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 Ref.                                                                                                                             Status of
                   Audit Observations                                   Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                                               Implementation

AO No.     Management Plan (SWMP) and the             respective updated SWM plan so that they can submit them as soon as
13, page   failure of the Provincial Solid Waste      possible, and thereafter, be able to prepare an enhanced PSWMP in
   58      Management Board (PSWMB) to meet           accordance with the results of the review by the EMB Regional Office
           regularly, the Province remained           No. 7.
           without an approved 10-year SWMP,
           contrary to Section 13 of Republic Act 99. The PSWMB convene at least once every quarter and set a timeline Implemented
           (R.A.) No. 9003, thereby, hindering        within which to finalize and submit the draft plan to the NSWMC for
           the formulation of a solid waste           approval.
           management program that would
           ensure the protection of public health
           and environment of all Local
           Government Units (LGUs) comprising
           the Province.

 2018      Stale checks totaling ₱995,715.14 100. Require the OIC-Provincial Treasurer to secure all stale checks and      Unimplemented: Based on
 AAR,      presented as reconciling items in the    the supporting documents, cancel the same and furnish the Accounting   the BRS, Check No.
AO No.     bank reconciliation statements were      Office with the original DVs for the preparation of the JEV debiting   667375 dated December 4,
4, page    not cancelled, contrary to Section 59 of the Cash in Bank and crediting Accounts Payable and Prior Years’       1998, along with other
   37      the Manual on the NGAS, Volume l         Adjustment for stale checks less than two years and for those more     outstanding unaccounted
           and Section 97 of P.D. No. 1445,         than two years, respectively;                                          PNB checks that had been
           hence, presenting an inaccurate and                                                                             reconciling items from
           unreliable balance of the Cash in Bank,                                                                         previous years, remained
           Accounts Payable, and Government                                                                                unadjusted or unreplaced
           Equity accounts as of December 31,                                                                              due to limited data.
           2018.

                                                 101. Require the OIC-Provincial Treasurer and the OIC-Provincial Unimplemented
                                                      Accountant to regularly monitor and determine stale checks requiring
                                                      issuance of replacement checks.


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