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                                                                                               Status of
 Ref                Observation                          Recommendations                   Implementation/
                                                                                          Results of Validation
page     for the procurement of goods &             the Bayanihan Act in the GPPB
 44      services totaling ₱103,827,945.40          Online Portal as required in
         in the GPPB Online Portal for              GPPB Circular No. 01-2020.
         Emergency Procurement contrary
         to Item 3.2 & 3.6 of GPPB              63) Henceforth, the BAC should               Unimplemented
         Circular No. 01-2020, thus,                always be updated with the            Management did not
         adversely affecting the promotion          issuances and advisories of the       provide any comment
         of accountability and transparency         GPPB by visiting their website               on this
         in the conduct of Emergency                regularly to avoid any more non-        recommendation.
         Procurement and the completeness           compliance in the future.
         of information included in the
         reportorial requirements under the
         Bayanihan Act vital to sound and
         effective decision-making of the
         national government to address the
         pandemic brought about by
         COVID-19.
2020     The legal, technical and financial     64) Management substantiate the             Unimplemented
AAR,     capability of the supplier of food         propriety of the procurement of        No action taken by
 AO      items purchased by the City in the         the     food     items     totaling      management.
No. 7,   total amount of ₱53,679,225.00             ₱55,362,150.00 charged to the
page     and the manner with which the              Bayanihan Grant for Cities and
 46      negotiated procurement was                 Municipalities distributed to the
         conducted is questionable due to           households, providing written
         the deficiencies noted which are           explanations/justifications and
         contrary to the requirements of            documentary evidence to each of
         GPPB Circular No. 01-2020, thus,           the issues discussed above, for
         impeding the attainment of the             further evaluation.
         objective for which the emergency
         procurement       modality      was
         constituted pursuant to R.A. No.
         11469. Moreover, the necessity of
         the second procurement of
         additional food items totaling
         ₱1,682,925.00 was not clearly
         substantiated as this was simply
         sourced from savings in the first
         procurement which would have
         already covered the target number
         of households needing food
         assistance, hence may result in
         excessive expenditures contrary to
         COA Circular No. 2012-003.
2020     The propriety of the distribution of   Management, through the CSWDO,
AAR,     food assistance and relief goods       submit a written explanation with
 AO      totaling ₱55,362,150.00 charged        documentary evidence on the
No. 8,   under the Bayanihan Grant to           existence     of the     following
page     Cities and Municipalities is           deficiencies:
 51      doubtful      because       material
         discrepancies were noted between       65) Differences between the total           Unimplemented
         the submitted Relief Goods                 quantities of the goods distributed    No action taken by
         Distribution Sheets (RGDS) and             as reflected in the submitted            management.
         the results of the COA                     Summary of Bayanihan Grants



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