Heidi Mendoza
Heidi L. Mendoza | |
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| Undersecretary-General for OIOS | |
| In office November 11, 2015 – October 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Carman Lapointe |
| Succeeded by | Fatoumata Ndiaye |
| Commissioner of the Commission on Audit of the Philippines | |
| In office April 18, 2011 – November 11, 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heidi Macaraan Lloce 3 November 1962 Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Political party | Independent (2024–present) |
| Spouse | Meynardo Mendoza |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Civil Servant, Certified Public Accountant |
| Profession | Accountant, Auditor |
Heidi Macaraan Lloce-Mendoza (born November 3, 1962)[1][2] is a former Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight. A Filipino public official, Mendoza was commissioner and officer-in-charge[3][4] of the Commission on Audit of the Philippines from 2011 to 2015. On October 6, 2015, Mendoza was nominated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to head the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services replacing Canadian Carman Lapointe.[4][5][6] Mendoza has also served as an external auditor for the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization and International Labour Organization.[5][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Mendoza was born in Tayabas, Quezon to Agapito Lloce, a policeman and Silveria Macaraan. She attended Tayabas East Elementary School, and finished high school as class valedictorian at the St. John Bosco Academy in Tayabas. Mendoza graduated with an Accountancy degree from Sacred Heart College of Lucena City in 1983, and became a certified public accountant in 1984.[1][2] She also took up post-graduate studies from the National College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines Diliman and National Defense College of the Philippines, taking up Public Administration and National Security Administration, respectively.
Political career
[edit]2025 Senate Bid
[edit]In the 2025 Philippine Senate election, Mendoza is running as an Independent. Her platform focuses on empowering budget literacy through legislation that will teach people about the government's financial activities, as well as advocating for the abolishment of any form of pork barrel funding.[8]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Meynardo Mendoza, a history professor at the School of Social Sciences at Ateneo de Manila University, and they have three children.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Heidi Lloce Mendoza – WOMAN of ACTION". A Celebration of Women. March 2, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Hegina, Aries Joseph (October 6, 2015). "Speaking truth to power: Who is Heidi Mendoza?". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Marcelo, Elizabeth (February 19, 2015). "Heidi Mendoza named COA officer-in-charge". GMA News. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "COA's Heidi Mendoza appointed head of UN's internal oversight office". GMA News. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Esmaquel, Paterno (October 6, 2015). "COA's Heidi Mendoza to head UN internal watchdog". Rappler. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Ban Ki-Moon appoints COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza as UN's internal unit head". CNN Philippines. October 6, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "UN chief nominates Heidi Mendoza as under-secretary-general for oversight services". The Manila Times. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Dominique Nicole Flores (October 8, 2024). "Ex-COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza launches Senate bid, advocates budget literacy". Philstar.com.
- United Nations Secretariat
- Filipino officials of the United Nations
- University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
- Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations
- Commissioners of the Commission on Audit (Philippines)
- Filipino civil servants
- Filipino women civil servants
- People from Tayabas
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Benigno Aquino III administration personnel