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                                                                                                                                             Status of
Ref.             Audit Observation                         Audit Recommendation                   Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                                          Implementation
                                              19. In addition, we recommended that the                                                         Not
                                                  Municipal Budget Officer submit if there                                                 Implemented
                                                  are additional documents relative to the
                                                  augmentation of funds for overtime
                                                  services.
AAR Unfilled positions of Local DRRM 20. We recommended that Management fill                      There is still no qualified personnel        Not
2023 Officers, mandatory plantilla items in       up the vacant positions of Local DRRM           to fill up the vacant position.          Implemented
     the establishment of Local DRRM              Officer III and the three assistants to head
     Offices      (LDRRMOs),are           not     the LDRRMO with a sense of urgency, in
     consistent with Item5.5.3 of the             compliance with Item 5.5.3 of the
     NDRRMC-DILG-DBM-CSC                Joint     NDRRMC-DILG-DBM-CSC                     Joint
     Memorandum Circular No. 2014-1,              Memorandum Circular No. 2014-1.
     dated April 4, 2014, thus, hampering
     Municipality’s efforts in mitigating,
     responding to, preventing, and
     management of potential disaster risks
     that may come their way.
AAR The payment of compensation 21. We recommended and Management                                 All COS personnel and Job Order              Not
2023 amounting to ₱211,877.50 to personnel        agreed to adhere to the existing policies       Personnel are required to submit         Implemented
     hired under the Contract of Service          and guidelines for hiring contract of           DTRs before payment will be
     (COS) is not in accordance with the          service and job order workers pursuant to       processed.
     guidelines of CSC-COA-DBM Joint              CSC-DBM Joint Circular No. 1, dated
     Circular No. 2 dated October 20, 2020,       June 15, 2017.
     and the terms of the contract of service
     agreement executed by both the 22. We also recommended and Management                                                                     Not
     municipality and the individual service      agreed to review its internal rules and                                                  Implemented
     worker, consequently rendering the           procedures on the rendition of overtime
     payment thereof irregular.                   services of their personnel in consonance
                                                  with the policies and guidelines provided
                                                  under the aforesaid Joint Circular.



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