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                                                                           Management              Status of
  Ref.             Observation              Recommendations
                                                                         Comments/Actions       Implementation
                                           in order to fully establish
                                           the validity of claims
                                           against       government
                                           funds.

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2021 AAR,   The      Acting    Disbursing
                                       25. We recommended that A new DO was designated           Implemented
AO No. 7,   Officer (DO) was allowed to    the Municipal Mayor and the incumbent DO no
 page 57    draw multiple cash advances    appoint or designate longer handled cash.
            in one day for the payment of  additional DO to avoid
            salaries and wages, honoraria  the granting of multiple
            and other similar payments     cash advances to the
            because the Municipality has   incumbent DO.
            only one DO, contrary to
            Section 4.1.2 of COA
            Circular No. 97-002 dated
            February 10, 1997, resulting
            in the overlapping of cash
            advances,        unnecessarily
            exposing government funds
            to risk of loss through
            misapplication.
2020 AAR,   The Perpetual Inventory        Xxx
AO No. 2,   Method was not adopted in
 page 47    accounting of supplies and 26. Finally,            we The creation of the GSO had   Unimplemented
            materials in CY 2020           recommended that the not been prioritized because
            totaling      ₱34,753,367.02,  Office of the Municipal it is not a mandatory
            contrary to Volume 1 of the    Mayor     propose   the position.
            New               Government   creation of the GSO to
            Accounting System (NGAS)       the Sangguniang Bayan

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