Housing projects for Typhoon Yolanda victims are significantly delayed, and nearly a third of the completed homes are sitting empty and unoccupied, preventing families from moving in.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Management require the concerned departments to minimize the delays in the project implementation and ensure the immediate completion of housing units by: Ensuring full coordination with the concerned government agencies, particularly the LGUs and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to address and resolve the issues/problems contributing to the delayed construction/completion, and to promote effective and more synchronized planning and implementation of projects
• Closely monitoring the timelines for the completion of the projects by the contractors and address the causes of the delays/suspension and grant of time extensions
• Considering the creation of a new committee responsible for the monitoring of performance/surety bonds, and collection of the money value of forfeited performance/surety bonds particularly for all terminated contracts
• Directing the BAC to thoroughly verify and evaluate the operational conditions of equipment and other construction needs during the post-qualification phase, among others, to ensure the adequacy, availability, and suitability of the contractor's technical capabilities
• Acting immediately on terminated contracts with issued notices and orders of termination
• And For projects where LGUs serve as implementing agencies, coordinating and strictly monitoring the project accomplishment for the immediate completion of the housing units.

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"Republic of the PAhilippines COMMISSION ON AUDIT Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines CORPORATE GOVERNMENT AUDIT SECTOR CLUSTER 2 — SOCIAL SECURITY June 30, 2023 Ce Mr. JOEBEN A. TAI Rogelo lov General Manager tice o General Manage National Housing Authority — 6 J ZO Ae Z / Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City Pursuant to Section 2, Article IX-D of the Philippine Constitution and Section 43 of Presidential Decree No. 1445, otherwise known as the Government Auditing Code of the Philippines, we transmit herewith our report on the results of the audit of the accounts and transactions of the National Housing Authority (NHA) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Dear General Manager Tai: The report consists of the Independent Auditor’s Report, Audited Financial Statements, Observations and Recommendations, and the Status of Implementation of Prior Years’ Audit Recommendations. The Auditor rendered a qualified opinion on the fairness of presentation of the financi"

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