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                                                                                                                        Status of
Ref.           Audit Observation                  Audit Recommendation              Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                     Implementation
       Section 6(b) of R.A. 8291 which         with        the     documentary
       requires agencies to remit premiums     requirements set by GSIS so that
       directly to the GSIS within the first   the premium payments would be
       ten days of the following month, to     finally accepted.
       the disadvantage of employees to
       whom the premiums pertain while 16. We also recommended that the                                                   Not
       incurring interest changes on the       Municipal Accountant identify                                          Implemented
       delayed remittance.                     members whose GSIS premiums
                                               remain unremitted by tracing
                                               entries in the subsidiary ledgers
                                               to        the       disbursement
                                               vouchers/payrolls and remit the
                                               same as soon as possible.
AAR    The Municipality paid additional 17. We recommended that payment            Management still had to collect        Not
2017   compensation to the local election      of honoraria in violation of        from the persons responsible.      Implemented
       officer, to its personnel designated to existing rules and regulations be
       other positions in the LGU or as        immediately stopped and that the
       Chairman and members of the Bids        officials and personnel who
       and Awards Committee, Technical         received payment in violation of
       Working Group and Secretariat in        regulations be required to refund
       the form of Communication               the amounts collected upon
       Allowance or Extra Service              receipt of the Notices of
       Allowance which do not have any         Disallowance.
       basis in law or regulations thereby
       resulting to irregular expenditures
       amounting to ₱335,950.00.
AAR    13. Expenses incurred in connection 18. We further recommended the          Management still had to collect        Not
2016   with the holding of the Miss            immediate refund of the             from the persons responsible.      Implemented
       Vallehermoso 2016 & Kanglambat          payments made for the beauty

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