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 Ref.                                                                                                                                   Status of
                    Audit Observations                                     Audit Recommendations
                                                                                                                                     Implementation

           completion of the construction of the                                                                                only valid until June 30,
           Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital                                                                                  2014. As a result, the joint
           four-storey central block building                                                                                   venture operated without a
           amounting to P346,598,230.95 was                                                                                     special license when it
           awarded to R.R. encabo Constructors                                                                                  commenced                the
           Inc./Legazpi Premium Development                                                                                     construction of the project
           Corp. (J/V) whose special license had                                                                                after receiving the NTP on
           already expired, thus, prejudicial to the                                                                            June        14,       2014.
           interest of the Province.                                                                                            Furthermore,              no
                                                                                                                                investigation had been
                                                                                                                                conducted on this matter.
 2015      Disbursements for various drugs and 112. The BAC and other officials concerned ensure that all procurement           Unimplemented:          The
 AAR,      medicines for the Outreach Program/          for the purchase of drugs and medicines for the medical outreach        necessary        supporting
AO No.     Medical Mission under the Provincial         program follow established procedures and are supported with            documents had not yet
7, page    Governor’s Office amounting to               prescribed documentary requirements. They should also submit the        been submitted to the
   41      ₱10,418,949.75 were made without             necessary supporting documents upon receipt of the Notices of           Audit Team.
           complete     supporting       documents      Suspension to be issued by the audit team.
           contrary to Section 4(6) of PD 1445
           and applicable Department of Health
           (DOH) and Commission on Audit
           (COA) guidelines and regulations,
           thus, the validity of the transactions
           and the disposition of the items bought
           cannot be ascertained.
 2015      Majority of the contract of service and 113. Management hire job order and contract of service workers only for      Unimplemented: The OIC-
 AAR,      job order workers were hired for             periods not exceeding six months or one year pursuant to existing       HRMO commented that in
AO No.     periods exceeding one year or six            regulations, otherwise, hire regular employees who are needed for the   CY 2023, they had been
12, page   months, respectively, contrary to            continuous rendition of necessary essential services to the people of   developing a system to
   54      Section 517 of the Government                the Province.                                                           assess the current roster of

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