2) January-February - All LGU departments/offices including
barangays shall formulate their GAD AR of the preceding
year. Based on its accomplishments in the preceding year and
the results of the conduct of gender analysis to determine the
existing gender issues of the locality, the LGU
departments/offices shall prepare its GPB proposal for the
succeeding year for submission to the LGU GAD Focal Point
System (GFPS). The LGU GFPS Technical working Group
(TWG) shall review and consolidate the inputs submitted by
the LGU departments/offices for the preparation of the LGU
GPB and GAD AR.
3) March - The consolidated GPBs, together with the GAD ARs,
shall be submitted to the City/Municipal Planning
Development office (C/MPDO) in the case of barangays; and
to the Provincial Planning Development office (PPDO) in the
case of component cities and municipalities to ensure the
alignment of the GAD PPAs of the concerned LGU to the
priorities of the LGU exercising jurisdiction over it.
Afterwards, the GPBs shall be submitted not later than March
31 to the DILG City/Municipal Local Government Operations
Officer (C/MLGOOI) in the case of barangays, and the DILG
Provincial Office in the case of component cities and
municipalities for review and endorsement.”
12.3. During our audit of the Municipality’s GAD Programs, we noted that the
Municipality submitted its FY 2024 GPB to the Provincial Planning and
Development Office (PPDO) only on September 13, 2024. This submission
contravenes the aforementioned regulations, which requires the GFPS TWG to
submit the consolidated GPBs and the GAD ARs to the PPDO by March 2023 and
not later than March 31, 2023, to the DILG Provincial Office.
12.4. Since the Municipality did not submit the GPB to the PPDO within the designated
timeframe, the PPDO was unable to conduct a timely review of its FY 2024 GPB to
ensure that its GAD PPAs align with the priorities of the Provincial Government.
Additionally, the Municipality’s failure to submit the GPB to the DILG Provincial
Office also prevented a timely review and endorsement, making it impossible to
guarantee the gender-responsiveness of the PPAs in the GPB.
12.5. On the other hand, Section C.8 (5) of the PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA JMC
No. 2013-01 states that the annual GAD AR must be accompanied by the following:
(1) a brief summary of the reported program or project; (2) copies of reported policy
issuances; (3) results of HGDG tests; and (4) actions taken by the LGU on the COA
audit findings and recommendations.
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