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.
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.
A. Agency's mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information;
B. Approved Agency Budget and Corresponding Targets based on FY 2021 GAA
A. Budget
B. GAA performance targets for FY 2021
C. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in the FY 2021 GAA (NOT APPLICABLE)
D. FY 2021 Annual Procurement Plan (APP)
A. Annual Procurement Plan
APP CSE
Indicative APP Non-CSE
APP Non-CSE
APP Non-CSE-Supplemental
E. FY 2021 Major activities or projects categorized in accordance with 0-10 point socioeconomic agenda and their target beneficiaries
A. Programs, Activities and Projects (PAPs)
B. Programs/Project Beneficiaries as identified in Special Provisions in the Agency Budget:
WODP
TUPAD Beneficiaries
Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES)
Government Internship Program (GIP)
DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP)
F. FY 2021 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION, EVALUATION, OR ASSESSMENT REPORTS OF PAPS FOR FY 2021
G. FY 2021 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS (BFARS) AND FY 2020 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
BAR 1: Quarterly Physical Report of Operations
FAR 1: Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances (SAAOBDB)
FAR 1C: Statement of Obligations, Disbursements, Liquidations and Balances for Inter-Agency Fund Transfers (Not Applicable)
FAR 2: Statement of Approved Budget, Utilization, Disbursements and Balances (SABUDB) (Not Applicable)
FAR 2A: Summary of Approved Budget, Utilization, Disbursements and Balances by Object of Expenditures (SABUDB) (Not Applicable)
FAR 3: Aging of Due and Demandable Obligations (ADDO)
FAR 4: Summary Report on Disbursements (MRD)
FAR 5: Quarterly Report of Revenue and other Receipts
FAR 6: Statement of Approved Budget, Utilization, Disbursements, and Balances for Trust Receipts
BED 1: Financial Plan (Detailed Statement of Current Year’s Obligations, Disbursements and Unpaid Obligations)
H. PEOPLE'S Freedom of Information (FOI)
e-FOI Portal
DOLE FOI People’s Manual
DOLE Modified One Page FOI Manual
FOI Reports (Agency Information Inventory, Registry Sheet, Summary of Processed Requests) CY 2017-2021
I. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF INCOME AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO BE RETAINED OR USED AND BE DEPOSITED OUTSIDE OF THE NATIONAL TREASURY (NOT APPLICABLE)
J. ISO QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(QMS) Certification(S)/RECERTIFICATION(S)
K. Agency'S POLICY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONDUCT OF THE AGENCY REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE OF STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH (SALN) FOR FY 2021
L. Others
A. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provision in the GAA of 2020 (NOT APPLICABLE)
B. Annual Reports on the status of income authorized by law (NOT APPLICABLE)
C. Contracts Awarded with the winning supplier, contractor, or consultant
D. Status of Cases
E. COA’s Annual Audit Plan/Report
F. Procurement Monitoring Report
G. Memorandum Criteria for PBB Ranking
H. AO 518-15 Implementing guidelines on the grant of the DOLE 2015 PBB
I. Individual Ranking
