Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON AUDIT XII

OFFICE OF THE AUDIT TEAM LEADER – TEAM R12-05
LGS – B Sultan Kudarat Province, Tacurong City
and Cotabato City Audit Group
COA Provincial Satellite Auditing Office, Brgy EJC Montilla, Tacurong City
Tel. No./Telefax (064) 471-1030

AUDIT QUERY

Ref. No. : AAR2018-AQ-01

Date : March 12, 2019

For : BERNANDINO A. BILLEDO, MPM

Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Municipality of Kalamansig

From : ARJIE M. PAJE, CPA

State Auditor II, Audit Team Member
In-Charge of Office

Subject : 20% Development Fund

We will greatly appreciate if we can have your response to our queries below by March
15, 2019.

One of our audit thrust areas for the annual audit of the 2018 operations of the
Municipality of Kalamansig (Municipality) is the level of governance and delivery of
development initiatives of the Municipality covering the requirements for 20% Development
Fund (20% DF).

Query No. 1: Are the current development initiatives funded through 20% DF of the
Municipality aligned with the development goals of the national government as espoused by the
“Ambisyon 2040” pursuant to Executive Order No. 5 dated October 11, 2016?

Query No. 2: In relation to Query No. 1, what was the general process of planning
undertaken by the Municipality in the formulation of its 20% DF projects, programs and
activities (PPAs)?

Query No. 3: In relation to Query Nos. 1 and 2, what were mechanisms adopted to
ensure that the crafted PPAs are replete with the perspectives of inclusivity, responsiveness and
sustainability?

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 Query No. 4: In relation to Query No. 3 how were the priority socio-economic
development initiatives crafted? Were these initiatives the product of a consultative process
instituted and participated by stakeholders?

Query No. 5: What are the implementation and monitoring mechanisms in place or
adopted to ensure that planned development initiatives are implemented or delivered with
efficiency and efficacy?

Query No. 6: In relation to Query No. 5, are these mechanisms and the results thereof
adequately documented? If YES, please furnish this office with these documents. If NO, what
hindered the proper documentation of these matters?

Query No. 7: In general, what are the issues affecting the delivery of the development
initiatives and what are the remedies and actions taken to address these issues.

Query No. 8: In relation to Query No. 7, are these issues and actions taken adequately
documented? If YES, please furnish this office with these documents. If NO, what hindered the
proper documentation of these matters?

Query No. 9: Please furnish this office with plans and reports of accomplishments of the
Municipality and/or the levels of delivery of the Municipality’s development initiatives (priority
projects, programs, and activities) as of December 31, 2018 by providing the necessary
information by accomplishing the table below.

Name Project Source Project Date Percentage Date of Status (Not Reason/s for Actions Taken
of Cost of Duration Started of Completion Implemented, Delayed/Non- by
Project Fund Completion On-going, Implementation Management to
Completed, address the
Stopped) Delayed/Non-
Implementation
of Projects

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