The town deducted PhilHealth (health insurance) from salaries, but the amounts sent to PhilHealth often did not match because the town did not update employee salary changes in the online system. This caused over- and under-payments during the year, and a small amount remained unpaid until it was fixed.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Direct the HRMO Chief to: (a) promptly update PhilHealth regarding any changes or increases in the salaries of officials and employees to ensure that the amounts withheld are properly aligned with the amounts remitted
• (b) verify and ensure the accuracy of the employee list uploaded in the EPRS
• And (c) cross-check the premium amounts per employee, as reflected in the SPA, against the actual amounts withheld per payroll to identify and resolve any discrepancies.

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"However, discrepancies between the amounts withheld and the amounts actually remitted persisted for nearly ten (10) months during the year."

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