Transparency Seal

National Budget Circular 542

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 contain an index of downloadable items of each of the abovementioned documents.

I. The agency’s mandates …

Mandates and Functions
Charter Statement/Mission Vision Statement
Citizen Charter 2024 (4th Edition)
Directory of Officials
Information on Board Committees and their Activities
- Attendance Record of Directors in Board and Committee Meetings
Resolution Adopting a Formal Charter of Expectations
Complete Compensation Package of all Board Members and Officers

II. List of Subsidiaries and Affiliates (not applicable)

III. Government Corporate Information Sheet (GCIS) as mandated by the GCG in its Memorandum Circular No. 2012-01

IV. Manual of Corporate Governance

V. CSR Statement

VI. Adoption of a No-Gift Policy

VII. DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets

VIII. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in the
FY 2018 GAA (Not Applicable)

IX. Sources and Uses of Funds

X. Status of Implementation

XI. Annual Procurement Plan

XII. Agency’s Programs and Projects

XIII. Program/projects beneficiaries

XIV. Annual Reports for the last 5 years

XV. Annual Financial Statements

XVI. Consolidated Trial Balance

XVII. Latest Annual Audited Financial and Performance Report

XVIII. Annual Reports on the Status of Income authorized by law to be deposited
outside the National Treasury, including the legal basis, beginning balance, income collected,
and its sources, expenditures and ending balance (not applicable)

XIX. Local And Foreign Borrowings

XX. Government subsidies and net lending

XXI. All Borrowings Guaranteed by the Government

XXII. QMS Certification

XXIII. Operational/Project Risk and Measures taken to manage such Risks and Opportunities Identification

XXIV. Performance Evaluation System