Law Summary
Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Printing of Accountable Forms with Money Value and Specialized Accountable Forms
- NPO holds exclusive jurisdiction over printing forms with monetary value and specialized forms requested by government agencies.
- All printing requisitions must be submitted to the NPO for fulfillment.
- If the NPO cannot complete a printing job within 30 days considering the agency's target time, it must conduct a public bidding among NPO-accredited private security printers.
- Printing under these conditions remains under strict NPO supervision, in the presence of COA and requisitioning agency representatives.
- NPO is the sole distributor of printed forms and compensates private printers.
- All printing materials (flats, cuts, types) are returned to the requisitioning agency after completion.
Printing of Official Ballots and Other Accountable Election Forms
- Printing of official ballots and other election paraphernalia is exclusively reserved for the NPO and/or the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
- The Commission on Elections provides the necessary security measures for these printing jobs.
- If the NPO cannot meet the printing requirements, it must certify this promptly, allowing the Commission to hire private printers under legal provisions.
Printing of Other Standard and Accountable Forms
- Government agencies and instrumentalities may source printing services outside the NPO for forms other than those covered by Sections 2 and 3.
- Conditions for private printing include superior quality, lower cost, and flexibility in meeting target completion times compared to NPO.
- Agencies must follow guidelines and safeguards issued by the Director General of the Philippine Information Agency.
- Prior written waiver from the NPO is mandatory before contracting private printers; the NPO is required to issue waivers promptly when warranted.
Exclusive Printing Jurisdiction Over Public Documents
- The NPO retains exclusive rights over printing public documents such as Official Gazette, General Appropriations Act, Philippine Reports, and PIA development information materials.
Acceptance of Other Government Printing Jobs
- NPO may accept other government printing jobs, including publications, but these are not exclusive to it.
Repeal of Inconsistent Issuances
- All previous executive issuances, orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Circular are revoked, amended, or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- The Circular takes effect upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.