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                                                                                  Management                  Status of
   Ref.             Observation                 Recommendations
                                                                                Comments/Actions           Implementation
             uncollected as of December        RPT       provided      in
             31, 2023, thus depriving the      Sections 256 to 260 of
             Municipality of a substantial     RA No. 7160, which is
             amount of income which            by administrative action
             could have been utilized to       through levy on real
             finance the implementation        property    or    judicial
             of various development            action.
             projects or other major
             programs/projects/activities
             (PPAs).
2023 AAR,    The members of the Bids and 15. We recommended and             Honoraria paid to the BAC       Implemented
AO No. 9,    Awards Committee (BAC),           the BAC members, its         members, its TWG, and the
 page 59     its Technical Working Group       TWG, and the Secretariat     Secretariat had now been
             (TWG), and the Secretariat        agreed that payment of       charged to the proper fund
             were paid honoraria for their     honoraria be limited to      sources.
             participation in government       collections          from
             procurement            activities procurement     activities
             despite having insufficient       enumerated in Section
             funds,        which         was   3.1.1 of DBM Budget
             inconsistent     with DBM         Circular No. 2007-3
             Budget Circular No. 2007-3        dated November 29,
             dated November 29, 2007.          2007, or from the
                                               agency’s savings for the
                                               year.
2023 AAR,    Honoraria paid to some 16. We recommended and                  The Municipal Accountant        Implemented
AO No. 10,   members of the BAC, its           Management agreed that       ensured that honoraria paid
 page 60     TWG, and the Secretariat for      the BAC Chairman and         to the BAC members, its
             their      participation       in the            Municipal     TWG, and the Secretariat are
             government         procurement    Accountant ensure that       now within the allowable
             activities exceeded the limit     honoraria to be paid to      limit of 25 per cent of the

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