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                                                     AGENCY ACTION PLAN and STATUS of IMPLEMENTATION                                                                                    RESULTS of COA VALIDATION
                                                               Agency Action Plan (for Partially Implemented
                                                                 and Not Implemented Recommendations)                             Reason for                                                   Actual
                                                                                                                  Status of     Partial/Delay/       Action      Date      Status of
                                           Audit                  Action Plan/                       Target                                                                                Implementation
 Ref.    Audit Observations                                                            Person/                   Implemen-           Non-        Taken/Action   Follow    Implemen-                                     Remarks
                                     Recommendations                Remarks          Department   Implementati                 Implementation,                                                  Date
                                                                                     Responsible                   tation                         to be Taken     Up        tation
                                                                                                    on Date                      if applicable
                                                                                                  From     To                                                                              From      To
                                       financial             requirement, so much                                                                                                                           It merely supplements it with
                                       sustainability of the so that the Preliminary                                                                                                                        technical documentation.
                                       loan repayment, Engineering Study or
                                       and the overall the Preliminary Design                                                                                                                               Further, Section 63 of RA No.
                                       impact on the and               Construction                                                                                                                         9184, the GPPB is expressly
                                       Provincial            Studies mentioned in                                                                                                                           authorized to issue rules,
                                       Government’s          Annex      “G” have                                                                                                                            circulars, and guidelines to
                                       finances.             already complied with.                                                                                                                         implement the procurement law.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Such issuances have the force
                                                                                                                                                                                                            and effect of law, meaning the
                                                                                                                                                                                                            GPPB Circular No. 06-2019 is
                                                                                                                                                                                                            legally binding on all procuring
                                                                                                                                                                                                            entities, making the preparation
                                                                                                                                                                                                            of an FS a mandatory legal
                                                                                                                                                                                                            requirement, not a discretionary
                                                                                                                                                                                                            option.

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Moreover, for loan-funded
                                                                                                                                                                                                            projects, an FS is indispensable
                                                                                                                                                                                                            to establish project necessity
                                                                                                                                                                                                            and ensure the stabilization of
                                                                                                                                                                                                            local finances under Section
                                                                                                                                                                                                            296(b) of RA No. 7160. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                            phrase       “stabilizing     local
                                                                                                                                                                                                            finances” presupposes an
                                                                                                                                                                                                            assessment of feasibility to
                                                                                                                                                                                                            confirm that the project and loan
                                                                                                                                                                                                            obligations       are      fiscally
                                                                                                                                                                                                            sustainable. Thus, for such
                                                                                                                                                                                                            projects, the preparation of FS is
                                                                                                                                                                                                            both a legal and prudent
                                                                                                                                                                                                            safeguard          for       fiscal
                                                                                                                                                                                                            accountability       and      good
                                                                                                                                                                                                            governance.
 2024    The ₱49,870,000.00         16. Management          The PSWDO assures            PSWDO                       Fully                                      7/16/25       Not                           On April 2, 2025, Management
 AAR,    Socio-Civic Projects           submits       the   that the SCPF was                                    implemented                                              Implemented                       partially submitted the General
AO No.   Fund (SPCF) from the           supporting          distributed consistent                                                                                                                          Intake Sheets (GIS) of
  10,    Office of the President        documents      to   with the purpose for                                                                                                                            beneficiaries        from       the
 page    for farmers, fisherfolk,       prove that the      which it was granted.                                                                                                                           Municipalities of Valencia,
  62.    and               other        SCPF provided by    Prior to its distribution,                                                                                                                      Pamplona, Zamboanguita, and
         marginalized families          the Office of the   a coordination meeting                                                                                                                          Jimalalud, and the Cities of