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                                                                          Annex A


                                                               Status of
 Ref.      Observation           Recommendation         Implementation/Results
                                                             of Validation
        official receipts of the reviewing bodies in
        Republic of the          determining        the
        Philippines, contrary    propriety of the fund
        to Section 68 of         release.
        P.D.1445,        hence,
        transfer and receipt of
        said funds could not
        be            properly
        validated/accounted
        for which may lead to
        risk of loss and
        wastage               of
        government funds.
AAR     Balances of cash 50. The            Municipal Unimplemented
2010    accounts shown in        Accountant        and
        the general ledger       Municipal Treasurer Reconciliations        were
        and the municipal        effect the monthly initiated. However, due
        treasurer’s cashbooks    closing of the books to the high volume of
        reflected                only after the two work in the Accounting
        discrepancies            records            are Office and shortage of
        because the monthly      reconciled.            Accounting personnel,
        reconciliation        of                        not much time was
        cashbook and ledger                             allocated             for
        balances of cash had                            reconciliation.
        been discontinued in                            Nevertheless,         the
        violation of Section                            reconciliation procedures
        181 (c) of the                                  will continue until all
        Government                                      discrepancies         are
        Accounting          and                         addressed.
        Auditing        Manual
        Volume       I,    thus
        casting doubt as to
        the veracity and
        correctness of the
        account balance in
        the           financial
        statements.
AAR     Accounts receivable 51. Management notify Unimplemented
2010    amounting             to the        concerned
        ₱282,369.38 as of        individuals         or