9.3. Our verification of the City’s financial records showed that it spent ₱1,852,893.75
for the payment of transportation allowance to the city officials and office heads as
of December 31, 2024.
9.4. We gathered records from the CAO and the CGSO showing the list of officials and
employees provided with Transportation Allowance as well as the government
vehicles issued per office and to whom these were assigned. Our audit revealed that
four Office Heads have vehicles assigned under their names yet were paid with
Transportation Allowance, claiming a total of ₱341,381.25. The summary of the
payments made in CY 2024 per Office Head is shown below with corresponding
details in Appendix I.
Total TA Claimed
No. Office Head
for the Year
1 The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
₱86,700.00
(LDRRM) Officer
2 The City Environment and Natural Resources
83,087.50
(CENR) Officer
3 The City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD)
84,893.75
Officer
4 The City Agriculturist 86,700.00
TOTAL ₱341,381.25
9.5. Details of the serviceable vehicles assigned to the four Office Heads are shown below
as reported by the CGSO, viz:
Date
No. Office Head Type of Vehicle (Serviceable)
Assigned
1 LDRRM Officer Brand New 4x4 Vehicle Strada 08/30/2018
Transport Vehicle Passenger Van Type L300 06/15/2021
Brand New 4x4 Vehicle Montero Sport 06/17/2021
Double Cab Drop Side Pick-Up 4x4 Vehicle 12/10/2021
Vehicle (Van Type) 01/04/2022
Sports Utility Vehicle Montero Sport 02/22/2023
2 CENR Officer Motorcycle CRF 150CC 12/22/2020
Motorcycle CFT 125CC 12/22/2020
Three Wheel Motorcycle Passenger/Cargo 12/05/2024
Type
3 CSWD Officer Brand New Van Type 12/01/2016
4 City Agriculturist Motorcycle Honda March 2019
9.6. The assignment of these vehicles to the concerned Office Heads were corroborated
by the Acknowledgment Receipt of Equipment (ARE), which we were able to
validate.
68
