
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.
In compliance with Sec. 93 (Transparency Seal) R.A. No. 10155 (General Appropriations Act FY 2012)
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B. FAR No.4 Monthly Report of Disbursement
- FY 2023 January, February, March) ( April, ,May, June) (July, August, September) (October, November, December)
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FY 2022 ( January, February, March) (April, May, June) (July, August, September) ( October,November, December)
- FY 2021 (as of January-December 2021)
- FY 2020 (as of January-October 2020)
- FY 2019 (as of November 2019)
- FY 2018 (December 2018)
- FY 2017 (ending December 31, 2017)
- FY 2023
- FY 2022
- FY 2021
- FY 2020 as of December 31, 2020
- FY 2019 as of December 31, 2019
- FY 2018 as of December 31, 2018
- FY 2017
- FY 2023 (as of March 31, 2023)
- FY 2022 (March 31, 2022), (June 30, 2022), (as of September 30, 2022) (as of December 31, 2022)
- FY 2020 (as of December 31, 2020)
Disbursement
C. BAR No1. Quarterly Report of Operations/ Physical Plan
D.FAR No.5 Quarterly Report on Revenue and other receipts
E. BED No.1 Financial Plan (Detailed statement of Current Year’s Obligations, Disbursements and Unpaid Obligations)
- FY 2023 (APP for CSE)
- FY 2023 (APP for Non-CSE)
- FY 2022 (APP for Non-CSE)
- Indicative FY 2022 (APP for Non-CSE)
- FY 2022 (APP for CSE)
- FY 2021 (Supplemental APP)
- FY 2021 (Final)
- FY 2021 (APP for CSE-Centers)
- FY 2021 (APP for CSE-Central)
- FY 2021 (APP for Non- CSE)
- FY 2021 (APP for CSE)
- FY 2020 (Indicative APP for Non-CSE)
- FY 2020 Advance Copy (Indicative APP for Non-CSE)
- FY 2019 (Indicative APP for Non-CSE)
- FY 2019 (APP for CSE)
- FY 2019
- FY 2018
- FY 2017
- Procurement Monitoring Report (PMR)
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ISO 9001:2015
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Fisheries Information Management Center (FIMC) ISO 27001:2013
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Fisheries Inspection & Quarantine Division PNS ISO/IEC 17020:2012
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – National Fisheries Laboratory Division PNS ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Scope of Accreditation Bureau of Fisheries an Aquatic Resources National Fisheries Laboratory Division (Biological Testing)
- Scope of Accreditation Bureau of Fisheries an Aquatic Resources National Fisheries Laboratory Division (Chemical Testing)
- Certificate of Accreditation Bureau of Fisheries an Aquatic Resources National Fisheries Laboratory Division (Chemical Testing)
- Compliance with the Guidelines on the Grant of Performance Based Bonus for 2021
- Compliance with the Guidelines on the Grant of Performance Based Bonus for 2020
- Compliance with the Guidelines on the Grant of Performance Based Bonus for 2019
- Compliance with the Guidelines on the Grant of Performance Based Bonus for 2018
- Compliance with the Guidelines on the Grant of Performance Based Bonus for 2017
- Final People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by Head of Agency
- Freedom of Information (one page manual)
- 2022 FOI Reports
- 2021 Assessing Information Disclosure (AID-FOI) Tool
- FOI Certificate of Compliance (MC) No. 2019-1, Section 5.5.b
- FOI Certificate of Compliance (MC) No. 2018-1, Section 5.1.a and 6.5.b.