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DILG REGION IV-A (CALABARZON) Compliance Sec. 104 (Transparency Seal) R.A. 11639 (General Appropriations Act of FY 2023)

IN COMPLIANCE WITH TRANSPARENCY SEAL REQUIREMENTS GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FY 2023

To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all agencies of the government shall maintain a Transparency Seal to be posted on their websites. The Transparency Seal shall contain the following: (i) the agency’s mandates and functions, name of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (ii) approved budgets and corresponding targets, immediately upon approval of this Act; (iii) modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in this Act: (iv) annual procurement plan/s and contracts awarded with the winning supplier, contractor, or consultant; (v) major activities or projects categorized in accordance with the 0+10 point socioeconomic agenda and the their target beneficiaries; (vi) status of implementation, evaluation, or assessment reports of said programs and projects; (vii) Budget and Financial Accountability Reports; (viii) People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by head of agency, Agency Information Inventory, 2019 – 2022 FOI Summary Report, and 2019 – 2022 FOI Registry; and (ix) annual reports on the status of income authorized by law to be retained or used and be deposited outside of the expenditures, and ending balance for the preceding fiscal year.

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.

Transparency Seal

I. The agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information;

II. Approved budgets and corresponding targets;

Approved Budget

Corresponding Targets

III. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in this Act;

IV. Annual procurement plan/s and contracts awarded with the winning supplier, contractor or consultant;

Annual Procurement Plan

Contracts Awarded and Name of Contractors/Suppliers/Consultants

V. Major activities or projects and their target beneficiaries;

The program/projects beneficiaries as identified in the applicable special provisions.

VI. Status of implementation, evaluation or assessment reports of said programs or projects;

VII. Budget and Financial Accountability Reports;

Cash Program

Statement of Allotment, Obligation and Balances (SAOB)

Disbursement and Income

Financial Accountability Reports

Financial Statements

VIII. Updated People's Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by head of agency, Updated One-Page FOI Manual and Agency FOI Reports;

IX. Annual reports on the status of income authorized by law to be retained or used and be deposited outside of the National Treasury, which shall include the legal basis for its retention or use, the beginning balance, income collected and its sources, expenditures, and ending balance for the preceding fiscal year;

System of Ranking Delivery Units in the DILG Local Government (LG) Sector for PBB

Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statement and Financial Disclosures/SALN

Citizen’s Charter

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System