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                   Audit Observations                        Audit Recommendations                  Status of Implementation


        incomplete documentary requirements as 63. Further, we recommended that Municipal                 Implemented
        enumerated under Section 4(6) of             Treasurer submit a certification that there
        Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1445 and        were no arrearages in Real Property Taxes
        Section 13.1 of COA Circular No. 2012-       on the acquired property as of the date of
        001 dated June 14, 2012, hence, the          purchase.
        propriety and regularity of such payment
        could not be established.                64. We also recommended that, henceforth, the            Implemented
                                                     Municipal      Accountant     ensure    the
                                                     completeness of the supporting documents
                                                     for every transaction of the Municipality
                                                     before payment is made in compliance with
                                                     Section 4(6) of PD No. 1445.

AAR    42.     The Municipality paid registration 65. We recommended that the Municipal                  Unimplemented
2019     and term membership fees/dues to the Vice     Treasurer require the issuance of ORs (AF The VMLP still had not used the
p.45     Mayors’ League of the Philippines             No. 51) from the VMLP, Inc. and PCL, Inc. AF No. 51.
         (VMLP), Inc. and Philippine Councilors        - Negros Oriental Federation for the
         League (PCL), Inc.-Negros Oriental            payments made for membership dues/fees
         Federation totaling ₱116,100.00 but were      in CY 2019.
         issued only customized printed receipts
         instead of official receipts (Accountable 66. We further recommended that the                   Unimplemented
         Form No. 51) as required under Section        Municipality withhold future payments Payments had not been withheld.
         42, Chapter 7, Title I (B), Book V of the     until the leagues comply with this
         Administrative Code of 1987, hence, the       requirement.
         propriety and accuracy of the transactions
         made could not be ascertained.

AAR    43.     The Annual GAD Plan and Budget 67. We recommended that Management submit         Unimplemented
2019     (GPB) FY 2019 was not submitted to the   the GAD Plan and Budget to the PPDO and The Municipality still had not
p.48     Provincial Planning Development Office   DILG Provincial Office within the submitted its GPB within the
         (PPDO) and DILG Provincial Office        prescribed period in accordance with prescribed period. In fact, the

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