On October 30, 2024, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing took place between the Association of Government Internal Auditors, Inc. (AGIA) and the Sycip Gorres Velayo (SGV) & Co. at the SGV Bldg. in Makati City. The MOA was signed by AGIA President, Dinah E. Pichay and SGV Consulting Leader Rossana A. Fajardo, and witnessed by AGIA EVP Daniel L Ambasan and SGV Business Consulting Leader Ryan Gilbert K. Chua. Also present during the event were AGIA Directors Atty. Ma. Teresa C. Alvarez and Cristina S. Rosario, SGV Partners Joseph Ian M. Canlas and Christiane Joymiel C. Say-Mendoza; SGV Managers Meleusipo C. Fonollera, Kevin John M. Millora, and Marie Ethelbert P. Maligaya. AGIA Office Manager Maureen A. Haduca, and Training Officer Trisha Monica J. Abad also joined the event.

AGIA members are seen to benefit from this partnership through SGV’s provision of trainings and educational sessions that focus on enhancing internal audit functions in national government agencies, GOCCs/GFIs, LGUs, and SUCs.  This signing further strengthens the long-standing cooperation between AGIA and SGV, in pursuit of their shared goal to capacitate internal auditors in the public sector.