The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City City approved the resolution authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran urging the department heads at the city hall to strictly observe Section 361 of Government Accounting and Auditing Manual regarding regulations on the use of government motor vehicles.
He said the Manual mandates that all government motor vehicles shall be used exclusively & strict ly for official use only, and furthermore, among others, it also states; That in every case, the trip ticket authorizing the use of the vehicle shall be displayed on the windshield or in another conspicuous place on the vehicle;” the use of government vehicles on Sundays, legal holidays, out of regular office hours or outside the route of the officials or employees authorized to use them, or any other person other than such officials or employees, shall unless properly authorized, be prima facie evidence of violation of this Section in the administrative proceeding against the officials or employees responsible for such violation; the use of government motor vehicles for private social functions such as receptions, balls, theatres, and for other personal purposes is absolutely prohibited. Likewise, the use thereof by the spouses, children, relatives, friends, etc. of the officials entitled thereto, even if they are in the company of said officials is strictly prohibited; and all government motor vehicles are required when not in use to be kept in the garage provided therefor by the agency to which they belong except in use for strictly official business outside office hours. Familiaran said, observing the provisions of this Manual is also in compliance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Local Government Code of 1991, particularly, under Articles 439 Primary and Secondary Accountability for Government Property” and 440 “Responsibility for Proper Use and Care of Government Property.” Familiaran chairs the SP Committee on Government Assets.*
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