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                                                                                               Status of
 Ref                Observation                         Recommendations                   Implementation/
                                                                                         Results of Validation
AO       insurance as required under the           premiums and insure with the          The City was not able
No. 1,   Property Insurance Law (R.A. No.          General Insurance Fund assets           to insure all of its
page     656) thereby depriving the                amounting to ₱161.9 million           insurable assets as of
30       government of adequate and                against any insurable risk such as     December 31, 2024.
         reliable insurance protection and         fire,    earthquake or       other       The CGS Officer
         indemnification from damage to or         calamities in order that it can be    commented that some
         loss of its properties due to fire,       compensated for any damages or             of the City’s
         earthquake, storm or other                losses thereof.                        buildings cannot be
         casualty.                                                                        insured due to non-
                                                                                          compliance with the
                                                                                             building code.
2016     Completed projects costing a total 101) The City Engineer prepare and              Unimplemented
AAR,     of over ₱300 million were still         submit to the City Accountant                Ongoing full
 AO      recorded in the CIP account,            copies of the Certificates of             compliance by the
No. 3,   overstating this account and            Completion and Acceptance of               City Accounting
page     understating the appropriate asset      the projects which have already                 Office.
 34      accounts, and at the same time          been completed but are still
         overstating assets and equity by        carried in the CIP account, and
         the amount of depreciation which        for the latter to take up the
         should have been recognized from        appropriate        journal     entry
         the time the projects were              reclassifying the cost of the
         completed.                              projects from CIP to the
                                                 appropriate asset account and to
                                                 recognize depreciation on these
                                                 assets in order to fairly present the
                                                 accounts in the financial
                                                 statements.
2016     Out of the total appropriations of 102) In the preparation of its Annual             Implemented
AAR,     ₱4,069,224.46 allocated for LCPC        Work and Financial Plan, the                The LCPC had
 AO      for CY 2016, only 7.86 per cent or      LCPC allocate more funds to              allocated more funds
No. 9,   ₱320,000.00 was earmarked for           PPAs responsive to the objective        to PPAs responsive to
page     child protection services which         of providing protection to                  the objective of
 46      was not even implemented, while         children against abuse, neglect,         providing protection
         a substantial portion, amounting to     exploitation and violence and                 to children.
         ₱1,649,224.46 or 40.53 per cent         promotion of their rights and
         thereof was allotted for Day Care       welfare as envisioned under R.A.
         Center construction and operation,      No. 9344.
         and 25 per cent or ₱1,000,000.00
         for a service vehicle, thus 103) Moreover, it conduct the required                 Unimplemented
         neglecting the primary purpose of       quarterly meetings, maintain an          Management did not
         the fund which is provision of          updated database of children,                 submit any
         meaningful protection of children       prepare          the        required    documents to support
         against        abuse,      neglect,     Development and Investment                full compliance of
         exploitation and violence pursuant      Plans for Children, and Local           this recommendation.
         to R.A. No. 9344.                       State of Children’s Report as
                                                 required under DILG MC No.
                                                 2012-120.
2016     An ambulance procured out of the 104) The use of the Toyota Hi-Ace                Unimplemented
AAR,     LDRRM Fund was used in normal           ambulance,         backhoe,      and    The LDRRM Officer
 AO      day-to-day operations to transport      excavator for ordinary, day-to-         commented that the
 No.     patients    while     two    heavy      day operations be immediately                amount
 10,     equipment were stationed in the         stopped in order to preserve the         recommended for
         garbage dump and used thereat,          utility of these vehicles to times      reimbursement was



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