FINANCIAL assistance released by the provincial government are public funds.
And, public funds are subject to liquidation once received and spent by the receiving end.
In like manner that solicitations from barangay officials addressed to, and granted by Provincial Board Members, Vice Governors, and Governors are public funds.
The same is true when the same solicitations are addressed to and granted by our national officials: Department Secretaries, Congressmen, Senators, Vice President and President.
They are all public funds. As such, liquidation is mandatory.
Even cooperatives, ordinary associations or organizations in the country have also the privilege to solicit funds. For as long as the soliciting groups or associations are registered with the Cooperative Development Authority, Department of Labor and Employment or other agencies of our government, they have the right to do the same.
This strict regulation on liquidation also applies to them. The same, they are required to liquidate the solicited amount once spent.
The granted amount by way of solicitation does not matter. Whether in millions of pesos granted or one hundred pesos only, the amount must be subjected for liquidation.
The same is true with cash advances.
These cash advances are to be liquidated, too!
The amount also comes from government coffers.
This subject matter on liquidation of government funds was the main concern that Short Cuts discussed with the ever-accommodating Auditor of the province last week.
And, this is the first time that Short Cuts met her for the last four years! After Short Cuts retired from politics, of course.
Short Cuts was in the Office of the Vice Governor of the Province last week. He was to meet the complete set of barangay officials of Poblacion Oriental in his hometown.
Ang ilang tuyo sa pag-adto sa kapitolyo?
Duha di-ay ang ilang tuyo!
And, the first tuyo was . . . .
The newly-sworn to office barangay officials need Short Cuts’ helping hands in the procurement of funds for the repair of their barangay covered court that was destroyed almost two years ago courtesy of Typhoon Odette. They wanted to personally meet all the Board Members of the Third Congressional District of Bohol, the Vice Governor and ultimately, the Governor for the purpose.
The second tuyo?
As the newly-elected barangay captain, she desires to learn the ABCs of liquidating processes of government funds.
Incidentally, Poblacion Sur is one of the barangays that has an unliquidated amount.
And, this unliquidated government fund was received by the barangay almost four months after Typhoon Odette struck the province.
The trip of these barangay officials was fruitful, indeed. They did not only receive hearty promises from the provincial officials for the repair of their covered court.
They were also informed that in LGU Valencia alone, almost P9,000,000.00 in government funds remained unliquidated.
Also, they know now how to deal with unliquidated government funds.
