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                                                                                               Status of
 Ref                Observation                           Recommendations                 Implementation/
                                                                                         Results of Validation
AO       Fund amounting to ₱37,375.00                 purchase of office equipment,        No reimbursement
No.      was utilized for office equipment,           furniture and fixtures amounting      was made for the
 12,     furniture and fixtures for use in the        to ₱37,375.00.                       amount utilized for
page     newly-established        LDRRMO                                                 the purchase of office
 45      contrary to Section A of DILG MC                                                 equipment, furniture
         No. 2012-73 and NDRRMC-                                                              and fixtures
         DILG-DBM-CSC JMC No. 2014-                                                          amounting to
         1.                                                                                   ₱37,375.00.

                                                 109) Henceforth, limit the use of the      Implemented
                                                      LDRRM Fund to the purposes          LDRRM Fund was
                                                      allowed by law and regulations.       only used for
                                                                                           disaster-related
                                                                                              activities.
2013     Construction materials costing 110) Management              submit       an       Unimplemented
AAR,     ₱1,488,722.00 were purchased           explanation for the irregularities        No action taken by
 AO      and paid on the basis of               observed specifically the splitting         management.
No. 6,   questionable Programs of Work          of projects and lack of public
page     for projects with vague project        bidding, and submit the following
 35      titles/ descriptions/purposes and      required supporting documents:
         lump estimates, without specific
         project sites nor approved             i. Location plan for each project,
         plans/drawings and carefully               specifying the structure/facility
         crafted not to exceed, or ensured          to be painted or improved; and
         that the limit of ₱300,000.00 was
         not reached thus qualified for         ii. Scope of work for each
         Small Value Procurement under              structure or facility; Plans/
         R.A. No. 9184 or the Government            drawings
         Procurement Reform Act. The
         canvass were participated in by 111) Management             submit       an       Unimplemented
         only three local suppliers whose       explanation for the absence of            No action taken by
         prices were higher than those          data in the labor component                 management.
         offered by major suppliers in          portion, except “LGU”
         Dumaguete City, resulting to
         losses of about ₱234,626.50.
2013     The City of Tanjay purchased 112) The CGSO and the City Mayor                     Unimplemented
AAR,     immoderate quantities of office        submit explanations for the issues        No action taken by
 AO      supplies in CY 2013 amounting to       raised, specifically the excessive          management.
 No.     a       staggering     sum         of  quantities of office supplies
 11,     ₱13,033,977.92, which could not        purchased, the lack of Public
page     believably be consumed in one          Bidding, the participation of only
 45      year and therefore considered          four       suppliers     in     each
         excessive, all purchased through       procurement, three of whom had
         Shopping instead of Public             no business establishment, was
         Bidding contrary to Section 10 of      closed, and was not selling office
         R.A. No. 9184 or the Government        supplies. In addition, submit
         Procurement Reform Act resulting       proof of consumption of the inks
         to higher prices and loss of at least  and toners by submitting Reports
         ₱1,836,941.05.                         of Waste Materials together with
                                                the empty cartridges to the CGSO
                                                for inspection by the auditor.
2012     City of Tanjay procured excessive 113) The        personnel     concerned,        Unimplemented
AAR,     quantities of painting materials       particularly the signatories to the



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