Bulacan State University- Internal Audit Service

In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Internal Audit Service proudly honors the remarkable contributions of women in public service.

Women continue to shape our institutions through their integrity, competence, and unwavering commitment to transparency and accountability. In the field of internal auditing, their leadership, diligence, and ethical standards play a vital role in strengthening governance and safeguarding public trust.

This month, we celebrate not only the achievements of women but also their resilience, courage, and dedication in driving positive change within our organization and in the community we serve.

Let us continue to empower women, champion equality, and work together in building a more inclusive, responsive, and accountable public service.

Happy National Women’s Month! 💜✨

"The Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out the administration of the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) across four operating units: the Data Management Office (DMO), the Resource Generation Office (RGO), the Office for Safety and Security and Disaster Risk Management (OSSDRM), and the Media Relations Office (MRO). This is part of the Baseline Assessment of Internal Control System (BAICS) that aims to assess the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of the internal control systems in place, determine compliance with established policies and procedures, and identify areas for enhancement.

BAICS includes the development of customized ICQs tailored to the specific mandates and functions of each office, the conduct of orientation sessions to clarify the purpose and scope of the exercise, the distribution and completion of the questionnaires, and the validation of responses through document review and interviews.

The findings will provide basis for continuous improvement initiatives and support management in implementing appropriate corrective actions to further strengthen accountability, transparency, and good governance."

𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗔 2026: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
The 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔’ 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑰𝒏𝒄. (𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑨) is excited to announce our first learning session for 2026. Committed to strengthening internal audit practices and fostering knowledge sharing among SUCs, we invite all Internal Audit Units (IAU) personnel to join our upcoming training:
"𝘽𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 & 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨"
This session aims to provide practical insights and shared experiences to elevate our collective audit standards.
🗓 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚:
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: Zoom
𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: All IAU Personnel
We encourage university leadership and IAU heads to support staff attendance. Continuous professional development is essential to an effective internal audit function, and this session marks and important milestone in our 2026 roadmap.
Let’s start the year right by elevating our practices together.

📢 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗔 2026: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

The 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔’ 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑰𝒏𝒄. (𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑨) is excited to announce our first learning session for 2026. Committed to strengthening internal audit practices and fostering knowledge sharing among SUCs, we invite all Internal Audit Units (IAU) personnel to join our upcoming training:

"𝘽𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 & 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨"

This session aims to provide practical insights and shared experiences to elevate our collective audit standards.

🗓 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚:
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: Zoom
𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: All IAU Personnel

We encourage university leadership and IAU heads to support staff attendance. Continuous professional development is essential to an effective internal audit function, and this session marks and important milestone in our 2026 roadmap.

Let’s start the year right by elevating our practices together.

Warmest Christmas Greetings from the Internal Audit Service.

May this season of joy and reflection bring peace, hope, and renewed dedication to integrity, transparency, and excellence in public service. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

The 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐀), 𝐈𝐧𝐜. strengthened its collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as it reaffirmed alignment with the 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚, the strategic blueprint introduced by 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖. 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘀 to guide Philippine higher education toward resilience, quality, and future readiness.

𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐀 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 visited the CHED Central Office for preparatory discussions that provided a meaningful opportunity to reinforce joint efforts aimed at advancing governance, institutional accountability, and internal audit capability across State Universities and Colleges.

Following this engagement, the Officers proceeded to the ICONS Awards 2025, where continued interaction with 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐐. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢 underscored the growing appreciation of internal auditing as an essential tool to sound higher education governance.

The CHED ACHIEVE agenda is the strategic contribution to transforming higher education into a catalyst for national development. SUCIAA Inc. embraces two agenda closely aligned with its mandate:

🔑 V – 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
🍀 E – 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞

These reflect 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐀’𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to strengthen the internal audit profession by fostering integrity, competence, and accountability through capacity development and collaborative engagement grounded in good governance and national auditing standards.

The engagements highlighted how SUCIAA’s programs, including training on internal controls, governance advisories, and nationwide capacity-building initiatives, support CHED’s efforts to improve internal policies, institutional systems, and public service delivery across the SUC sector.

SUCIAA Officers expressed appreciation for 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂. 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐐. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢’𝐬 support and guidance as the Association started its initiatives to strengthen accountability and internal control systems in SUCs nationwide.

With CHED’s support and a shared commitment to institutional excellence, SUCIAA remains dedicated to building a strong, unified, and future-ready internal audit community.

Objectives of Internal Control- NGICS2.2.4

Our very own Internal Auditor III, Ms. Rhodora Anas-Santos (third standing from left) had the privilege of joining the State Universities and Colleges Internal Auditors' Association, Inc. (SUCIAA) in commemorating a significant milestone as CHED Commissioner Dr. Myrna Q. Mallari was formally recognized as the organization’s first Associate Member.

𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐐. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐀’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

The State Universities and Colleges Internal Auditors' Association, Inc. (SUCIAA) celebrated a significant milestone today after CHED Commissioner Dr. Myrna Q. Mallari became the organization's first Associate Member.

Commissioner Mallari even claims that she has "IAS blood" while expressing her complete support for SUCIAA's mission of strengthening internal audit competencies across all SUCs. Her long-standing commitment to good governance and accountability embodies the association's foundational values.

During the engagement, she presented insightful ideas that would help SUCIAA achieve its objectives of fostering integrity, competence, and collaborative capacity-building throughout SUC Internal Audit Units all over the country.

This milestone signifies more than just membership; it represents a shared dedication towards enhancing internal auditing and promoting governance excellence in higher education.

✨Stay tuned for more highlights from this amazing meeting. ✨