Republic of the Philippines COMMISSION ON AUDIT Regional Office No.

III City of San Fernando, Pampanga

16 April 2010 Hon. Reynaldo T. Bitong Municipal Mayor Municipality of Casiguran Aurora Province Dear Mayor Bitong: Pursuant to Section 2, Article IX-D of the Constitution and Section 43 of Presidential Decree No. 1445, otherwise known as the Government Auditing Code of the Philippines, and in line with the Commissions continuing effort towards informing management on how fiscal responsibility had been discharged, we transmit herewith the report on the financial and compliance audit of the accounts and operations of that Municipality for the year ended December 31, 2009. The report was prepared by Mr. Isidro O. Bicos, Audit Team Leader. The audit was conducted to ascertain the propriety of the financial transactions and compliance with prescribed rules and regulations. It was also made to ascertain the accuracy of financial records and reports as well as the fairness of presentation of the financial statements. The report consist of four parts. Part I Audited Financial Statements, Part II Detailed findings and Recommendations, Part III Status of Implementation of Prior Years Audit Recommendations and Part IV Annexes. The findings and recommendations were discussed with management officials and staff. Managements comment were incorporated in the report, where appropriate. We request that the comment and observations contained in the said report be fully addressed and we would appreciate being informed of the action taken in this regard within sixty (60) days from receipt hereof, pursuant to Section 95 of the General Provision of Republic Act No. 9524, otherwise known as the General Appropriation Act of 2009.

We acknowledge the cooperation extended to our audit team by the officials and staff of that Municipality whose assistance and support made the submission of the Annual Audit Report possible. Very truly yours,

Copy Furnished: The Regional Director Department of Interior and Local Government The Regional Director Bureau of Local Government Finance The Regional Director Department of Budget and Management The Secretary of the Sangguniang Bayan Dilasag, Aurora

Republic of the Philippines COMMISSION ON AUDIT Regional Office No. III City of San Fernando, Pampanga 26 February 2010 Director Amante A. Liberato Regional Office No. III Commission On Audit City of San Fernando, Pampanga Sir: In compliance with Section 2, Article IX-D of the Philippine Constitution and pertinent provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1445, we conducted a Financial and Compliance Audit on the accounts and operations of the Municipality of Casiguran, Aurora for the calendar year ended December 31, 2009. The audit was conducted to ascertain the propriety of financial transactions and compliance of the agency to prescribed accounting and auditing rules and regulations. It was also made to ascertain the accuracy of financial records and reports, as well as the fairness of the presentation of financial statements. Our attached report consists of four parts, Part I-Audited Financial Statements, Part II- Detailed Findings and Recommendations, Part III is the Status of Prior Years Recommendations and Part IV is the Annexes. The significant findings and recommendations were discussed with the managements on February 19, 2009. We rendered a qualified opinion on the fairness of presentation of the financial statements for reasons stated in the State Auditors Report on the Financial Statements. Our audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and we believe that it provides reasonable basis for the results of audit. We acknowledge the cooperation extended to the team by the officials and staff of that agency. Very truly yours,