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.

TRANSPARENCY PROVISIONS


I. THE AGENCY'S MANDATE AND FUNCTIONS, NAMES OF ITS OFFICIALS WITH THEIR
POSITION AND DESIGNATION, AND CONTACT INFORMATION


• MANDATE AND FUNCTION
• VISION / MISSION
• DIRECTORY

II. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS

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• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015

  • Financial Plan (Detailed Statement of Current Year's Obligations, Disbursements and Unpaid Obligations)
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015

III. DBM APPROVED BUDGETS AND CORRESPONDING TARGETS

A. APPROVED BUDGET
A.1 - FY 2024
A.1.1 BEF 200: Financial Plan
A.1.2 Financial Plan BED No. 1
A.2 - FY 2023
A.2.1 BEF 200: Financial Plan
A.2.2 Financial Plan BED No. 1
A.3 - FY 2022
A.3.1 BEF 200: Financial Plan
A.3.2 Financial Plan BED No. 1
A.4 - FY 2021
A.4.1 BEF 200: Financial Plan
A.4.2 Financial Plan BED No. 1
A.5 - FY 2020
A.5.1 BEF 200: Financial Plan
A.5.2 Financial Plan BED No. 1

B. CORRESPONDING TARGETS
B.1 - FY 2024
B.1.1 Physical Plan
B.2 - FY 2023
B.2.1 Physical Plan
B.3 - FY 2022
B.3.1 Physical Plan
B.4 - FY 2021
B.4.1 Physical Plan
B.5 - FY 2020
B.5.1 Physical Plan

IV. MAJOR PROJECT, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, BENEFICIARIES,
AND STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR FY 2018
(Not Applicable)

• Major Projects, Programs 2019
• Beneficiaries 2019
• Status of Implementation 2019

V. ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN
A. Annual Procurement Plan - Non CSE
• FY 2018

• FY 2019
• FY 2020
• FY 2021
• FY 2022
• FY 2023
• FY 2024

B. Indicative Annual Procurement Plan - Non CSE
• FY 2019
• FY 2020 (Revised)
• FY 2021
• FY 2022
• FY 2023
• FY 2024

C. Annual Procurement Plan
• FY 2018
• FY 2019
• FY 2020
• FY 2021
• FY 2022
• FY 2023
• FY 2024

VI. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF INCOME (Not Applicable)

VII. QMS ISO CERTIFICATION

• ISO Certificate
• NEUST QMS Manual


VIII. SYSTEM OF RANKING OF DELIVERY UNITS SYSTEM
• 2020
• 2019

IX. AGENCY REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE OF STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
• 2022 Agency Review and Compliance Procedure and Review and Compliance Committee

X. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
• Revised FOI Manual

• NEUST One-page Development FOI Manual

• NEUST FOI Reports 2023


XI. ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY COMPLIANCE
A. ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS
A.1 - 2018
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-1)
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-2)
A.2 - 2019
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-1)
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-2)
A.3 - 2020
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-1)
• MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-2)
A.4 - 2021
• NEUST 2021 Scorecard
A.5 - 2022
• NEUST 2022 Scorecard

B. CITIZEN'S CHARTER
• Citizen's Charter Compliance
• Citizen's Charter

C. INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE (IATF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS)
• AO25 Secretariat: ao25secretariat@dap.edu.ph
• PBIS Info Board
• RPBPMS Website: www.dap.edu.ph/rbpms
• PCDSPO E-mail: pbb@gov.ph
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/PBBsecretariat
• Twitter: @pbbsecretariat
• Text Hotline: (+63) 920-498-9121 (Smart)

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