• Annual Audit Report on the CHR In 2022, the Statement of Audit Suspensions, Disallowances and Charges (SASDC) issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) indicated Php 0.00 total audit suspensions, disallowances and charges found in the audit of various transactions of the CHR. The SASDC is a written summary of the total balance of the audited accounts of the agency at the end of each quarter. It shows the total issued suspensions, disallowances, charges and settlements for the quarter and the running balance of each as of quarter end. Hence, should there be any unsettled suspension, disallowance and charges at the end of the calendar year (as reflected in the SASDC for the last quarter), the same shall be reported in the Annual Audit Report (AAR) of the same year. Accordingly, the CHR is compliant on this aspect of the AAR, along with other parameters included in the scope of audit. Thus, for 2022, the Commission on Audit (CoA) rendered an “unqualified opinion” on the fairness of presentation of the CHR’s financial statements, the highest evaluation granted by the CoA to government agencies, indicating strong internal controls and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the financial statements. • Improvements and Infrastructure Construction and Major Renovations General improvement of the physical premises involving infrastructure construction and major renovations, including repair works of the supporting installations were undertaken. The CHR has always been committed to upgrading its work environment and its conditions to facilitate and make safe the functions of interconnected systems comprising the Commission’s headquarters. These undertakings were also consistent with the aim to provide safer and better working spaces and conditions for all the Commission’s personnel. The renovation of the central office’s facilities has been to a large extent, the focus of infrastructure improvements undertaken by the CHR since 2019 until 2022. As a prerequisite and to finalize the MOA, the agreement with the DPWH on the completion of the new CHR building has been endorsed by all project parties. The project status for the completion of the new CHR building has reached phase one, which involves the structural, electrical, plumbing and fire protection improvements and phase two, entailing architectural and interior finishing. Phase 1 cost Php 85M and is now 100% complete while phase 2 cost 24M and 90% complete. • Procurement of ICT Equipment & ICT Software Subscriptions For the fiscal year (FY) 2022, forty-two (42) additional units of laptops and thirty-three (33) desktop PCs totaling Php 5,045,000 were procured to further support the electronic-based operations requirements of the Commission at the Central and Regional Offices. Particulars (Specific Items) Laptops Laptops Desktop PCs Quantity 13 29 33 As of yearend, the information and communications technologies (ICT) equipment (desktop PC and laptop) to personnel ratio has reached two to one (2:1). The purchasing office of the CHR, signed up for subscription to various ICT software vendor companies or entities to purchase and ensure the security of database, such as Anti-Virus and Firewall Management Software Licenses specifically for the Central and Regional Offices. On top of these, the CHR also proceeded with its Webmail Hosting Subscription, which enabled for the very first time, the creation of an official CHR email domain. Particulars (Specific Items) Webmail Hosting Subscription Anti-virus Subscription Redundant Internet Subscription for C.O. Firewall Management Software License C.O. Firewall Management Software License R.O. Video Conferencing Tool Subscription Quantity 690 806 1 1 14 1 36