TRANSPARENCY SEAL EXPLAINED
In National Budget Circular No. 542, issued on August 29, 2012, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterates compliance by all offices of the national government, including state universities and colleges, government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions and local government units with Section 98, the Transparency Seal provision, of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10155, also known as the General Appropriations Act of 2012, 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 Circular also declares that the respective heads of the agencies shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.
The Circular directs that the Transparency Seal must be prominently displayed on the main page of the agency website, and linked to a page within the agency website that contains the aforementioned documents in downloadable format.
Symbolism of the Transparency Seal
A pearl that is 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, it seeks 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.
DENR compliance with Transparency Seal (per Annex 5 of DBM Memo Circular No. 2016-1 dated May 12, 2016)
I. DENR mandates and functions, names of officials with their positions and designations, and contact information
a. DENR Mandate, Vision, Mission
b. Directory of DENR Officials
II. Annual Financial Reports
a. FAR No. 1. Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances (SAAOBDB)
a.1. FY 2024
a.1.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.1.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.2. FY 2023
a.2.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.2.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.3. FY 2022
a.3.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.3.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.4. FY 2021
a.4.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.4.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
a.5. FY 2020
a.5.1. Fund 101
a.5.2. Fund 401
a.6. FY 2019
a.6.1. Fund 101
a.6.2. Fund 401
a.7. FY 2018
a.7.1. Fund 101
a.7.2. Fund 401
a.8. FY 2017
a.8.1. Fund 101 (Current)
a.8.2. Fund 101 (Continuing)
a.9. FY 2016
a.9.1. Fund 101 (Current)
a.9.2. Fund 101 (Continuing)
a.10. FY 2015
a.11. FY 2014
b. FAR No. 1-A. Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances by Object of Expenditures (SAAOBDBBOE)
b.1. FY 2024
b.1.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.1.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.2. FY 2023
b.2.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.2.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.3. FY 2022
b.3.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.3.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.4. FY 2021
b.4.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.4.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.5. FY 2020
b.5.1. Fund 101 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.5.2. Fund 401 (Current), (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
b.6. FY 2019
b.6.1. Fund 101
b.6.2. Fund 401
b.7. FY 2018
b.7.1. Fund 101
b.7.2. Fund 401
b.8. FY 2017
b.8.1. Fund 101 (Current)
b.8.2. Fund 101 (Continuing)
b.9. FY 2016
b.9.1. Fund 101 (Current)
b.9.2. Fund 101 (Continuing)
b.10. FY 2015
b.11. FY2014
c. FAR No. 1-B. List of Allotments and Sub-Allotments (LASA)
c.1. FY 2024 (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
c.2. FY 2023 (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
c.3. FY 2022 (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
c.4. FY 2021 (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
c.5. FY 2020 (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
c.6. FY 2019
c.7. FY 2018
c.8. FY 2017
c.9. FY 2016
c.10. FY 2015
c.11. FY 2014
d. FAR No. 4. Monthly Report of Disbursements (MRD)
d.1. FY 2024
(January, February, March) ; (April, May, June) ; (July, August, September) ; (October, November, December)
d.2. FY 2023
(January, February, March) ; (April, May, June) ; (July, August, September) ; (October, November, December)
d.3. FY 2022
(January, February, March) ; (April, May, June) ; (July, August, September) ; (October, November, December)
d.4. FY 2021
(January, February, March) ; (April, May, June) ; (July, August, September) ; (October, November, December)
d.5 FY 2020
d.6. FY 2019
d.7. FY 2018
d.8. FY 2017
d.9. FY 2016
d.10. FY 2015
d.11. FY 2014
