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Commencement of Commercial Building Construction Without Building Permit

National Housing Authority · 2024

Severity: HighRecommendation: Unknown

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What Happened?

Category: Regulatory ComplianceIssue: Non-compliance

Management allowed construction to start on a multi-billion-peso commercial building project without securing the required building permit.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

  • Comply with the provisions of Sections 301 and 303 of the IRR of the National Building Code of the Philippines (PD No. 1096);

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"The NHA Management permitted the contractor to commence construction of the proposed 12 -storey commercial/office building with a roof deck (previously the 19-storey NHA Office Tower) with a contract amount of P2.140 billion without a building permit"

Source Document

NHA2024_APMT.pdf

2024 AAR · 14 files