Provincial Government of Bataan, together with other provinces in Central Luzon through the Department of the Internal and Local Government (DILG) provincial offices, undertakes in a Follow-Through Training on Internal Audit on Institutionalizing Key Local Government Unit (LGU) Internal Control Systems through Effective Documentation to capacitate its internal control managers and staff to perform their functions at Vista Marina Hotel, Subic Bay, Freeport Zone on November 27-28, 2018.

Guided by the Internal Audit Manual for LGUs, the participants are expected to draft a Baseline Assessment of Internal Control System (BAICS) for their own provinces that will be adopted by their respective Provincial Engineer’s Offices as one of their processes for F.Y. 2018.

Also, the activity is relative to the Administrative No. 70 that mandates LGUs to establish an Internal Audit Service (IAS) in their respective offices, and to the implementation of the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) Program that encourages the units to have an improved public financial management by the end of F.Y. 2022.

During the 2nd day of the Follow-Through Training on Internal Audit on Institutionalizing Key Local Government Unit (LGU) Internal Control Systems through Effective Documentation, participants from each provinces of Region III were able to accomplish sample templates in the conduct of Baseline Assessment on Internal Control System (BAICS) procedures, assessment of control significance, materiality and control and internal audit risks.

Also, after the discussion on the understanding the process of formulation of the internal audit strategic and annual work plans, the participants were able to finish their action plans that are also aligned with the Provincial Governance Reform Roadmap (PGRR) as part of the documentary requirements in the implementation of the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) program.

These procedures were provided and guided by the resource speakers Ms. Sheryll Grace S. Aromin and Mr. Ariel P. Dayrit from the Department of Budget Management central office and regional office respectively.