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                                                                                                Status of
 Ref                Observation                            Recommendations                  Implementation/
                                                                                           Results of Validation
         DBM-CSC JMC No. 2014-1 dated                 in the Annual Investment Plan is
         April 4, 2014, thus, limiting the            compliant with the pertinent
         use of funds other than program-             regulations to avoid inappropriate
         driven expenditures aimed at                 uses of the said fund, and,
         strengthening the DRRM system                henceforth, strictly observe the
         and thereby resulting in illegal             provisions of NDRRMC-DBM-
         expenditures as contemplated                 DILG JMC No. 2013-1, DILG
         under COA Circular No. 2012-                 MC No. 2012-73 and other
         003 dated October 29, 2012.                  pertinent rules and regulations on
                                                      the proper utilization of the
                                                      LDRRM Fund.
2020     Dormant       liabilities     totaling   56) The City Accountant and the City        Unimplemented
AAR,     ₱7,536,333.89 as of December 31,             Treasurer prioritize the review of    As of December 31,
AO       2020 were not monitored nor                  these recorded payables to              2024, accounts
No. 2,   reverted to the unappropriated               ascertain if these still represent          totaling
page     surplus despite having been                  valid claims to the extent           ₱32,174,051.07 that
33       outstanding from 2 to 19 years and           possible, otherwise seek authority       have remained
         which may no longer represent                from the SP for the City Mayor to    outstanding for more
         valid claims contrary to Section 98          request for write-off of the          than two years and
         of P.D. No. 1445, thus, adversely            account balances from COA duly       which may no longer
         affecting     the      fairness     of       supported by the requirements           represent valid
         presentation of liabilities in the           stipulated under Section III.A.10     claims but were not
         financial       statements        and        of COA Circular No. 97-001 so            reverted to the
         precluding any beneficial use of             that these may be made available        unappropriated
         said funds. Moreover, liability              for funding valuable development            surplus.
         accounts totaling ₱16,425,953.88             programs and other priority
         were not supported with sufficient           activities of the City and so that
         lead and aging schedules, contrary           the liabilities would be fairly
         to the requirement of Sections 110           presented in the financial
         and 111 thereof, hence, hampering            statements.
         effective decision-making in the
         management of said funds.                57) The City Accountant assign             Unimplemented
                                                      additional personnel to work on       No action taken by
                                                      the preparation of the aging            management.
                                                      schedules and other important
                                                      details of the four liability
                                                      accounts earlier discussed so that
                                                      these would be properly kept and
                                                      presented in the financial
                                                      statements to aid users thereof in
                                                      decision-making.
2020     Importation of brand new heavy           58) Management require the supplier        Unimplemented
AAR,     equipment and vehicles totaling              to submit the warranty security in   No warranty security
 AO      ₱137,389,164.00      were     not            the required form as per Section       was submitted.
No. 4,   supported with warranty security             62 of R.A. No. 9184 on the
page     from the supplier contrary to                awarded      contract    of    the
 38      Section 62 of the Revised IRR of             Procurement of Brand New
         R.A. No. 9184, hence, there is no            Heavy Equipment and Vehicles
         assurance that any manufacturing             totaling ₱137,389,164.00, and
         defect shall be corrected by the             subsequently submit the same to
         supplier.      Moreover, some                the Office of the Auditor for
         documentary requirements for the             further verification.
         procurement of heavy equipment



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