CALBAYOG CITY-As part of strengthening the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH), and Samar First District Engineering Office is subjected to management operations audit and Internal Quality Audit (IQA) by auditors from Internal Audit Service Central Office on April 4-14, 2018.
The audit team was led by Melinda B. Tan with Veronica A. Delas Llagas, Ronaldo D. Velano, and Rowena R. Sulla comprising the rest of the team.
In the Internal Audit process, prior to the start of each audit, the audit team sought the advice of District Engineer Alvin A. Ignacio on specific issues of concern and matters that could further strengthen the internal control system within the office or the operational activities.
The audit focused on systems and procedures as well as operations covering mainly from the year 2017 and up to present transactions.
The audit team’s objective is to appraise whether internal control components are well designed and properly implemented and evaluate the control effectiveness of operating system and support systems for a specific period or date.
This is to ensure continual implementation and determine effectiveness of the processes and mandatory procedures in Quality Management Systems (QMS) in conformance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
(BON JOSEPH N. ASTILLA/PIO Staff)
