REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Agriculture

SUGAR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION

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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 Appropriation 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 331, 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 (vi) 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.


Symbolism

A pearl buries 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 of democratic virtue in the region.


COMPLIANCE WITH SEC. 99 (TRANSPARENCY SEAL)
R. A. NO. 10964 (GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS  ACT FY 2018)


I. Agency’s Mandate and Functions, Names of its Officials with their position and designation, and contact information

II. Board-approved Corporate Budget and Corresponding Targets

III. Modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in the FY 2018 GAA – (Not Applicable)

IV. Annual Procurement Plan (APP)

V. Major Projects, Programs and Activities, Beneficiaries & Status of Implementation

VI. Annual Financial Reports

VII. Annual Reports on the Status of Income authorized by law to be deposited outside the National Treasury – (Not Applicable)

VIII. QMS Certification of at least one core process by an international certifying body (ICB)

IX. System of Ranking Delivery Units

X. The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosures

XI. Freedom of Information (FOI)

CITIZEN’s CHARTER HANDBOOK (updated March 2022)

CERTICATE OF COMPLIANCE (COC) CITIZEN’s CHARTER (updated March 2022)

NO GIFT POLICY 

MANUAL OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

SRA’S CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

RISK AND OPPORTUNITY REGISTER (CORPORATE/TOP LEVEL)

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES)

PERFORMANCE SCORECARDS AND STRATEGY MAP

MONITORING REPORT OF PERFORMANCE SCORECARD

 VALIDATED PERFORMANCE SCORECARD