
        • e.2.1 SUMMARY OF APPROVED BUDGET, UTILIZATIONS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURES (As of December, 2018)
      • e.3 AGING OF DUE AND DEMANDABLE OBLIGATIONS (As of December, 2017)
      • e.4 FY 2019
        • e.4.1 Annex A FY 2019
          • e.4.1.1 Annex A.1 FY 2019
        • e.4.1 Annex B FY 2019
        • e.4.2 Annex C FY 2019
      • e.5 FY 2018
        • e.5.1 FY 2018 3rd Quarter
        • e.5.2 FY 2018 2nd Quarter
        • e.5.3 FY 2018 1st Quarter
3. Approved budgets and Corresponding Targets
   1. Approved Budget
      • a.1 FY 2019
      • a.2 FY 2018
      • a.3 FY 2017
   2. Corresponding Targets
4. Major Programs/projects
   1. FY 2019
   2. FY 2018
   3. FY 2017
5. Beneficiaries
   1. Recipients As of December 2019
   2. __
   3. __
   4. __
6. Status of Implementation and program/project evaluation and/or assessment reports
   1. 2019 Annual Accomplishment Report
   2. 2018 Annual Accomplishment Report
   3. 2018-2017 Annual Accomplishment Report
7. Annual Procurement Plan
   1. FY 2021
   2. FY 2020
   3. FY 2019
   4. FY 2019 CSE
   5. FY 2018
   6. FY 2018 CSE
8. Contracts Awarded
   1. Certificate of Compliance FY 2020
      • a.1 Public Bidding
        • a.1.1 Resolution
        • a.1.2 Notice of Award
        • a.1.3 Notice to Proceed
        • a.1.4 Contract
      • a.2 Alternative Mode
        • a.2.1 Purchase Order
        • a.2.2 Job Order
   2. Certificate of Compliance FY 2019
      • b.1 Public Bidding
        • b.1.1 Resolution
        • b.1.2 Notice of Award
        • b.1.3 Notice to Proceed
        • b.1.4 Contract
      • b.2 Alternative Mode
        • b.2.1 Purchase Order
        • b.2.2 Job Order
   3. Certificate of Compliance FY 2018
      • c.1 Public Bidding
        • c.1.1 Resolution
        • c.1.2 Notice of Award
        • c.1.3 Notice to Proceed
        • c.1.4 Contract
      • c.2 Alternative Mode
        • c.2.1 Purchase Order
        • c.2.2 Job Order
   4. Certificate of Compliance FY 2017
9. Performance measures and targets set in the organizational performance indicator framework (OPIF) approved by DBM
10. Major programs and projects to be implemented
11. Annual procurement plan
    1. Capital Outlay 2011
    2. As of September 2011
    3. As of March 2012
    4. Capital Outlay 2012
    5. As of February, 2013
    6. Capital Outlay 2013
    7. As of March, 2013
12. Contracts awarded and the name of contractors/suppliers/consultants
    1. BAC Approved Procurement Monitoring Report 2012
13. Targeted and actual beneficiaries
14. Utilization of funds
    1. Utilization of funds As Of March 11, 2011
    2. Financial Performance Report As Of July 31, 2012
    3. Statement of Allotment, Obligation and Balances As Of July 31, 2012
15. Status of implementation
    1. Program/project evaluation and/or assessment reports