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                                                                                                     Management                     Status of
Ref.           Audit Observation                        Audit Recommendation
                                                                                                    Comment/Action               Implementation
       detection of inappropriate uses
       thereof.
AAR    The Municipal Government of 54. We recommended that the persons liable                  Management still had not               Not
2014   Jimalalud paid its officials and          for the excess payment of the CY 2014 PEI     taken any action.                  Implemented
       employees         a      Productivity     immediately restitute the same to the
       Enhancement Incentive for CY 2014         government, in accordance with Section
       in excess of the amount of P5,000.00      11.0 of DBM BC No. 2014-3. Henceforth,
       each allowed under EO No. 80 dated        Management shall strictly observe the
       July 20, 2012 as implemented by           applicable regulations on the grant of any
       DBM Budget Circular No. 2014-3            benefits/incentives and verify against
       dated December 2, 2014, thereby           double payments to avoid similar
       resulting in the disallowance of the      disallowances.
       total unauthorized payment of
       P629,000.00.                          55. We further recommended that the               Management still had not               Not
                                                 Municipal Accountant prioritize the           taken any action.                  Implemented
                                                 submission of the employment documents
                                                 of the Barangay Bookkeepers and the
                                                 financial records showing the sources of
                                                 funds from the barangays and the
                                                 corresponding payments therefrom.
AAR    The existence and validity of bank 56. We recommended that Management                   The Municipal Accountant               Not
2016   deposits with PNB amounting to            instruct the Municipal Accountant to make     still had not taken any action.    Implemented
       P40,008.36 is questionable since          representations with PNB to seek the
       these were not confirmed by the           necessary evidences/ documentation to
       bank nor were bank reconciliation         provide an accounting trail of transactions
       statements prepared on these              that lead to the depletion of the said
       accounts, contrary to pertinent           balances including the abnormal decrease
       provisions under P.D. 1445 and            in the time deposit account, determine
       COA Circular No. 96-011, thus,            accountability of the Municipal Treasurer
       presenting an unreliable balance in       and other accountable officers for the
       the financial statements.                 ensuing charges should these be borne out
                                                 of negligence in the discharge of official
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