The City Government of Davao issued on June 21, 2024, Executive Order 23 Series of 2024 or “An Order Creating a Local Road Inventory Committee in the City Government of Davao”.
The creation of the committee is based on the directive of the Commission on Audit, through Circular No. 2015-008, which covers accounting guidelines for local road and road network systems on initial recognition, subsequent measurement, and derecognition to ensure that all roads are properly valued and recorded, and also the transitory provisions for the transfer of local road accounts from the Registry of Public Infrastructures to the books of accounts of the Local Government Unit (LGU) responsible for their management.
The COA Circular requires the conduct of an inventory of the local roads under the LGU’s jurisdiction.
Section 1 provides for the creation of the local road inventory committee (LRIC) where the city mayor will sit as chairperson and the city administrator as co-chairperson.
The members of the LRIC are the City Accountant’s Office, City Assessor’s Office, City Engineer’s Office, City General Services Office, City Planning and Development Office, and Task Force on the Inventory of Real Properties of the City Government of Davao (REFTAF).
Section 2 provides that the LRIC will conduct an inventory of the roads under the jurisdiction of the City of Davao and shall prepare a Report on the Physical Count of the Local Road Network System (RPCLRN) of the City.
Provided in the same section are the functions of each concerned member of the committee as prescribed in the COA Circular No. 2015-008.
More information on the said EO can be found at https://www.davaocity.gov.ph/transparency/executive-orders/2024-2/. CIO
