“Government funding to entities and organizations should be a transparent process so that taxpayers will know exactly how their money is being spent,” Santiago said in her explanatory note on her Senate Bill No. 1675, also known as the Government Funding, Accountability and Transparency Act.
She said the bill aims to expand upon e-government management tools in releasing information on various government financial assistance and expenditures. These include grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, purchase orders, task orders, delivery orders, and other forms of financial assistance accessible to constituents.
The website to be established under Santiago’s bill will enable public access to information on the names of organizations and entities receiving government awards, including details such as the amount of the award, descriptions of the award, the location of the receiving entity and other data specified by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The website also aims to contain information from fiscal year 2008 onwards.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Rolly Carandang
Quelle/Source: Manila Bulletin, 27.11.2010
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