Theme: GACPA FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION TOWARDS GOOD GOVERNANCE

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Theme GACPA FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION TOWARDS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
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Philippines
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tightening the belts in time of crisis
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Topic
Governance and adoption of ipsas and pfrs in
government
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• GOVERNANCE IN GOVERNMENT
• Governance is simply
• how a country governed
• is translated to how the country progresses or
  deteriorates

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The Continuing Quest for Good Governance A
Team Report By Former Chief Justice Davide
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bountiful harvest
development
taking care of the trees
good governance
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• Good Governance is vested in the
  government agencies where government resources
  are
• managed, spent, utilized in accordance with laws
  and regulations
• safeguarded against loss or wastage

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COA continuously provides government agencies
accounting and auditing rules and procedures to
promote GOOD GOVERNANCE
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• COA nurture the tree of good
  governance thru
• determining whether government entities
  faithfully comply with laws and regulations in
  the disbursement of funds
• disallowing illegal or irregular disbursements

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• Basic example
• Procurement public bidding is mandatory
  in acquiring goods

Opening of Bids
Bid Documents
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COA HAS BEEN VIGILANT IN PROTECTING GOVERNMENTS
FUNDS FROM UNLAWFUL SPENDING BY GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
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Accomplishments -
Notices of Disallowance Issued
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Accomplishments -
Notices of Charge Issued
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Accomplishments -
Malversation Cases Filed with OMB
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• COA also nurture the tree of
  good governance thru
• recommending measures necessary to improve the
  effectiveness and efficiency of the government
  thru Annual Audit Reports AARs
• AARs can be viewed/downloaded in coawebsite
  www.coa.gov.ph

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• The in its latest survey dated
  18 February 2009 gave COA a very strong rating of
  93 in the Integrity Indicators Scorecard

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• ADOPTION of International Public Sector
  Accounting Standards (IPSAS) AND Philippine
  Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS)

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• Adoption of IPSAS is obligatory to government
  agencies when required by international lenders
  that the financial reports must be compliant with
  the international accounting standards

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COA under the Constitution is vested with
authority to promulgate accounting and auditing
rules and regulations for adoption of all
government agencies
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Government agencies (local, national and GOCCs)
adopt New Government Accounting System (NGAS)
which replaced the old Government Chart of
Accounts
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• Under COA Resolution No. 2008-012
• dated 10 October 2008
• (COA Organization Restructuring)
• Two (2) Boards created
• Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSAcSB)
• Public Sector Auditing Standards Board (PSAuSB)

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These BOARDs are tasked to continually review the
standards of accounting and auditing to assess
compliance with law as well as IPSAS and PFRS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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Status of compliance of NGAS with IPSAS
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• The PSAcSB is in the process of harmonizing
  NGAS to be compliant with IPSAS and PFRS, without
  disregard of existing laws to the contrary

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• COA Circular No. 2008-003 dated 24 December
  2008 suspended the implementation of the Phil.
  Govt. Accounting Standards (PGAS) and the
  revised Phil. Govt. Chart of Accounts (PGCA)
  until the new set of standards are promulgated.

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Concluding statements -
GACPA will remain COAs staunch and zealous
partner in improving the standards and systems of
auditing in the government.
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• Integrity grounded with values and moral
  principles as
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  of commitment of
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  public servants

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MAGANDANG UMAGA
at
MARAMING SALAMAT
By COM. JUANITO G. ESPINO JR.