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.

Compliance with Sec. 91 (Transparency Seal) R.A. No. 10633 (General Appropriations Act FY 2014)

I. The Agency’s Mandate, Vision, Mission and List of Officials

a. The Agency’s Mandates and Functions

b. Officials positions and Contact Information

II. Annual Financial Report

III. DBM Approved Budget and Targets

a. Annual Budget

b. Targets/MFOs/GAA targets

b.3 FY 2017

IV. Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation

V. Annual Procurement Plan

e. FY 2019(NON-CSE)

f. Indicative FY 2020 (NON-CSE)

FY 2020 (NON-CSE)

g. Indicative FY 2021 (NON-CSE)

FY 2021 (NON-CSE)

h. Indicative FY 2022 (NON-CSE)

FY 2022 (NON-CSE)

Certificate of Compliance (PhilGeps Posting)

i. Indicative FY 2023 (NON-CSE)

FY 2023 (NON-CSE)

Posting Certification for APP FY 2023

j. Indicative FY 2024 (NON-CSE)

FY 2024 (NON-CSE)

Posting Certification for App FY 2024

FY 2024 (CSE) – Other Items

VI. System of Ranking Delivery Units and Individuals

* Office Memo #2018-09-064

* Office Memo #2019-09-015

* Office Memo #2020-09-026

VII. Quality Management System or Agency Operations Manual

a. ISO 9001:2015 Certification 2018

b. Adoption of New Government Accounting System (NGAS) with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS)

c. ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Surveillance 2 Audit 2020

d. ISO 9001:2015 Certification 2021

e. ISO 9001:2015 Certification 2022

f. ISO 9001:2015 Certification 2023

VIII. Compliance

a. Guidelines on the Review and Compliance Procedure in the Filing and Submission of SALN

(Note: No changes have been made from the previous year’s Establishment and Conduct of Agency Review and Compliance of SALN)

1. Certificate of Compliance to 2018 SALN

2. SALN 2019 Office Memo

3. Certificate of Compliance to 2019 SALN

4. SALN 2020 Office Memo

5. SALN 2021 Office Memo

6. Certificate of Compliance to 2021 SALN

7. SALN 2022 Office Memo

8. Certificate of Compliance to 2022 SALN

9. SALN 2023 Office Memo

b. COA Compliance for 2015

IX. MWD People’s Manual

(Note: No changes have been made from the previous year’s Agency’s Freedom of Information)

A. People’s FOI Manual

C. One-Page FOI Manual

D. FOI Certificate

X. Others

A. Citizens Charter

a.1 Certificate of Compliance 2019

a.2 Certificate of Compliance 2020

a.3 Certificate of Compliance 2021

B. Certificate of Compliance with Section 6 of the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007

C. Business Plan

c.2 FY 2019

c.3 FY 2020

D. Water Safety Plan

E. Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS)