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                                                                                              Management            Status of
Ref.        Audit Observation                    Audit Recommendation
                                                                                            Comment/Action       Implementation
AAR    The payrolls for payment of 37. We recommended that the MSWDO                    Management still had not Not Implemented
2020   Emergency Subsidy Program          submit to the Municipal Accountant the        taken any action.
       (ESP) through the Department       required supporting documents in
       of Social Welfare and              accordance with Section 8 of Joint
       Development (DSWD) Social          Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of
       Amelioration Program (SAP)         2020 and the latter to attach the required
       at ₱6,000.00 per beneficiary       documents to the payrolls in order to
       totaling ₱34,380,000.00 for        ensure the validity, propriety and legality
       the 28 barangays were not          thereon.
       supported with complete
       documentation contrary to 38. Further, we recommended that the                   Management still had not Not Implemented
       Section 8 of DSWD-DOLE-            MSDWO submit a justification letter           taken any action.
       DTI-DA-DOF-DBM           Joint     explaining      the     substitution     of
       Memorandum Circular No. 1,         beneficiaries without conformity of the
       Series of 2020, thereby,           Municipal Mayor or the Regional
       casting doubt on the propriety,    Director of DSWD.
       validity and legality of the
       transactions. In addition, the 39. Furthermore, we recommended that the          Management still had not Not Implemented
       amounts were claimed by            Municipal Treasurer submit an Authority       taken any action.
       individuals other than the         to Claim duly signed by the beneficiaries
       beneficiaries    without     an    and attached the same to the payrolls.
       authority to claim signed by
       the beneficiary contrary to 40. Lastly, we recommended that the                  Management still had not Not Implemented
       Section      195     of     the    Municipal      Treasurer     require the      taken any action.
       Government Accounting and          Barangay Secretary of Bacong to refund
       Auditing Manual (GAAM)             the amount claimed.
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