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                                                                                             Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                     Audit Recommendations
                                                                                          Implementation
                                                   allowances, honoraria, and other
                                                   similar expenses in the absence of
                                                   the requisite supporting documents.

AAR    4. Fund transfer amounting to            We recommended that the Municipal
2023      ₱1,500,000.00 from the General        Accountant:
p.41      Fund to the Trust Fund representing
          the Municipality’s counterpart for    6. Reclassify the fund transfer            Implemented
          the     DSWD       KALAHI-CIDSS          erroneously recorded as an outright
          Program was erroneously recorded         expense by making the following
          to expense account “Transfers for        adjusting entry in the General Fund
          Project      Equity     Share/LGU        books of accounts:
          Counterpart” (5-02-15-020) instead
          of asset account “Due from Other      Due from Other Funds ₱1,500,000.00
          Funds” (1-03-04-050). Hence, the         Prior       Period        Adjustment
          expense and asset accounts were          ₱1,500,000.00
          overstated     and     understated,
          respectively, by the same amount,     7. Refer to the description of accounts    Implemented
          affecting the fairness of the            as a guide in recording financial
          presentation of the financial            transactions in the books of
          statements as of December 31,            accounts pursuant to COA Circular
          2023.                                    No. 2015-009 dated December 1,
                                                   2015, to avoid erroneous entries.

AAR    5. The Municipality purchased a 8. We recommended that, henceforth,                 Implemented
2023      reconditioned four-wheel drive jeep Management strictly follow the
p.43      amounting to ₱875,000.00 contrary   omnibus guidelines for acquiring
          to Section 9.1 of Department of     government motor vehicles outlined
          Budget and Management (DBM)         in DBM BC No. 2022-1 dated
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