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 according to the five key results areas under E.O. No. 43, s. 2011;

(v) the program or project 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 names of contractors, suppliers, and 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 that contains an index of downloadable items for 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)

  1. Agency Mandate, Vision, Mission, and List of Officials
    1. Agency Mandate, Vision, Mission
    2. List of Officials, Positions, and Contact Details
  2. Annual Financial Reports
    1. Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements, and Balances (SAAOBDB)
      • 2015 (as of June 2015) | 2014 | 2013
      • 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
    2. Report on Income and Disbursement
      1. Income
        • 2016 (as of September 2016) | 2015 (as of September 2015) | 2014 | 2013
        • 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
      2. Disbursement
        • 2016 (as of September 2016) | 2015 (as of October 2015) | 2014 | 2013
        • 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
    3. Physical Report of Operations/Physical Plan
      • 2016 (Q1, Q2, Q3) | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
      • 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
    4. Financial Report of Operations
      • 2014 (as of September 2014) | 2013
      • 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
  3. DBM Approved Budget and Targets
    1. DBM Approved Budgets (2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018)
    2. Corresponding Targets (2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018)
  4. Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries, and Status of Implementation
    1. Projects, Programs (2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018)
    2. Beneficiaries
    3. Status of Implementation
      • MFO Accountability Report Card (MARC-I)
      • Management Accountability Report Card (MARC-II)
      • Priority Program Accountability Report Card (PPARC)
  5. Annual Procurement Plan
    1. Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGeps) – DepEd
    2. Procurement Plan
  6. System of Ranking Delivery Units and Individuals
  7. Quality Management System/Agency Operations Manual
  8. Annual Procurement Plan (Indicative Calendar)
  9. APCPI (Agency Procurement Compliance And Performance Indicator System)
  10. Procurement Monitoring Report
    • 2021
    • 2022
    • 2023 (1st Semester)
    • 2023 (2nd Semester)
    • 2024 pdf, 2024 excel (1st Semester)
  11. APP-NON CSE

DepEd is currently transitioning to the new organizational structure under the approved rationalization plan. Once DepEd has fully implemented the rationalization plan, it shall issue an agency operations manual that is based on the new organizational structure.