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.

Table of Contents

• Agency’s Mandate, Functions, and Officials
• Annual Financial Reports
  • Budget Accountability Reports
  • Financial Accountability Reports
  • Statement of Allotments, Obligations, and Balances
  • Budget Execution Documents
• DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets
• Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation
• Annual Procurement Plan
• System Ranking Delivery Units
• Quality Management System Certified by International Certifying Body or Agency Operations Manual
• The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosure
• The Final People’s Freedom to Information (FOI)
• Compliance Certifications and Reports

I. Agency’s Mandate, Functions, and Officials

• Constitutional Mandate
• PSHS Mandate and Functions
• Officials
• Citizen’s Charter

II. Annual Financial Reports

Budget Accountability Report (BAR)

BAR No. 1
^{Quarterly Physical Report of Operations/Physical Plan}

Financial Accountability Reports (FAR)

FAR No. 3
^{Annual Financial Reports}

FAR No. 4
^{Monthly Report of Disbursements}

FAR No. 5
^{Quarterly Report on Revenue and Other Receipts}

FAR No. 6
^{Statement of Approved Budget, Utilizations, Disbursements, and Balances for Trust Receipts}

Statement of Allotments, Obligations, and Balances

Budget Execution Documents

III. DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets

• FY 2023
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

• FY 2022
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

• FY 2021
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

• FY 2020
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

• FY 2019
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

• FY 2018
  • Budget
  • GAA Performance Targets

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

• FY 2023
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

• FY 2022
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

• FY 2021
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

• FY 2020
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

• FY 2019
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

• FY 2018
  • Major Projects, Programs, and Activities
  • Beneficiaries
  • Status of Implementation

V. Annual Procurement Plan

• FY 2023
  • APP for FY 2023
  • APP for non-CSE
  • Procurement Monitoring Report (January-June)

• FY 2022
  • APP for FY 2022

• FY 2021
  • APP for FY 2021

• FY 2020
  • APP for FY 2020
  • APP for CSE (Common-Supplies and Equipment)
  • APP for non-CSE

• FY 2019
  • APP for FY 2019
  • APP for CSE (Common-Supplies and Equipment)
  • APP for non-CSE

• FY 2018
  • APP for FY 2018
  • APP for CSE (Common-Supplies and Equipment)
  • APP for non-CSE

VI. System Ranking Delivery Units

• Rank of Delivery AY 2020-2021

VII. Quality Management System Certified by International Certifying Body or Agency Operations Manual

• ISO 9001:2015 Certification
  • 2022 Attestation Certificate
  • 2021 Certificate
  • 2020 Attestation Certificate
  • 2018 Certificate

• QMS Manuals

• Management Review Meeting

VIII. The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosure

• FY 2022
  • SALN Certification
  • SALN Guidelines
  • SALN Compliance Procedure
  • SALN Compliance Committee

• FY 2021
  • SALN Certification
  • SALN Guidelines
  • SALN Compliance Procedure
  • SALN Compliance Committee

• FY 2020
  • SALN Certification
  • SALN Compliance Procedure
  • SALN Compliance Committee

• FY 2019
  • SALN Certification
  • SALN Compliance Procedure
  • SALN Compliance Committee

• FY 2018
  • SALN Certification
  • SALN Compliance Procedure
  • SALN Compliance Committee

IX. The Final People’s Freedom to Information (FOI)

• FOI Manual
• FOI One-page Manual
• Agency FOI Implementing Details
• Agency Information Inventory

• FY 2022
  • FOI Registry
  • FOI Summary Report

• FY 2021
  • FOI Registry
  • FOI Summary Report

• FY 2020
  • FOI Registry
  • FOI Summary Report

• FY 2019
  • FOI Registry
  • FOI Summary Report

• FY 2018
  • FOI Registry
  • FOI Summary Report

X. Compliance Certifications and Reports

• Certificate of Compliance (Anti-Red Tape Act)