DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines – The Zamboanga del Norte provincial government and the Dipolog city government are on the brink of a legal showdown as the Commission on Audit flagged irregularities in the provincial capitol’s donation of vehicles, equipment, and pieces of land to city hall and other local governments in the province during the administration of former governor Roberto Uy.
On January 19, COA released an Audit Observation Memorandum , signed by COA team leader Jonathan Manuel and supervising auditor Jeanette Calamohoy, stating that the donations “were not in accordance with pertinent provisions on the Rules and Regulations on Supply and Property Management in the Local Governments.”
Of the 67 provincial board resolutions for donation to other local governments, 40 have deeds of donation covering 26 donees, while 27 were without deeds of donation, the state auditors noted.The COA stated that the modality used for the mass donations can be seen, based on Rule 21, Section 166-b of COA Circular 92-386, as “transfer without cost which is dependent only on the two established criteria: 1. Become unserviceable, and 2. No longer needed.
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