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                                                                             Annex A


                                                                    Status of
  Ref.        Observation           Recommendation         Implementation/Results
                                                                  of Validation
9, page of       drugs      and      and           Awards  Confirmation           of
35       medicines amounting         Committee (BAC)       procurement transactions
         to      ₱1,659,000.00       Chairman,             cannot be achieved since
         even though each of         henceforth, use the   disbursement vouchers
         their    unit     costs     latest DPRI as the    relating thereto were not
         exceeded the Drug           ceiling price in the  submitted.
         Price       Reference       procurement of drugs
         Index          (DPRI)       and medicines in
         provided by the             compliance with RA
         DOH, contrary to RA         No. 9502 and DOH
         No. 9502 and DOH            AO No. 2019-0040
         AO No. 2019-0040            dated October 14,
         dated October 14,           2019.
         2019, hence, not
         securing the best
         value for money in
         procuring essential
         pharmaceutical
         products.
AAR      Complete       detailed 18. The BAC ensure the Unimplemented
2023,    specifications, such        indication          of
AO no. as the pharmaceutical         complete      detailed Confirmation          of
10, page form and strength,          specifications in the procurement transactions
37       were not indicated in       PO             before cannot be achieved since
         the Purchase Orders         proceeding with the disbursement vouchers
and      (POs)       in      the     delivery of drugs and relating thereto were not
         procurement of drugs        medicines.             submitted.
AAR      and         medicines
2022,    totaling
AO no. ₱1,624,536.00,
5, page inconsistent        with
32       Item B of COA
         Circular No. 96-010
         dated August 15,
         1996, thus, potency
         and safety, as well as
         the reasonableness of
         prices of these drugs
         and medicines, could
         not be guaranteed.