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                                                                             Status of
Reference          Observation             Recommendations               Implementation/
                                                                        Result of Validation
2023 AAR;    Unutilized funds of the    9. The City Government          Not Implemented
AO No. 7;    Bayanihan Grant to            remit to the National
Page No.     Cities              and       Treasury the unutilized      Management has an
60           Municipalities                BGCM               funds     ongoing      review    of
             (BGCM)          totaling      amounting              to    records and liquidation
             ₱692,738.42 were not          ₱692,738.42            in    of this account. The fund
             returned     to      the      compliance          with     still remained unutilized
             National Treasury as          Section 3.9 of Local         as of December 31, 2024.
             required under Section        Budget Circular No. 125
             3.9 of Local Budget           dated April 7, 2020, to
             Circular No. 125 dated        allow the National
             April 7, 2020, thereby        Government to utilize
             depriving the National        the same for other useful
             Government of funds           programs or projects.
             that could be utilized
             for other programs or
             projects.

2023 AAR; The City did not              10. Management direct the       Not Implemented
AO No. 8; undertake the general             City Assessor to prepare
Page No.  revision      of     real         the city's updated SMVs     Non-implementation due
60        property assessments              pursuant to Section 212     to RA 12001 (Reforms in
          every three years based           of the LGC and              Real Property Valuation
          on      an       updated          eventually draft an         and Assessment)
          Schedule of Market                Ordinance            for
          Values, which is not              consideration of the        Management             is
          compliant           with          Sanggunian,                 continuously gathering
          Sections 212 and 219              incorporating        the    sale data and conducting
          of R.A. No. 7160 and              proposed          SMVs,     inventory through tax
          DILG-DOF JMC No.                  assessment level, and       mapping operation for
          2010-01,           hence          tax rate.                   2026 general revision as
          precluding the City                                           recommended by Bureau
          from maximizing its                                           of Local Government
          revenue-raising power                                         Finance (BLGF).
          to generate additional
          funds     to     finance
          development projects.
2023 AAR; The reasonableness of         11. Management instruct all     Not Implemented
AO No. 9; fuel consumption for              heads of offices to
Page No. CY 2023 amounting to               require their drivers to    Per validation, timely
62        ₱23.46 million could              properly accomplish the     submission of monthly
          not be fully ascertained          Driver’s Trip Tickets,      report have not yet been
          because the required              Monthly Report of           complied            with.
          reports     were      not         Official Travels, and       Accordingly,          per
          properly accomplished             Report       of     Fuel    verification of some
          and            regularly          Consumption to ensure       driver's trip ticket, the
          submitted to the Office           that all items are filled   same had not been
          of     the      Auditor,          out     so    that    the   properly accomplished
          inconsistent with the             reasonableness of fuel      yet.
          pertinent sections of

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