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More Unexplained Cash Advances at Tagbilaran City Hall
« on: March 08, 2009, 10:38:58 AM »
By the Bohol Chronicle

In an effort to explain the P722,643.41 unliquidated cash advances attributed to her name based the 2007 year end report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the city mayor’s Executive Assistant Arlene Karaan revealed her outstanding cash advances of P572,361 as of December 31, 2008.

Meanwhile, the city mayor remain silents on his P3 million unliquidated cash advances as reported by the Commission on Audit as of Dec.2007. The "missing" supporting document  from the 2007 COA Report was ordered release last week by COA  Chairman Reynaldo Villar.

Presenting a certification from the Office of the City Accountant during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session on Friday, Karaan bared she already submitted a liquidation report on her cash withdrawals in fiscal year 2007.

The accounting records showed that during 2008, Karaan partially liquidated a total of P110,882.41.

An examination of the records however revealed that the said liquidation included cash advances since September and October 2007 and December 14, 2006.

Based on the city accountant’s records of liquidation, Karaan was granted a cash advance for a “City Hall family get together” worth P15,382.41 on December 14, 2006; the National Open Youth and Woomen’s Amateur Boxing Championship worth P45,500 on September 19, 2007; and Senior Citizen’s Social Assistance Program amounting P50,000 on October 30 2007.

Of the P722,643.41 unliquidated cash advances of Karaan at the end of 2007, P572,361 are still outstanding to date.

During the launching of the Sandugo celebration in 2007, Karaan was given a cash advance of P50,000 on March 16, 2007. The liquidation report had been submitted to the Accounting office but is still pending review.

P412,361 was also released to Karaan on March 20, 2007 for travel of several officials participating in a Lakbay Aral to Metro Manila and Luzon cities on March 21 to 24.

The liquidation report for this activity was submitted to the Accounting office but later returned to Karaan due to lack of supporting papers.

On June 29, 2007, Karaan again advanced P50,000 for the 41st Charter Day celebration. A liquidation report was also submitted to the Accounting office last year but is still pending review.
A P60,000 boxers’ honorarium was likewise granted to Karaan on October 30, 2007 which is also pending review at the Accounting office.

The certification presented by Karaan was not personally signed by City Accountant Kurt Adolph Bungabong.



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