Heidi Mendoza

Heidi L. Mendoza
Heidi L. Mendoza
Undersecretary-General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
	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 Reyes Lloce; 3 November 1962 (age 62); Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Independent (2024–present)
Spouse	Meynardo Mendoza
Children	3
Alma mater	Sacred Heart College of Lucena City (BS); University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA); National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA);
Occupation	Civil Servant, Certified Public Accountant
Profession	Accountant, Auditor

Heidi Reyes 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.

Early life and education

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 salutatorian 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.

Diplomatic Career

Undersecretary General of OIOS

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]

Political career

2025 Senate Bid

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

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

^ ^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.

[woa-1] "Heidi Lloce Mendoza – WOMAN of ACTION". A Celebration of Women. March 2, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[pdi-whois-2] Hegina, Aries Joseph (October 6, 2015). "Speaking truth to power: Who is Heidi Mendoza?". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[3] Marcelo, Elizabeth (February 19, 2015). "Heidi Mendoza named COA officer-in-charge". GMA News. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[UN-4] "COA's Heidi Mendoza appointed head of UN's internal oversight office". GMA News. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[rappler-un-5] Esmaquel, Paterno (October 6, 2015). "COA's Heidi Mendoza to head UN internal watchdog". Rappler. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[6] "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.

[7] "UN chief nominates Heidi Mendoza as under-secretary-general for oversight services". The Manila Times. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[8] Dominique Nicole Flores (October 8, 2024). "Ex-COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza launches Senate bid, advocates budget literacy". Philstar.com.

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