CoA shares GaD fund audit experience with Cambodia

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (CoA) shared its experience in auditing Gender and Development (GaD) funds with delegates from the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Conducted at CoA's central office in Quezon City last October 8, the event was part of a study visit focused on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and women's leadership initiatives, CoA said in a statement.

CoA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba welcomed the 32-member delegation led by Ing Kantha Phavi who heads Cambodia's Ministry of Women's Affairs.

Cordoba said that the visit marked «an important step toward strengthening regional partnerships aimed at advancing gender equality and inclusive governance in Asia.»

«Your site visits to various government agencies showcase how GRB is applied in the Philippine context, offering valuable examples of best practices,» he said.

Resource persons from CoA's GaD Focal Point System Technical Working Group led by Assistant Commissioner Fortunata Rubico «discussed how the COA audits gender-responsive budgets to ensure accountability in gender budgeting,» the agency said.

Phavi thanked COA for the opportunity to understand important aspects of GRB implementation in the Philippines, «including capacity development requirements, gender auditing, and GRB tools for sectoral use.»

The United Nations Development Programme organized the study visit.

«COA has been known in the international audit community as a pioneer in the audit of GAD Funds and has continuously enhanced the conduct of audit by prescribing and updating audit guidelines and promoting both capacity and capability-building of its personnel in the audit of GAD,» the commission said.