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                                                                                         Status of
 Ref.              Observation                    Recommendation               Implementation/Results of
                                                                                        Validation
AO no.    temporarily lodged in “For I           with     the    Municipal     The accounts could not be
1, page   D” accounts during the initial         Treasurer in identifying      traced since the said
23        roll out of the Electronic New         the “For ID” accounts         balances     were    merely
          Government          Accounting         totaling ₱6,007,493.77        carried forward from prior
          System (eNGAS) in July 2006            and to prepare the            years of the Old Government
          remained unidentified as of            necessary         adjusting   Accounting System, which
          December 31, 2017, contrary            entries to reclassify these   had insufficient records, to
          to Sections 111 and 112 of             to the proper asset           the eNGAS.
          Presidential Decree (P.D.) No          accounts.
          1445, thus, rendering the
          balances of these accounts
          doubtful and unreliable.
AAR       The operation of market,           48. Management prepare a 5- Unimplemented
2017,     slaughterhouse and cemetery            Year Business Plan and
AO no.    as local economic enterprises          request the Sangguniang       There       was      pending
8,        (LEEs) is not consistent with          Bayan to pass an              legislation (second reading)
page      the Manual on the Setting Up           ordinance recognizing the     related to the change of
32        and Operation of LEE (LEE              continued operations of       rental rates of the cemetery
          Manual) as prescribed in Local         the existing LEEs in          and economic investment
          Budget Circular No. 111 dated          accordance with the LEE       code. Management admitted
          June 10, 2016, thus, might             Manual as prescribed in       that the preparation of the
          affect the efficient and               Local Budget Circular         required Business Plan was
          effective provision of basic           No. 111 dated June 10,        tedious and consumed more
          services and facilities to the         2016 to ensure the            time. The Business Plan
          constituents.                          efficient and effective       would be submitted as soon
                                                 provision      of    basic    as it was finished.
                                                 services and facilities to
                                                 its constituents.
AAR       The Municipality did not           49. Management insure the         Unimplemented
2016,     insure its properties having a         all     its     properties,
AO no.    book value         of                  including old buildings,      Documents of the old
2, page   ₱115,508,739.63 with the               with       the    Property    buildings could not be
24        Property Insurance Fund under          Insurance Fund under the      located.
          the    Government       Service        Government         Service
          Insurance System (GSIS),               Insurance System.
          contrary to Section 5 of
          Republic Act No. 656, thus,
          depriving     the     municipal
          government of a means to
          recover losses or damages to its
          properties that may be
          occasioned by fires, storms,
          earthquakes or other casualties.
AAR       Ten unserviceable properties       50. The Municipal Mayor Unimplemented
2014,     with a total acquisition cost of       instruct the Appraisal and
AO no.    ₱10,782,040.91 were not                Disposal Committee to         The List of Unserviceable
5, page   disposed of in accordance with         expedite the appraisal and    Properties had been prepared
21        pertinent provisions of COA            disposal       of      the    by the Inventory Committee.
          Circular No. 92-386, and were          unserviceable properties      However, the properties

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