TY - BOOK AU - Alonzo, Angelita U. ED - ED - TI - : basis for determining compliance to the internal control standards for the Philippine public sector SN - 2 PY - 2021///.46 CY - Manila. PB - N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.)-- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2021.;A dissertation paper presented to the College of Graduate School of Government in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Public Administration; 5; As assessed by the respondent-internal control unit staff in the LGUs in the NCR, what is the extent of the attainment of the Internal Control Objectives in terms of: 1; Safeguarding assets; 2; Check accuracy and reliability of accounting data; 3; Adherence to managerial policies; 4 N2 - ABSTRACT: On the basis of the enactment of the Internal Audit Act on June 16, 1962, the various administrations of the Philippine government have initiated reforms to improve the public financial management system of the country for good governance which aimed to have greater fairness, transparency, accountability, and integrity. Good governance will likely lead to abundance, especially in terms of funds, to enable the government to provide the basic needs of the people and engage in economic improvement and development for the benefit of the Filipino people and the Philippines. Thus, it becomes imperative that check and balance should be initiated to find out if the said Act is properly implemented or not. This study is deemed very fitting and will serve a very great purpose as felt by the researcher and which prompted her to conduct the present study. The study aimed to determine the extent of attainment of the Internal Control Objectives and extent of compliance to the Internal Audit Manual for Local Government Units (LGUs) prescribed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as assessed by the respondent-internal control unit staff in selected LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR) where the researcher resides and works which influenced her interest and has the chance to convince the authorities being the Acting City Accountant. Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions: 1 ER -