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                                                                                                       Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                   Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                   Implementation
AAR    43. The Municipality continued to 64. We            recommended          that                Unimplemented
2017       practice indiscriminate disposal of Management          prioritize    the   The Municipality had purchased a
p.43       solid waste in an open dumpsite in  establishment and operation of a        zero-waste Material Recovery Facility
           violation of RA No. 9003, thereby   sanitary landfill in accordance with    instead of opening and maintaining a
           posing major public health threat   Sections 40 and 41 of RA No. 9003       sanitary landfill.
           and environmental risks.            and meantime, take action to
                                               convert the existing open dumpsite
                                               into a controlled dump and hasten
                                               its closure within a specific time
                                               frame. We further recommended
                                               that all barangays be involved in the
                                               implementation of waste reduction
                                               and segregation at source.

AAR    44. The Municipality’s appropriations 65. We            recommended         that              Implemented
2017       of ₱9,750,000.00 for Gender and          Management properly allocate
p.46       Development (GAD) in CY 2017             funds for the implementation of
           fell below the required amount           GAD PPAs in accordance with
           while only five gender-related           PCW, DILG, DBM and NEDA
           programs, projects, and activities       Joint Memorandum Circular No.
           were implemented during the year         2013-01.
           with a total cost of ₱833,469.86
           representing only 8.55% of the total 66. We further recommend that                      Unimplemented
           budget appropriations contrary to        Management immediately stop the Records showed that in CY 2024,
           Joint Memorandum Circular No.            use of GAD funds for scholarship programmed projects had not been
           2013-01 of the PCW, DILG, DBM            program and, henceforth, prioritize fully implemented.
           and NEDA,         thus adversely         the implementation of programs
           affecting the effectiveness of the       and activities which would promote
           program.                                 gender equality.
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