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                                                                     Status of
Ref.            Observation             Recommendation         Implementation/Result
                                                                  s of Validation
         expenditures               of
         ₱2,373,750.00.
AAR      The Municipality granted 59. The           concerned Unimplemented
2016     ₱20,000.00 each or a total       officials       and
, AO     of ₱1,880,000.00 to its          employees refund The Accountant had
no. 3,   officials and employees          the PBB paid to already demanded a
page     Performance Based Bonus          them.                refund of the PBB.
25       (PBB)       without        an                         However, there were still
         appropriation     ordinance                           unrefunded balances, and
         and the Department of                                 collection    was    still
         Interior     and       Local                          ongoing.
         Government           (DILG)
         guidelines on the grant of
         FY 2016 PBB for LGUs,
         rendering the payments
         questionable.
AAR      The total Personal Services 60. The        municipal Unimplemented
2015     (PS)     costs     of     the    officials       and
, AO     Municipality of Basay            employees refund Refund of the balance of
no. 1,   exceeded the 55% PS              the excess PS the excess PS was still
page     limitation provided under        amounting         to ongoing.
22       Section 325 of Republic          ₱1,380,159.73
         Act No. 7160, resulting in       and,
         illegal expenditures of
         ₱1,380,159.73.
AAR      Unserviceable          motor 61. The       Municipal Unimplemented
2014     vehicles      and      heavy     Engineer,         in
, AO     equipment amounting to           coordination with The conduct of a physical
no. 7,   ₱2,188,024.00            still   the       Municipal count of properties had
page     remained on the books of         Treasurer, dispose not been completed, and
24       accounts,            thereby     of               the necessary reports were
         overstating the assets of the    unserviceable        not prepared to allow the
         Municipality.                    motor       vehicles Municipal Engineer and
                                          and transportation the Municipal Treasurer
                                          equipment         in to       dispose       of
                                          accordance with unserviceable properties.
                                          Section 70 of PD
                                          1445 and Section
                                          125 of the NGAS,
                                          Volume I.


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