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A. Introduction
2. The audit was conducted in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory
requirements, and the Philippine Public Sector Standards on Auditing. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain a reasonable basis
for our conclusion.
3. The audit covered the accounts and operations of the municipality government for
the year 2015 and was aimed at ascertaining the propriety of financial
transactions, management’s compliance to prescribed rules and regulations and
the fairness of the presentations of the financial statements. Value-for-money
Audit was also conducted on the selection and implementation of projects funded
out of the 20% development fund to determine whether the objectives of the
projects were attained in the most efficient, effective and economical manner.
B. Financial Highlights
Particulars 2015
Assets 144,591,679.62
Liabilities 111,047,705.19
Government Equity 33,543,974.43
Income 70,175,263.47
Expenses 68,537,319.08
Net Income 1,637,944.39
d) Validity of Due from Other Funds of P17,246,112.37 and Due to Other Funds
of P6,999,340.75, and Subsidy From Other Funds of P12,983,694.25 and
Subsidy To Other Funds of P16,600,633.14 could not be ascertained due to
non-submission of reconciliations reports and schedule for CY 2015.
5. For the above-mentioned audit observations which have caused the issuance of
qualified opinion, we recommended the following:
iii. Require the Inventory Committee to conduct a complete physical count of all
inventories and properties owned by the Municipality. Direct them to prepare
the prescribed Report of the Physical Count of Inventories (RPCI) and
Report on the Physical Count of Property, Plant and Equipment (RPCPPE)
upon completion of the physical count and reconcile the said reports with the
accounting and property records. Moreover, instruct the Municipal Treasurer
to maintain property cards and issue Acknowledgment Receipt for
Equipment, and the Municipal Accountant to maintain Supplies Ledger
Cards and PPE Ledger Cards.
iv. Direct the Municipal Accountant to periodically review and analyze all prior
years and current year’s transactions involving reciprocal accounts and effect
adjustments in the respective books of accounts to ensure that all financial
transactions are properly taken up in the books.
7. In compliance with Section 6 of COA Circular No. 2009-006 dated September 15,
2009, the balances of the Audit Suspensions, Disallowances and Charges issued,
during the effectivity of the 2009 COA Rules and Regulations on the Settlement of
Accounts (RRSA), including settlements made thereof is shown below:
The above settlement of P2,500,000.00 was made by the liable person on the
disallowance of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The unsettled
amounts have to be reconciled by the Accounting Section except for the
P1,250,000.00. It shall be monitored and enforced pursuant to
Section 28.3 of COA Circular No. 2009-006 dated September 15, 2009.
8. Out of twenty four (24) audit recommendations embodied in Calendar Year 2014
Annual Audit Report (AAR), six (6) were implemented, twelve (12) was partially
implemented, six (6) were not implemented. Some of the findings are reiterated in
Part II of this report.