Thursday, December 27, 2012

Aklan SP Adopts APIAO and Charter


The Aklan Provincial Internal Audit Office (APIAO) is created by virtue of Special Order No. 2012-013. The creation is in full compliance with the national government promulgations and issuances. The Aklan SP has also officially adopted the APIAO Operations Manual and charter through Special Ordinance No. 2012-022. 

The official approval of the APIAO Manual and charter came during the SP’s 43rd regular session last Wednesday, Dec.12.
The APIAO manual and charter embodies rules and procedures of internal management and operational audit of all offices of the provincial government.

The “strengthening of the internal control systems of government offices, government owned and controlled corporations, including government financial institutions, state universities and colleges and local government units” is mandated by Administrative Order(AO) No. 70 promulgated by then Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 14, 2003.

Subsequently, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued Budget Circular No. 2004-4 and Memorandum Circular No. 89 pursuant to the mandate of AO 70.

When the provincial government of Aklan was included in the Provincial Roads Management Facility (PRMF) program funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), one of the requirements is the creation of an independent internal audit office.

On Feb. 20, 2012, through Special Ordinance 2012-001, the Sangguniang Panlalalwigan created the internal audit unit under the Office of the Provincial Governor with personnel detached from the Office of the Provincial Accountant.

The APIAO, as an independent office has a separate budget of P3.278 million in the 2013 Annual General Fund Budget just approved last week.

The manual and charter also provide for the organizational structure of the APIAO with personnel transferred from the internal audit unit of the office of the Provincial Governor. /MP

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