by: Jocelyn P. Alvarez
ZAMBOANGA
CITY,
Dec. 15 (PIA9) - - Social Welfare Department during a recent dialogue with
state auditors, accountants highlighted the importance of liquidation of
government funds in line with the President’s call for transparency.
33 auditors from the Commission on Audit
(COA), 72 municipal accountants and 3
supervisor accountants participated in a
dialogue initiated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
held in one of the local hotels here.
DSWD Information Officer Narrabelle Bue
said in implementing government programs, it is important to have common
knowledge and understanding to the Commission on Audit (COA) Rules and
Regulations and to strictly implement the rules as expected.
She said that liquidation of program funds
downloaded to the local government units is also essential as PNoy is bent on
promoting transparency in the government bureaucracy.
“The local government specially their
auditors and accountants are involved because the DSWD downloads to the LGU the
funds specially on social pension, supplemental feeding and rice subsidy,” Bue
explained
Bue said the dialogue was aimed at
orienting the participants on the guidelines and principles of procurement and
financial management system, auditing rules and regulations and to have a
unified knowledge of the rules so as “to avoid delays and lapses in the
implementation of DSWD projects like rice subsidy, social pension,
supplementary feeding and the like.”
“Update on the status of DSWD funds and its
utilization was also stressed to the participants,” Bue said. (JPA/PIA-ZamBaSulTa)
