Gliricidia C. Tumaliuan-Ali

Internal Audit Service Director, Atty. Gliricidia C. Tumaliuan was employed indirectly with the DPWH as Project Officer for the Reform Agenda 007-07 of the DPWH-DAP-AusAid under DevConsult Inc., in which she became acquainted with the basic insights on the agency’s organizational flow.

In 2009, she took and passed the Philippine Bar, and thereafter entered government service with the Commission on Audit in 2010 as an Attorney IV under the Office of the General Counsel. Her career path moved up quickly to the ladder in a span of two years in COA from her transfer to the Claims and Adjudication Office, Legal Services Sector as an Attorney V in 2012, where she served another two years until she transferred to DPWH.

While serving the Commission on Audit, Atty. Tumaliuan attended several trainings and seminars for her continuing enhancement on the field of law, public service and leadership, such as the Training Session on Investigative Forensic Accounting: Closing the Auditor/Investigator Gap and the Office of the Ombudsman- Specialized Training Enhancement Program. She also completed the Senior Executive Development Program, which is COA’s special system of training and development of senior executives who are equivalent in responsibilities to those belonging to the Career Executive Service.

Honed by her work experience and equipped with academic prowess, practical application of the law and strong leadership skills, Atty. Tumaliuan was more than prepared to take on the challenges as Director of the Internal Audit Service.

Born in Los Baños, Laguna, Atty. Tumaliuan took her Bachelor of Laws in Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao, now University of Cagayan Valley. Prior to her Law degree, she received from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños her Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology, Major in Human Settlements Planning with Distinction of Cum Laude. She was also able to obtain Accountancy units from the Philippine School of Business Administration.