Section 17
SEC. 17. FUNCTIONS OF REGIONAL OFFICES. Each Regional Office shall perform the following functions : Exercise supervision and control over the implementation of auditing rules and regulations in departments, bureaus, offices, and other instrumentalities of the National Government, including the National Assembly, local government units, and government-owned or controlled corporations and self-governing boards, commissions, or agencies of the government within the region; Conduct audits of all accounts and trial balances pertaining to the revenues and receipts, expenditures and uses of funds and property owned or held in trust by, or pertaining to, National Government agencies and instrumentalities within the region, including the National Assembly; Provide auditing services to local government units, including schools and hospitals maintained by such units; Review and analyze corporate audit reports and prepare the consolidated audit report of the region (for Greater Manila regional offices only); Upon delegation by the Commission Proper, exercise authority on personnel, planning, financial, (budgetary and accounting), and legal matters pertaining to the region; and Perform such other related functions as may be assigned by the Chairman.