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| LONDON - Philippines bagged the Bright Spots award at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in London. The winning entry: Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA) is declared the Bright Spot.
In the summit’s final plenary session on Friday afternoon, the Philippine delegation headed by COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza, Director Aida Ayaso Talavera and Vivien Suerte-Cortez received the award. "This is actually a sign that we are slowly opening up. We are starting to have more participation. We are starting to have more transparency and accountability. It is something good for the Philippines and something to look forward to," said Vivien Suerte-Cortez who is representing COA's Civil Society Organization (CSO) partner. "Ang aasahan ng Pinoy, mas magiging seryoso ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa mga commitments na sinulat niya sa OGP, una na sa citizen participatory audit," she added. "It couldn’t be more timely than today when we are having many attacks and many challenges in the public accountability. There are many issues back home. There are many pressures in the supreme budget institution, like us, but we are taking a very independent stand," said Commissioner Heidi Mendoza. COA’s entry projects are exploring ways in which citizens can directly participate in the audit process for government projects and contribute in safeguarding efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public resources. The four pilot projects are the DPWH CAMANAVA Flood Control, the DepEd Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) Infra for School Buildings Phase 1, Quezon City’s Solid Waste Management Program, and Marikina City’s operation of barangay health centers. Philippines received the highest vote from the summit participants and the public, beating the six other finalists: Chile, Estonia, Georgia, Indonesia, Montenegro and Romania. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) aims to promote transparency, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. |
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