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                                                                                                                                 Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                     Audit Recommendation               Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                              Implementation
       Festival Queen beauty pageants, live       pageants as these are disallowed
       band and t-shirts were charged to          in audit.
       government funds contrary to
       Sections 335 and 343 of R.A. 7160
       and COA Circular Nos. 85-55-A and
       2012-003, thus resulting to irregular
       and    unnecessary     expenditures
       amounting to ₱290,745.00.
2015   The municipality utilized the KALAHI We recommended that Management:
ML     CIDSS Funds for monthly additional
       services payments and daily wage 19. Evaluate the necessity of granting          Management no longer granted           Implemented
       payrolls totaling ₱854,959.00 despite       additional service payments to       honoraria for special projects.
       the lack of compliance with the             personnel, giving consideration to
       reglementary      and      documentary      the source of fund, the PS cap,
       requirements under DBM BC No. 2007-         employment status for entitlement
       2 and COA Circular No. 2012-001,            and the requirements of DBM
       hence the validity of said payments         Budget Circular (BC) No. 2007-2 in
       could not be ascertained. Moreover,         case of special projects;
       various personnel received both
       additional and extra time services that 20. Formulate and adopt internal rules   Management had already followed        Implemented
       constitute     excessive      payments      and procedures on the rendition of   the guidelines on granting overtime
       prohibited under COA Circular No.           overtime services of personnel and   pay and honoraria and duly
       2012-003.                                   ensure that the documentary          supported them with the required
                                                   requirements stipulated under        documents.
                                                   Section 5.10 of COA Circular No.
                                                   2012-001 are complied with;

                                               21. Refund the payment of extra time The officials and employees                    Not
                                                   services       to       personnel concerned are no longer connected         Implemented
                                                   simultaneously    granted    with with the LGU.
                                                   additional     services     upon

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