CAC Senior Management is Briefed on Timor-Leste Public Financial Management

Dili 18/07/2012–The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) Senior Management participated yesterday a series of briefing sessions on Timor-Leste public financial management at the Ministry of Finance’s Conference Room. The briefing sessions that were presided by Minister of Finance Emilia Pires also participated by President of the Court of Appeal/Court of Audit Claudio Ximenes and his team.

The half-day briefing sessions were organized by the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Office of Prime Minister for the Commission and the Court of Audit (Tribunal das Contas) to learn about how the government funds have been managed for the country’s national development. This will help informed both offices to carry out their oversight functions as well as to perform investigation works more effectively.

The series of presentations were first started by Minister Pires where she talked about the overall responsibility of Ministry of Finance in relation to managing the public funds and followed by the Director of National Budget regarding national budgetary process, Director of National Procurement on government procurement related matters, Director for National Development Agency regarding contracts and tendering process for public construction projects as well as Director for Major Projects regarding  mega constructions project such as roads, bridges and ports.

A further session on government transparency portal is expected to be organized by the Ministry in the near future.

CAC’s Senior Management who participated in the briefings were Commissioner Adérito de Jesus Soares, Deputy Commissioner for Prevention Manuel Bucar and Deputy Commissioner for Research, Education and Outreach Campaign José António de Jesus das Neves. Participated along with Senior Management were CAC Executive Secretary Alexander Faustino Freitas, National Director for Investigation Unit Maria Vasconselos, three investigators and three staff from Prevention and Office of Commissioner.

Dirijente Senior CAC Partisipa Sesoens kona-ba Jestaun Finanseira Públiku

Dili-18/07/2012—Dirijente Senior Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun (CAC) horiseik partisipa iha sesaun lubuk ida kona-ba Timor-Leste nia jestaun finanseira públiku iha Salaun Konferensia Ministériu Finansas. Sesaun nebe prezide husi Ministra Finansas Emilia Pires mos partisipa husi Prezidente Tribunal Rekursu/Tribunal das Contas Claudio Ximenes no nia ekipa.

Sesaun sira nebe hala’o durante loron sorin-baluk ne’e organiza husi Ministériu Finansas hamutuk ho Gabinete Primeriu Ministru ho nia objektivu atu CAC no Tribunal das Contas atu aprende no hatene liu tan kona-ba oinsa fundus governu nian durante ne’e jere ba dezenvolvimentu nasional. Nunemos, sesaun sira ne’e bele tulun informa instituisaun rua ne’e atu hala’o sira nia servisu vijilansia ba fundus públiku no investigasaun nian ho diak  no efektivu liu tan.

Sesaun lubuk ida ne’e uluk nanain hahu husi Ministra Pires nebe nia koalia kona-ba responsabilidade jeral Ministériu Finansas nian relasiona ho jestaun finanseira fundus estadu nian no tuir fali mak husi Diretor Orsamentu Orsamentu Nasional nebe koalia konaba prosesu orsamental, Diretor Aprovizionamentu Nasional kona-ba asuntus aprovizionamentu governu nian, Diretor Ajensia Dezenvolvimentu Nasional kona-ba prosesu kontratu no tenderizasaun ba projetu konstrusaun públiku sira no Diretor ba Project Bo’ot konaba projetu konstrusaun bo’ot hanesan estrada, ponte no portu sira.

Iha semana hirak mak sei iha tan sesaun balu konaba portal transparansia governu nian nebe sei informa konaba jestaun finanseira governu nian.

Dirijente Senior CAC nebe partisipa iha seseaun ne’e mak Komisáriu CAC Adérito de Jesus Soares, Komisáriu Adjuntu ba Prevensaun Manuel Bucar, Komisáriu Adjuntu ba Peskiza, Edukasaun no Kampaña José António de Jesus das Neves. Partisipantes seluk husi CAC mak Sekretáriu Ekzekutivu Alexandre Faustino Freistas, Diretora Nasional ba Unidade Investigasaun  Maria Vasconcelos, investigadores na’in tolu  no staff na’in tolu husi Unidade Prevensaun no Gabinete Komisáriu.

