Ref. Status of
Audit Observations Audit Recommendations
Implementation
2020 Interests earned on Philippine Rural 87. The interest income earned from bank deposits of receipts from Implemented
AAR, Development Project (PRDP) bank national government agencies be remitted to the Bureau of Treasury at
AO No. deposits totaling P40,254.93 were the end of each quarter unless otherwise provided by law in accordance
20, page recorded as Trust Liabilities and Due with the pertinent provision of MOB-MOF-COA Joint Circular No. 9-
84 to NGAs in the Trust Fund books, 81 dated October 19, 1981.
contrary to Item 5.1.2.D of the
Ministry of Budget, Ministry of
Finance and Commission on Audit
(MOB-MOF-COA) Joint Circular No.
9-81 dated October 19, 1981, Section
305 (d) of Republic Act (RA) No. 7160
and Section 111 of Presidential Decree
(PD) No. 1445, thus, overstating the
liabilities and understating the equity
accounts of the Province.
2020 The welfare goods and medical 88. The officials and personnel involved in said procurement be made to Unimplemented: The
AAR, supplies needed to respond to the answer for such loss of government funds by refunding the excess former governor, in his
AO No. COVID-19 pandemic were procured at payment of P9,562,386.00, without prejudice to the imposition of the letter dated June 28, 2021,
8, page prices exceeding the prices set by the sanctions provided under the Price Act. We further recommended stated that they had acted
53 Department of Trade and Industry that, henceforth, officials involved in the procurement of goods and in good faith in the
(DTI) and the Department of Health services comply with law and regulations, particularly R.A. No. 7581 exercise of their duties,
(DOH) pursuant to Republic Act or the Price Act, as amended, in order to protect the interest of the particularly in observing
(R.A.) No. 7581 or the Price Act, government. and adhering to the
resulting to excessive expense and loss pertinent laws and
of government funds amounting to issuances related to the
P9,562,386.00. procurement of welfare
goods and medical
supplies. The new
administration had referred
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