The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-7 underwent Operations Audit on Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) as part of the Ending of Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) efforts of the Department on January 30 – February 3, 2023.
The operations audit kicks off with a Regional Entry Conference to introduce the audit team, their roles and responsibilities as well as auditees responsibilities; to confirm the agreement of the audit plan; and to ensure that all planned activities included in the audit plan can be performed.
In the afternoon, the regional entry conference was then followed by a regional-level operations audit which was participated by LGCDD Chief Maria Thelya Oporto, FAD Chief Atty. Ferdinand Albaño, ECLIP Focal Person LGOO VI Rommel Correa, Planning Officer Designate LGOO V Frislie Gay Virador, ECLIP Team Members LGOO II Sofia Lorraine Ygot and IO I Charles Caayaman, Regional Accountant Karen Reuyan, Regional Budget Officer Josette Belda, and RICTU Officer Kenneth Bacalso.
Likewise, on January 31 – February 2, DILG Bohol and Negros Oriental concerned personnel as well as the Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDO), Receiving Units and Beneficiaries underwent operations audit via Zoom and face-to-face, respectively.
The ECLIP Assistance Audit Team from DILG-IAS was led by team leader Internal Auditor II Jessica Baylon, along with Senior Internal Control Officer Redan De los Santos and Internal Auditor I Christian Mon Aniñon.
During the last day of the operations audit, the exit conference highlighted the results and findings of the audit and recommendations from the audit team.
Based on the audit findings, Region VII is at 54.59 percent on the Effectiveness, while the Efficiency rate is at 70.59 percent. Meanwhile, on the Economical and Ethicality aspect, the region is at 100% ratings as there were no reported or recorded unethical practices relevant to ECLIP implementation.
On the other hand, Region VII’s Compliance to LRRs on ECLIP implementation is at 60% rate.
LGCDD Chief Maria Thelya Oporto during her closing message thanked the ECLIP assistance audit team for their efforts during the operations audit.
“We appreciate your findings and output of the audit and with this we can also improve our system as well as the policy itself,” Oporto said.
The conduct of the operations audit aims to determine not only the degree of compliance with existing laws, rules, and regulations but also to evaluate the input, process, output, and outcome as to economy, efficiency, ethicality and effectiveness of the Enhanced- Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) implementation
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