Sec. 103. Transparency Seal. 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, names 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 and their target beneficiaries; (vi) status of implementation, evaluation or assessment reports of said programs or projects; (vii) Budget and Financial Accountability Reports; (viii) Updated People's Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by head of agency, Updated One-Page FOI Manual and Agency FOI Reports; and (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.

I. AGENCY'S MANDATE AND FUNCTIONS: NAMES OF ITS OFFICIALS WITH THEIR POSITION AND DESIGNATION, AND CONTACT INFORMATION

MANDATE

Republic Act 11453

An act further strengthening the powers and functions of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), amending for this purpose Republic Act No. 9728, otherwise known as the “Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) Act of 2009”

Republic Act 9728

An act converting the Bataan Economic Zone located in the Municipality of Mariveles, Province of Bataan, into the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), creating for this purpose the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.

 

VISION

By 2028, FAB shall be a globally competitive Freeport, a dynamic investment hub for diverse industries and sustainable employment

 

MISSION

We commit to create a progressive industrial ecosystem that generates investments, creates gainful employment and contributes to the national economy through (AFAB):

Attaining reliable and responsive infrastructure systems;
Forging effective internal processes and meaningful external linkages;
Advocating ecologically and gender-responsive agenda; and
Building upon a competent, efficient, and driven workforce.

 

QUALITY POLICY

To champion service excellence and compliance to all applicable regulatory and international standards and stakeholders’ requirements to ensure a globally competitive Freeport and a progressive industrial ecosystem, alongside with our quest for continual improvement of our processes.

 

CORE VALUES

We are inspired by integrity, commitment, and excellence.
IV. ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN/S AND CONTRACTS AWARDED WITH THE WINNING SUPPLIER, CONTRACTOR OR CONSULTANT
V. MAJOR ACTIVITIES OR PROJECTS AND THEIR TARGET BENEFICIARIES

NOT APPLICABLE

VII. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS
Financial Statement
Budget Financial and Accountability Reports (BFAR)
VIII. UPDATED PEOPLE’S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) MANUAL SIGNED BY HEAD OF AGENCY, UPDATED ONE-PAGE FOI MANUAL AND AGENCY FOI REPORTS
X. QMS CERTIFICATION OF AT LEAST ONE CORE PROCESS BY AN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFYING BODY (ICB)
XII. SYSTEM OF RANKING DELIVERY UNITS FOR PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS (PBB)
XIII. POLICY ON GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES IN THE REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE IN THE FILING AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NETWORTH (SALN) AND DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS INTEREST AND FINANCIAL CONNECTIONS.

2024: No changes for Administrative Policy 2020-001-V.01