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                                                                                                            Management          Status of
  Ref.              Audit Observation                        Audit Recommendation
                                                                                                         Comment/Action      Implementation
                                               50. Closely monitor the Municipal Treasurer’s        Management still had not      Not
                                                   compliance with the strict requirements          taken any action.         Implemented
                                                   pertaining to the handling and custody of
                                                   cash and depository accounts.
  AAR  Additional cash advances were We recommended that:
  2015 granted to officials and employees
  2013 aggregating P2.97million or 87% of 51. The Municipal Mayor, who has overall                  Management still had not          Not
  2012 the total cash advances granted in the      fiscal responsibility, strictly impose the       taken any action.             Implemented
       fourth quarter of CY 2015 even if           regulations regarding the grant of cash
MTO/MA their previous cash advances were           advances and, together with the Municipal
       not yet settled, contrary to Section 89     Accountant, desist from approving cash
       of P.D. 1445, resulting in the              advances without requiring liquidation of
       increase of unliquidated cash               previously unliquidated advances in
       advances by P1.92million at year            accordance with Section 89 of P.D. 1445;
       end.                                        and

                                                  52. The Municipal Accountant send demand          Management still had not          Not
                                                      letters and require the immediate             taken any action.             Implemented
                                                      liquidation of all cash advances, and after
                                                      due notice, effect the withholding of their
                                                      salaries or whatever benefits are due the
                                                      concerned officers and employees.
  AAR       The municipality neither submitted 53. We recommended that the LDRRM                    The LDRRM Officer still had       Not
  2015      the monthly Report on Sources and         Officer be directed to ensure faithful        not submitted the monthly     Implemented
            Utilization of DRRMF nor the              compliance to COA Circular No. 2012-002       Report on Sources and
            LDRRMFIP contrary to Sections             and submit the Report on Sources and          Utilization  of   DRRMF
            5.1.2, 5.1.3.2, and 5.1.5 of COA          Utilization of DRRMF prepared by the          prepared by the Municipal
            Circular No. 2012-002, thereby            Municipal Accountant on or before the 15th    Accountant to the Audit
            precluding the availability of            day after the end of each month as well as    Team on or before the 15th
            relevant and useful information vital     the LDRRMFIP, duly incorporated in the        day after the end of each
            to decision-making and the timely         AIP.                                          month.


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