National Budget Circular 542, issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on August 29, 2012, reiterates compliance with Section 93 of the General Appropriations Act of FY 2012. 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.

Department of Education (DepEd) Compliance with Sec. 91 (Transparency Seal) R.A. No. 10633 (General Appropriations Act FY 2014)

I. Agency Mandate, Vision, Mission, and List of Officials

  1. Agency Mandate, Vision, Mission
  2. List of Officials, Positions, and Contact Details

II. Annual Financial Reports

  1. Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances (SAAODB)
  1. Report of Income and Disbursement
    • Income
    • Disbursement
  2. Physical Report of Operations/Physical Plan
  3. Financial Report of Operations

    III. DBM Approved Budget and Corresponding Targets

    1. DBM Approved Budgets 
    2. Corresponding Targets 

    IV. Major Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation

    1. Projects, Programs 
    2. Beneficiaries
    3. Status of Implementation
      • MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-I)
      • Management Accountability Report Card (MARC-II)
      • Priority Program Accountability Report Card (PPARC)

    V. Annual Procurement Plan

    1. Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGeps) – DepEd

    2. Procurement Plan

    3. Contracts Awarded and the Name of Contractors/Suppliers/Consultants

    VI. Quality Management System/Agency Operations Manual

    VII. System of Ranking Delivery Units 

    The System of Rating and Ranking of Delivery Units per existing guidelines on the grant of Performance-Based Bonus to the Department of Education (DepEd) employees and officials as stipulated in DepEd Order (DO) No. 28, s. 2019 shall continue to be binding and effective in FY 2020, or until amended, revoked, rescinded, or modified through the official issuance of a DepEd Order.

    VIII. Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosures

    IX. DepEd Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual

    1. DepEd Freedom of Information (FOI Manual)
    2. One-Page DepEd Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual
    3. DepEd FOI Reports
    4. Modified One-page FOI Manual
    5. People’s FOI Manual