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                                                                                                                                          Status of
Ref.             Audit Observation                        Audit Recommendation                  Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                                       Implementation
     non-recognition      of     depreciation    COA Circular No. 2015-008 dated
     amounting to ₱4.828 million for             November 23, 2015.
     depreciable components of LRN; and
     (c) the non-disclosure of the total road 4. We also recommended and the Municipal          The Municipal Engineer’s Office             Not
     networks in the Notes to the Financial      Accountant agreed to regularly review the      still had to provide the Municipal      Implemented
     Statements, which is not in accordance      Local Road Network Ledger Card, request        Accountant’s Office with the
     with IPSAS 17 and COA Circular No.          updated records from the Municipal             updated records.
     2015-008 dated November 23, 2015,           Engineering Office for its infrastructure
     thereby affecting the fair presentation     projects, and continuously provide
     of the account in the financial             depreciation for each depreciable
     statements.                                 component of the local road network
                                                 system.
     Reiterated in Part II of this AAR.
                                              5. We       further     recommended        and    Management acknowledged that                Not
                                                 Management agreed to create an Inventory       this had been a longstanding            Implemented
                                                 Committee to conduct an actual physical        deficiency of the Municipality. To
                                                 count of the local road network system and     facilitate the issuance of an Office
                                                 report the results thereof in the RPCLRN       Order reconstituting the Inventory
                                                 to be submitted to the Auditor and             Committee, the department heads
                                                 Accounting unit not later than January 31      present agreed to draft the
                                                 of each year. The RPCLRN shall be              proposed composition of the
                                                 reconciled with the accounting records,        committee for the Municipal
                                                 and the necessary adjusting entries shall be   Mayor’s approval.
                                                 prepared before the statement date.
AAR Unutilized balance of the Local We recommended and Management agreed
2023 Disaster    Risk      Reduction      and to:
     Management Fund (LDRRMF) for CY
     2023 amounting to ₱6,750,359.21 was 6. Direct the Municipal Treasurer to transfer          The Municipal Treasurer had             Implemented
     not transferred to the Special Trust        the unexpended balances of the LDRRM           already transferred the unexpended
     Fund contrary to Section 21 of              Fund for CY 2023 from the General Fund         LDRRMF balance amounting to
     Republic Act (R.A.) 10121 and Item          to the Special Trust Fund.                     ₱6,750,359.21 to the Special Trust
     5.1.10 of COA Circular No. 2012-002,                                                       Fund last December 2024.

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