Many prior audit recommendations were not implemented
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024
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What Happened?
Category: Audit and OversightIssue: OtherAlmost half of the audit recommendations made before the year were still not addressed. That means a lot of the earlier audit findings have not been fixed and remain unresolved.
Why It Matters
Recommended Actions
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"ix We recommended and Management agreed to direct the Unified Project Management Office to: a) conduct thorough due diligence during the feasibility and engineering stages to identify and proactively address potential risks, including Right-of-Way issues, site viability, and permitting requirements, to prevent project delays; b) implement a real -time monitoring dashboard to track the progress of Foreign-Assisted Projects and ensure compliance with DPWH Department Order No. 193, s. 2016, focusing on projects with significant slippage; c) strengthen intra and inter-agency coordination by formalizing engagements with relevant agencies, local government units, and stakeholders to expedite approvals and permit processes and avoid overlapping of project scope of works; d) streamline disbursement processes, align them with loan disbursement schedules, and coordinate with foreign lending institutions to reduce delays and avoid incurring unnecessary commitment fees; and e) provi"
