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                                                                   Status of
 Ref.          Observation           Recommendation         Implementation/Results
                                                                 of Validation
           could have been used
           to finance its various
           programs, projects, and
           activities.
AAR        The Due to NGAs 32. Management                   Unimplemented
2022,      account          includes  ensure that the Bids
AO no.     various fund transfers     and          Awards The Bids and Awards
9, page    from             national  Committee and the Committee and the City
51         government agencies        City       Engineer Engineer had already
           totaling                   prioritize       the prioritized            the
           ₱33,785,896.87, which      implementation of implementation             of
           have            remained   projects funded by projects funded by grants.
           outstanding for over       grants from various However, one project
           two years and above,       national              funded by the LGSF was
           contrary      to     COA   government            not implemented due to
           Circular No. 94-013,       agencies, especially weather        conditions.
           thereby,        depriving  those granted by the Management        already
           intended beneficiaries     DA                    wrote to DBM, DILG,
           of the benefits that                             and COA about the
           could       have     been                        project.    They      are
           derived therefrom, and                           currently awaiting the
           source agencies of the                           legal opinion of COA,
           opportunity to put the                           before they continue
           resources to better use                          implementation.
           in other activities or
           agencies that may be in
           need of assistance.
AAR        Unutilized LDRRMF 33. Management                 Unimplemented
2022,      in the Special Trust       ensure that the City
AO no.     Fund account of the        Accountant revert Some of the balances in
12, page   City              totaling to               the CY 2018 down to 2016
59         ₱2,100,085.74        were  unappropriated        were still not reverted
           not reverted back to the   portion    of    the because      Management
           unappropriated surplus     General Fund, the might need these funds to
           of the General Fund        LDRRMF in the address disasters and
           contrary      to     COA   Special Trust Fund risks.
           Circular No. 2021-002,     account,       which
           hence, depriving the       remained unutilized
           constituents of the        for five years from
           benefits that could        the date of transfer,


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