Quality Management System to meet the requirements of our clients and stakeholders.” The fiscal year 2022 saw the Commission on Human Rights capitalize on its successful up-scaling of its ISO 9001:2015 certification in 2021 through the addition of a Central Office unit and other Regional Offices. This expansion was comprised of the Central Office’s Human Rights and Policy Advisory Office, Regional Offices II, X, and IV-A. They will join the recently-certified ROs I, V, XI, and CARAGA which will be undergoing surveillance audits. The initial outcomes for CHR under the QMS venture included the following : (a) updating of the primary QMS forms to address the prior year’s external audit findings which resulted in the Risk Register and Monitoring Form, the Quality Control Plan, and the Stakeholders’ Map that is now aligned with and serves as a trigger document for the AWFP; (b) development of guidelines for the implementation of the QMS documents as well as the Guidelines on the Control of Documented Information; (c) documentation of existing processes; (d) continuous provision of technical assistance [e.g., refresher courses, review of documents, consultations, etc.] to Central and Regional Offices in preparation for their respective internal quality audits; (e) provision of technical and administrative support such as coordination, facilitation of proceedings, minutestaking, and preparation of memorandum-directives to address emergent issues) to the Office of the Executive Director as regards the conduct of the Management Review; and (f) facilitation of the ISO 9001- 2015 Certification of Regional Offices I, V, XI, and CARAGA, and the subsequent provision of technical assistance to said offices to address all the findings. • Budget and Financial Accomplishments and Reporting The CHR’s resource perspective for its budget and financial requirements has been to creatively and diligently draw on more resources from the large donor community and to take advantage of the Department of Budget Management (DBM) budget reforms under the Program Expenditure Classification (PREXC). The PREXC “is a reform that restructures the current budget by grouping activities and projects under major programs or key strategies. Through this innovation, the government will be able to assign performance targets—both outputs and outcomes—at the level of programs. This way, the direct link between strategies, budgets and intended results will be clearer and program monitoring and evaluation can provide evidence-based assessments.” The CHR strives to comply with the budget reform through better transparency and accountability. Initially, it is now doing its best to improve its budget utilization rate. The budget utilization rate (BUR) of CHR for the year shows that a substantive percentage of the projects and activities laid out for the period has been reached and that the funds assigned were spent appropriately. With a high rate of budget utilization, the CHR has been delivering on the indicated outcomes toward the end of the implementation period. As of the fourth quarter ending on Dec. 31, 2022, the CHR was able to incur total obligation of P1,083,521,051.70 out of the total allotment of P1,084,966,402.41 or an obligation (BUR) of 99.87%. The total disbursements reported was P 1,077,438,139.53 or 99.44% of the obligated amount (which includes Current and Continuing Appropriations). 35