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 Ref.                                                                                                                                  Status of
                  Audit Observations                                      Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                                                    Implementation

 2018     Confirmation from 16 cities and 104. Require the OIC Provincial Accountant to reconcile the Due from                 Unimplemented: As of
 AAR,     municipalities of the Due from Local  LGUs account with the subsidiary ledgers of the 16 LGUs and effect             December 31, 2024, the
AO No.    Government Units (1-03-03-030)        immediately the necessary corrections/adjustments in the books of the          accounts Due from LGUs
6, page   amounting      to     ₱21,172,170.21, Province and to coordinate with concerned LGU accountants for them             had not been reconciled
   42     representing 65% of the total account to adjust their records so that the affected Due from LGUs and Due to          with the subsidiary ledgers
          balance of ₱32,571,520.99, showed a   LGUs accounts in either books will be properly presented.                      of the concerned LGUs
          discrepancy     of    ₱10,383,808.70,                                                                                because some of the
          contrary to the Generally Accepted                                                                                   balances were not reflected
          Accounting Principles (GAAP), thus,                                                                                  in their books of accounts
          rendering the year-end balance                                                                                       due to the unavailability of
          presented in the financial statements                                                                                data for reconciliation.
          unreliable.




 2018     The reciprocal accounts Due from 105. Management require the OIC Provincial Accountant to review and                 Unimplemented:        The
 AAR,     Other Funds (10304050) and Due to      investigate the difference by tracing the erroneous journal entries and       reciprocal       accounts
AO No.    Other Funds (20301010) registered a    to prepare the necessary correcting entry to reconcile the Due                remained unreconciled as
7, page   difference of ₱6,532,044.23 as of      To/From Other Funds accounts in all funds as required in Sections             of December 31, 2024.
   44     December 31, 2018, thus, affecting the 28 and 152 of the NGAS Manual, Volume III, and to, henceforth,
          fairness of the presentation of the    regularly reconcile these two reciprocal accounts to ensure the
          financial statements.                  fairness of presentation in the financial statements.

 2017     Paid disbursement vouchers, payrolls, 106. The Provincial Governor require the OIC-Provincial Accountant and         Unimplemented: Some of
 AAR,     official receipts and other transaction    all others concerned to immediately submit the disbursement               the     paid      vouchers,
AO No.    documents for CYs 2013 to 2017 were        vouchers, payrolls, official receipts and financial reports pursuant to   payrolls, official receipts,
8, page   not submitted to the audit team intact     Section 6.5 of COA 95-006 dated May 18, 1995 and Section 100 of           and other transaction
   48     and within the prescribed period           PD No. 1445.                                                              documents for CY 2013–

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