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                    Audit Observations                        Audit Recommendations                     Status of Implementation


AAR     59.     The Municipality did not procure 95. We recommended that the Municipality                     Unimplemented
2016,     common-use       supplies    from      the procure common-use supplies from PS-            Management had resorted to
p. 49     Procurement     Service-Department      of DBM and, henceforth, comply with the            Shopping as a mode of
          Budget and Management (PS-DBM) nor         provisions of Administrative Order No. 17       procurement for common-use
          submit their Annual Procurement Plan for   dated July 28, 2011 and DBM Circular            supplies and may consider
          Common-Use Supplies and Equipment          Letter No. 2011-6 dated August 25, 2011.        procuring from the depot if it
          (APP-CSE) to DBM as required under                                                         becomes practical in terms of
          Administrative Order No. 17 dated July 28,                                                 distance, cost, and time. The
          2011 and DBM Circular Letter No. 2011-6                                                    LGU noted that the supplies at
          dated August 25, 2011, thus, failing to                                                    the PS-DBM depot were of
          ensure    transparency    and     enhance                                                  inferior quality or had been in
          streamlined procurement process.                                                           stock for a long time, as
                                                                                                     evidenced by their physical
                                                                                                     appearance.

2015    60.      Procurements of submersible pumps 96. We recommended that the Bids and Awards                Unimplemented
AAR       totaling ₱610,114.00 were done through       Committee strictly observed Section 52.1 of   Verification of records had
          Shopping contrary to Section 52.1 of the     the Revised Implementing Rules and            showed        that     several
          Revised     Implementing      Rules  and     Regulations of RA No. 9184 in the             procurements were still done
          Regulations of RA No. 9184, thereby,         procurement of goods.                         through shopping during CY
          making the transactions irregular.                                                         2024.

2015    61.     The Municipality failed to deduct 97. We recommended that the OIC-Municipal                  Unimplemented
AAR       10% warranty security from the total        Accountant see to it that 10% warranty         The Municipality had still failed
          contract price of medicines procured        security is deducted from the amount           to deduct 10% warranty security
          contrary to Section 62.1 of the Revised     claimed to protect the interest of the LGU     from the total contract price of
          Implementing Rules and Regulations of       pursuant to 62.1 of the Revised                medicines procured in CY 2024.
          RA No. 9184, thus, there is a risk that     Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA
          defective drugs and medicines may not be    No. 9184.
          replaced or the LGU may not be able to
          recover the cost thereof.

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