The Department of Budget and Management – Systems and Productivity Improvement Bureau (DBM-SPIB) in coordination with University of Antique’s (UA) Internal Audit Unit (IAU), conducted a learning session on Internal Control System and Internal Audit Functions in the Philippine public sector, today, November 6, 2024 via Zoom platform.

The session aims to provide clarity of expectations on mandated roles and functions of the newly created Internal Audit Unit as a vital component in ensuring good governance and continual improvement, and enhance understanding of the internal stakeholders on the importance of instituting internal controls at all levels of management and operations.

Dr. Pablo S. Crespo Jr., UA President, stated that in order to succeed, the different units that compose the academe should be aware of the importance of internal audit including its processes as he urged the participants to take the session as an opportunity to grow and learn for UA and its stakeholders.

Key officials, Directors, and Unit Heads from the different campuses of the UA system were present during the session that also aims to equip them with knowledge about their roles and responsibilities regarding the internal control and internal auditing in the academe.