Assignment Module 2
Assignment Module 2
Assignment Module 2
FALSE 1. The budget preparation in the Philippines uses a “bottom-up” approach. Under this approach,
the budget preparation starts from the highest levels of the government down to the lowest levels.
*lowest levels of the government to the highest levels.
FALSE 2. An entity prepares its budget by simply rolling-over the budget in the previous year and
adjusting each line item by 10% increment to reflect inflammation. This process is described as zero-
based budgeting. *incremental budgeting
FALSE 3. After the budget call from DBM, the proposed budget of various agencies are submitted
immediately to the Office of the President for review. *DBM for budget hearings
FALSE 4. An entity can incur obligations after receiving notice of its appropriation, but before receiving
the allotment. *and after
FALSE 5. Budget deliberation in the Congress Start in the House of Senate. *House of Representatives
TRUE 6. A government entity must first receive an allotment before it can incur obligations.
FALSE 7. A government entity can make disbursement even before it receives a disbursement authority.
*only after
TRUE 9. The Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) is an authority issued by the DBM to central, regional, and
provincial offices and operating units to cover their cash requirements.
TRUE 10. Responsibility accounting greatly enhances budget accountability because managers are
evaluated only in terms of the costs or other variables that they control, and therefore, budget
deviations can be readily attributed to the managers accountable therefor.
Fact pattern:
A legislation approves the allocation of ₱ 100B funds to support the operations of Entity A (a
government agency) in the current year. At the start of first quarter, Entity A receives authorization to
incur obligations for a maximum amount of ₱45B in that quarter. Entity A extends half of that
authorization to its lower operating units. During the quarter, Entity A receives monthly authorization to
disburse funds not to exceed ₱15B per month. Entity A extends to half of those monthly authorization to
its lower operating units. At the end of the quarter, total obligations incurred mounted to ₱40B while
total disbursement amounted to ₱35B.