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Digest:
This is designed to serve as a guide to the personnel involved in the handling and disposition
of the Cereal Procurement Fund under the accountability of the Procurement Disbursing
Officers.
This includes policies on CPF ceiling of disbursing officers, limitations on cash and check
payments of disbursing officers, stale and lost checks, encashment of checks at NFA Office,
replenishment/liquidation of CPF utilization. The accounting entries relative to the CPF
transactions are also included herein.
Policies on grains purchases from farmers' groups accredited under the Institutionalized
Procurement Program (pilot test area) are excluded from this SOP (refer to Implementing
Guidelines on the Pilot-Implementation of the Institutionalized Procurement Program).
1. The Cereal Procurement Fund (CPF) shall be utilized for procurement purposes only. The
disbursements chargeable under the CPF shall be as follows:
b. Procurement Incentives
1. The Regional Office shall furnish the Directorate for Marketing Operations (Attn.:
Operations Coordination Division) with the CPF Budget Allocation Per Province (Exhibit 1).
This shall reflect the procurement targets of the provinces and the corresponding costs. A
break-down of the allocation as to when a particular amount is to be remitted (1st, 2nd,
3rd, or 4th week) shall also be reflected therein. The budget allocation shall be evaluated
by the OCD,
2. After evaluation, DMO shall request for a budget allotment from the Directorate for
Accounting and Budget (Attn: Budget and Fiscal Division) thru the Cereal Procurement
Fund Request (Exhibit 2). The CPF budget request shall constitute the two-week
requirement of the province (the amount to be remitted during the current week and for the
succeeding week). The Directorate for Treasury and Fund Management (Cash Division)
shall be furnished with a copy of the request.
3. Based on the approved request, DAB (BFD) shall allot the budget required and send an
advice (Exhibit 3) to DTFM (Attn: Cash Division) for a fund transfer.
4. Funds shall be remitted by DTFM (Cash Division) to the provincial offices per DAB's
advice. The DTFM shall send radio messages to the receiving provinces (copy furnished
the Regional Office) for information purposes. After remittance had been effected, DTFM
shall prepare a Memorandum (Exhibit 4) informing DAB of the funds remitted. A copy of
the memo shall be forwarded to DMO for information purposes.
C. Imprest Fund
1. The imprest fund out of the CPF remittance shall be established for every Procurement
Disbursing Officer.
2. This shall be in cash form, checking account, or a combination of both. The cash account
shall be used under the cash payment scheme, whereas, the checking account shall be for
the check payment scheme.
A current account shall be opened in the name of the Procurement Disbursing Officer with
an authorized depository bank (PNB/LBP/accredited rural bank). This shall be done under
the direction of the Provincial Manager/Officer-in-Charge.
3. The maximum CPF cash advance which the Provincial Manager can grant to a regular
employee without a need for a Regional Office clearance shall be P500,000.00. The
ceiling to be authorized by the Regional Director shall not exceed P750,000.00. Any
amount in excess thereof shall necessitate COA-Central Office clearance.
The Regional Director shall utilize all available regular employees within the region prior to
making any authorization for the designation of casual employees.
4. It shall be the responsibility of the PM/OIC to determine the individual cash and check
requirement (two week requirement) of the disbursing officer subject to the above
limitations. The Provincial Operations Officer and Accountant shall make the necessary
recommendation based on the projected procurement activities of the area, distance of the
buying stations with the depository bank/NFA Office, peace and order condition of the
place, and other factors.
b. Regular or casual (as authorized by the Regional Director) employee other than the
Provincial Cashier and Sr. Disbursing Officer designated as a special disbursing officer
on a temporary basis - Special Disbursing Officer designated as a special disbursing
officer on a temporary basis - Special Disbursing Officer.
Supply Officers and accounting personnel shall not be designated as special disbursing
officers considering their access to accountable forms and accounting records.
2. The disbursing officer shall be designated by the PM/OIC thru an Office Order or by the
Central Office/Regional Officer thru a Special Order.
The Order shall relieve the employees designated as special disbursing officers of their
regular functions and duties while acting as such.
3. The disbursing officer shall be properly bonded in accordance with law (Fidelity Bond)
before assumption to duty. Subsequent cancellation of the bond shall be made when the
disbursing officer ceases to act as one. The pertinent policies provided in SOP No. HR-
PB08 "Revised SOP on Fidelity Bond Application/Cancellation of NFA Accountable
Officers and Employees" shall be implemented.
1. Payments to be made by the Procurement Disbursing Officer shall cover only grains
purchases amounting to not more than P50,000.00 (the seller shall be an individual
farmer not an institution).
Grains purchases over P50,000.00 shall be paid at the Provincial Office thru the usual
disbursement voucher system.
2.1 Full cash payment shall be applied to payment of purchases worth P6,200.00 and
below.
2.2 A combination of cash and check payment arises when purchases are worth over
P6,200.00, wherein a maximum of P6,000.00 can be paid in cash and the balance in
check.
2.3 Full check payment shall be allowed when the farmer-seller opted or requested to be
paid in check.
