Memorandum COA

Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON AUDIT Regional Oce No. 2  Tuguegar  Tuguegarao ao City

In Re: Notice of Disallowance No. 14-002-1010(1! on t"e e#cess RATA $%ante& to t"e Cit' o)e%n*ent O+cials of Santia$o Cit' Atty. Jims Dany Ramos an !e "#igo $elegrito. Appellants% &''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''&

A,,A MMORANDUM  The unersigne unersigne City (o)ernment (o)ernment Ocials* unto this +onorable +onorable oce most mo st respe respectf ctful ully ly submi submitt this this appe appeal al memor memoran anu um m an an for this this purp purpose ose** respectfully a)er* )i, The appellants recei)e the Notice of Disalloance Disalloance by the Commission on Auit /0uper)ising Auitor hich notice as oc1ete as ND No. 3'442'4'567* hence the nee to submit this appeal memoranum.

ROUNDS /OR A,,A AND ASSINMNT O/ RRORS A,,ANTS MMORANDUM

I. STA STATMN TMNT T O/ ISSU ISSUS S a! T"at t"e ono%ale ono%ale O+ce e%%e& in incl3&in$ incl3&in$ Att'. Att'. i*s Dan&' Ra*os an& /e I5i$o Mele$%ito a*on$ t"ose wit" e#cess Rata6 ! T"at T"at t"e t"e ono ono%a %al le e O+ce O+ce fail faile& e& to con& con&3c 3ctt a&e7 a&e7tt in83 in83i% i%' ' on t"e t"e nat3%e of t"e iss3ance t"e )e"icles assi$ne& to t"e a77ellants efo%e it o%&e%e& t"e Notice of Disallowance6 ARUMNTS9DISCUSSIONS 1.

 The )ery basic an funamental principle in aministrati)e in8uiry is to ascertain the truth base on the eight of e)iences thus* in ascertaining the truth of the contro)ersy* not merely preponerance but substantial e)ience must be consiere before before a 9ugment* ecision ecision or orer must be renere;

2.

With Humility, Humility, the appellants, by virtue of the Nature of Positions assigned to them by the City Loal Loal Chief !"eutive as the #$C%&'# and City City (ountant  (ountant 

respetively, they are entitled to their respetive )epresentation and *ransportation (llo+anes as andated by la+;

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 The abo)e mentione Notice of Disalloance hoe)er shoe that there as not mush aministrati)e in8uiry conucte* the only basis of the isalloance ere the issue Property Ac1nolegement Receipt issue to the appellants%

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:ith ue respect* !e. ". $elegrito an Atty. Jims Dany Ramos ere issue )ehicles not by )irtue of the oce they represente as heas thereof but because they ere gi)en special assignments of conucting in)entory of  personal properties of the City (o)ernment ithin 0antiago City as a hole%

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;noubtely* being the heas of their respecti)e in)entory team* the ser)ice )ehicles ere name to them* hich is the )ery ieal an necessary thing to o for the go)ernment to gi)e absolute protection o)er that )ehicle of the City (o)ernment%

0.

 The

vehicles

issue to the appellants ere not for their e&clusi)e use or

bene&ecuti)e Orer Creating the A' +oc "n)entory "nspection Team in the City (o)ernment Of 0antiago City%

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?e note* the strict orings of the la in the rules of statutory construction e&plicates the e&clusi)e use of the )ehicle to go)ernment ocial to hich it as assigne. "t is not in the mere issuances but the e&clusi)e use of the )ehicle that the Transportation alloance must be isalloe.

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:ith ue inulgence to this +onorable Oce* please note that ith respect to )ehicle ith Plate No. 0J@ 62 that as assigne to Atty. Jims Dany Ramos* the sai )ehicle as sub9ect to repair from the month of August an onars until it as
3.

As e)ience of this allegation* the copy of the repair estimate an a photo copy of a picture representing the amage )ehicle is hereto attache as Anne&es B? an C= as part of this Appeal.

14.

;ner Department of Budget and Management – Local Budget Circular No. 103 dated May 15, 2013 parcularly paragrap! 8.2.3 states that:

“In exceponal cases when an incumbent is prevented from the use of government motor transportaon for 3 days or more such as when the motor vehicle undergoes repair and replacement vehicle is not provided the grant of !" may be allowed pro#rated based on the number of days of actual wor$ performance on wor$days without an o%cial vehicle xxx&'

III. ,RAR ;R/OR* in the light of all the foregoing premises* it is most respectfully praye unto this +onorable oce that Atty. Jims Dany Ramos an !e ". $elegrito be e&punge from liability of the RATA sub9ect of the Disalloance an that their names be remo)e from the list'summary of >&cess RATA grante to Ocials of 0antiago City for C@ 246. Please grant other reliefs 9ust an e8uitable uner the circumstances 0antiago City* for Tuguegarao City* $arch 64* 24.

(I)* +",+- . /")0* *ecretary to the 1ity )ayor I ,o. 456687 /oll ,o. 2893

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T"e ono%ale Cle%< of O+ce COA'Regional Oce No. 2  Tuguegarao City

(R>>T"N(0 Please submit this foregoing AppellantEs $emoranum for the fa)orable consieration of the +onorable Oce. Payment of the Appeal !ee as one through Postal $oney orer ith Numbers J444FG an J444FH hich ere inclue an forming part of this appeal.

ATT. IMS DAND . RAMOS

/ I=IO MRITO

Copy as furnishe to the Oce of the COA 0antiago !iel Oce by Registere mail.