Central Visayas, Philippines - Government auditors also said the supposed deposit slips supposed to have been made during the period between April 15 to June 23, 2008 were altered to make them appear as cash deposit slips. ''There was untruthful presentation of facts practiced by the respondent, tending to show deliberate effort to conceal the shortage,'' the state auditors said. Almodiel also failed to deposit all his daily collection to the town's depository bank amounting to about P3 million, the auditors said.
The auditors noted ''alteration'' in the dates, bank names and check number of deposit slips totaling P950,000 to the two depository banks of the municipality to conceal his shortage. ''Apart from the cash shortage incurred, verification of the cash advance vouchers and liquidation reports showed the non-observance of the pertinent laws, rules and regulations in the granting and liquidation of cash advances,'' the auditors said. State auditors said Almodiel did not maintain a cashbook for his cash advances, which they said is a violation of government audit rules. Suson said the Ombudsman's order is immediately in effect.
