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.

  1.  Mandate, Vision, Mission and Key Officials
    1. Our History
    2. Mission, Vision and Core Values
    3. Key Officials
    4. Organizational Chart
    5. Implementing Rules and Regulations
    6. Suppliers’ Registry https://bit.ly/CRHSUPPLIERREGISTRATIONUPDATE
  2. Annual Reports
    1. FAR No. 1 – Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances
    2. FAR No. 4 – Summary Report on Disbursements
      • 2015 Summary on Disbursements
      • 2014 Summary on Disbursements
      • 2013 Summary on Disbursements
    3. FAR No. 5 – Quarterly Report on Revenue and Other Receipts
    4. BAR No. 1 – Quarterly Physical Report of Operations/Physical Plan
  3. DBM APPROVED BUDGET AND TARGETS
    • Work and Financial Plan 2020
  4. Annual Procurement Plans
    1. Annual Procurement Plan 2023
    2. Annual Procurement Plan 2017 (on process)
    3. Annual Procurement Plan 2016
    4. Annual Procurement Plan 2015
    5. Annual Procurement Plan 2014
    6. Annual Procurement Plan 2013
  5. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM