The Association of CPAs in Commerce and Industry (ACPACI) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Institute of CPAs (PICPA) and Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A) Foundation on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 for the 25th Search for Outstanding Accounting Students of the Philippines (SOASP) at the P&A Office in Makati City.
P&A Foundation president, Mr. Romualdo V. Murcia III led the signing of the MOA together with ACPACI president, Ms. Anna Lissa C. Chua-Dycaico and PICPA president, Atty. Randy B. Blanza. The SOASP is an annual accounting competition of the best and the brightest accounting students from different tertiary schools across the country. Qualifying exams will start in October 2023 and the finals is slated in March 2024.
Also present at the MOA signing were Mr. Edward L. Roguel, partner, P&A; Mr. Elano C. Marcelo, treasurer, P&A Foundation; and Atty. Olivier D. Aznar, vice Chairman and deputy managing director, P&A and board member, P&A Foundation