PGLU Passes LGU Audit Readiness Assessment
By: Loren Obillo, GPC-OPS | Photo By: Loren Obilli, GPC-OPS | Date: September 5, 2019
The Provincial Government of La Union Performance Governance System Players composed of the Senior Transformative Leadership Team; Multi-Sectoral Governance Council; Office for Provincial Strategy; and key offices undergo series of Focused Group Discussions as part of the Local Government Unit Audit Readiness Assessment of Institute for Solidarity in Asia on September 3-5, 2019 at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union.
The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) successfully passed the Pre-Audit Assessment or the LGU Audit Readiness Assessment (LARA) conducted by Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) on September 3-5, 2019.
The three-day Pre-Audit Assessment comprised of an online self-assessment survey answered by employees of all PGLU offices; a spot audit which checks the progress of the offices with regard to their strategic commitments; and documents review to validate the maturity of governance elements and gauge the performance of PGLU in specific areas.
ISA also conducted focus group discussions and interviews involving the PGLU staff, Office for Provincial Strategy (OPS), Multi-Sectoral Governance Council, Performance Governance System (PGS) Core Team members, and other PGS players to assess the organization as seeks to institutionalize the PGS.
Using the metrics set by the ISA, the province received a 96% rating that translates to an excellent performance. Some of the strong points that were identified during the exit meeting were the deep understanding and appreciation of the offices’ strategic contributions as well as the presence of breakthrough results at the enterprise level.
After successfully passing the LARA, PGLU has its eyes set in preparing for the third party audit on September 23 -27 this year.
