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                                                                                                                                  Status of
Ref.            Audit Observation                      Audit Recommendation                   Management Comment/Action
                                                                                                                               Implementation
       accounts in violation of Section 72 of      convene the Provincial Appraisal
       the New Government Accounting               Committee to immediately act in the
       System (NGAS) Manual for LGUs,              determination of the value of the
       Volume II, thus, understating the assets    unrecorded lots. Also, direct them to
       of the municipality. Moreover, lots         process the titling of the lots owned
       owned by the local government unit          by the municipality and for the
       have no certificates of title, which        Municipal Budget Officer to
       contravenes Section 148 of COA              allocate funds for the titling thereof.
       Circular No. 92-386.
                                               28. Likewise, instruct the Municipal                                                 Not
                                                   Accountant to review the land                                                Implemented
                                                   account and record in the books of
                                                   accounts those lots that are owned
                                                   by the municipality. Moreover, the
                                                   value of the lots, which will be
                                                   determined by the Provincial
                                                   Appraisal Committee, shall also be
                                                   recorded in the books of accounts to
                                                   avoid understatement of assets.
2015   The Municipal Treasurer failed to 29. Require the municipal treasurer to              The MTO still had to clarify to        Not
ML     reconcile the Cash-Other Local              follow up on the schedule to be set       the    Provincial  Accounting      Implemented
       Government Treasury (account 101)           by the Provincial Accounting Office       Office the account’s existence.
       amounting to ₱9,839.42 with the             to reconcile Cash-Other Local             Once confirmed, Management
       records of the Provincial Treasury as       Government Treasury with the              intended to withdraw the
       required under Section 16 of COA            corresponding account in the
                                                                                             deposited amount from the
       Circular No. 92-382 dated July 3, 1992,     Provincial Treasury in pursuance of
       thus the municipality could not             Section 16 of COA Circular No. 92-        Provincial Treasury to the
       withdraw its deposits thereby depriving     382 dated July 3, 1992. Thereafter,       Municipal Account.
       the municipality of its use.                she is enjoined to withdraw the
                                                   amount so that the municipality can
                                                   use it for other projects.


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