Coa C2006-003

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COMMISSION ON AUDIT
Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines

CIRCULAR

No. :
Date :

TO

2006 - 003
JAN 3 1 2006

: All Heads of National Government Agencies; Heads of Financial Management


Services/Comptrollership Departments; Heads of Accounting Units; Heads of
Budget Units; COA Assistant Commissioners, Directors, Auditors; and All
Others Concerned

SUBJECT : RESTATEMENT WITH AMENDMENTS OF COA CIRCULAR NO. 2005-001


ON ACCOUNTING POLICIES RELATED TO THE BUDGET, ACCOUNTING
AND DISBURSEMENT FUNCTIONS IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES UNDER THE NEW GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
(NGAS)
I. RATIONALE/OBJECTIVES
Section 2 (2), Article IX-D of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates the
Commission on Audit to "xxx promulgate accounting and auditing rules and regulations
xxx".
In line with NGAS implementation, this circular delineates the responsibilities of the
Heads of the Requesting Unit, Budget Unit and the Accounting Unit in national
government agencies.
It also prescribes the revised forms to be used in recording obligations incurred,
budget utilization and disbursements.
2.0 POLICIES
The responsibilities of the Heads of the Requesting Unit, the Budget Unit and the
Accounting Unit are hereby set forth as follows:
2.1 The Head of the Requesting Unit shall prepare the Obligation Request (ObR) Annex Al or Budget Utilization Request (BUR) - Annex A2 and the
Disbursement Voucher (DV) - Annex B. He shall certify on the necessity and
legality of charges to appropriations/allotment under his direct supervision as
well as the validity, propriety and legality of supporting documents.
2.2 The Head of the Budget Unit shall certify the availability of allotment and
obligations incurred in the ObR or budget and utilization in the BUR.
2.3 The Head of the Budget Unit shall maintain the Registries of Allotments and
Obligations (RAO) prescribed under the Manual on the New Government
Accounting System for National Government and/or the Registry of Budget and

Utilization (RBU) - Annex C for income which the agency may use as
authorized by law.
2.4 For contract or purchase order, the Head of the Accounting Unit shall certify
the availability of funds based on the ObR or BUR duly certified by the Budget
Officer.
2.5 The Head of the Accounting Unit shall certify the availability of cash and
completeness of supporting documents in the DV.
2.6 The Head of the Accounting Unit shall also prepare the Daily Cash Position
Report - Annex D to be submitted to the Head of the Agency.
3.0 SAVING CLAUSE
Cases not covered in this Circular shall be referred to the Government
Accountancy and Financial Management Information System (GAFMIS) Sector, this
Commission, for resolution.
4.0 REPEALING CLAUSE
All prior COA circulars/.memoranda and other issuances inconsistent herewith are
hereby amended or repealed accordingly.
5.0 EFFECTIVITY
This Circular shall take effect

JAN 3 1. 2006

G 4 ILL RMO N. CAR UE


Chairman

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Commissioner

DAJLMAN
EMMA U L
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ATTAC ENTS:
Annex Al - Obligati n Request
Annex A2 - Budget Utilization Request
Annex B - Disbursement Voucher
Annex C - Registry of Budget and Utilization
Annex D - Daily Cash Position Report

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