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                   Audit Observations                            Audit Recommendations                       Status of Implementation


        was     effected       despite     incomplete 111. The BAC allow only eligible prospective                 Unimplemented
        documentation contrary to Section 138 (f)          bidders to participate in the public bidding   Future procurements still have to
        of the Government Accounting and Aiding            for the procurement of goods and services.     be continuously validated.
        Manual, Volume I. Thus, casting doubt on
        the regularity of the transaction.            112. In the post qualification, the BAC/TWG                  Unimplemented
                                                           should verify, validate, and ascertain the     Future procurements still have to
                                                           genuineness, validity and accuracy of the      be continuously validated.
                                                           legal, technical and financial documents
                                                           submitted by the bidder with the LCB
                                                           before awarding the same.

                                                     113. Personnel preparing the purchase orders              Unimplemented
                                                          should strictly indicate the basic data on the Some POs still lacked basic
                                                          PO pursuant to Section B.1 of COA information in CY 2024.
                                                          Circular 96-010 dated August 15, 1996.

                                                     114. The agency should submit the lacking             Unimplemented
                                                          documents pursuant to Section 138 (f) of Lacking documents had yet to be
                                                          the Government Accounting and Auditing submitted
                                                          Manual, Volume 1.

AAR    68.      The Municipality has been very 115. We recommended submission of the                               Unimplemented
2010     delayed in the submission of the monthly     monthly trial balances and financial                Reports had not been submitted
         trial balances and financial statements with statements within the reglementary period           within the reglementary period
         the related supporting schedules in          in accordance with Section 70 of the                because the source documents,
         violation of Section 70 of the Manual on     Manual on NGAS for LGUs, otherwise, we              such as Disbursement Vouchers
         NGAS for LGUs, thus, precluding users of     shall be constrained to withhold the salary         and Reports of Collections and
         these reports from making informed           of concerned officials and implement other          Deposits, were forwarded to the
         judgments and from validating the fairness   sanctions and penalties as provided for             Municipal Accounting Office
         of presentation of the financial statements. under our laws.                                     later than the prescribed period.
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