2.4 Adoption of other schemes of payment such as increase in cash portion or full cash
payment shall be authorized by the Regional Director whenever feasible under the
quota system (per IDM'87 DMO ES A 065, January 15, 1987 "Check Payment
Scheme" approved by the Administrator).
4. Encashment of checks shall be made only with the authorized drawee bank/accredited
rural bank/NFA Cashier. Endorsement of checks to the NFA Cashier shall be authorized
by the PM/OIC as guided by the policy provided in II.I.
5. It shall be the responsibility of the PM/OIC to negotiate with the drawee bank and rural
bank duly accredited under the NFA/PNB/LBP Check Payment Tie-Up (with Central Bank
clearance) regarding the implementation of the imprest fund and encashment of CPF
checks issued by the Procurement Disbursing Officer.
A sample of the memorandum of agreement with the drawee bank is shown in Exhibit 5,
whereas, Exhibit 6 shows the sample memorandum with rural banks.
6. In compliance with the provision of the memo agreement with the bank, each
Procurement Disbursing Officer shall furnish the drawee bank with a list of checks (serial
numbers indicated) to be used in the ensuing week.
7. The number of the Purchase Receipt corresponding to the check issued shall be reflected
at the back of the check.
"GRAINS PROCUREMENT"
PR NO. _______________
The above phrase shall be initialled by the disbursing officer for purposes of counter
verification of the check as against the Purchase Receipt.
Paid PRs and WSRs shall be marked "PAID" for control purposes.
8. The disbursing officer shall not prepare a check payable to himself or to cash. All checks
issued shall be payable to legitimate farmer-sellers/farmers' groups based on authentic
and properly accomplished Purchase Receipts (all members of the Procurement Team
(Team Leader, Disbursing Officer, Classifier, Warehouse Supervisor) have affixed their
signatures on the document).
10. A "One Check for One Purchase Receipt" policy shall be adopted. Issuance of two or
more checks for a single Purchase Receipt shall not be allowed.
F. Purchase Receipt
1. The Purchase Receipt (Exhibit 7) is an accountable form used to evidence the receipt of
payment by the farmer for the cereals sold to the NFA. It shall support all payments
made by the Procurement Disbursing Officer. This shall be issued by the Supply Officer
to the Procurement Disbursing Officer and shall form part of the accountability of the
disbursing officer.
2. The basis for its preparation shall be the Warehouse Stock Receipt. The PR shall be
issued sequentially and distributed as follows:
3. The Supply Officer shall issue two (2) sets of PR to the Procurement Disbursing Officer:
one set for grains purchases not exceeding P50,000.00 (to be paid by the Procurement
Disbursing Officer) and another set for grains purchases above P50,000.00/purchases
from institutions (to be paid at the P.O. thru the usual disbursement voucher system).
1. The imprest fund shall be replenished whenever the cash and current account balances
are low and every end of the month (mandatory requirement to establish monthly
accountability).
2. Replenishment shall be made at the Provincial Office thru the usual voucher processing
system.
1. Accountability and custody of the blank checks for the current account of the Procurement
Disbursing Officer shall be vested upon the Provincial Cashier.
2. Requisitions of blank checks shall be approved by the Cashier. A request (Exhibit 8) shall
be prepared by the disbursing officer whenever the blank checks on hand are no longer
sufficient.
1. All checks issued by the Procurement Disbursing Officer may be encashed with the NFA
Cashier subject to the approval of the PM/OIC as recommended by the Provincial
Accountant. They shall affix their signatures at the back of the check.
The serial number of the check shall be verified from the check accountability of the
disbursing officer.
b. When from the place where the check was originally issued by the disbursing officer,
the NFA Office is more accessible than the drawee bank.
3. The Cashier shall make the payment out of his cash accountability (cash from
collections).
4. Endorsed/encashed checks shall be deposited by the Cashier with the depository banks
of the NFA for clearing. Deposits shall be made on the collection account where the cash
was drawn.
The Cashier shall not encash the endorsed check with the P.O. depository bank.
1. Lost check shall be reported immediately to the Provincial Office. A replacement check
shall only be prepared after compliance with all the conditions stated hereunder:
K. Stale Checks
1. For purposes of control and effecting early liquidation of the accountabilities of the
Procurement Disbursing Officers, a check issued from the procurement funds of the
disbursing officer shall only be valid within thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. Non-
presentation of the check to the bank within the thirty days period shall render the check
stale.
The payee as well as the different banks involved shall be informed/reminded of this policy
thru the impression reflected on the face of the check as provided in II.E.3. This policy
shall also be provided as one of the terms of the Memo-Agreement with the bank.
2. The stale check shall be surrendered to the NFA by the payee for replacement. The check
shall be marked "STALE" and shall be perforated.
3. In case the bank account of the disbursing officer is already closed, replacement of stale
checks shall be authorized by the PM/OIC.
4. Stale checks shall be reverted back to the account of the NFA. Subsequent adjustment
shall be made upon issuance of replacement checks.
1. The monthly bank statement for the current account of the disbursing officer shall be
forwarded to the Provincial Accountant together with its attachments (debit/credit
memorandum and paid checks).
