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                                                                                                                                    Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                        Audit Recommendation                 Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                                 Implementation
       making the amount unavailable for 7. Require the Municipal Accountant to               The Municipal Accountant had        Implemented
       disaster risk management activities in record the transfer of unexpended               already       prepared         the
       the next five years.                   LDRRMF by drawing a Journal Entry               corresponding journal entry in the
                                              Voucher taking the appropriate accounting       books.
                                              entries under General Fund and Trust
                                              Fund.

                                            8. Henceforth, strictly comply with the           Management had already complied     Implemented
                                               provisions of Section 21 of R.A.10121 and      with the provisions of Section 21
                                               Item 5.1.10 of COA Circular No. 2012-          of R.A. 10121 and Item 5.1.10 of
                                               002.                                           COA Circular No. 2012-002.
AAR The Municipality’s failure to adopt 9. We recommended and Management                      Management discussed with the       Implemented
2023 Shopping as the alternative mode of       agreed to strictly adhere to the provisions    BAC Secretariate to ensure that
     procurement of two units of three-        for Shopping under the alternative method      procurement should follow the
     wheeled Motorcycles as required under     of procurement pursuant to Section 52.1        procedures as per RA 9184.
     Section 52.1 and Annex H of the 2016      and Annex H of the 2016 Revised IRR of
     Revised Implementing Rules and            R.A. No. 9184.
     Regulations (IRR) of R.A. No. 9184,
     defeated the purpose of achieving a
     transparent, economical, and efficient
     procurement process.
AAR The foreign travel of the Municipal 10. We recommended and Management                     Requesting for the documents from       Not
2023 Mayor to South Korea costing               agreed to strictly adhere to the provisions   the email account of the            Implemented
     ₱105,120.00 was made without an            of Section 305(a) of R.A. No. 7160 and        accountable person.
     approved appropriation ordinance as        Section 4(1) of P.D. No. 1445 in the
     required under Section 4 (1) of            disbursement of government funds and
     Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1445        refrain from using public funds without
     and Section 305 (a) of R.A. No. 7160,      the proper specific authority of law to
     otherwise known as the Local               avoid      audit     suspension      and/or
     Government Code of 1991, and, hence,       disallowance.
     deemed        illegal    expenditures.
     Moreover, the covering disbursement
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