Philippine auditors should upgrade their work standards to international levels by 2015 in time for the economic integration of Southeast Asia set for that year, a top official of the Association of Certified Accountants in Public Practice (ACPAPP) said on Tuesday.

“So they [the Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC and the Board of Accountancy] are pushing for it. We started this in 2005 so they are trying to bring the quality of the work of the [Filipino] auditors up to a higher level,” said ACPAPP President Donnies Alas.

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