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 Ref.                                                                                                                              Status of
                  Audit Observations                                   Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                                                Implementation

                                                                                                                           balance of ₱26,021.92 as
                                                                                                                           of December 31, 2024.
 2016     Inventory procedures for goods were 109. The BAC Secretariat and the GSO should strictly comply with Section     Unimplemented:           The
 AAR,     not in accordance with Section 122 of    122 (e) to (g), of the NGAS Manual, Volume I and the Generic            PGSO inspected           and
AO No.    the New Government Accounting            Procurement Manual to strengthen internal controls for supplies and     accepted delivered items
6, page   System (NGAS) Manual, Volume I           property and maintain complete and updated related records.             and signed the acceptance
   43     and the Generic Procurement Manual,                                                                              portion of the Inspection
          thus resulting in inadequate property                                                                            and Acceptance Report
          records and breakdowns in internal                                                                               (IAR). However, it was
          controls on supply and property                                                                                  observed       that       the
          management.                                                                                                      preparation of the DVs was
                                                                                                                           still    done     by      the
                                                                                                                           requisitioning or end-user
                                                                                                                           office instead of the GSO.
 2016     Financial assistance granted to 110. The OIC-Provincial Accountant follow up the submission of                   Unimplemented: Out of
 AAR,     Leagues of Local Elective Officials     liquidation reports to properly account for the funds granted and to     the ₱4,060,518.00 in
AO No.    totaling ₱4,060,518.00 as of December   ascertain whether these were utilized for their intended purpose.        financial         assistance
7, page   31, 2016 were not supported with a                                                                               granted to Local Elective
   47     Memorandum of Agreement and                                                                                      Officials,     ₱340,100.00
          remained unliquidated to date, thus                                                                              remained unliquidated as
          government funds could not be                                                                                    of December 31, 2024.
          properly accounted for.
 2015     Due to the failure of the Bids and 111. The Governor conducts an investigation and impose the necessary          Unimplemented: Although
 AAR,     Awards Committee and the Technical      administrative sanctions on errant members of the BAC and TWG in         the joint venture had
AO No.    Working Group to carefully examine      accordance with Section 70 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184, if           renewed its special license,
3, page   the eligibility documents of the        warranted. Moreover, he should also consider reporting to the PCAB       the BAC and TWG failed
   31     winning bidder as required in Section   and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Oriental, for      to carefully scrutinize the
          12.1 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184,   appropriate disciplinary action, the joint venture’s operation without   validity of the special
          the contract to design and build the    a renewed license in violation of R.A. 4566.                             PCAB license, which was

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