The agency awarded housing contracts without waiting for funds to be released, leading to a massive allotment overdraft and the suspension of dozens of projects.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Ensure that all contracts to be awarded to contractors for the proposed housing projects have sufficient funds, pursuant to Item 5.7 of DBM Circular No. 2010-9 dated December 30, 2010, by requiring Certificate of Budget Allocation prior to the awarding of contracts.

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"It is the declared policy of the State that all resources of the government shall be managed, expended or utilized in accordance with law and regulations, and safeguard against lost or wastage through illegal or improper disposition, with a view to ensuring efficiency, economy and effectiveness in the operations of government. The responsibility to take care that such policy is faithfully adhered to rests directly with the chief or head of the government agency concerned. (Emphasis ours) Section 2 of EO No. 195 dated December 31, 1999, mandates the NHA to focus on socialized housing through the: a) development and implementation of a comprehensive and integrated housing development and resettlement; b) fast-tracking the determination and development of government lands suitable for housing; and c) ensuring the sustainability of socialized housing funds by improving its collection efficiency, among others. Section 6.1 of COA Circular No. 2016-005 dated December 19, 2016, provides tha"

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