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       Republic Act No. 7160, known as the Local Government Code of 1991, specifically Section 3(b) provides that there shall be established in every local government unit an accountable, efficient, and dynamic organizational structure and operating mechanism that will meet the priority needs and service requirements of its communities.

    Paragraph 2 of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 19 S. 1992 otherwise known as “Guidelines and standards in the establishment of organizational structures and staffing patterns in Local Government Units provides that It is therefore the responsibility of every local government unit to design, approve and implement the organizational structure and staffing pattern in accordance with the guidelines and standards.

      Section 2 of Republic Act No. 3456, the internal Auditing Act of 1962 as amended by RA 4177, There shall be created, organized, and operated in all branches, subdivisions and instrumentalities of the government, Internal Audit Services which shall assist management to achieve an efficient and effective fiscal administration and performance of agency affairs and functions;

      Office of the President (OP) Administrative Order (AO) No. 119 dated 29 March 1989 as amended by OP AO No. 278 dated 28 April 1992 (Directing the Strengthening of the Internal Control Systems of Government Offices, Agencies, Government owned and Controlled Corporations, Including Government Financial Institutions, State Universities and Colleges and Local Government Units), mandated government offices and agencies to strengthen their Internal Control System and directed to organize Internal Audit Service (IAS) in their respective offices;

      Administrative Order No. 70 dated 14 April 2003 (Strengthening of the Internal Control Systems of Government Offices, Agencies, Government owned and Controlled Corporations, Including Government Financial Institutions, State Universities and Colleges and Local Government Units) directing all heads of government offices including LGUs to organize an Internal Audit Service (IAS) in their respective offices;

      DBM Budget Circular No. 2004-4, (Guidelines on the Organization and Staffing of Internal Audit Units (IAUs)); and CSC Memorandum Circular No. 12 s.2006 (Qualification standards for IAS positions) were likewise issued in connection with the establishment of an Internal Audit Unit/Service;

    In accordance with the foregoing legal anchors and dictates, the Provincial Government of Isabela established the Provincial Internal Audit and Control Unit (PIACU) by virtue of Executive Order No. 17A Series of 2017 dated March 1, 2017. Subsequently, Appropriation Ordinance No.17 Series of 2017 dated December 19, 2017, an Ordinance authorizing the Annual Budget of the Provincial Government of Isabela was enacted creating among others the Provincial Internal Audit and Control Office (PIACO).

 

MANDATE:

The PIACO is mandated to conduct an evaluation or appraisal of the internal control system to determine if internal controls are well designed and properly implemented. It is also mandated to conduct compliance audit, management audit and operations audit.

 

VISION:

An independent, accountable and efficient Internal Audit Office committed to advancing an Efficient Government Service Delivery through an effective management controls, governance processes and operations performance.

 

MISSION:

To support the Provincial Government of Isabela in the effective performance of its responsibilities by appraising the effectiveness of its internal controls, thereby enhancing management controls, governance process and operations performance, in order to achieve optimum productivity and Efficient Government Service Delivery.

 

CORE VALUES:


Professional Competence
The PIACO maintains and applies the required professional knowledge, skills, and experience in the performance of its internal audit functions.


Integrity
The PIACO exhibits honesty, straightforwardness, and truthfulness in all of its professional and business dealings.


Accountability
The PIACO takes responsibility for all its actions, inputs and decisions.


Confidentiality
The PIACO refrains from disclosing information acquired without appropriate authorization unless there is a legal or professional obligation to do so.


Objectivity
The PIACO performs its duties without bias, conflict of interest or undue influence or its own interest.

 

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT


      Internal audit, as defined, is the evaluation of management controls and operations performance, and the determination of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations. It involves the appraisal of the plan of organization and all the coordinated methods and measures, in order to recommend courses of action on matters relating to operations and management control. Internal audit, being a separate component of internal control, is instituted to determine whether internal controls are well designed and properly operated.


      The Functions of the PIACO mainly is the conduct of Management and Operations Audit to determine the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations.


      Management Audit is the separate evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls adopted in the operating and support services units/systems to determine whether they achieve the control objectives over a period of time or as of a specific date. This includes the determination of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards and contractual obligations covering specific timeframes. It is a review and appraisal of the systems and processes, organizational and staffing structures, operations and management practices, records, reports, and performance standards.


      Operations Audit is a separate evaluation of the outcome, output, process, and input to determine whether government operations, programs, and projects are effective, efficient, ethical and economical including compliance with laws regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards and contractual obligations. It involves an evaluation of whether or not performance targets and expected results were achieved.

 

 

 

 

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