The usual monthly bank reconciliation statement shall be prepared. The disbursing officer
shall have no access in its preparation, however, a copy thereof may be furnished the
disbursing officer.
2. The disbursing officer shall maintain an official cashbook for the imprest fund (cash and
checking account) handled. Recording of transactions as well as comparing of the
cashbook balance with that of the cash on hand and in bank shall be made daily. The
cashbook entries shall be closed and ruled at the end of the month and the balance
forwarded to the succeeding month.
The cashbook shall be subject to examination and inspection by the Provincial Accountant,
IAD/COA Auditors and/or any of their authorized representatives.
4. While on the process of verification of the sources documents, the Accounting Section may
discover that there may be unpaid WSRs (stocks received by the NFA with no payment
effected yet). A set-up of the inventory and liability accounts shall be made.
Corresponding debit adjustment of the payable account shall be recorded when payment
had been made.
1, Grains purchases amounting to more than P50,000.00 and rains purchases from institutions
regardless of amount shall be paid at the Provincial Office thru the usual disbursement
voucher system.
2. The disbursing officer shall issue the PR out of the set intended for such purchase based on
the WSR. All copies of the PR (copy 1: Accounting Section; copy 2: Cashier; and copy 3:
COA) except for copy 4 (Farmer's copy) shall be given to the farmer together with copy 1 of
the WSR. These documents shall be attached to the disbursement voucher to be
processed at the Provincial Office.
Copy 4 shall be withheld by the disbursing officer pending clearance of payment by the
Provincial Office.
N. Reporting System
1. The Abstract of Grains Purchases (Exhibit 9) shall be prepared by the disbursing officer
when replenishing/liquidating the cash advances. This is a listing of grains purchases paid
by the disbursing officer.
2. The Summary of Grains Purchases above P50,000.00 and from Institutions (Exhibit 10)
shall be submitted together with the Abstract of Grains Purchases. This shall summarized
grains purchases to be paid thru the usual voucher system.
In case there are no PRs issued from this type of purchases, the disbursing officer shall
certify that no such transactions were handled during the period.
1. The accountability (cash and check) of the Special Disbursing Officer (designated on a
temporary basis) shall be liquidated in full at the end of the procurement period. This shall
be directed by the Provincial Manager/OIC in consultation with the Provincial Operations
Officer and Accountant.
2. The Provincial Accountant shall recommend to the PM/OIC the closure of the bank account
of the Special Disbursing Officer (SDO) upon payment of all outstanding checks or after the
lapse of one month from the date of issue of the last check whichever comes earlier.
3. The SDO shall issue a check payable to the National Food Authority for the bank balance in
the checking account. The check and the excess cash shall be receipted (Official Receipt)
at the Provincial Office as art of the liquidation process. The SDO shall submit the required
reports and the unused PRs and checks to the Accounting Section for liquidation purposes.
4. The refunded CPF of the SDO shall be deposited to the CPF account of the Provincial
Office.
6. All unused CPF except for the amount retained under the RDO's accounts shall be remitted
back to the Central Office.
7. The following policies re: idle CPF (amount remitted is excessive since actual procurement
is much lower than projections made) shall be adopted to ensure maximum utilization of
the CPF.
7.1 The Provincial Manager shall inform the Regional Director of any idle CPF of the
province.
7.2 The Regional Director shall evaluate the CPF requirement of other provinces (within
the region). If there are other provinces that need additional CPF, fund transfers to
those provincial offices shall be authorized (DAB, DTFM and DMO shall be informed of
the fund transfer). Otherwise, the Regional Director shall instruct the Provincial
Manager to return the idle CPF to the Central Office for CPF requirements of other
regions.
7.3 Failure of the Provincial Manager to comply with the foregoing policies shall render him
responsible and accountable for the idle CPF.
7.4 The Regional Director shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring the maximum
utilization of the CPF by all provincial offices.
P. Accounting Entries
i. Submission of Abstract of Grains Purchases together with paid PRs and WSRs
7. Issuance of Replacement for Lost Checks in case for checking account is already closed
and the lost check has been considered as stale check:
General Journal
8. Payment of grains purchases thru the usual disbursement voucher system (above
P50,000.00 and from institutions):
1. Evaluates the CPF Budget Allocation Per Province submitted by the Regional
Office.
2, Prepares the Cereal Procurement Fund Request to be signed by the Director for
Marketing Operations.
3. Monitors procurement operations thru the Daily Procurement Reports.
B. Chief, Budget and Fiscal Division
1. Allots budget based on CPF approved by the Director for Accounting and Budget
2. Forwards Memorandum signed by the Director for Accounting and Budget to DTFM
(Cash Division) regarding transfer of funds to the provincial offices for cereal
procurement.
3. Evaluates the Statement of Remittance and Disposition of Funds/Determines funds to
be remitted to provincial offices.
1. Remits CPF to the provincial offices as authorized by the Director for Treasury and
Fund Management based on DAB's requests for fund transfer.
2. Informs provincial offices through wires of the remittances made.
3. Informs DAB and DMO of the remittance made.
4. Evaluates the Weekly Report of Fund Balance.
D. Regional Director
E. Provincial Manager/Officer-In-Charge
G. Provincial Accountant