Batangas City Official Website - Citizen's Charter BATANGAS CITY is classified as a Regional Growth Center in the CALABARZON region. Under the mandate of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan and the Eco-zone Act of 1995, the city has also been identified as a Regional Agro-Industrial Center and Special Economic Zone. Aside from its harbor, Batangas City also serves as an alternate commercial hub for Southern Luzon and Metropolitan Manila. The completion of the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and the South Luzon Expressway Calamba Interlink make travelling to Batangas City faster, safer and more convenient. The city is also at the heart of the western nautical highway network to Visayas and Mindanao via the Batangas City-Calapan City link. In 2010, Batangas City was recognized as the Most Honest and Transparent City in its Dealings and the Most Supportive City to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ). https://www.batangascity.gov.ph/web/citymarketofficecitizen-s-charter/87-internal-audit-services 2024-05-20T00:05:35+08:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Internal Audit Service - Profile 2023-04-13T15:54:00+08:00 2023-04-13T15:54:00+08:00 https://www.batangascity.gov.ph/web/ias-profile Catrina catrinasadiwa@yahoo.com <div class="feed-description"><p><strong>I. Mandate</strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 4.45pt; margin-right: 4.85pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The Office of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) is hereby created under virtue of Administrative Order No. 278 dated April 28, 1992 and reiterated in Administrative Order No. 70 dated April 14, 2003. The IAS shall strengthen the Internal Control System of the City Government of Batangas without intruding into the authority and mandate of the Commission on Audit (COA) and its primary functions.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong>II. Vision<br /><br /></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A functional and operational IAS that renders regular and timely audits and recommendations to support the City Government of Batangas’s thrust towards good governance, processes, and best practices to its constituents.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong>III. Mission<br /></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 8.85pt; margin-right: 6.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To greatly assist the City Government of Batangas in fulfilling its mandate on good governance by strengthening accountability, ensuring ethical, economical, efficient and effective operations, and improving the quality and quantity of outputs to better respond to the public needs.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong><br />IV. Service Pledge<br /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The department is committed to add value and improve the operations of the city government in accomplishing its objectives by:</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1.&nbsp; Improving the effectiveness of risk management, controls, and government processes;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Instilling public confidence in the city’s ability to operate effectively; and</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Strengthening mechanisms to ensure the accountability of the city to its constituents.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><strong>I. Mandate</strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 4.45pt; margin-right: 4.85pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The Office of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) is hereby created under virtue of Administrative Order No. 278 dated April 28, 1992 and reiterated in Administrative Order No. 70 dated April 14, 2003. The IAS shall strengthen the Internal Control System of the City Government of Batangas without intruding into the authority and mandate of the Commission on Audit (COA) and its primary functions.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong>II. Vision<br /><br /></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A functional and operational IAS that renders regular and timely audits and recommendations to support the City Government of Batangas’s thrust towards good governance, processes, and best practices to its constituents.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong>III. Mission<br /></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 8.85pt; margin-right: 6.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To greatly assist the City Government of Batangas in fulfilling its mandate on good governance by strengthening accountability, ensuring ethical, economical, efficient and effective operations, and improving the quality and quantity of outputs to better respond to the public needs.</span></p> <p><br /><br /><strong><br />IV. Service Pledge<br /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The department is committed to add value and improve the operations of the city government in accomplishing its objectives by:</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1.&nbsp; Improving the effectiveness of risk management, controls, and government processes;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Instilling public confidence in the city’s ability to operate effectively; and</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Strengthening mechanisms to ensure the accountability of the city to its constituents.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></div>