made through the use of Notice of Obligation Request and Status Adjustment. RANCA shall be maintained by the National Government Agencies to monitor appropriations and allotments charged thereto. Fund Cluster is part of the RANCA form. Sec 29 (1) Article VI of the 1987 Constitution provides that No money shall be paid out of the treasury except in pursuance of an appropriation law The third step of the budget cycle is a budget legislation. The COA monitors the efficiency of fund utilization, assesses the agency performance and provides a vital basis of reforms and new policies. Balanced budget is where the proposed expenditures are equal or less than the estimated revenues. GAA shows the overall accounting system of a government agency. Allotment Release Program serve as the ceiling for the aggregate allotment releases during the year from all sources