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                                                                             Status of
Reference         Observation             Recommendations                Implementation/
                                                                        Result of Validation
             DSWD Memorandum
             Circular No. 09, series
             of 2020, as well as the
             lack of database as
             reference            in
             identifying      target
             beneficiaries, resulted
             in the inclusion of
             unqualified
             individuals.
2020 AAR; The unutilized portion       42. The City Accountant          Not Implemented
AO     No.of the LDRRMF in the             coordinate with the
14; Page  Special Trust Fund               LDRRM Officer and            This               audit
No. 70    (STF) for CYs 2010 to            City     Engineer    to      recommendation        is
          2013 amounting to                immediately process the      restated/revised in CY
          P1,097,451.05 was not            payment of obligations       2024 (AO No. 12, Page
          yet reverted to the              and liquidations under       No. 80).
          General Fund even                the LDRRMF - STF and         .
          after the lapse of the           strictly adhere to the
          five-year period due to          provisions of Item
          unpaid obligations and           5.1.13 of COA Circular
          unprocessed                      No. 2012-002 dated
          liquidations, contrary           September 12, 2012.
          to Item 5.1.13 of COA
          Circular No. 2012-002
          dated September 12,
          2012,            thereby
          preventing the City
          from making available
          the said funds for other
          social services.
2019 AAR; The balance of the Due       43. The City Accountant          Not Implemented
AO No. 3; from LGUs (1-03-03-              regularly monitor and
Page No. 030)              account         demand submission of         Records            and/or
50        amounting              to        liquidation of funds         documents of prior
          ₱8,363,499.26 as of              transferred to other         years’ balances are
          December 31, 2019                LGUs, and thereafter,        unavailable. The audit
          was       not      fairly        draw a journal voucher       team       recommended
          presented      in     the        to take up the expenses      requesting for write off
          financial statements             in order to present fairly   and/or processing of one
          because fund transfers           the Due from LGUs and        time     cleansing     of
          amounting              to        the related expense          dormant        receivable
          ₱8,001,999.26 or 96%             accounts in the financial    accounts, in accordance
          of the total balance             statements.                  with COA Circular
          remained outstanding                                          2023-008 dated August
          for more than one year                                        17, 2023.
          to six years.       This
          could have possibly
          resulted      in      the


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