Improper Use of NDRRM Fund for Slope Protection Projects by Region IV-B
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-complianceA regional office spent over one billion pesos of disaster response money on new slope protection projects, which is not an allowed use under the rules. It also did not submit the required documents, so the spending may have been inappropriate and could leave the region unprepared for real disasters.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Region IV-B’s Office's use of the NDRRM Fund for the construction of new five slope protection projects with a total contract cost of P1,009,137,037.86 is contrary to Section 5.1.8.4 of NDRRM Circular No. 110 s. 2021. Additionally, the required documentary submissions under Section 7 of the same circular were not complied with, raising concerns over fund utilization and potential misallocation of resources critical to disaster response and recovery."