Heidi Mendoza
Heidi L. Mendoza is the former Commissioner of the Commission on Audit (COA), an advocate of good governance and a champion of procurement reform. She is recognized as one of the outstanding auditors in the country as she conducted several audits which uncovered procurement fraud and other irregularities, resulting to cases being filed in court.
She became the Local Government Procurement Specialist for World Bank in 2006 and has given several lectures on government procurement fraud. She is also the author of the book entitled “A Guide to Investigation & Common Procurement Fraud and Irregularities.” Heidi is a public accountant, UN auditor and Yahoo 2011 Modern Day Hero.
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Pinanday ng Edukasyon
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Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy,
Sacred Health College, Lucena City (1983) -
Master's Degree in Public Administration,
specializing in Fiscal Administration, UP Diliman (1996) -
Master's Degree in National Security Administration,
National Defense College of the Philippines (2003)
Karanasan
- Former Undersecretary General, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), United Nations (UN)
- Former Commissioner, Commission on Audit (COA)
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Over twenty-seven years of service in the government particularly
in the field of audit, investigation, fraud examination, anti-corruption, and integrity - Professional lecturer on Practice Fraud Investigation, Procurement Assessment and Monitoring, Value for Money Audit, Internal Control and Red Flags of Corruption and Corruption Vulnerability Assessment
Makata at Inspirasyon
- Isinusulat ang mga tula upang magbigay-lakas at inspirasyon sa mga kapwa lingkod bayan.
- May akda ng "A Guide to Investigation and Common Procurement Fraud and Irregularities"
Tagapagsuri sa pandaigdigang antas
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
TAGAPAGTAGUYOD NG ANTI-KATIWALIAN
Nagbunyag ng mga kaso tulad ng
- Overpriced Projects sa Makati (2000-2001)
- Malversation sa ARMM na nagkakahalaga ng P21 milyon
Tumangging magpatinag sa banta ng suhulan
MGA NAGAWA
- Kinilala sa larangan ng audit na naging dahilan upang mabawi at maibalik sa pamahalaan ang daan-daang milyong pera na ginamit sa mali
- Nagbigay ng testimonya laban sa maling paggamit ng pondo ng bayan, na nagresulta sa mga reporma sa procurement at maaring makatipid ng milyun-milyong piso, lalo na sa sektor ng kalusugan
- Kabilang sa nagsampa ng kaso ukol sa hindi konstitusyunal na paglipat ng P89.9 bilyong pondo ng PhilHealth sa National Treasury upang maiwasan ang pagkakaantala sa pagtugon sa mga problemang pangkalusugan
- Itinaguyod ang Citizens Participatory Audit upang hikayatin ang taumbayan sa mga proyekto ng gobyerno
PARANGAL AT PAGKILALA
- Professional Regulations Commission Outstanding Professional in the field of Accountancy 2024
- Board of Accountancy Centennial Awardee for Excellence 2023
- Marxis' Who's Who in the World of Audit 2016
- One of the eight Auditor Generals in "The Art of Audit"
- Honorary Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- One of Yahoo! Philippines 7 Modern Day Filipino Heroes 2011
Former Commission on Audit commissioner Heidi Mendoza is running for senator, saying her track record of fighting corruption for nearly three decades is proof she has the credentials to be part of the upper chamber.
WHY RUN AS SENATOR?
Transcript from the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy on October 8, 2025
Marami na pong nagsabing lalabanan ang katiwalian.
Marami na ring nagsabi na minahamal ang bayan.
Heto po ako, dalawangpu’t pitong taon ang kasaysayan ng pakikipaglaban ko sa katiwalian.
Kayo po ang saksi. Ilang ulit po akong nalagay sa headline. Hindi lamang po ito pagsasalita. Ito po’y pagtayo. Ito ay pagtindig sa aking pinaniniwalaan at ipinaglalaban.
Noong bumalik po ako sa New York noong 2018. Nag isip po ako ng paraan kung paano patuloy na mag aambag.
Nandoon pong nandun nagpaint ako, binenta ko ung painting ko. Pambili ng laptop para sa mga batang walang laptop.
Nandoong nagpresinta akong magturo. Subalit naisip ko po ang lahat ng ito. Ang lahat ng ating pinagkakapaguran para sa kinabukasan ng ating mamamayan.
Iisa lamang ang tugon.
Labanan ang katiwalian.
At ako sa buong buhay ko, hindi lamang lumaban, tumaya at muntikan ng magbuwis ng buhay.
Ang lahat ay inaalay ko sa maykapal. Siya na po ang bahala, dahil alam ko po mahirap itong ating laban.
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LATEST NEWS
Ex-COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza eyes Senate seat
Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,
ABS-CBN News
Published on October 08, 2024
Celebrating excellence: Prof Heidi Mendoza receives 2024 Outstanding Professional in Accountancy award
Ateneo de Manila
Published on August, 2024