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                                                                                                           Management           Status of
Ref.           Audit Observation                          Audit Recommendation
                                                                                                        Comment/Action       Implementation
       Circular No. 97-002 and Section 89 12. review and validate the unreconciled                 The Municipal Accountant       Not
       of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No.          receivables to ascertain if they still           had not taken any action.  Implemented
       1445      consistently,      exposing      represent valid claims to the extent
       government funds to risk of possible       possible. Otherwise, the Municipal Mayor
       loss or misappropriation. Moreover,        shall file the request for authority to write-
       receivable accounts amounting to           off dormant receivable accounts and
                                                  unliquidated cash advances to the COA
       ₱6,003.00 that have been dormant
                                                  pursuant to Section 8.2 of COA Circular
       for ten years or more remain in the        No. 2016-005, duly supported with the
       books despite prevailing conditions        documentary requirements under Section
       precluding settlement thereof, thus,       8.3 of the same Circular.
       affecting the fair presentation of the
       related asset accounts.                13. We        recommended         further    that    Management had not taken             Not
                                                  Management strictly adhere to the                any action.                      Implemented
                                                  provisions of COA Circular No. 97-002
                                                  dated February 10, 1997, and Section 89 of
                                                  P.D. No. 1445 in the granting, utilization,
                                                  and liquidation of cash advances.
AAR    The labor component of The 14. We recommended that Management                               Management still had not             Not
2022   Tourism Development Project                submit       the    necessary      supporting    submitted the supporting         Implemented
       (Phase II) in Barangay Dayoyo with         documents as enumerated above for review         documents.
       an Approved Budget for the Contract        and evaluation by the audit team.
       (ABC) of ₱921,786.00 was
       implemented       through     pakyaw 15. We          further      recommended        that   Per verification of the pakyaw   Implemented
       contract contrary to Section 4.8 of        Management         strictly    observe     the   labor contracts in CY 2024,
       Appendix 1 of the Revised                  guidelines provided in Appendix 1 of the         on a test basis, Management
       Implementing          Rules       and      Revised IRR of RA No. 9184 in the                had already observed the
       Regulations of R.A. No. 9184 which         implementation          of    projects      by   ₱500,000.00 limit.
       sets a limit of only P500,000.00 per       administration and to desist from
       contract, was only 80% completed           implementing projects through pakyaw
       more than a year after it was              labor contract if the ABC exceeds the limit
       commenced allegedly due to lack of         of P500,000.00.

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