June 22-23, 2023
By: Dir. Dinah E. Pichay
This year’s GIA summit themed, “Capacitating the Internal Auditors on Fraud Prevention and Detection Towards Better Governance” was held on June 22-23, 2023, via Zoom, with 253 participants.
The theme revolved around fraud, an obvious problem in any organization that people often dare not talk about, an ‘elephant in the room’, so to speak. Dealing with fraud starts with awareness and being able to identify its causes and what motivates people to commit it. The topics presented aimed to give internal auditors in the public sector guidance, and essentially, motivation and inspiration, for them to do their work with conviction towards a more ethical, responsible and accountable public service.
Congresswoman Florida R. Robes, Chairperson, Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability House of Representatives, Keynote Speaker, emphasized the importance of the roles the internal auditors perform in the organization in ascertaining gaps in operations. She ended her talk assuring the participants of her commitment to promote public accountability.
Among the speakers and their respective topics were:
| Atty. Norly P. Reyes | Anti-Corruption Laws |
| Atty Haide T. Espuelas | Fraud Cases in the Philippine Public Sector: Lessons Learned |
| Dr. Ronnie V. Amorado | Behaviors and Motivations of Fraud |
| Mr. Roderick M. Vega | Identification of Red Flags and Fraud Schemes: IA Role in Fraud Risks |
| Ms. Mary Jane O. Rosales | Internal Controls as Deterrence to Fraud and Corruption |
| Atty. Arlyn Encarnacion | Fifty Shades of Fraud |
| CSC-Dir. Victoria F. Esber | Personal Governance and Transformation |
In her closing remarks, 2023 GIA Summit Chairperson, Dir. Dinah E. Pichay expressed confidence that AGIA and the participants have a common goal and priority of ‘making our systems less vulnerable to fraud and making our offices a hostile venue for fraudsters to do business’. Vice-Chair for this year’s summit is BGen Edgar P. Nigos.
