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 FY 20__. Section 93 is the Transparency Seal provision, to wit:
Sec. 93. Transparency Seal. To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all agencies of the government shall maintain a Transparency Seal to be posted on their websites. The transparency seal shall contain the following: (i) the agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (ii) approved budgets and corresponding targets, immediately upon approval of this Act; (iii) modifications made pursuant to the general provisions of this Act; (iv) annual procurement plan/s and contracts awarded with the winning supplier, contractor or consultant; (v) major programs and projects categorized in accordance with the five key result areas under E.O. No. 43, s. 2011 and their target beneficiaries; (vi) status of implementation, evaluation and/or assessment reports of said programs and projects; and (vii) Budget and Financial Accountability Reports, pursuant to COA and DBM J.C. No. 2014-1 dated July 1, 2014; and (viii) annual reports on the status of income authorized by law to be retained and/or used and be deposited outside the National Treasury, which shall include the legal basis for its retention and/or use, the beginning balance, income collected and its sources, expenditures, and ending balance for the preceding fiscal year.
The heads of the agencies and web administrators or their equivalent 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.
DA-RFO 02 Compliance with Sec. 93 (Transparency Seal) of GAA
I. The agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information;
The agency’s mandates and functions
Position, designation and contact information
II. DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets;
FY 2021 Program Expenditure Classification Accountability Report Card (PARC) targets
FY 2020 Program Expenditure Classification Accountability Report Card (PARC) targets
FY 2019 Program Expenditure Classification Accountability Report Card (PARC) targets
III. Modifications made Pursuant to the General and Special Provisions in the GAA
Not Applicable
IV. Annual Procurement Plan
FY 2025 Revised Indicative APP Non-CSE
FY 2025 Indicative APP Non-CSE
FY 2024 Supplemental APP – STY Egay
FY 2024 Revised Indicative APP Non-CSE
FY 2024 Indicative APP Non-CSE
FY 2023 Indicative APP Non-CSE
FY 2022 INDICATIVE APP NON-CSE
FY 2021 INDICATIVE APP NON-CSE
FY 2020 INDICATIVE APP NON-CSE
V. Major Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation
2. FY 2021 PPA and Beneficiaries
3. FY 2019 Status of Implementation
FY 2018 Status of Implementation
VI. Annual Financial Reports
1. FAR No. 1: SAAOBDB (Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances as of December YEAR)
FY 2023 FAR No. 1 for 4th Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1 for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1 for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1 for 4th Quarter
2. Summary Report on Disbursements
FY 2023 Summary Report for 4th Quarter
FY 2023 Summary Report for 3rd Quarter
FY 2023 Summary Report for 2nd Quarter
FY 2023 Summary Report for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 Summary Report for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 Summary Report for 2nd Quarter
FY 2022 Summary Report for 3rd Quarter
FY 2022 Summary Report for 4th Quarter
3. BAR NO. 1 – Quarterly Physical Report of Operations/Physical Plan
FY 2024 BAR No. 1 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2024 BAR No. 1 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2024 BAR No. 1 for 1st Quarter
FY 2023 BAR No. 1 for 4th Quarter
FY 2023 BAR No. 1 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2023 BAR No. 1 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2023 BAR No. 1 for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 BAR No. 1 for 4th Quarter
FY 2022 BAR No. 1 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2022 BAR No. 1 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2022 BAR No. 1 for 1st Quarter
4. FAR No. 5 – Quarterly Report on Revenue and Other Receipts
FY 2023 FAR No. 5 for 4th Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 5 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 5 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 5 for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 5 for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 5 for 2nd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 5 for 3rd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 5 for 4th Quarter
5. Financial Plan (Detailed Statement of Current Year’s Obligations, Disbursements and Unpaid Obligations)
FY 2023 FAR No. 1-A for 4th Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1-A for 3rd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1-A for 2nd Quarter
FY 2023 FAR No. 1-A for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1-A for 1st Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1-A for 2nd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1-A for 3rd Quarter
FY 2022 FAR No. 1-A for 4th Quarter
VII. Annual Reports on the Status of Income Authorized by Law to be deposited outside the National Treasury
Not Applicable
VIII.QMS Certification of at least One (1) Core Process by an International Certifying Body (ICB)
IX. System of Ranking Delivery Units for PBB
X. The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosures
Agency Review and Compliance Procedure for SALN
XI. Freedom of Information
Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office No. 2 FOI Reports 2019
Department of Agriculture (DA) FOI Reports 2018