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                                                                             Status of
Reference         Observation             Recommendations                Implementation/
                                                                        Result of Validation
2022 AAR;   The Due to Other           19. Immediately submit the       Not Implemented
AO No. 2;   NGAs           account         audited Statement of
Page No.    amounting            to        Liquidation     to    the    As of year end, the
49          ₱5,694,650.32      had         respective         source    balances were due to
            remained outstanding           agencies to ensure           items not yet procured or
            for over 10 years due          proper reporting and         delivered        by    the
            to          unreturned         accounting of the funds      suppliers, and suppliers
            remaining balances,            received and utilized        failed to claim payments.
            unliquidated       and         pursuant     to     COA      Moreover, CAO and
            unutilized      funds,         Circular No. 94-013 and      implementing agencies
            resulting    to     the        the terms and conditions     endeavor to reconcile
            overstatement of the           of the MOA.                  records      for    proper
            Due to Other NGAs                                           accounting of balances.
            and understatement in
            the appropriate asset
            and expense accounts.
2022 AAR;   One            recycling   20. The City Legal Office        Not Implemented
AO No. 3;   equipment amounting            (CLO) and the CGSO
Page No.    to       ₱6,505,000.00         submit immediately to        Deed of Donation and
50          donated to the City            the CAO the donation         other         supporting
            Government by the              documents, such as the       documents are already
            Environmental                  deed     of    donation,     on hand. As of year end,
            Management Bureau              Acceptance          and      CAO is still locating the
            (EMB) was not taken            Inspection Report, PAR,      documentation of its cost
            up in the books due to         and other supporting         for proper recording in
            the delay in forwarding        papers as bases in           the books of accounts.
            to the CAO the deed of         recording the donated        Furthermore, the Audit
            donation            and        properties to the books      Team will locate audit
            supporting       papers,       of accounts.                 working papers of this
            contrary to Section 63                                      audit observation to aid
            of PD No. 1445,                                             in the valuation of the
            thereby, understating                                       said equipment.
            both the asset and
            equity accounts as of
            December 31, 2022.

2022 AAR;   Unexpended balances        21. The      City      Budget    Not Implemented
AO No. 4;   of          Continuing         Officer, City Planning
Page No.    Appropriations (CA)            and        Development       This               audit
51          amounting            to        Officer, City Engineer,      recommendation        is
            ₱129,710,151.88                and City Accountant          restated/revised in CY
            remained not fully             review and monitor the       2024 (AO No. 5, Page
            utilized contrary to           balances       of      the   No. 65).
            Section 5.0 of the             continuing                   .
            DILG and DBM JMC               appropriations under the
            No.     2017-1     and         20 percent DF, which
            Section 322 of RA No.          shall be the basis for the
            7160,          thereby         Local             Finance
            depriving the public of        Committee               to


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