“Living with Honesty”: CAC’s Message to Students on Combating Corruption

Dili, 04/07/201 The Anti-Corruption Commission’s team from the Education, Campaign and Research Directorate (EKP), during two weeks recently carried out a series of seminars on CAC’s role in combating corruption with about 1000 elementary and secondary students from three districts: Bobonaro, Liquiça and Aileu. The seminars, which highlighted a theme “Hamutuk Ita Kombate Korrupsaun/Together We Fight Corruption,” was part of CAC’s effort to educate young Timorese to uphold the spirit of living with honesty in their daily life.

In his series of presentations, EKP Interim Director Rosário de Araújo talked about the importance of showing good attitudes that reflect living with honesty such as–follow the common practice, obey the rules and retain themselves from lying to their parents, teachers, and society in general. In similar sessions, EKP official Almério Álvares Maria Barros emphasized the importance of students to promote the culture of shame, fear and regret when they commit any wrong doing and to make such cultural deeds as their habits.

In those series of workshops, the students and teachers from those three districts demonstrated great enthusiasm in following the presentations of CAC team. During the questions and answers sessions, the participants were curious to learn more about CAC’s role in combating corruption. In addition, some students and teachers proposed for CAC to establish its office in districts as a way to facilitate and broadening the work of combating corruption in Timor-Leste.

The total of students who attended the seminars on CAC’s role in combating corruption: from the Male-Ubu Elementary School in Bobonaro were 129 students, Aileu Pre-Secondary and Secondary Schools were 559 students and Liquiça Pre-Secondary and Secondary Schools were 265 students.

“Moris ho Honestidade”: Mensajem CAC ba Estudante Sira konaba Kombate Korrupsaun

Dili 04/07/2012– Ekipa Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun (CAC) husi Diresaun Edukasaun, Kampaña no Peskiza (EKP) iha fulan Juñu foin lalais ne’e hala’o simináriu sosializasaun kona-ba papel CAC iha kombate korrupsaun ba estudantes ensinu báziku no sekundária besik rihun ida iha distritu tolu: Bobonaro, Aileu no Liquiça.

Semináriu ho tema “Hamutuk Ita Kombate Korrupsaun” ne’e hanesan esforsu ida atu tulun eduka jerasaun foin sa’e sira atu tane a’as espíritu honestidade iha sira nian moris loron-loron.

Iha nia aprezentasaun sirak ne’e, Diretór Interinu EKP Rosário de Araújo koalia kona-ba hahalok diak nebe refleta moris ho honestidade–hanesan: la’o tuir dalan los no hakru’uk ba lei hodi la monu ba tentasaun halo korrupsaun, evita a’an husi bosok inan-aman, edukador sira, no sosiedade iha sira nia moris lor-loron. Iha fatin hanesan, ofisiais EKP Almério Álvares Maria Barros hatutan ba estudante sira kona-ba atu hatoman a’an hodi promove kultura moe, tauk, no arepende wainhira estudante ida monu ba sala ruma.

Durante semináriu, estudante no edukador sira iha distritu tolu ne’e hatudu entuziasmu bo’ot hodi tuir no rona aprezentasaun sirak husi ekipa CAC. Iha sesaun perguntas, partisipante sira iha kuriosidade tebes hakarak atu hatene liu tan papel CAC nian iha esforsu kombate korrupsaun. Nunemos, estudante no edukador sira balu propoin atu CAC  bele estabelese nia iskritóriu iha distritu atu fasilita no habelar tan servisu kombate korrupsaun iha Timor-Leste.

Estudantes husi eskolas públiku no privadu ne’ebe tuir semináriu  sosializasaun CAC durante semana rua ne’e mai husi eskola Ensinu Báziku Suku Male-Ubu Bobonaro hamutuk 129, Pre-Sekundária no Sekundária Aileu Vila hamutuk 559 estudantes, no Liquiça hamutuk 265. (*)