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                                                                                                       Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                    Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                   Implementation
AAR    29. The         Municipality      spent 45. We         recommended        that               Unimplemented
2020       ₱1,349,200.00 out of the Local          Management strictly utilize the      In CY 2024, expenditures pertaining to
p.64       Disaster Risk Reduction and             LDRRMF for programs/projects/        travel of LDRRM Officers were still
           Management Fund (LDRRMF) for            activities authorized under DILG     charged to the LDRRMF.
           the purchase of food items and          Memorandum Circular No. 2012-73
           payment of catering services for        dated April 17, 2012 and
           meals provided to frontliners           NDRRMC-DBM-DILG              Joint
           assigned in checkpoints and 24          Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
           barangays due to COVID-19               dated March 25, 2013 and in
           emergency, contrary to Sections 5.1     accordance with DBM LBC No.
           to 5.4 of NDRRMC-DBM-DILG               124 dated March 26, 2020.
           Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC)
           No. 2013-1 dated March 25, 2013
           and pertinent provisions of DBM
           Local Budget Circular (LBC) No.
           124 dated March 26, 2020, thus,
           reducing the funds available for
           disaster risk management, relief,
           rehabilitation    and     recovery
           programs.

AAR    30. The difference of ₱101,424,940.45 We recommended that:
2019       between the balances of accounts
p.33       Real    Property    Tax    (RPT) 46. The Municipal Accountant and                        Unimplemented
           Receivable and Special Education     Municipal Treasurer reconcile the       The Office of the Municipal
           Tax (SET) Receivable as of           difference between the RPT and          Accountant had still lacked personnel
           December 31, 2019 per records of     SET        balances       totaling      who could focus on the reconciliation
           the Municipal Accounting Office      ₱101,424,940.45 and, henceforth,        and they were not provided with the
           (MAO) and Municipal Treasurer’s      conduct,    together  with     the      list of taxpayers and their amount due
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