e. FAR No. 5. Consolidated Quarterly Report of Revenue and other Receipts (QRROR)
e.1. FY 2024, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
e.2. FY 2023, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
e.3. FY 2022, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
e.4. FY 2021, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
e.5. FY 2020, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
e.6. FY 2019
e.7. FY 2018
e.8. FY 2017
e.9. FY 2016
e.10. FY 2015
e.11. FY 2014
f. BAR No. 1. Quarterly Physical Report of Operations / Physical Plan (QPRO)
BAR No. 1
f.1. FY 2024, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
f.2. FY 2023, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
f.3. FY 2022, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
f.4. FY 2021, (1st Quarter); (2nd Quarter); (3rd Quarter); (4th Quarter)
f.5. FY 2020
f.6. FY 2019
f.7. FY 2018
f.8. FY 2017
f.9. FY 2016
f.10. FY 2015
f.11. FY 2014
g. Physical Plan
g.1. FY 2023
g.2. FY 2022
g.3. FY 2021
g.4. FY 2020
g.5. FY 2019
g.6. FY 2018
g.7. FY 2017
g.8. FY 2016
g.9. FY 2015
g.10. FY 2014
h. Financial Plan
h.1. FY 2024
h.2. FY 2023
h.3. FY 2022
h.4. FY 2021
h.5. FY 2020
h.6. FY 2019
h.7. FY 2018
h.8. FY 2017
h.9. FY 2016
h.10. FY 2015
h.11. FY 2014
III. DENR approved budgets and corresponding targets
a. DENR Approved Budget: (FY 2024), (FY 2023), (FY 2022) (FY 2021), (FY 2020); (FY 2019);
b. Corresponding Targets (FY 2024), (FY 2023), (FY 2022) (FY 2021), (FY 2020); (FY 2019);
IV. Major DENR programs and projects and activities, Beneficiaries and Status of Implementation (FY2020)
a. National Greening Program
a.1. Accomplishment CY2018 for Plantations Establishment
a.2 Accomplishment CY2018 for Maintenance and Protection of Plantations of 2017
a.3. Accomplishment CY2018 for Maintenance and Protection of Plantations of 2016
a.4. Accomplishment CY2017 for Plantations Establishment
a.5. Accomplishment CY2017 for Maintenance and Protection of Plantations
a.6. Annual Accomplishment for Plantation Establishment CY2016
a.7. Annual Accomplishment for Maintenance and Protection of 2015 and 2014 Plantation CY2016
a.7. Benefeciaries
a.7.a. Seedling Production CY2018
a.7.b. Seedling Production CY2017
V. Annual procurement plans, contracts awarded and the name of contractors/ suppliers/ consultants
a. Annual Procurement Plans:(FY2025), (FY2024), (FY2023), (FY2022), (FY2021), (FY2020), (FY2019), (FY2018), (FY2017)
a.1 Annual Procurement Plans changes: (FY2024 1st Semester)
b. Indicative Annual Procurement Plan (APP-nonCSE): (FY2025), (FY2024), (FY2023 1st Semester ) (FY2023) (FY2022), (FY2021) ( FY 2020), (FY2019)
b.1 APP-nonCSE based on approved GAA: (FY2024), (FY2023)
d. Bidding Documents
d.1. Construction of Sarangani Bay Wildlife Rescue Center
d.2. Construction of Community Rest Rooms at Public Beach Resort of Ladol, Alabel, Sarangani Province
VI.QMS Certification of at least one core process by any international certifying body (ICB) accredited by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) members
a.
d. Certification on the conduct of Internal Quality Audit
e. Minutes of the Management Review
f. QMS Registration Certificates: DENR Central Office; Staff Bureaus and DENR-NCR; Regional Offices; PENRO Sarangani
VII. System of Ranking Delivery Units
a. Guidelines on Ranking Delivery Units as basis for Granting the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for FY2020 (DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2020-09), (to be uploaded not later than October 1, 2020)
b. Guidelines on Ranking Delivery Units as basis for Granting the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for FY2019 (DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2019-06), (to be uploaded not later than October 1, 2019)
VIII. The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosure (to be uploaded not later than October 1, 2019)
a. DENR Review and Compliance Procedure for SALN
b. DENR SALN Review and Compliance Committee (RCC)
c. Reconstituting the DENR SALN Review and Compliance Committee (RCC)
d. DENR SALN Certification of Compliance
IX. Freedom of Information (FOI)
a. DENR Freedom of Information Manual (DAO-2016-29)
c. FY2020 DENR FOI Summary Report*
f. DENR FOI Certificate of Compliance (MC 2012-1, Sec. 5.7b)
g. DENR FOI CY2021/2020 Awards
X. DENR Scorecards
a. MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-1)
b. Management Accountatibility Report Card (MARC-2)