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                                                                        Status of
 Ref.          Observation             Recommendation            Implementation/Results
                                                                      of Validation
          International    Public        of     the     Loans
          Sector      Accounting         Payable – Domestic
          Standards     (IPSAS),         account, to properly
          thus affecting the             inform the users of
          usefulness    of    the        the         financial
          financial information          statements        the
          on loans to its users,         financial
          especially           its       performance of the
          constituents.                  City Government,
                                         particularly       in
                                         financial
                                         management.
AAR       Money from the grant       8. The City Treasurer       Implemented
2023,     of cash advances which         shall ensure that the
AO no.    were in the custody of         cash                    The bonds of AOs were
5, page   the disbursing officer         accountabilities of     already enough to cover
44        exceeded             the       AOs        are     in   their           respective
          maximum                        accordance      with    accountabilities.
          accountability covered         their        existing
          by his bond, contrary to       bonds, pursuant to
          Section 305 (f) of             Treasury Circular
          Republic Act (RA) No.          No. 02-2019.
          7160 and Treasury          9. Management               Implemented
          Circular No. 02-2019,          review and evaluate
          thus increasing the risk       the        maximum      Upon issuance of the
          that the government            accountabilities of     observation, the City
          may not be able to             AOs and apply for       Treasurer evaluated the
          recover its funds in           an increase in the      maximum
          case of loss or                amount of bond,         accountabilities of each
          defalcation.                   when necessary, in      AOs. The results of this
                                         accordance      with    evaluation were used in
                                         RA No. 7160 and         the application of bonds
                                         Treasury Circular       for the next financial year
                                         No. 02-2019.            (CY 2024).
AAR       The Cashier collects       10. Management stop         Implemented
2023,     and safekeeps funds            the practice of
AO no.    other than those for the       assigning         the   The Cashier no longer
6, page   City       Government,         Cashier to act as a     acts as a treasurer for
45        contravening         the       treasurer for other     other associations or
          stipulations outlined in       associations or as a    collector of other funds


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