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523 Suspended Projects with Aggregate Cost of P33.57 Billion

Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024

Severity: HighRecommendation: Unknown

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What Happened?

Category: Project ManagementIssue: Non-compliance

Over 500 public works projects were halted or stopped entirely, leaving billions of pesos of taxpayer money tied up in unfinished work while contractors waited for permits, materials, or resolved land issues.

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"As at December 31, 2024, a total of 523 projects across various DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices were placed under suspension, with an aggregate project cost of P33,566,788,970.91"

Source Document

09-DPWH2024_Part2-Observations_and_Recomm.pdf

2024 AAR · 13 files