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The Filipino Times and renowned auditing firm P&A Grant Thornton partner for TFT Awards 2019

The Filipino Times Awards, the most prestigious award giving body for Filipinos in the Middle East, has formally announced its partnership with Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A Grant Thornton) which is one of the leading auditing firms in the Philippines, as the official auditing partner for this year’s awards.

The esteemed auditing firm has collaborated with the ASEAN Leaders Forum, the Internal Audit Youth Summit, as well as the Philippine Institute for Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) and the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Commerce and Industry (ACPACI). It has also been instrumental in the annual selection for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines.

This partnership with P&A Grant Thornton underscores The Filipino Times Awards’ continuing efforts to forge strategic partnerships with key companies in recognizing the sterling contribution of Filipino achievers, trailblazers, and change makers who raise the level of morale and elevate the pride of Filipinos in the entire region and across the globe.

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Christopher Ferareza, Partner for Audit and Assurance and In-charge of Audit Training at P&A Grant Thornton

The Filipino Times General Manager Vince Ang emphasized that the firm’s good reputation as an auditing firm align with the good vision and reputation of the awards of continuously delivering trustworthy results to key stakeholders and the public.

“The expertise of P&A Grant Thornton reinforces the credibility and footing of The Filipino Times Awards as we thrust towards our fifth year. Our partnership with this highly-esteemed organization will ensure that all of our finalists will be given due prudence, with the auditing firm on board to tabulate each of the juries’ scores,” said Ang.

To ensure that the jury’s tally and compliance with the set guidelines of the award giving body are consistent with best international practices, P&A Grant Thornton will be conducting a set of agreed-upon procedures on the individual awards before the awarding ceremony on November 8 at Sofitel Dubai, The Palm.

P&A Grant Thornton belongs to Grand Thorton’s $5.45 billion global organization of member firms and works with more than 53,000 individuals across 135 countries in various fields including technology, media and communication, real estate and construction, among others. It has managed to keep its solid footing among the largest global accounting networks present in the Philippines. Grant Thornton has achieved several accolades through the years including MCA Project of the Year 2015; MPF Awards for Management Excellence – Best Programme for Leadership Development 2015; IAB Employer of the Year 2014; Global Network of the Year 2013; among others.

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