Status of
Ref. Audit Observation Audit Recommendations
Implementation
documents of at least 11 completed within the reglementary period of beyond the reglementary period of five
infrastructure projects in CY 2019 five working days from perfection, working days from perfection.
with a total project cost of in accordance with Sections 3.1.1
₱31,573,000.00 were not submitted and 3.1.2 of COA Circular No.
to the Auditor for review, as 2009-001 dated February 12, 2009,
required under COA Circular No. to allow timely review.
2009-001 dated February 12, 2009,
hence, the reasonableness of
contract prices and whether or not
the contractual covenants were
advantageous to the Municipality
could not be determined.
AAR 35. The 15 applicants who were 53. We recommended that, henceforth, Unimplemented
2019 admitted to the technical and the Municipality thru the Although Ordinance No. 5 s. 2019 was
p.51 vocational scholarship program in Administrative Council strictly passed in consonance with RA No.
CY 2019 were neither out-of- adhere to the primary purpose of 10647, the provisions thereof had not
school youths nor of school age, the technical and vocational been anchored to Section 447(5) (xi) of
contrary to Section 447(5) (xi) of scholarship program of the RA No. 7160, which specifically states
Republic Act (RA) No. 7160 and Municipality by limiting the grant that the establishment of a scholarship
pertinent provisions of of scholarship to out of school fund shall be for the poor but deserving
Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. youths residing within the students residing within the
229, depriving the poor but Municipality pursuant to the municipality. Providing technical and
deserving students residing within provisions of Sangguniang Bayan vocational scholarships to college
the Municipality of the benefits of Resolution No. 229, series of 2019. undergraduates and college graduates
the program. who had higher chances of
employment automatically deprived
the more deserving applicants,
especially high school graduates or
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