Australia backs Citizen Participatory Audit

THE Australian government on Wednesday expressed support to the Philippine government’s Citizen Participatory Audit Project, which recently won the Bright Spot Award in London for its aim to make government transactions more transparent and accountable.

In a statement, the Australian Embassy in Manila said its government is behind the Philippines in its efforts “to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of public fund use in the Philippines by engaging citizens to participate in the audit process for government projects, among others.”