In compliance with the Office Memorandum 2024-264 on the Guidelines for the Conduct of Random Check and Audit over the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCRO) pursuant to the Inspection and Visitorial Function of the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, dated 31 October 2024, PSA Leyte has formed its Audit Team that is set to conduct the LCRO Random Check and Audit across the 43 LCROs in the Province of Leyte. The Audit Team is primarily composed of PSA Leyte personnel headed by the Chief Statistical Specialist, Sheryl Ann A. Jamisola; and occasionally joined by a few PSA Regional Office personnel.
In January 22, 2025, PSA Leyte piloted the conduct of the foregoing LCRO Random Check and Audit at the LCRO Tunga, Leyte. The Provincial Statistical Office was able to gradually schedule and conduct audits at LCRO Ormoc City last February 18, followed by LCRO Tacloban City last February 20, 2025.
Further in March 2025, the PSA Leyte Audit Team was able to conduct audits at LCROs Tanauan and Tolosa last March 06, LCROs Leyte and Capoocan last March 07, LCROs Tabango and Villaba last March 11, LCRO Santa Fe last March 12, and LCROs Palo and Alangalang last March 13. The rally of audits were continued in LCROs Carigara and Jaro last March 21, LCRO Abuyog last March 26, and LCROs Matag-ob and San Isidro last March 27, 2025. A total of 17 LCROs were already audited as of 31 March 2025, and the remaining 26 LCROs are to be scheduled for audit by April and May 2025.
Verily, the audits aim to look into the LCROs’ compliance to relevant civil registry laws, rules, and regulations, the status of their archiving, and the overall office management which significantly correlates to their delivery of civil registration service to the public. It is hoped that the Post Audit Report furnished to the LCRO, Local Chief Executive, and the Civil Registrar General, will be able to help the LCROs address the recommendations for a more efficient delivery of civil registration services to the public. (PR)
