Circular Letter No. 2026-12

12.4 Establish internal procedures to ensure that requests submitted through DBM SUBMIT have undergone the necessary review, verification, and approval within the agency prior to submission. 13.0 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DBM The DBM shall: 13.1 maintain DBM SUBMIT as the centralized, web-based platform for the electronic submission, management, routing, and monitoring of budget execution-related requests and its supporting documents; 13.2 provide appropriate onboarding, orientation, and user registration procedures to covered agencies; 13.3 provide appropriate technical assistance to covered agencies; 13.4 maintain appropriate information security and access controls; 13.5 provide electronic acknowledgment, transaction reference numbers, and status monitoring; 13.6 maintain appropriate transaction histories and audit trails; and 13.7 periodically review the system and its covered transactions to ensure continuing consistency with the DBM Citizen's Charter. 14.0 SEPARABILITY If any provision of this Circular Letter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 15.0 REPEALING/AMENDING CLAUSE All DBM issuances, rules, regulations, procedures, or portions thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Circular Letter are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 16.0 EFFECTIVITY This Circular Letter shall take effect immediately upon issuance. All concerned are hereby enjoined to give this Circular Letter their fullest support and widest dissemination. t _t KIM ROBERT C. DE LEON Acting Secretary Page 8 of 8