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 with:
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.
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (SPDA) Compliance with Sec. 93 (Transparency Seal) R.A. No. 10155 (General Appropriations Act FY 2012)
I. AGENCY MANDATES AND FUNCTIONS, NAMES OF OFFICIALS AND THEIR POSITIONS AND DESIGNATIONS (Updated)
i. AGENCY MANDATES AND FUNCTIONS
iii. SPDA MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
II. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
A. ANNUAL REPORT
ii. CY-2022
iii. CY-2021
iv. CY-2020
v. CY-2019
vi. CY-2018
vii. CY-2017
viii. CY-2016
ix. CY-2015
x. CY-2014
B. FINANCIAL REPORT
i. First Semester 2023 (Updating)
ii. FY 2022
iii. FY 2021
iv. FY 2020
v. FY 2019
vi. FY 2018
vii. FY 2017
viii. FY 2016
ix. FY-2015
x. FY-2014
III. DBM APPROVED BUDGETS AND TARGETS
A. APPROPRIATED BUDGET
i. CY-2023
ii. CY-2022
iii. CY-2021
vi. CY-2020
v. CY 2019
vi. CY 2018
vii. CY 2017
viii. CY 2016
B. CORRESPONDING AGENCY PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND TARGETS
a. PERFORMANCE MEASURES (PHYSICAL)
i. FY 2022
ii. FY 2021
iii. FY 2020
iv. FY 2019
v. FY 2018
vi. FY 2017
b. PERFORMANCE MEASURES (FINANCIAL)
i. FY 2022
ii. FY 2021
iii. FY 2020
iv. FY 2019
v. FY 2018
vi. FY 2017
C. PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF LOCALLY/FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS (FORM A)
i. CY-2021
ii. CY-2020
iii. CY-2019
iv. CY-2018
v. CY-2017
vi. CY-2016
D. MAJOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS CATEGORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIVE KEY RESULT AREAS UNDER E.O. NO. 43, S.2011
i. CY-2021
ii. CY-2020
iii. CY-2019
iv. CY-2018
v. CY-2017
vi. CY-2016
IV. ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN
i. FY-2023
a. Common-Use Supplies and Equipment (CSE)
b. Non Common-Use Supplies and Equipment (Non-CSE)
ii. FY-2022
iii. FY-2021
iv. FY-2020
v. FY-2019
vi. FY-2018
vii. FY-2017
V. SYSTEM OF RANKING DELIVERY UNITS AND INDIVIDUALS (Not yet available)
VI. AGENCY OPERATIONS MANUAL (Not Applicable)
VII. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
i. SALN 2018
ii. SALN 2017
Policy on Review and Compliance Procedure in the Filing and Submission of the SALN
VIII. CITIZEN’S CHARTER
IX. TRANSPARENCY SEAL
PHILGEPS (No procurement outside of DBM procurement service except for small items not available in the DBM procurement service.)
X. PEFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES)
a. Performance Evaluation Scorecard
i. FY 2023
ii. FY 2022
iii. FY 2021
b. Performance Evaluation System Monitoring Report
i. FY 2023
a. Second Quarter Report (Updating)
b. First Quarter Report (Updating)
ii. FY 2022
a. Fourth Quarter Report (Updating)
iii. FY 2021