COA Chair Cordoba new ASEANSAI chair
COA Chair Gamaliel A. Cordoba (center) joins heads of delegations at the ASEANSAI hosted by the Philippines. | PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
MANILA, Philippines—The 7th ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) Summit, held in Manila on November 2, 2023, ended successfully with the turnover of the chairmanship to Commission on Audit (COA) Chairperson Gamaliel A. Cordoba.
Cordoba presided over the second part of the summit which saw the approval of several significant agenda itemd, inuding the appointment of SAIs from various ASEAN countries to key roles for 2024-2025 in auditing financial statements, leading committees, and strategic planning.
The discussions also included the appointment of SAI Indonesia as the ASEANSAI Secretariat for from 2024 to 2029, the status of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Swedish National Audit Office, and the proposed budget for ASEANSAI activities in 2024-2025.
Cordoba expressed appreciation for being appointed as the ASEANSAI Chair for 2024-2025 and commended the cooperative spirit that characterized the summit.
He recognized the contributions of his predecessors, the COA Secretariat, and the ASEANSAI Secretariat in ensuring the success of the event.
Cordoba also emphasized the challenges that SAIs have faced due to the recent pandemic, underscoring the importance of unity and resilience in addressing these. He stressed the need for a unified strategic approach to advance the organization’s goals.
The first part of the summit in Manila was led by Dr. Khin Naing Oo, the previous Chair of ASEANSAI.
Various agenda items were discussed, including annual reports, revisions to rules and procedures, research initiatives, and the handover of the Chairmanship to SAI Philippines.
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