The Palace was elated at the appointment of Commission on Audit
(COA) chief Heidi Mendoza as the new undersecretary general of the United
Nations (UN) Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).
We have seen her work in the Commission on Audit and it certainly brings pride and honor to our country that she was considered to head the oversight body in the UN," Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said.
"The offer to her came from the United Nations itself. There was no endorsement or promotion by the Philippine government. It was an acknowledgment of the role and the performance of Heidi Mendoza in her role as COA commissioner," Secretary Lacierda added.
On Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon named Mendoza as new undersecretary general of the Office of Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.
The office is considered as the UN’s internal watchdog.
Mendoza had served in COA for more than two decades before her appointment as commissioner in March 2011.
She served as an expert witness during the impeachment trial of former chief justice Renato Corona in 2012; and as a government witness in the corruption charges filed at the Sandiganbayan against former Makati mayor Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay. (PCOO News Release)
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