Transparency Seal

SECTION 112 OF REPUBLIC ACT 12314 OR THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (GAA) FOR FY 2026

“To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, and promote systematized access to government information, all agencies of the government shall maintain a Transparency Seal to be posted on their websites. The Transparency Seal shall contain the following: (a) the agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (b) approved budgets and corresponding targets, immediately upon approval of this Act; (c) modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in this Act; (d) annual procurement plan/s and contracts awarded with the winning supplier, contractor or consultant; (e) major programs, activities or projects and their target beneficiaries; (f) status of implementation, evaluation or assessment reports of said programs or projects; (g) All subsidy and assistance programs of the government, including details of the manner of the execution, the amounts allocated, and relevant data of the target beneficiaries, subject to R.A. No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act; (h) Budget and Financial Accountability Reports; (i) Updated People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by head of agency, Updated One-Page FOI Manual and Agency FOI Reports; and (j) 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; (k)particulars of concessions, permits, or authorization granted by the agency, subject to R.A. No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act; and (l) current news and updated events conducted by agencies.