Tarlac State University kicked off the learning sessions of SUC-IAUs CAPDEV 2026, the Capacity-Building Program for Internal Audit Units (IAUs) of the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), on Tuesday (May 19), held at the Golden Phoenix Hotel in Pasay, Manila.
In partnership with the Commission on Higher Education, this four-day nationwide program aims to strengthen the competencies of internal auditors and promote uniform internal audit practices across SUCs.
The first day, however, has been set as an executive briefing for SUC top management, which aims to provide presidents and vice presidents with foundational and supplemental knowledge and skills on the principles and concepts of internal control, internal auditing, and institutional arrangements, among others.
“Every peso entrusted to our State Universities and Colleges is, ultimately, an expression of public trust. Internal audit is perhaps the quietest of the disciplines that safeguard that trust. It rarely makes headlines. It seldom receives the recognition it deserves. Yet every President here, every Vice President for Administration and Finance, every COA auditor, and every steward of public funds know this truth”, TSU President Dr. Jasper Jay Mendoza said during his opening remarks.
“Let this Executive Briefing mark not merely the launching of a program, but the quiet beginning of a culture: a culture of accountability that will outlast administrations, vitalize our governance, and ennoble the generations of Filipino learners who will inherit the institutions we are now privileged to lead,” President Mendoza further said.
CHED Commissioner and former TSU President Dr. Myrna Mallari, who graced the event, also served as the keynote speaker, with a talk titled “Importance of Internal Control in the operations of SUCs”.
Meanwhile, the training workshop for internal audit personnel for Luzon SUCs on Baseline Assessment of Internal Control System (BAICS) and an overview of the audit process is scheduled from May 20-22 at the CHED auditorium.
These target understanding the BAICS process and the formulation of a three-year internal audit strategic plan; crafting an internal control questionnaire (ICQ); understanding the internal control systems of SUCs; drafting interim reports; and executing, monitoring, and evaluating audits.
The SUC-IAUs CAPDEV 2026 series will continue in the Visayas and Mindanao regions in the coming months.
Last December 2025, TSU signed a memorandum of agreement with CHED, awarding five million pesos for the implementation of the program with Dr. Jonathan Gabriel, IAS Director, as its project lead.
Dr. Gabriel was recognized by the Department of Budget and Management in 2024 as a resource person who achieved the highest rating on the National Guidelines on Internal Control Systems and Revised Philippine Government Internal Audit Manual.
Photo: Office of Human Resource Development and Management
