HEIDI MENDOZA EDUCATION

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.
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
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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 Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Heidi Mendoza shares why audit and integrity controls matter in crisis response projects. She also presents key tools and approaches to keep development projects corruption-free.
This is part of iACT, iTalk, ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity’s video series featuring thought leaders on fighting corruption and other integrity-related risks.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT HEIDI?
“Bilib na bilig talaga ako kay Heidi. So ever since then, I will invite her to my shows and she always had a fantastic explanation. She was able to analyze the questions. She was always to give logical answers, and I was impressed with her confidence.
Heidi, you deserve to win. We deserve you, and we will fight for you.“
– Winnie Monsod
“Walang pwersang gaano bang kalakas ang kayang supilin ang puwersa ng isang magandang halimbawa.
At si Heidi ay isa sa ating magandang halimbawa.“
– Ronald Llamas
“Every year, we spend 1 billion pesos on flood control. When the rains come, our cities are flooded, the farmlands are flooded. Walang nangyari sa flood control.
We need a Heidi Mendoza in the Senate to investigate WHY. And if there are gaps in the law, to flag the gaps.”
– Justice Antonio T. Carpio