(Mabalacat City Mayor Cris Garbo receives a Plaque of Appreciation from CDC President Noel Manankil, newly inducted President of Government Association of Certified Public Accountants-(GACPA) Pampanga Chapter and GACPA EVP Helen Punzalan of Commission on Audit. Garbo commended the 300-strong organization for keeping government transactions transparent and above board.)
MABALACAT, Pampanga — City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo on Thursday commended Government Associations of Certified Public Accountants (GACPA) Pampanga Chapter for keeping government transactions transparent and above board.
This was gleaned during the induction ceremony of the new set of officers of the GACPA Pampanga chapter inside the Clark Freeport Zone.
Garbo, in his speech as GACPA’s guest speaker, thanked accountants and auditors for ensuring transparency and accountability in every government transaction.
“We can only prosper if we have the right values for governance. Without transparency and accountability, projects are doomed to fail even before they’ve started. We vowed in this administration to never succumb to the ailment of bureaucracy. And I thank you for ensuring that those two values are ingrained in the Philippine government,” the mayor said.
Garbo, since he assumed his post as city mayor in July 2017, has promoted transparency through clean and audited records in all the transactions in the affairs of the city government.
“I observed that most offices are not happy when accountants and auditors come for whatever reason. For me, I welcome it. It’s the best time to explain your priorities and demonstrate your management. That is why, I congratulate you for a job well done. You are the guardians of honesty and integrity in this complex bureaucracy. I truly believe that there is hope for the Philippines as long as we do our jobs faithfully without compromise,” Garbo furthered. 30
