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                                                                             Status of
                                                                          Implementation/
Reference           Observations                 Recommendations
                                                                            Results of
                                                                            Validation

            projects were not yet                completion of the        mostly      small
            completed due to work                projects and impose      amounts        of
            suspension and other varied          sanctions         and    appropriation.
            reasons, which conditions            penalties,          if
            manifested that projects             warranted, for the       The City could
            were      not     efficiently        delay      in     the    not cope with the
            implemented as planned and           completion thereof       implementation
            not properly monitored               pursuant     to   the    due     to    the
            contrary      to     Section         pertinent provisions     volume         of
            476(b)(4) of RA No. 7160             of     the    Revised    different
            thus,      delaying       the        Implementing Rules       projects.
            completion of the projects,          and Regulations of
            and consequently depriving           Republic Act No.
            the use of the projects by           9184.
            intended beneficiaries.
2021 AAR,   The City Treasurer did not       18) The City Mayor to          Implemented
AO No. 8,   thoroughly examine the               direct    the     City
 page 57    books of accounts of                 Treasurer to verify      As of December
            business taxpayers nor               from     their    own    31, 2024, all five
            conduct confirmation of the          records or the records   taxpayers have
            declared gross receipts in           of the BIR and other     settled their tax
            their application for renewal        sources the accuracy     deficiencies.
            of business licenses contrary        of the taxpayers’
            to Section 171 of RA No.             declared         gross
            7160, resulting in the               receipts in order to
            underassessment or under             assess the correct
            collection      of     income        amount of tax.
            amounting to ₱448,942.86.
2019 AAR,   Eight      barangay       road   19) Management        to     Unimplemented
AO No. 1,   concreting            projects       submit explanations
 page 33    contracted in CY 2018 with           for the perceived        Four      projects
            different contractors totaling       defects, require the     were completed
            ₱68,347,035.91 were not              City Engineer to         while there are
            completed      within      the       monitor          the     still        three
            contract period and even             completion of the        ongoing
            after a series of suspension         projects, and impose     projects.
            orders issued in CY 2019             sanctions        and
            thereby     depriving      the       penalties,     where
            constituents of the benefits         warranted, for the
            that could have been derived         delay      in    the

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