17/07/2026
๐๐๐๐ || The Provincial Internal Audit Office (PIAO) participated in the 4th Local Government Units (LGU) Forum organized by the Association of Government Internal Auditors (AGIA) on July 15โ16, 2026, via Zoom, with the theme, "Fortifying Integrity and Driving Innovation: The Role of Internal Audit in Local Governance."
One of the highlights of the two-day forum was the participation of Governor Santiago B. Cane, Jr., who served as one of the distinguished panelists during the technical session on "Strengthening Audit Capacity for a Resilient Local Governance," where he presented the Provincial Government Perspective.
During his presentation, Governor Cane underscored the indispensable role of internal auditors in advancing good governance, emphasizing that while governors, mayors, department heads, and other elected officials are often at the forefront of governance, "๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ, ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ." He further recognized internal auditors as "๐๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐."
Governor Cane likewise showcased the Province's best practices and innovative initiatives in internal auditing, including the Electronic Audit Recommendations Monitoring System (eARMS), PIAO Archive, Provincial Risk Management Guide, and the Enhanced Audit Recommendation Evaluation Tool, demonstrating Agusan del Sur's commitment to innovation.
The forum served as a platform for internal auditors and practitioners from allied professions in LGUs to converge and exchange best practices, discuss emerging issues and challenges in establishing and strengthening internal audit units/offices, and explore the latest trends and developments in the practice of internal auditing.