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STATUS OF
REFERENCE OBSERVATION RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION /
RESULTS OF VALIDATION
information on loans to its users.
2023 AAR Unexpended balances of Continuing 11. Management provide additional manpower in Unimplemented
AO No. 6, Appropriations for 20% the Municipal Engineering Office and the
Management provided a
Page 38 Development Fund (DF) amounting necessary equipment to hasten the
resolution to the Audit
to ₱35,283,019.74 for various implementation of the PPAs under the 20%
Team regarding existing
projects, programs, and activities DF.
balances from completed
(PPAs) remained unutilized,
projects still included in
inconsistent with Section 4.0 of the
the Continuing
DBM-DOF-DILG Joint
Appropriations. This
Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1
resolution reverted the
dated November 4, 2020, thereby
savings and balances from
depriving the public of the benefits
completed projects and
had these PPAs been implemented.
unimplemented programs.
2023 AAR Unexpended balances of LDRRMF 12. Management reallocate the funds from Unimplemented
AO No. 7, for Capital Outlay (CO) amounting completed and unimplemented projects that
Page 39 to ₱3,300,169.87 from prior years the Municipality can no longer execute to
were not utilized to finance disaster finance disaster risk reduction and
risk reduction and management management activities pursuant to COA
activities despite the completion of Circular No. 2012-02, dated September 12,
funded projects or failure to 2012.
implement them. This is inconsistent Unimplemented
13. The Municipal Accountant reclassify and
with Section 5.1.10 COA Circular
transfer the identified MOOE account The audit team did not
No. 2012-02 dated September 12,
amounting to ₱200,000.00 to the Trust receive proof of
2012, which limits the
Liabilities - Special Trust Fund account. reclassification and
Municipality’s ability to respond
effectively and efficiently to disaster transfer, as recommended.
emergencies.
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