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Ref.            Audit Observations                 Audit Recommendations                Status of Implementation
        Development Fund (DF) with a total       five working days from perfection,
        project cost of ₱10,228,034.26 were      in accordance with Section 3.1.1
        not submitted to the Auditor for         of COA Circular No. 2009-001
        review, as required under Section        dated February 12, 2009.
        3.1.1 of COA Circular No. 2009-001
        dated February 12, 2009, hence, the
        reasonableness of contract prices and
        whether or not the contractual
        covenants were advantageous to the
        Municipality     could     not     be
        determined.

AAR    41.   Out of the total expenses of 73. We         recommended           that          Unimplemented
2017    ₱474,823.13 of the Local Council for   Management        prioritize     the Management had yet to implement all
p.34    the Protection of Children (LCPC) in   implementation of PPAs which are the PPAs programmed under the
        CY 2017, only ₱252,048.13 or           responsive to the objective of LCPC.
        26.52% was expended for child          providing protection to children
        protection       services        while against abuse, neglect, exploitation
        ₱222,775.00 or 23.44% was given as     and violence and promotion of
        Aid to Individuals in Crisis Situation their rights and welfare as
        (AICS), disregarding the primary       envisioned under R.A. 9344.
        purpose of the fund as contemplated
        under R.A. 9344.

AAR    42.    The Municipality continued to 74. We        recommended        that           Unimplemented
2017    practice indiscriminate disposal of     Management       prioritize   the Management had yet to complete the
p.40    solid waste in an open dump site and    establishment and operation of a establishment and operation of the
        allowed dump site scavenging in         sanitary landfill in accordance sanitary landfill.
AAR     violation of Republic Act 9003,         with Sections 40 and 41 of R.A.
2013    thereby posing major public health      9003 and meantime, take action to

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