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                                                                                                 Status of
Ref.                Observation                          Recommendations                  Implementation / Results
                                                                                               of Validation
                                                                                              appropriate PPE
                                                                                            accounts. According
                                                                                             to the personnel of
                                                                                                  the CAO,
                                                                                                 construction
                                                                                             materials used for
                                                                                               these completed
                                                                                           projects were still not
                                                                                           recorded in the books
                                                                                                due to the non-
                                                                                              submission of the
                                                                                            SSMI by the CGSO.
2023     4) The Real Property Tax The City Treasurer, supported by the
AAR,     (RPT)/Special Education Tax (SET) SP and the City Legal Officer:
 AO      collection efficiency averages only
No. 4,   29.31 per cent of the target set by the 12) Develop an effective tax                Unimplemented
page     City Government due to the non-             collection campaign program to        The City’s collection
 41      implementation of an effective tax          enhance the collection of               from taxpayers
         campaign and non-enforcement of             RPT/SET Receivables;                     dropped from
         tax remedies, resulting in delinquent                                              ₱55,575,336.43 in
         taxes totaling ₱291,277,194.11 as of                                                  CY 2023 to
         December 31, 2023, running counter                                                 ₱54,961,089.36 in
         to pertinent provisions of R.A. No.                                                    CY 2024.
         7160 and the Manual on Real
         Property Appraisal and Assessment 13) Post the list of all RPT                       Implemented
         Operations, thus, depriving the City        delinquencies at the City Hall and        List of RPT
         of potential revenues that could have       in a publicly accessible and          Delinquencies were
         been used to finance its various            conspicuous place in each                  posted in
         programs, projects, and activities.         barangay and publish the notice       conspicuous places.
                                                     of delinquency in a newspaper of
                                                     general circulation once a week
                                                     for two consecutive weeks; and

                                                14) Enforce      remedies    in     the      Unimplemented
                                                    collection of real property             No action taken by
                                                    through the issuance of a warrant         management.
                                                    on the real property subject to tax
                                                    on or before, or simultaneously
                                                    with, the institution of the civil
                                                    action for the collection of the
                                                    delinquent tax.
2023     5) Deviations from policies and 15) Management                conduct       an      Unimplemented
AAR,     procedures related to the receipt and      investigation on the occurrence        The Audit Team had
 AO      issuance of some accountable forms         of loss of AFs and institute             not received the
No. 5,   (AFs), including (a) unaccounted           sanctions, as warranted;                    results of
page     11,310 receipts, (b) lacking cash                                                    investigation
 44      tickets    of     ₱94,854.00,      (c)                                                conducted.
         unrecorded receipt of cash tickets
         totaling ₱395,595.00, and (d) other 16) The City Treasurer account for              Unimplemented
         errors in the monitoring of AFs,           the 11,310 receipts, ₱94,854.00        The Audit Team had
         were observed. Thus, the internal          worth of ₱2.00-denominated               not received any
         control objective of safeguarding the      cash tickets, and ₱395,595.00          report from the City
                                                    worth of ₱5.00-denominated              Treasurer’s Office



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